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CHA4001 RuneQuest (1978, 1980, 2015)


Editions & Related Editions

Each of the editions are identified by their SKU. Games Workshop editions are included for reference.

SKUNameYearNotes
CHA4001e1RuneQuest 1978The 1st edition was released at Origins, July 14-16, 1978, and was out of print by some time in May of 1979. In all, according to Chaosium company records, they printed 4000 copies of it at most.
CHA4001-1E-POD20151st edition Classic, Print on Demand (POD).
CHA4001-1E-PDF1st edition Classic PDF.
RuneQuest19802nd edition Rulebook. 4 different covers / printings:
CHA4001-H1980Hardcover with Dust Jacket and Chaosium Wyrm Logo. Reston Publishing
CHA4001-X p12nd edition, thick box, no production number.
CHA4001-X p22nd edition, thick box, brown cover.
CHA4001-X p319802nd edition, 2″ thick box & 1″ thick box.
GW10210719822nd edition, 2″ thick box. Games Workshop
CHA4001-X p41983RQ Box 2nd edition thin box, color cover.
CHA4001-2E-PDF2015RuneQuest 2nd edition Classic PDF
CHA4001-2E-POD2015RuneQuest 2nd edition Classic POD via Lulu
CHA4001-HJanuary 20162nd edition Classic Hardcover.
CHA4001-LJanuary 2016RuneQuest 2nd edition Classic Leatherette.
CHA4001-LE-BJanuary 2016RuneQuest 2nd edition Classic Leatherette Bundle.
CHA4001-H-BJanuary 2016RuneQuest 2nd edition Classic Bundle.

The RuneQuest Classic Edition Kickstarter recreations are identified as Classic editions.


1978 1st edition cover
2015 1st edition classic back cover
1980 cover
1980 box cover
1982 Reston Publishing
1982 Games Workshop edition
1983 box cover
2015 Classic Edition

Products with the Same SKU

  • CHA4001 Fangs (1980, 2016)
  • CHA4001 RuneQuest Classic Player Handouts (2016)
  • CHA4001GM RuneQuest Classic GM Screen (2016)
  • RuneQuest – Creature List
  • Runequest Playtest Manuscript book (2016)
  • Unpublished Scenarios and Source Material (2016)

Related Pages

  • CHA4002 Balastor’s Barracks (1978, 2016)
  • CHA4003 Apple Lane (1978, 2016)
  • CHA4004 Trolls and Trollkin (1978, 2016)
  • CHA4005 Creatures of Chaos 1: Scorpion Men and Broos (1978, 2016)
  • CHA4006 Militia & Mercenaries (1979, 2016)
  • CHA4007 Snake Pipe Hollow (1979, 2016)
  • CHA4008 Cults of Prax (1979, 2016)
  • CHA4009 Foes (1980)
  • CHA4010 Gateway Bestiary (1980, 2018)
  • CHA4011 Plunder (1980, 2016)
  • CHA4012 Rune Masters (1980, 2017)
  • CHA4013 Griffin Mountain (1981, 2018)
  • CHA4014 Cults of Terror (1981, 2016)
  • CHA4015 Borderlands (1982, 2018)
  • CHA4016 Trollpak (1982, 2019)
  • CHA4017 SoloQuest (1982, 2018)
  • CHA4018 Questworld (1982)
  • CHA4019 SoloQuest 2: Scorpion Hall (1982, 2018)
  • CHA4020 SoloQuest 3: The Snow King’s Bride (1982, 2018)
  • CHA4021 Pavis: Threshold to Danger (1983, 2019)
  • CHA4022 Big Rubble (1983, 2019)
  • CHA4023 RuneQuest Companion (1983, 2019)
  • CHA4024 RuneQuest Old School Resource Pack (2016)

1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2015, 2016, Chaosium, Games Workshop, RQ1, RQ2

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