Runemasters: Strong NPCs & Their Use in RuneQuest
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Strong NPCs and Their use in RuneQuest This book contains 45 RuneMasters for use as non-player characters (NPCs) in RuneQuest adventures. There is a Rune Lord¸ a Rune Priest¸ and a Rune Lord-Priest for each of the 15 cults examined in Cults of Prax¸ a separate publication. They form a valuable collection for referees who need Rune-level characters as NPCs. This is much more than just a collection of statistics. It also discusses how Runemasters are created¸ and about the logic of their growth¸ how each type of Runemaster should be played¸ what their retinue (if any) should be¸ how a referee can organize his NPCs with coherent melee tactics and team strategy¸ etc. They are the most informative notes of their kind ever published about the rational play of strong Runequest characters. The Priest is a fairly skilled adventurer with an allied spirit¸ bound spirits¸ and a number of Rune spells. The Lord is a tough adventurer with mastery of a number of skills¸ an allied spirit¸ and bound spirits. The Lord-Priest is a truly formidable foe¸ questing toward Hero status¸ who has mastered many skills and Rune spells¸ and who has an allied spirit and bound spirits. This book provides for the first time a large selection of Rune level NPCs fully filled out and equipped¸ ready to use in a scenario as a set encounter or as a wandering encounter. Included is a new RuneMaster character sheet and a ‘familiar' character sheet. The statistics for each RuneMaster are given in a straight-forward manner so that most of the sheet can be filled just by copying. Notes are included describing each personality and other individual details¸ and a brief description of the peculiarities of the cult. ADDED Bonus: This updated edition of the book restores material previously cut from the original¸ specifically each of the 45 character backgrounds. Bill Keyes published them in his Azmadian Tales #11¸ in Alarums and Excursions #67 in 1981. Note : This is a fully-remastered PDF true to the original printing. Experience this book with RuneQuest: RolePlaying in Glorantha