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[Chaosium] RuneQuest Starter Set Design Diary – What to expect in the RQ Starter Set
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 8228256" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/image-50-.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><strong>By Jason Durall, RuneQuest creative director</strong></p><p></p><p><em>The Starter Set for <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest" target="_blank">RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha</a> is coming! Between now and its release later this year, RuneQuest creative director <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/jason-durall" target="_blank">Jason Durall</a>'s Design Diary will share insights about the development of this exciting new boxed set which will introduce the RuneQuest RPG and Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha to all-new audiences. </em></p><p></p><p>JASON DURALL: Two years ago, in the center of Chaosium’s booth at Essen Spiel, the largest game convention in the world, I sat down with my colleagues Jeff Richard, Rick Meints, and Neil Robinson to plan a Starter Set for <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest" target="_blank">RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha</a>. It was the middle of a long day full of meetings with international partners and working the booth. The <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-starter-set" target="_blank">Call of Cthulhu Starter Set</a> was on sale and receiving a wonderful across-the-board response, giving us hands-on feedback as customers from all over the world bought it and looked through the display copy.</p><h4>Design Goals</h4><p>This enthusiasm made it clear that we needed to make a Starter Set a priority for <em>RuneQuest</em> and for the company as a whole. So sitting in a small table in the middle of the teeming exhibition hall, as thousands of game players wandered past, together we established the following creative and design goals:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">First and foremost was to make a wholly accessible product to newcomers, instilling in them an enthusiasm for the world of Glorantha and the <em>RuneQuest</em> game system and the confidence to jump right in and start playing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We would draw from the valuable experiences making the runaway bestseller <em>Call of Cthulhu Starter Set</em> and the Ennie-award-winning <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-quickstart-pod" target="_blank">RuneQuest Quickstart & Adventure</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The <em>RuneQuest</em> version had to appeal to new and old fans of the line equally. Many starter sets are limited in that regard: we wanted something <em>everyone</em> could use and enjoy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Under no circumstances would it be a throwaway product to be used once and discarded, after a short introductory play experience. It needed to have ‘legs’, as they say.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Rather than a stripped-down or abstracted version of the rules, the system would be presented as closely to the regular game line as possible. We wanted this to be an easy step into <em>RuneQuest</em> and Glorantha, as compatible with other products as we could make it.</li> </ol><p>Once those goals were established, the next steps became clear, and it began to take shape in our minds. This would also be a deluxe product, staggeringly good value for the price ($USD29.99). But the most important aspect was that it be a <em>manageable</em> product, something that would let new players and gamemasters have an easy entry to one of the most well-developed settings in all of fantasy roleplaying.</p><p></p><p>As one can expect, though, the exact contents shifted back and forth over the course of development, but finally have focused into a product we’re very happy with and can’t wait to share with everyone!</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Design Diary: Cover art reveal and what's inside the Box!</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Also, in the latest of our Chaosium Interview series, Jason discusses more about what's to come in the <em>RuneQuest</em> product line including the <em>RQ Starter Set</em>: </p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]84cZQmDZ2OY[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 8228256, member: 6807727"] [CENTER][IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/image-50-.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] [B]By Jason Durall, RuneQuest creative director[/B] [I]The Starter Set for [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest']RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha[/URL] is coming! Between now and its release later this year, RuneQuest creative director [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/jason-durall']Jason Durall[/URL]'s Design Diary will share insights about the development of this exciting new boxed set which will introduce the RuneQuest RPG and Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha to all-new audiences. [/I] JASON DURALL: Two years ago, in the center of Chaosium’s booth at Essen Spiel, the largest game convention in the world, I sat down with my colleagues Jeff Richard, Rick Meints, and Neil Robinson to plan a Starter Set for [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest']RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha[/URL]. It was the middle of a long day full of meetings with international partners and working the booth. The [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-starter-set']Call of Cthulhu Starter Set[/URL] was on sale and receiving a wonderful across-the-board response, giving us hands-on feedback as customers from all over the world bought it and looked through the display copy. [HEADING=3]Design Goals[/HEADING] This enthusiasm made it clear that we needed to make a Starter Set a priority for [I]RuneQuest[/I] and for the company as a whole. So sitting in a small table in the middle of the teeming exhibition hall, as thousands of game players wandered past, together we established the following creative and design goals: [LIST=1] [*]First and foremost was to make a wholly accessible product to newcomers, instilling in them an enthusiasm for the world of Glorantha and the [I]RuneQuest[/I] game system and the confidence to jump right in and start playing. [*]We would draw from the valuable experiences making the runaway bestseller [I]Call of Cthulhu Starter Set[/I] and the Ennie-award-winning [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-quickstart-pod']RuneQuest Quickstart & Adventure[/URL]. [*]The [I]RuneQuest[/I] version had to appeal to new and old fans of the line equally. Many starter sets are limited in that regard: we wanted something [I]everyone[/I] could use and enjoy. [*]Under no circumstances would it be a throwaway product to be used once and discarded, after a short introductory play experience. It needed to have ‘legs’, as they say. [*]Rather than a stripped-down or abstracted version of the rules, the system would be presented as closely to the regular game line as possible. We wanted this to be an easy step into [I]RuneQuest[/I] and Glorantha, as compatible with other products as we could make it. [/LIST] Once those goals were established, the next steps became clear, and it began to take shape in our minds. This would also be a deluxe product, staggeringly good value for the price ($USD29.99). But the most important aspect was that it be a [I]manageable[/I] product, something that would let new players and gamemasters have an easy entry to one of the most well-developed settings in all of fantasy roleplaying. As one can expect, though, the exact contents shifted back and forth over the course of development, but finally have focused into a product we’re very happy with and can’t wait to share with everyone! [I][B]Next Design Diary: Cover art reveal and what's inside the Box![/B][/I] Also, in the latest of our Chaosium Interview series, Jason discusses more about what's to come in the [I]RuneQuest[/I] product line including the [I]RQ Starter Set[/I]: [MEDIA=youtube]84cZQmDZ2OY[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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