Estaba terminando de esbozar una entrada sobre mis impresiones del RuneQuest II de Mongoose cuando me entero de que van a cancelar la línea de Glorantha y RuneQuest… 🙁
Básicamente, por lo que entiendo, dejarán libre la licencia de Glorantha, no sacando más módulos para dicha ambientación. Supongo que la licencia no será barata y no se debe de vender todo lo bien que quisieran.
Por otro lado, eso no quiere decir que abandonen el nuevo reglamento (muy bueno en mi opinión) que se curraron para RuneQuest II. Le van a cambiar el nombre a Wayfarer, eliminando toda referencia a Glorantha del mismo, y continuarán con sus propias ambientaciones (Deus Vult, por ejemplo).
Afortunadamente esto no afecta a la línea de Elric of Melniboné y los nuevos libros prometidos del Campeón Eterno.
A continuación dejo el comunicado oficial:
We have recently announced that Mongoose and Issaries have mutually decided to part ways which, on the face of things, means no more RuneQuest and Glorantha (at least, from us). However, Mongoose retains ownership of the (frankly, absolutely cracking) core rules system which we intend to keep as our central fantasy roleplaying game mechanics.
We will therefore be republishing the current RuneQuest II core rules as the Wayfarer rules system (as Traveller covers science fiction, Wayfarer seemed the logical choice for fantasy!). We will be using the same ‘half-size’ format currently in use for the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Gamebooks, ensuring the rules system carries on.
The new Wayfarer rulebook will be 100% compatible with the current RuneQuest II range, albeit with some RuneQuest and Gloranthan-specific items removed/changed. In short, if you have any RuneQuest II books right now, they will be 100% compatible with Wayfarer. If you pick up Wayfarer, it will be 100% compatible with any RuneQuest II books available now. They are, after all, the same game system!
The Wayfarer rulebook will be appearing in the winter this year, and the current RuneQuest II range will remain available until this time – so if you want to grab the last of the ‘larger’ (and leather bound) format books, you can do so and be assured they will remain compatible with any new material.
There will be no more Glorantha books from Mongoose when Wayfarer appears, so if you want some Second Age goodness, get them before they disappear for good!
We will be moving Deus Vult, Wraith Recon, Eternal Champion and the forthcoming Age of Treason to Wayfarer, along with many books in the core RuneQuest II line, such as Vikings.
Una pena, la verdad.
Saludos.