Comments on: Mongoose announces new RuneQuest

By: Richard Talbot

Richard Talbot — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:46:42 +0000

Why do we need another rules version, can’t Mongoose just start producing high quality supplements and keep Glorantha alive as opposed to starting RQ v0.000.

We ‘ll be suffering from the Traveller syndrome soon.

GM: What version of the game you like to play, sir/madam? I have 7 different flavours…

Player: Oh Neo Modern with a Classical feel

Gm: Ah, lets try the d20 version, suits you sir

By: James S.

James S. — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:24:39 +0000

Sorry, I’m obviously humor-impaired. I completely missed it!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:15:18 +0000

James, I was being sarcastic more than anything

By: James S.

James S. — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:50:12 +0000

Chris, that may be true but you don’t have to have money to initiate a lawsuit or to get a lawyer who thinks he can cover his fees from a legal settlement.

I’m not familiar with the companies involved but, if they no longer legally exist as companies, you’re correct.

By: charley

charley — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:49:05 +0000

diggity! i’m doing my happy dance!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:45:27 +0000

That might be the case if any of the interested parties had two cents to rub together…..

By: James S.

James S. — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:32:46 +0000

“the system will be essentially the same as the original game’s system, just rewritten from scratch to skirt copyright. That could get interesting.”

Interesting and open to litigation if they’re not careful. Shades of SCO Group v. IBM. When lauding a new product, I certainly wouldn’t want the term, “skirting copyright” even said in joke during the conceptual design stage!