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Originally Posted by CruelDespot
I am not a fan of RQ3. I'm a former Elric! player. I think Elric! was the pinnacle of RPG perfection. I am also a big fan of CoC. So when I read that the primary source for the new BRP is Elric, followed by CoC, it made me happy.
I understand why Runequest 3 fans would be frustrated, but you can't please everyone.
Jason "I am designing a new motorcycle"
RQ3 fans "But I want a pickup truck."
Jason "OK, but other people want a new motorcycle, so that's what I am making."
Later...
Jason : "How do you like my new motorcycle?"
RQ3 fans: "What? It doesn't have a cargo bed? How am I going to use this as a pickup truck?"
Jason: "How do you like it as a motorcycle?"
RQ3 fans: "Could you add 3 seats, a payload capacity of 2 tons, four wheel drive..."
Well I want a motorcycle. The pickup druck division is over at Mongoose publishing. If you don't like their new pickup truck product, don't blame the motorcycle division.
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I'm not blaming the motorcycle division. I've even said I find Jason did a nice job. I knew BRP was not envisionned to become RQ from the beginning. What I say is:
1 - I would have prefered RQ (which is, for me, the pinnacle of BRP), but this is a personnal taste, and I'm not complaining on that, because I'm not frustrated.
I just have what has been promised.
2 - The fact that Jason choose SB5 and CoC as main sources bring a simpler, less detailed game as default, with lots of optional rules to add complexity. As I have already explained, this will bring more work to use the supplements if they focus (which they should) on the core rules. I find simpler to remove what I don't use than add everything I want and is not present.
Runequestement votre,
Kloster