tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6763804171648306579..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: REVIEW: OpenQuestJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56421862812944131302011-03-09T16:22:25.101-05:002011-03-09T16:22:25.101-05:00Akrasia thanks for clarifying that.<b>Akrasia</b> thanks for clarifying that.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45875061107510988192011-03-09T16:10:30.974-05:002011-03-09T16:10:30.974-05:00Iron - check out Chaosium's BRP supplement &qu...Iron - check out Chaosium's BRP supplement "Classic Fantasy". It's an unabashed translation of D&D into the BRP system.Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69623688505066912582011-03-09T13:09:02.217-05:002011-03-09T13:09:02.217-05:00I picked up OQ out of curiousity, and thought it w...I picked up OQ out of curiousity, and thought it was pretty worthwhile - a kind of mash-up between BRP Gold Book and Runequest. (I'm a big BRP/RQ/d100 fan, so I'm always interested in seeing different permutations of the rules set).<br /><br />There are a few things that I found quirky - for example, I don't really like skill point spending broken down by category. I prefer either the MRQ2 approach, where culture/profession provide skill bonuses and then a free point pool is allocated. Or, CoC's approach which is looser.<br /><br />Otherwise, OQ seems like a solid system. I'm not sure if I'd use it over MRQ2, but maybe one day if I get tired of tracking combat actions.KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374233546533225028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33614078093973545822011-03-09T12:31:54.134-05:002011-03-09T12:31:54.134-05:00I've been tempted to get this, but, given I al...I've been tempted to get this, but, given I already own the BRP core rulebook and can customize it as needed*, I haven't been able to justify the purchase. (Call me old-fashioned; I'd prefer getting the paperback.) I assume it's as possible to write cross-compatible "D100" adventures that work with BRP, MRQ, and OQ, as it is to do so for the various D&D retroclones, so I hope this will lead to a wave of new products.<br /><br />*(In other words, no hitpoints divided by location, and the hit-location and major wounds rules replaced by some kit-bashed from WFRP 1E.)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62660065743666868772011-03-09T10:57:22.306-05:002011-03-09T10:57:22.306-05:00@kelvingreen: OQ uses the MRQ system, viz., charac...@kelvingreen: OQ uses the MRQ system, viz., characters are awarded 'improvement points' which they can use to improve skills, learn spells, etc.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75511239241699545252011-03-09T10:32:37.162-05:002011-03-09T10:32:37.162-05:00Back in the 80's Runequest was played more by ...Back in the 80's Runequest was played more by a group of my friends than by myself. They dropped the Glorantha magic system and hacked the D&D-like level-based spells from Bard Games' Arcanum; spell casting was a skill, spells cost 1 POW per level and spell level also figured into the casting roll. The game was colloquially known to us as "Ruin Quest" due to the high rate of mortality and maiming the combat system allowed...Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12652413754414508732011-03-09T06:13:31.412-05:002011-03-09T06:13:31.412-05:00In my country, Spain, before AD&D and MERP was...In my country, Spain, before AD&D and MERP was RQ (and Stormbringer, of course). The first important RPG publisher imported Chaousium rules, and they were very popular in late 80s and early 90s. I had great memories about Glorantha and the Young Kingdoms, D100 and demons invocation system.<br /><br />Obviously, MERP and AD&D arrived sometime later and they were very popular. But, to many players, RQ and Stormbringer were THE fantasy roleplaying games.José Joaquín Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419481758371621113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63546558855964605552011-03-09T03:29:54.284-05:002011-03-09T03:29:54.284-05:00Does Openquest not use the old tick-the-boxes-and-...Does <i>Openquest</i> not use the old tick-the-boxes-and-roll-them-at-the-end advancement system from the Chaosium games? I know Mongoose did away with it in their versions of <i>Runequest</i>, and there's the perennial but unfounded "golf bag syndrome" criticism, but I've never had a problem with it.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42092571126559981312011-03-09T03:00:54.367-05:002011-03-09T03:00:54.367-05:00Cheers, thanks for the review :)Cheers, thanks for the review :)Newt Newporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526248931436220381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80442153734994193022011-03-09T02:14:21.308-05:002011-03-09T02:14:21.308-05:00@Dan: Mongoose's RuneQuest II is not tied to G...@Dan: Mongoose's <i>RuneQuest II</i> is <i>not</i> tied to Glorantha (i.e., the core rulebook is 'generic' in nature).Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65619005722582160572011-03-09T02:12:24.703-05:002011-03-09T02:12:24.703-05:00@iron: You may want to look at 'Classic Fantas...@iron: You may want to look at 'Classic Fantasy', which is monograph from Chaosium designed to emulate 1e AD&D with BRP.<br /><br />See: http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=5045Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45469631287697654272011-03-09T02:08:45.411-05:002011-03-09T02:08:45.411-05:00Nice review! Although given your comments, I was ...Nice review! Although given your comments, I was a bit surprised by the '7' for presentation (I was expecting an '8').<br /><br />I'm a big fan of both <i>OpenQuest</i> and Mongoose's <i>RuneQuest II</i>. (For my comparison of both games, see: http://akraticwizardry.blogspot.com/2010/03/runequest-ii-versus-openquest.html).Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38274152228602132632011-03-08T23:38:36.966-05:002011-03-08T23:38:36.966-05:00I'm a pretty big fan of Openquest. I definitel...I'm a pretty big fan of Openquest. I definitely prefer it to the heavier Runequest. I love that it's not shackled to Glorantha, which is my only beef with the various Runequest games.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80506756193352909092011-03-08T23:29:54.668-05:002011-03-08T23:29:54.668-05:00It's a good game, but how I do wish though som...It's a good game, but how I do wish though someone would make a good D&D'ish clone out of BRP.I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04345074915911014741noreply@blogger.com