A World of Fantastic Myth & Heroic
Adventure in a Box!
RuneQuest is a fantasy roleplaying game set in the world of Glorantha, played by two or more players and a single gamemaster. Players in RuneQuest are adventurers, heroes who must face the challenges laid before them by the gamemaster, who describes the world and its incredible inhabitants.
Adventurers are defined by their skills, passions, equipment, and magical abilities such as spells and mastery of the powerful Runes. They improve by successfully using the skills and abilities they attempt in play. Combat is dangerous and unpredictable. Even the mightiest can fall in battle, victim to a well-aimed blow, just as the most inexperienced peasant might bring down a giant or even a dragon, if they are lucky enough. Such is life in the world of Glorantha.
Beset by war, the heroes of Glorantha ready themselves for their greatest challenge, the looming threat of the Hero Wars, an apocalyptic battle that will shape the fate of the world for all of time. To show themselves worthy, heroes adventure and strive against Chaos and their former enemies, the Lunar Empire.
The RuneQuest Starter Set allows players to easily immerse themselves into Glorantha and its system, with ready-to-use characters and ready-to-play adventures allowing for many hours of play. There is no better way to learn about the game and world than this starter set.
Inside This Box
- Book 1: Rules: The basic rules for RuneQuest, providing everything you will need to get started on your heroic adventures.
- Book 2: The World of Glorantha: This booklet contains background information about Glorantha, the mythical fantasy world of RuneQuest, and the city of Jonstown.
- Book 3: SoloQuest: A solo adventure to teach the rules to beginning gamemasters and players, titled Battle at Dangerford.
- Book 4: Adventures: Three adventures and adventure seeds for further adventures. Includes A Rough Landing, A Fire in the Darkness, and The Rainbow Mounds.
- Ready-made Adventurers (14): Ready-to-use, pre-generated adventurers for you and your fellow players.
- Blank Adventurer Sheets (2): Blank sheets for your use.
- Handouts: A collection of references for use by players and gamemaster alike.
- Maps: Three maps including the city of Jonstown, its surrounding region, and the Rainbow Mounds.
- Roleplaying Dice: A set of polyhedral dice for use in the game.
Editions & Related Editions
SKU | Name | Year | Publisher | Notes |
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CHA4035-X | RuneQuest Starter Set | 2021 | Chaosium | Box |
CHA4035-PDF | RuneQuest Starter Set | 2021 | Chaosium | |
RuneQuest Starter Set | 2023 | Froggames | Japanese edition |
RuneQuest Starter Set Free Handouts Pack
- CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Reference Sheets.pdf (8 MB)
- CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Blank Folio.pdf (5 MB)
- CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Pregen Folios.pdf (71 MB)
Starter Set pages
Related Pages
- CHA2000 Series Publications
- CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha (2014)
- CHA4027 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Quickstart (2017)
- CHA4028 RuneQuest – Roleplaying in Glorantha (2018)
- CHA4029 Gamemaster Screen Pack (2019)
- CHA4030 The Coming Storm (2016)
- CHA4031 The Eleven Lights (2017)
- CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary (2019)
- CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook (2018)
- CHA4034 The Red Book of Magic (2020)
- CHA4036 RuneQuest Weapons and Equipment (2021)
- CHA4037 Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass (2024)
- CHA4038 The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories (2020)
- CHA4039 The Smoking Ruin and other Stories (2019)
- CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
- CHA4042 Cults of RuneQuest: The Prosopaedia (2023)
- CHA4043 Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers (2023)
- CHA4044 Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses (2023)
- CHA4045 Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way (2024)
- CHA4046 The Glorantha Sourcebook (2024)
- CHA4400 13th Age Glorantha (2018)
- CHA4503 The Stafford House Campaign (2022)
- CHA4504 MIG3 -The Meints Index to Glorantha (2022)
- Chaosium Magazines
- Cults of RuneQuest Series
- RuneQuest 1st, 2nd & Classic Edition Products
- RuneQuest Glorantha Publications (2017-)
- Wargames & Card Games
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