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<blockquote data-quote="Bilharzia" data-source="post: 7913117" data-attributes="member: 6970322"><p><strong>RuneQuest 6</strong> uses 5-second rounds during which most human characters can make 3 actions. The addition of Special Effects have dramatically improved the verisimilitude and interest of RQ combat, although they add complexity, combats now don't end when opponents have been chopped to bits, but usually when they have been disabled and/or surrendered. The new combat mechanics were developed and tested by people with both SCA and HEMA experience. It doesn't pretend to be a perfect simulation but instead to have the feel of realistic combat while keeping reasonably playable, for more realism, see GURPS if that's what you're after.</p><p></p><p><strong>Low Magic / High Magic?</strong> - this depends on the campaign. There are 5 magic systems in the core rules. A campaign setting like Mythic Britain only uses Celtic Druidic Animism which can call on the spirits of Annwn, and the early Christian church (Theism) but christian miracles are extremely rare, and called on through devotion to saints. Most players will have no access to magic, unless they play a druid who will have some ability to negotiate with spirits but will have no ability to cast magic directly themselves.</p><p></p><p>Other campaign settings such as Monster Island include sorcery (used by corrupt Serpent folk), animism (used by tribal peoples) and theism (used by colonial settlers. Each is in-keeping with a sword & sorcery setting inspired by Clark Ashton Smith, and as a result can be risky and unpredictable to use.</p><p></p><p>RuneQuest 6 came out in 2012, and was renamed to<strong><em> Mythras</em></strong> in 2016, when Chaosium took the licence back in-house. RuneQuest in Glorantha published now by Chaosium goes back to RQ2.</p><p></p><p>Mythras continues the RuneQuest 6 under the new name. It has a fair few supplements out:</p><p></p><p><strong>Free stuff -</strong></p><p><a href="http://thedesignmechanism.com/downloads.php" target="_blank">http://thedesignmechanism.com/downloads</a></p><p>Mythras Imperative - a 40 page version of the core system, includes chargen, combat, Folk Magic & Superpowers.</p><p>Games Master's Pack - charts, tables & two adventures</p><p>Firearms - covers from black powder to SF</p><p>Sariniya's Curse - intro adventure with pregen characters</p><p>Thennla - intro to the Thennla setting</p><p>Caravan - excerpted from "Book of Quests"</p><p>Caves of the Circind - excerpted from "Mythic Britain"</p><p></p><p><strong>Rules additions -</strong></p><p>Mythras Companion - tactical combat, social conflict, sanity & corruption, vehicles, chases, chargen alternatives.</p><p>Ships & Shieldwalls - rules for ships, and rules for mass combat</p><p></p><p><strong>Mythic Britain -</strong></p><p>Mythic Britain + "Waterlands" adventure</p><p>Mythic Logres</p><p>Mythic Rome</p><p>Mythic Constantinople + "Life's Long Consequences" adventure</p><p></p><p><strong>Thennla -</strong></p><p>Shores of Korantia</p><p>The Taskan Empire</p><p>Sorandib - city location, adventures and new rules for Alchemy & Artificing</p><p>The Arkuline Tribute (adventure)</p><p>Khakun Shrugs (adventure)</p><p></p><p><strong>Classic Fantasy -</strong></p><p>Classic Fantasy Rules - a translation of the d&d tropes to Mythras</p><p>Classic Fantasy Expert Set</p><p>7 adventure modules</p><p></p><p><strong>Other Settings -</strong></p><p>Luther Arkwright - Steampunk Superpowers + "Parallel Lines" adventure</p><p>Worlds United - Planetary Romance supplement</p><p>After the Vampire Wars - Urban fantasy</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat Modules -</strong> these are encounters designed to showcase the combat rules</p><p>Breaking the Habit - close order melee</p><p>Take Cover! - ranged combat</p><p></p><p><strong>Adventures & Supplements -</strong></p><p>Monster Island - a landmark supplement, a weird fiction sword & sorcery campaign book</p><p>Book of Quests - a campaign series of adventures in "The Realm"</p><p>Hessaret's Treasure</p><p>Xamoxis' Cleansing</p><p>A Gift from Shamash - a SF/Horror adventure</p><p>Madness & Other Colours - bonkers adventure on a sorcerer's base</p><p>White Death - contemporary (1980s) espionage adventure on an arctic floe</p><p>Agony & Ecstacy - a superhero adventure with pregen supers & brief superpower rules</p><p>Mythras Combat Cards - Player game aid detailing special effects</p><p>Coddefut's Stipule - an adventure for the forthcoming Lyonesse</p><p></p><p><strong>Mediterráneo Mítico</strong> - a Spanish campaign setting "Mythic Mediterranean" and series of adventures "The Fate of Atlantis". Not available in English.</p><p></p><p><strong>Frostbyte Books (Third party publisher) -</strong></p><p>M-Space - Toolkit SF RPG, similar feel to Traveller</p><p>Odd Soot - SF Mystery 1920 alternate Earth</p><p></p><p><strong>Old Bones Publishing (Third party publisher) -</strong></p><p>Savage Swords Against the Necromancer - Sword & sorcery adventure</p><p>Secrets of Blood Rock - Fantasy/horror adventure</p><p>Broch Groddath - 'Haunted house' adventure</p><p>+ a number of free game aids</p><p></p><p><strong>Mythras en Francais</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10440/d100fr" target="_blank">DriveThruRPG.com - d100.fr - The Largest RPG Download Store!</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Mythras Deutsche</strong></p><p><a href="http://100questen.de/index.php/home" target="_blank">Home</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Mythras en Español</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.77mundos.com/" target="_blank">https://www.77mundos.com/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Mythas in Brazil</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mythras.RPG/" target="_blank">Log In or Sign Up to View</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Media -</strong></p><p><strong>Mythras Matters</strong> - a monthly podcast dedicated to Mythras produced by Inwils - <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/266482" target="_blank">Mythras Matters</a></p><p><strong>Mythras Rules</strong> - a video guide to Mythras produced by Inwils - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pid-VS28nt0&list=PLYN9uanG7ahCH8Or3YYnEoSc8bY2OdfAq" target="_blank">Mythras Rules YouTube playlist</a></p><p><strong>Official Discussion Forum</strong> - <a href="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/" target="_blank">Design Mechanism</a></p><p><strong>The Design Mechanism</strong> - <a href="http://thedesignmechanism.com/" target="_blank">The Design Mechanism</a></p><p><strong>Discord</strong> - <a href="https://discord.gg/RqwyHdG" target="_blank">Join the Mythras Discord Server!</a></p><p><strong>Subreddit</strong> - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Mythras/" target="_blank">r/Mythras</a></p><p><strong>Fenix</strong> - Swedish RPG magazine features a regular column in English written by Pete Nash (English compilations and articles available from Driverthrurpg - <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8767/Askfageln/subcategory/31736/Fenix-in-English" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8767/Askfageln/subcategory/31736/Fenix-in-English</a>)</p><p><strong>Runeblog</strong> - not exclusively Mythras but arguably the most active website featuring Mythras, in Spanish and English - <a href="https://elruneblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://elruneblog.blogspot.com/</a></p><p><strong>Mythras Encounter Generator</strong> - Skollz's site is one of the wonders of Mythras, an encounter generator for Mythras - <a href="http://skoll.xyz/mythras_eg/" target="_blank">http://skoll.xyz/mythras_eg/</a> - to really appreciate and understand how it works requires a visit to 'Notes from Pavis' ...</p><p><strong>Notes from Pavis</strong> - despite the title, this is not exclusively Gloranthan it is the home of Hannu Kokko's reference sheets and work with the Mythras Encounter Generator - <a href="https://notesfrompavis.blog/" target="_blank">https://notesfrompavis.blog/</a></p><p><strong>Roll20</strong> - Mythras has a dedicated, comprehensive sheet written by Matt Carpenter. It can be slow to use at the moment but a new version of the sheet is in development which should resolve the performance issues dramatically, until then Firefox goes a long way towards a speedier experience. It works fine with a free Roll20 account.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Due for release in 2020 -</strong></p><p>Lyonesse - a self contained RPG based on the Jack Vance novels.</p><p>Mythic Babylon - the latest in the Mythic Earth series.</p><p></p><p><strong>In the works -</strong></p><p>Mythic Greece - probably 2021</p><p>"Destined" - a superheroes supplement</p><p>Fioracitta - Italian city state supplement</p><p>Mythic Polynesia - being worked out but in early development</p><p></p><p><em>Lyonesse </em>(and others) preview from here - <a href="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/yuletide-previews-lyonesse-fioracitta-take-cover-c-t3278.html" target="_blank">https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/yuletide-previews-lyonesse-fioracitta-take-cover-c-t3278.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bilharzia, post: 7913117, member: 6970322"] [B]RuneQuest 6[/B] uses 5-second rounds during which most human characters can make 3 actions. The addition of Special Effects have dramatically improved the verisimilitude and interest of RQ combat, although they add complexity, combats now don't end when opponents have been chopped to bits, but usually when they have been disabled and/or surrendered. The new combat mechanics were developed and tested by people with both SCA and HEMA experience. It doesn't pretend to be a perfect simulation but instead to have the feel of realistic combat while keeping reasonably playable, for more realism, see GURPS if that's what you're after. [B]Low Magic / High Magic?[/B] - this depends on the campaign. There are 5 magic systems in the core rules. A campaign setting like Mythic Britain only uses Celtic Druidic Animism which can call on the spirits of Annwn, and the early Christian church (Theism) but christian miracles are extremely rare, and called on through devotion to saints. Most players will have no access to magic, unless they play a druid who will have some ability to negotiate with spirits but will have no ability to cast magic directly themselves. Other campaign settings such as Monster Island include sorcery (used by corrupt Serpent folk), animism (used by tribal peoples) and theism (used by colonial settlers. Each is in-keeping with a sword & sorcery setting inspired by Clark Ashton Smith, and as a result can be risky and unpredictable to use. RuneQuest 6 came out in 2012, and was renamed to[B][I] Mythras[/I][/B] in 2016, when Chaosium took the licence back in-house. RuneQuest in Glorantha published now by Chaosium goes back to RQ2. Mythras continues the RuneQuest 6 under the new name. It has a fair few supplements out: [B]Free stuff -[/B] [URL='http://thedesignmechanism.com/downloads.php']http://thedesignmechanism.com/downloads[/URL] Mythras Imperative - a 40 page version of the core system, includes chargen, combat, Folk Magic & Superpowers. Games Master's Pack - charts, tables & two adventures Firearms - covers from black powder to SF Sariniya's Curse - intro adventure with pregen characters Thennla - intro to the Thennla setting Caravan - excerpted from "Book of Quests" Caves of the Circind - excerpted from "Mythic Britain" [B]Rules additions -[/B] Mythras Companion - tactical combat, social conflict, sanity & corruption, vehicles, chases, chargen alternatives. Ships & Shieldwalls - rules for ships, and rules for mass combat [B]Mythic Britain -[/B] Mythic Britain + "Waterlands" adventure Mythic Logres Mythic Rome Mythic Constantinople + "Life's Long Consequences" adventure [B]Thennla -[/B] Shores of Korantia The Taskan Empire Sorandib - city location, adventures and new rules for Alchemy & Artificing The Arkuline Tribute (adventure) Khakun Shrugs (adventure) [B]Classic Fantasy -[/B] Classic Fantasy Rules - a translation of the d&d tropes to Mythras Classic Fantasy Expert Set 7 adventure modules [B]Other Settings -[/B] Luther Arkwright - Steampunk Superpowers + "Parallel Lines" adventure Worlds United - Planetary Romance supplement After the Vampire Wars - Urban fantasy [B]Combat Modules -[/B] these are encounters designed to showcase the combat rules Breaking the Habit - close order melee Take Cover! - ranged combat [B]Adventures & Supplements -[/B] Monster Island - a landmark supplement, a weird fiction sword & sorcery campaign book Book of Quests - a campaign series of adventures in "The Realm" Hessaret's Treasure Xamoxis' Cleansing A Gift from Shamash - a SF/Horror adventure Madness & Other Colours - bonkers adventure on a sorcerer's base White Death - contemporary (1980s) espionage adventure on an arctic floe Agony & Ecstacy - a superhero adventure with pregen supers & brief superpower rules Mythras Combat Cards - Player game aid detailing special effects Coddefut's Stipule - an adventure for the forthcoming Lyonesse [B]Mediterráneo Mítico[/B] - a Spanish campaign setting "Mythic Mediterranean" and series of adventures "The Fate of Atlantis". Not available in English. [B]Frostbyte Books (Third party publisher) -[/B] M-Space - Toolkit SF RPG, similar feel to Traveller Odd Soot - SF Mystery 1920 alternate Earth [B]Old Bones Publishing (Third party publisher) -[/B] Savage Swords Against the Necromancer - Sword & sorcery adventure Secrets of Blood Rock - Fantasy/horror adventure Broch Groddath - 'Haunted house' adventure + a number of free game aids [B]Mythras en Francais[/B] [URL="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10440/d100fr"]DriveThruRPG.com - d100.fr - The Largest RPG Download Store![/URL] [B]Mythras Deutsche[/B] [URL="http://100questen.de/index.php/home"]Home[/URL] [B]Mythras en Español[/B] [URL]https://www.77mundos.com/[/URL] [B]Mythas in Brazil[/B] [URL="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mythras.RPG/"]Log In or Sign Up to View[/URL] [B]Media - Mythras Matters[/B] - a monthly podcast dedicated to Mythras produced by Inwils - [URL="https://www.buzzsprout.com/266482"]Mythras Matters[/URL] [B]Mythras Rules[/B] - a video guide to Mythras produced by Inwils - [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pid-VS28nt0&list=PLYN9uanG7ahCH8Or3YYnEoSc8bY2OdfAq']Mythras Rules YouTube playlist[/URL] [B]Official Discussion Forum[/B] - [URL="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/"]Design Mechanism[/URL] [B]The Design Mechanism[/B] - [URL="http://thedesignmechanism.com/"]The Design Mechanism[/URL] [B]Discord[/B] - [URL="https://discord.gg/RqwyHdG"]Join the Mythras Discord Server![/URL] [B]Subreddit[/B] - [URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/Mythras/"]r/Mythras[/URL] [B]Fenix[/B] - Swedish RPG magazine features a regular column in English written by Pete Nash (English compilations and articles available from Driverthrurpg - [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8767/Askfageln/subcategory/31736/Fenix-in-English[/URL]) [B]Runeblog[/B] - not exclusively Mythras but arguably the most active website featuring Mythras, in Spanish and English - [URL]https://elruneblog.blogspot.com/[/URL] [B]Mythras Encounter Generator[/B] - Skollz's site is one of the wonders of Mythras, an encounter generator for Mythras - [URL]http://skoll.xyz/mythras_eg/[/URL] - to really appreciate and understand how it works requires a visit to 'Notes from Pavis' ... [B]Notes from Pavis[/B] - despite the title, this is not exclusively Gloranthan it is the home of Hannu Kokko's reference sheets and work with the Mythras Encounter Generator - [URL]https://notesfrompavis.blog/[/URL] [B]Roll20[/B] - Mythras has a dedicated, comprehensive sheet written by Matt Carpenter. It can be slow to use at the moment but a new version of the sheet is in development which should resolve the performance issues dramatically, until then Firefox goes a long way towards a speedier experience. It works fine with a free Roll20 account. [B]Due for release in 2020 -[/B] Lyonesse - a self contained RPG based on the Jack Vance novels. Mythic Babylon - the latest in the Mythic Earth series. [B]In the works -[/B] Mythic Greece - probably 2021 "Destined" - a superheroes supplement Fioracitta - Italian city state supplement Mythic Polynesia - being worked out but in early development [I]Lyonesse [/I](and others) preview from here - [URL]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/yuletide-previews-lyonesse-fioracitta-take-cover-c-t3278.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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