It is no coincidence that RuneQuest is more reminiscent of Jason’s Argonauts than of The Lord of the Rings.
These are great times to be a pen and paper fan. New channels are springing up on Twitch, YouTube, and others, such as microtransactions in Call of Duty, great indie creations are emerging on the homebrew market, on GameStar we are celebrating the topic more successfully than ever before – and in the Humble Bundle you can regularly find insanely lucrative deals for pen & paper lovers.
This is also the case this week.
Until finally 28. July 2024 you can plunge into the world of RuneQuest for a bargain price. 18 digital books are in the Humble BundleNormally you would have to pay a whopping 282 dollars for it, but with a discount you can get the collection for around 17 dollars instead.
You want to know what RuneQuest offers and who it is worth it for? Well, it’s good that you are here.
What is RuneQuest actually?
RuneQuest has been around for ages. The first edition of the pen and paper game was published in 1978, and the second edition in 1979, and quickly developed into the biggest competitors for Dungeons & DragonsIn terms of content, however, the two systems don’t really get in each other’s way: RuneQuest offers a fantasy scenario with its Glorantha that plays to its own strengths, quite far removed from the classic Tolkien school.
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RuneQuest introduces its unique pen & paper world Glorantha in the trailer
Glorantha does not take you to the classic fantasy Middle Ages, but to the Bronze Agesees itself more as the heir to old sword-and-sorcery films or film legends like Jason and the Argonauts
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RuneQuest also offers an immense Focus on mythologieswhich draw on various role models, but also incorporate their own ideas for goddesses and gods. Magic also plays a large, almost everyday role. The game also does not have any fixed character classes – so you have a lot of freedom to bring in your own personal preferences.
Many systems that publisher Chaosium introduced in RuneQuest are continued in other popular works, such as the pen and paper Call of Cthulhu.
What exactly is included in the Humble Bundle?
In the Humble Bundle you get 18 rule and campaign books from the RuneQuest world of Glorantha, including a starter set with which you can set up your first adventure pretty quickly. You can also expect scenarios, atlases, weapons, equipment and monster compendiums. As usual, everything is exclusively in digital form, but therefore also very flexible to transport.
To get the bundle, you have to create a free account with Humble and decide on the amount you would like to pay. You can download all 18 books for 16.80 dollars or, as usual, you can donate more to support charities.
