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

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Contents
  • Starter Set Corrections 26 Jan 2022
  • A Rough Landing (page 5)
    • Pages 14-16
      • Correction
    • Dark Troll Mercenaries (page 10)
      • Starter Set correction
    • You Scratch My Back… (page 13)
      • Starter Set correction
    • A Trip to the Countryside (page 14)
      • Correction
    • To Mernyr’s Landing Map (page 15)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Dogs (pages 23 & 40)
    • To the Rescue (pages 26–27)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Phase One: Lending a Hand (page 26)
      • Correction
      • Air and water elementals
    • Andralor (page 39)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Marnus (page 40)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Ferene (page 41)
      • Correction
    • Ivarni (page 42)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Arimaxilus (page 46)
      • Glowline
  • The Rainbow Mounds (page 48)
    • Opening Scene: The Rainbow Mounds (page 48)
      • Starter Set correction
    • The Red Cavern (page 60)
    • Slud (page 61)
      • Starter Set correction
      • Starter Set correction
    • Rock Lizard Ghosts (page 67)
      • Starter Set correction
    • The Hidden Passage (page 70)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Cha’resk (page 71)
      • Starter Set correction
    • Master of the Rainbow Mounds (page 72)
      • Starter Set correction
    • The Diplomatic Approach (page 72)
      • Starter Set correction

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
  • The Prosopaedia – Q&A
  • The Lightbringers – Q&A
  • Earth Goddesses – Q&A
  • Mythology – Q&A
  • The Lunar Way – Q&A
  • The Glorantha Sourcebook – Q&A
  • Dragon Pass – Q&A

Starter Set Corrections 26 Jan 2022

Starter Set Update 26 Jan 2022
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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
  • CHA4035 RQ Starter Set – Folio Adventurer Sheets – Q&A


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