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RuneQuest

RuneQuest (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. It was first published in 1978 by The Chaosium. Beginning in 1984, publication passed between a number of companies, including Avalon…

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Designers
Steve Perrin · Ray Turney · Steve Henderson · Warren James · Glorantha Material by Greg Stafford
Genres
Fantasy
Publication
1978 1st edition (The Chaosium) · 1979 2nd edition (The Chaosium) · 1984 3rd edition (Avalon Hill) · 2006 RuneQuest (Mongoose) · 2010 RuneQuest II (Mongoose)
Publishers
Chaosium · Avalon Hill · Mongoose Publishing · The Design Mechanism
Systems
Basic Role-Playing

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RuneQuest

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Avg. degree1.97
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RuneQuest

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related to Reception · 19
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related to Legacy · 18
RuneQuest → Basic Role-Playing, BRP, Call, Chaosium, Cthulhu, ElfQuest, Greg Stafford, Hawkmoon, In, It, Lynn Willis, Nephilim, Pendragon, Ringworld, Stormbringer, Superworld, Wonder, Worlds
related to history · 13
RuneQuest → Chaosium, Dragon Pass, Dragons, Dungeons, Glorantha, Greg Stafford, In, Red Moon, RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter, Stafford, The, The Chaosium, White Bear
related to The Dragon Pass area · 11
RuneQuest → Dragon Pass, Glorantha, Grazelands, Hero Wars, Lunar Tarsh, Old Tarsh, Prax, Sartar, Set, The, This
related to Magic · 8
RuneQuest → Adventurers, Although, At, For, Glorantha, Ignite, One, RQG
Publication · 7
RuneQuest → 1978 1st edition (The Chaosium), 1979 2nd edition (The Chaosium), 1984 3rd edition (Avalon Hill), 2006 RuneQuest (Mongoose), 2010 RuneQuest II (Mongoose), 2012 6th edition (The Design Mechanism), 2018 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha (Chaosium)
related to Advancement · 7
RuneQuest → D100, Dragons, Dungeons, For, In, Rules, Thus
related to Cults and religion · 7
RuneQuest → Initiates, Lay, Referred, Rune, RuneQuest's, The, They
Designers · 5
RuneQuest → Glorantha Material by Greg Stafford, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, Steve Perrin, Warren James
related to Other rules · 5
RuneQuest → As, RPGs, Some, The RuneQuest, Unlike

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RuneQuestDesignersSteve Perrin1.00infobox
RuneQuestDesignersRay Turney1.00infobox
RuneQuestDesignersSteve Henderson1.00infobox
RuneQuestDesignersWarren James1.00infobox
RuneQuestDesignersGlorantha Material by Greg Stafford1.00infobox
RuneQuestGenresFantasy1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication1978 1st edition (The Chaosium)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication1979 2nd edition (The Chaosium)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication1984 3rd edition (Avalon Hill)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication2006 RuneQuest (Mongoose)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication2010 RuneQuest II (Mongoose)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication2012 6th edition (The Design Mechanism)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublication2018 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha (Chaosium)1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublishersChaosium1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublishersAvalon Hill1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublishersMongoose Publishing1.00infobox
RuneQuestPublishersThe Design Mechanism1.00infobox
RuneQuestSystemsBasic Role-Playing1.00infobox
RuneQuestis amost playable and elegant fantasy role-playing designed to date0.90text
RuneQuestis acreation of a lot of people who put diligence and care into the effort0.90text

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