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CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Book 4: Adventures – Q&A

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Contents

    See also
    • RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Quickstart – Q&A
    • RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Q&A by Chapter
    • RuneQuest Gamemaster Screen Pack – Q&A
    • RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Q&A
    • The Red Book of Magic – Q&A
    • The Smoking Ruin & Other Stories – Q&A
    • Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories – Q&A
    • RuneQuest Starter Set – Q&A by Book
    • Weapons & Equipment – Q&A

    Starter Set Corrections 26 Jan 2022

    Starter Set Update 26 Jan 2022
    RQ Starter Set Corrections 26 Jan 2022Download

    All are listed below so as to be searchable


    A Rough Landing (page 5)

    Pages 14-16
    Change
    Correction

    Brangdor Bisonbane is the correct spelling of the name (not Brandgor)


    Dark Troll Mercenaries (page 10)
    Change
    Starter Set correction

    Extinguish should be 1, not (1).


    You Scratch My Back… (page 13)
    Change
    Starter Set correction

    2nd column, 2nd paragraph, 3rd sentence: “Colymar” should be “Cinsina”


    A Trip to the Countryside (page 14)
    Change
    Correction

    However, the specific area is in a widely disputed region claimed at various times by three different Malani clans: Desuring, Lysang, and Namolding.


    To Mernyr’s Landing Map (page 15)
    Change
    Starter Set correction

    “Clay Man” should be “Frithan”


    Dogs (pages 23 & 40)

    Two of the scenarios an NPC has a dog as pet/guardian, Growler (page 23) and Marnus (page 40).
    This seems odd to me, since we were taught for decades that dogs are VERY uncommon in Orlanthi lands, and are substituted with a breed of Shadowcats for the tasks a dog would normally help. 

    Please see:

    The Heortlings of Sartar and Hendrikiland disdain dogs and use shadowcats to hunt, herd, and as pets. Nonetheless, many Heortling and Tarshite communities use dogs for everything except companions.

    RQB, Dogs, page 144

    The Hunter occupation in RQG also allows dogs as well as shadowcats.


    To the Rescue (pages 26–27)
    Clarification
    Starter Set correction

    The phases of the fire are not intended to be played through as if they are combat rounds. Instead, each phase should be defined by the gamemaster as required, allowing the adventurers to perform their desired actions.


    Phase One: Lending a Hand (page 26)
    Change
    Correction

    Each phase spent doing this reduces the fire by 1 hit point.

    Corrected in second printing.

    Air and water elementals

    Hit points sacrificed? Shouldn’t this be magic points?

    No.

    Ok, so how do I sacrifice hit points?

    If the fire has 24 hit points, and you sacrifice your water or air elemental’s hit points, reduce the fire by their hit points:

    • Small with an average of 9 hit points, reduces the fire to 15 HP and destroys the elemental
    • Medium with an average of 19 hit points, reduces the fire to 5 HP and destroys the elemental
    • Large with an average of 30 hit points, reduces the fire to 0 HP and leaves the now small elemental with 6 hit points.

    Andralor (page 39)
    Change

    Rune Points should be 0 out of 2, not 0 out of 4

    Starter Set correction

    Marnus (page 40)
    Change
    Starter Set correction
    • Use this hit location chart
    LocationD20Armor/HP
    Right Hind Leg1-21/3
    Left Hind Leg3-41/3
    Hindquarters5-71/4
    Forequarters8-101/4
    Right Foreleg11-131/3
    Left Foreleg14-161/3
    Head17-201/4

    Ferene (page 41)
    Change
    Correction

    Assistant Priestess of the Seven Mothers. Female, 31 years old. Underwillow Clan, Cinsina Tribe.


    Ivarni (page 42)
    Change
    Starter Set correction

    Rune Points should be 0 out of 2, not 0 out of 1


    Arimaxilus (page 46)
    Glowline
    Quote

    Because Arimaxilus is outside the Glowline, it does not grow or shrink during specific phases of the moon.

    Fighting Arimaxilus, page 45

    Is this correct?

    Yes, these are streamlined rules. If you only have the Starter set, you only have that information. If you have the Core Rules and Bestiary, incorporate the rules in from there.

    Because the Core rules, page 303 and Glorantha Bestiary, page 181 means that Lunar magic is influenced outside of the Glowline. Therefore I would expect, that Arimaxilus does grow or shrink during specific phases of the moon.

    Correct.

    It is not clear, if Arimaxilus is a small, a medium or even a large lune?

    Using the Bestiary, Arimaxilus is 5 cubic metres, based on the attack of SIZ 50, so between medium and large. Who knows what caused it to be this size, it is a wyter and so not just an ordinary elemental.

    If you are running the game with the full rules, and are tracking moon phases, make it a medium lune and apply the Bestiary rules (I did).


    The Rainbow Mounds (page 48)

    Opening Scene: The Rainbow Mounds (page 48)
    Change

    2nd column, 7th paragraph: Change “three meters” to “several meters”

    Starter Set correction

    The Red Cavern (page 60)

    Note that the skill of Devise is is not described in Book 1 as it is used here in a very specific context on page 61.


    Slud (page 61)

    Change

    1H Club has SR 4

    Starter Set correction

    Change

    Page 62

    1st paragraph: Should be Ironhand 2

    Starter Set correction

    Rock Lizard Ghosts (page 67)
    Change

    Move should be 16

    Starter Set correction

    The Hidden Passage (page 70)
    Remove

    2nd column, 2nd paragraph, last sentence: Remove the words “at the position marked by the asterisk”.

    Starter Set correction

    Cha’resk (page 71)
    Remove

    Runes: Remove Harmony 95%

    Starter Set correction

    Master of the Rainbow Mounds (page 72)
    Remove

    1st column, 5th paragraph, 2nd sentence: “STR” should be “STR+SIZ”

    Starter Set correction

    The Diplomatic Approach (page 72)
    Remove

    2nd paragraph: Reference to “Kallyr” should be “Leika”.

    Starter Set correction

    Related Pages

    • CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Book 1 Rules – Q&A
    • CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Book 2 Glorantha – Q&A
    • CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Book 3: Soloquest – Q&A
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