For the first time, you can now collect the RuneQuest main rulebook, the Companion and Monsters as one mighty tome! This book contains all the essential information the RuneQuest Games Master (or dedicated player) needs to adventure in any fantasy setting, be it Glorantha or one of your own devising.

With the information within fully integrated into one cohesive book, allowing you to review the Rune Magic, Divine Magic and Sorcery options for your character, side-by-side. With enough creatures to populate an entire continent and all the core rules, RuneQuest Deluxe is your entry to one of the longest running and most loved roleplaying games.

Designed to bring the original RuneQuest up to the 21st Century, this main rulebook contains all you need to explore the many fantasy worlds possible with RuneQuest.

Attention has been applied to keep this main rulebook down to a sensible (and easy on the wallet!) 100 pages, while layout has been refined to make the book easy to read and fast to pick up, allowing players to comprehend sections of the rules with a mere glance - meaning less time flicking through the book and more time playing!

As well as character creation, the RuneQuest main rulebook provides full rules for skills, cults/guilds, combat, adventuring, monsters and Rune Magic, the first magic system introduced for the latest edition of RuneQuest.

Eminently expandable to any fantasy setting, RuneQuest is supported in 2006 by Mongoose Publishing with the Glorantha and Lankhmar worlds, while other publishers are free to introduce their own settings, due to the Open Content licence available for the game.

RuneQuest has come of age. Go adventuring with one of the most powerful and flexible rules systems available.

The Games Master’s Handbook is an invaluable resource for any RuneQuest game. Inside you will find:

Packed with all the information a Games Master needs for easy reference during a session of RuneQuest, this is produced in the style of Mongoose's new 'deluxe' GM Screens. Made from thick card stock, this screen will last many years of play with RuneQuest as your players fight against rival cults and build their own empires.

RuneQuest Arms & Equipment is a collection of new and interesting gear for Games Masters to include in their games. This equipment is designed to be used in any RuneQuest setting. There is a wide variety of new weapons including the vicious stavesword and the deadly garrotte, and new types of armour such as dwarfen cinder and serpentmail, giving Players a multitude of options when kitting out their character. In addition there is a host of new general items, land-based vehicles with an extended system for their use in combat and even a collection of mounts and steeds.

This book includes:

There is a legend that few Gloranthans will ever know. It tells how during the Godswar, in the land which is now called Dragon Pass, Orlanth was almost slain by one of the vile Chaos Gods that rose from the Void and threatened to extinguish all life in the world. To the Orlanthi, this is a foul lie. Yet to a minor, lone cult of the barbarians, it is a terrible truth and a secret shame – a secret they guard forever.

The God Learners have learned a shard of this hidden truth. Arch-sorcerers of the Alliance have mastered a ritual that can use the blood of the wounded Storm God to achieve their own unknowable ends, perhaps even rewriting history and altering the life of Orlanth himself. But the blood must come from this secret myth. Jrustelan agents make their way to Dragon Pass now, seeking to prise the secret legend from the Orlanthi that live there.

Delecti the Inquirer, the traitorous sorcerer, is aware of his former brethren’s machinations. He employs his own agents, Dragonspeakers and mercenaries allied to the Empire, to watch over the conquered Orlanthi of Dragon Pass and ensure the God Learners do not learn the full truth of this legend.

In every battle there is a crucial moment: a fulcrum upon which all hope and despair balance. It is in that moment that the fate of each conflict is decided. It is down to the Player Characters to forestall disaster by any means necessary. If they are successful, only then can they defeat the God Learners’ ambitions before the sorcerers enter the Hero Plane and steal a god’s blood.

The RuneQuest Companion expands on some of the rules from the core rulebook and also offers a large number of new rules for use in the game. Within these pages, readers will discover the secrets of the spirit world and how to handle spirit combat in RuneQuest – and they will also meet a few of the more common and more dangerous denizens of the spirit world. New and powerful styles of magic are explored as well, from the faithful priest who gains magical power directly from his god to the learned sorcerer who uses skill and will to wrench magic into existence, to change it and manipulate it.

The RuneQuest Companion also contains an expanded chapter on cultural backgrounds and professions. From the primitive herbalist, to the mariner sailor, to the civilised tumbler, players will find a host of new backgrounds and professions to suit any character idea.

The RuneQuest Companion is the perfect expansion to the all new RuneQuest system.

The cults dedicated to Glorantha's deities are among the oldest and most powerful institutions on the face of Glorantha. Contained in this book are the secret lore and powers known only to the most ardent worshippers of the gods, whether they are the faithful warriors battling in the Storm King's image for the cause of good, or vicious, uncivilised trolls emulating the evils of Zorak Zoran in the name of personal power.

In the Second Age, the Godswar is a distant time legend and myth, but the divine warriors that shed their blood so long ago now thrive on the respect and dedication of mortal followers. Cults of Glorantha: Volume I opens the way for players to join their cults of choice and rise through the ranks from mere believers to Runelords and Runepriests, going to war and adventuring across the world in the name of their god - calling down holy power and honouring the pantheon with grand deeds.

Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 reveals the innermost secrets of shamanic traditions and sorcery schools. Contained are glimpses of the sorcerous cults of the God Learners and the spirit-questors of Glorantha’s ancient and sacred shamanic traditions. Sorcerer and shaman characters will find this resource invaluable, fleshing out Glorantha’s magical practices, spirit cults and Middle Sea schools of sorcery.

Inhuman cults also feature, including troll, elf and dwarf cults, founded on principles few humans will ever learn and wielding magic few humans could ever hope to master. For characters wishing to immerse themselves in the diverse cults of Glorantha, perhaps eventually ascending to the highest ranks of influence and power, Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 offers all the character options and new mechanics they need to do so.

Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 contains over 30 new sorcery and shamanic cults and 90 new spells, as well as new rules for Spirit Magic to use in your Glorantha – The Second Age games.

This adventure introduces you to the legendary and mythic world of Diomin, a dark fantasy setting where the mighty deeds of heroes, and the terrible atrocities of villains, clash amidst the mysterious machinations of the gods.

Become immersed in a world where a dark and twisted race attempt to bring about the total annihilation of all life, and then offer up the world to their terror inspiring goddess. Where a once great race, blessed of their god, fled from their corrupted brethren back to the land of their ancestors. And a time when a people long divided, now stand face to face on the brink of a war that threatens all the races of Diomin.

Will the actions of the players be the great and mighty deeds of heroes? Or the dark plots that bring about the destruction of all creation? Only you can provide the answer!

Everything you need for an entire evening of play is included in this book, including 7 pregenerated PCs to choose from!

A Dragon...

The ancient kingdom of Dara Happa, beloved of Yelm, is ruled by a dragon. Its agents occupy the length and breadth of the Oslir valley; they have even penetrated the Gateway to Hell...

A Poor Woman's Son...

One man, the son of a blind carpenter and his pauper wife, is destined to to challenge the Dragon; to win back his father's heart and eyes, and in so doing, drive out the Dragon for good...

The Dragonewts are perhaps the most alien of the races to inhabit Glorantha. With their continual cycle of reincarnation they are practically immortal and this makes them stand out.and drastically alters their perception of the world.

This book looks in depth at the different life stages of these enigmatic beings, their history, beliefs and society and how they interact with the other races of Glorantha, even their relationship with the Empire of Wyrm's Friends, who claim to know much about the draconic races. But how much can one truly know about such a strange people?

At long last the Eravssarr will take their rightful place amongst the races of RuneQuest, with Players and Games Masters alike being able to integrate them into their Glorantha games.

The elfs of Glorantha are beings as far removed from humanity as the great dragons and as such their motives are largely unfathomable. They are not even animals, but a form of plant life that is mobile and forms its own vibrant societies across the world. There are numerous subspecies of elf and, whilst they have their own names for the different races, humanity has tended to group them by type in an effort to categorise them more easily. Inside this book are extensive notes on elfin society, how its people interact with one another and the outside world, with their beliefs, culture and details on the various elf types. Their settlements and how they are organised are covered also, with two being described as examples of how they can be laid out (not that any two elf settlements are ever the same).

Extensive notes on how to play the various sorts of elf are available within, allowing Players and Games Masters alike to get to grips with these strange beings.Finally the religious cults are described in some detail, with some familiar to humans and others practically unknown outside of the elfin groves. With these descriptions are spells which are unique to these people.

The eldritch isle of Melnibone and the Young Kingdoms across the sea provide a wealth of strange places, deadly foes and potent spells for the Elric of Melnibone roleplaying game. Sail the seas of fate into a demon-haunted world where dragons ride the storm-racked skies and the price of dreams is above rubies. Walk the streets of fabled Elwher, steal the lore of Pan Tang, and cross the Sighing Desert as you quest for eternal Tanelorn.

Continuing the Eternal Champion RPG line, Elric of Melnibone takes players to the Young Kingdoms where dragons fly the skies and chaos reigns!

Based on the RuneQuest rules system, Elric of Melnibone is a complete and self-contained rulebook.

For ten thousand years, the Bright Empire of Melniboné ruled the face of the earth, subjugating the barbarian tribes and using them as slaves. These inhuman folk kept the world in bondage with demon magic and dragon flame. The people of the Dragon Isle rest in their capital city of Imrryr, secure in their place as the undisputed rulers of the world.

But their rule was never truly permanent. Addiction and hubris made them short-sighted, and they refused to see threat before it was too late. Wars were fought and won, but at too great a cost. Now the Empire lies in ruins, a bright shadow of its former glory.

With the coronation of Dragon Prince Elric, the citizens of Melniboné clamour for the Emperor to spearhead an assault on the world, the awaken the sleeping dragons and have their proud Dragon Princes ride the air once more and retake what was once theirs. But the pensive albino merely broods, a victim to this curious emotion called 'conscience', foreign to the alien Melnibonéan mind.

Amongst his court, there are rumored whispers that the Albino Emperor's reign will be a short one and that it will bring profound changes to the Bright Empire. Indeed, there are factions at work to ensure that very thing come to pass.

For good or ill.

The Elric Companion is a boon for all Games Masters who are desirous to send their players off into the hazardous world of Elric. Expanding upon Elric of Melnibone and Bright Shadows, the Elric Companion creates a more vivid experience of the Young Kingdoms and beyond.Inside you will find a multitude of new rules and scenarios to enhance your gaming experience.

New rules, which cover sailing and the vessels that ply the oceans, allow for voyages between major ports and the investigation of mysterious islands. The Eternal Champion travels between the million spheres, and now any party can have the opportunity to visit other planes. The unknown east is described in depth , allowing for adventures in lands never fully revealed within the original stories

Insanity and madness are commonplace in Elric’s world, due to the unnatural influence of Chaos and now you can add this new danger to further threaten players. The cries of battle ring out across the Young Kingdoms and new rules allow for these to be played out.

The inhabitants of this world are also not neglected within the Elric Companion. From the heroes in Elric’s saga, to foul monsters, strange creatures and the evil of demons, all provide new challenges.

Finally there is a scenario included, involving the sorcerer Tork’aada, whose desire to forge a strong empire could ultimately result in the forces of Kelmain storming the Young Kingdoms and altering this world forever.

So strap on your sword and leap astride your warhorse, for adventures within the Young Kingdoms have taken a new turn.

The Cults of Law have been trying to stamp out the Cults of Chaos for an age. During this time of intense conflict, many a good book has been burned out of existence; lost forever to the fires of Law. Herein lays the manuscript for one such book, thought to be lost, yet somehow, during an investigation of its contents, the magicks within were exposed to the world.

Magic of the Young Kingdoms contains a wealth of information, not just for those allied with Chaos. Within you will find new runes, along with advice on how to use them effectively. Summoning spells, the likes of which have not been seen before, shall allow you to conjure the most fearsome demons to work for you or with you.

Included are step by step guides to the Elemental Paths, along with in depth descriptions and last known locations of ancient texts, filled with magical secrets far beyond even the most experienced sorcerer’s imagination.

The dark art of necromancy is described at length, with extensive advice to guide you through the process and keep you safe from the dangerous pitfalls that are ever present within this discipline. There is also an extensive guide to the dream worlds and their safe navigation, as one wrong move or wrong thought, could leave you stranded there forever.

The magicks contained within this book are not for the faint of heart or the weak of mind. They are powerful and dangerous, never to be taken lightly. So to the brave, the strong and possibly the crazy, take up this powerful book and see the extent of where it can lead you.

This book contains everything you need to launch an epic Runequest campaign set in its classic setting of Glorantha, a world of mythic adventure.

Glorantha is a world permeated by magic and shaped by myth. Its heroes achieve power by questing for runes, physical manifestations of the eternal abstract forces that shape its destiny. Eventually they graduate to even more powerful magics, learning to gain power by emulating the deeds of the gods, mastering the arcane formulae of the sorcerous arts, allying with spirits, or achieving meditative awareness of life’s unknowable secrets. In doing so, they draw on one or more of the mythic Otherworlds surrounding their everyday material world. With the right magic, they can travel to the realms of the gods, become participants in their ancestral myths, and return with wondrous new abilities. Those who fail these daunting tests may be diminished, destroyed, or eternally lost in the mythic realms.

The dark empire of Granbretan has conquered much of the world with its twisted science and vast armies, directed by the animal-masked nobles who mark their bestial natures on their faces as well as in their hearts. The small Duchy of the Kamarg, ruled by the noble Count Brass has managed to endure the endless sieges and plots unleashed by Granbretan against that rogue state. The warrior called Hawkmoon was once an assassin sent to kill Count Brass, his hand forced by the fiendish black jewel that sent its foul tendrils burrowing into his brain.

But then he discovered his destiny as the Eternal Champion and held the Runestaff, and magic and hope returned to the world!

Starting the Eternal Champion RPG line, Hawkmoon takes players to our distant future, to a realm where science battles sorcery!

Based on the RuneQuest rules system, Hawkmoon is a complete and self-contained rulebook.

A guide to Count Brass’ domain, the Kamarg, Castle Brass is an essential sourcebook for all Hawkmoon Players, an in-depth guide to the successful navigation of this potentially treacherous landscape.

Not only will you learn the secrets of the Kamarg itself, you will learn the deep, dark secrets that fester in each of its towns. You will gain an understanding of its residents, along with their own eccentric secrets, intricate enterprises and convenient friendships. Unlock the doors of Castle Brass and familiarise yourself with its twists and turns, its hidden rooms and forgotten laboratories.

Castle Brass is an excellent source of knowledge about the Kamarg, but is also an essential tool for Games Masters wishing to create their own scenarios. So enter this distant marshland and search out the veritable treasures it holds.

For this was the great power of the Lords of the Dark Empire, that they valued nothing on all the Earth, no human quality, nothing within or without themselves. The spreading of conquest and desolation, of terror and torment, was their staple entertainment, a means of employing their hours until their spans of life were ended. For them, warfare was merely the most satisfying way of easing their ennui.

The Dark Empire of Granbretan reaches out to conquer the world! Within his life-sustaining Throne Globe, the immortal King-Emperor Huon raises a withered hand and a million beast-masked warriors charge across the Silver Bridge. They desire to conquer the world, to enslave all humanity so that the mad Granbretanians can indulge in their twisted lusts or depraved hatreds. No army in Europe can stand against the flame-lances and foul sorceries of the Dark Empire. No force in all the world can staunch the wounds they inflict – save for the eldritch influence of the Runestaff!

War is coming. Where will you make your stand against the Dark Empire?

This 128-page book details all the Byzantine depravities of glorious Granbretan. From its decadent nobility to its twisted history and infamous populace, Granbretan is the essential handbook to adventuring in this dark land. Rounding out this Hawkmoon supplement is a brand new adventure, designed to plunge adventurers head-first into the nightmare – Hunters of Granbretan!

Tragic Europe; a place of sorcerers, magic and unexplainable creatures. Your mission is to go in search of Joyeuse – the great scholar thief of the Second Dark Age. You are charged with this mission by the albino Count Tierkreis, to retrieve the very essence of Joyeuse herself… her soul. The reason for this you do not yet know but the events of your mission may lead you to question his motives, along with all that you have previously held true.

You will travel throughout Tragic Europe. In Eire you will encounter the disappearing city, to Parye for the great Tournament of Champions, on to Eastern Europe and elsewhere and finally to Londre, where you will witness one of the greatest showdowns in history.

Secrets of Tragic Europe is one giant scenario; however each chapter, in its own right, can be used as a stand alone game. So if you only have enough time to battle with a few Granbretanian soldiers and a handful of vile creatures or if you wish to battle your way all across Europe, here in lays the key.

So rally your fellow warriors and arm yourselves well, for ahead of you lay dangers unlike any that you will have encountered before – not even in your darkest nightmares.

The birthplace of the Middle Sea Empire, Jrustela is home to immense cities, powerful trading guilds, fearsome sorcerers and the birthplace of the dominant religion in the west. Although it is a location feared by its enemies the island itself is a place of peace and prosperity where the dreaded God Learners can safely practise their twisted magic.

Politics, trade, religion and magic are the cornerstones of the Middle Sea Empire and all of these are examined within Jrustela. The island continent represents a fantastic setting where even experienced RuneQuest players can meet new and unique challenges.

The history and geography of the island are described in detail within Jrustela, explaining how this previously isolated realm has become the linchpin of one of the mightiest empires to ever arise upon the world of Glorantha.

The teachings of the God Learner wizards, and how they manage to turn myths and even gods to their will, are explained, as is their relationship with the all-powerful church.

Welcome to the home of those who dismiss even the power of the gods. Welcome to Jrustela!

Set in the Heian Period of Japanese history, when the Shinto faith was starting to give way to Buddhism, when the Samurai were making their climb to power, in a land of legends; Land of the Samurai is a stand alone RuneQuest game, designed for those of you who enjoy a huge pile of reality mixed in with your fantasy.

Included are new professions and backgrounds along with advice on creating exciting characters, with which to explore this fascinating period. Also an in-depth look at the Shinto and Buddhist faiths, along with the variety of other factors that influenced life in Japan at this time. Predominantly, this book covers the rise of the Samurai and other martial classes and even gives the option of introducing Ninjas…not technically of this period but a whole lot of fun to utilise none the less!

Encounter the monsters and myths that have been the stuff of legend for over a millennium. Experience the Imperial life or that of a Samurai. Understand the importance of defending the honour of you and yours – no matter what it costs.

A scenario, along with extra advice for Games Masters, ensures that Land of the Samurai will provide players with an exciting, enlightening and even sometimes spiritual experience time and again.

Players may find a copy of Legendary Heroes helpful, though not essential, to using Land of the Samurai.

Lankhmar provides everything you need to explore the world of Nehwon. Contained within are rules covering character creation, the unique creatures of the world and for black magic, against which the heroes Fafhrd and Grey Mouser were often in conflict. Packed full of detail it covers the city in detail with its major factions and individuals plus many of the locations found within the stories. The rest of the world is not neglected, from the frigid barrens of the Cold Waste to the stinking rat-worshipping city of Ilthmar and the grim, underground domain of Quarmall, the neighbouring lands are all covered allowing new heroes (or scoundrels) to seek their fortunes and create new legends beyond the city itself..

This book is a guide to how to aspire to be, creating and play as Legendary level heroes in the Runequest game setting. It will explain what it takes to count a character amongst the ranks of the legendary, and what it takes to survive there. We will give both players and Games Masters the tools they will need to add Legendary Heroes to their existing chronicles, or even to create a Legendary Campaign that should even challenge the previously unmatched characters of this level.

To be a magician in the Imperial Age is to know, without a shadow of doubt, that you command the most powerful magic that can ever be harnessed by mortals. In reading through Magic of Glorantha, Games Masters and players get the chance to see how the sorcerer-lords of the God Learners and the Dragonspeakers of the EWF possess power far above that of the other Gloranthan cultures. This is as it should be in this era of empires that threaten the stability of the world itself.

Magic of Glorantha details the spectacular magical and mystical powers of the two greatest empires to ever stride the Gloranthan stage. From the draconic mysticism of the EWF to the heroquesting grandeur of the God Learners, this book covers all the reality-shattering power that eventually brings low an entire world. Including a host of new runic powers for the more mundane Rune Magic and detailed descriptions for some of the greatest and most influential magicians of the Second Age, Magic of Glorantha is invaluable for any Games Master or player wishing to capture the essence of mythic magic in the Second Age.

The stage is set for the death of empires.

RuneQuest Monsters is much more than a simple listing of monsters. It provides information on how to create a full-fledged character using the various sentient races found within the book. While the text does not seek to pigeonhole any particular race to any particular role in the world, RuneQuest Monsters does provide guidance on which backgrounds and professions are most common for the different races most likely to be used as Player Characters.

Following on from the first collection of creatures for the RuneQuest game, Monsters II provides Games Masters and Players alike a new host to populate their Gloranthan campaigns.

The world of Glorantha is amply serviced, with many creatures making their first appearance in this new edition of RuneQuest. From creatures twisted by vile chaos, such as unusual varieties of broo and snakes, through to the great riding beasts of the Praxian plains and Mostali constructs there are many new foes to keep adventurers on their toes.

It will require a stout heart, strong swordarm and incredible cunning to be able to face these beasts and survive! Do you have what it takes?

It seemed to Fafhrd that mirages of all those unknown cities and places filled the brightening horizon. ‘Travel, love, adventure, the world!’ he shouted, hugging Vlana to him with his right arm while his left slapped the horses with the reins. –– The Snow Women.

This essential book contains the expanded details on the wide world of Nehwon, adding to the information presented in the main Lankhmar book, which primarily dealt with the City of the Black Toga and the possible adventures therein. It is part-appendix to that first tome and part-expansion. Ilthmar, with all its filth and poverty; Quarmall, with all its dark and hidden sorceries; the northlands, where the temperature falls with each step north – these realms are revealed in greater detail between the covers on this book, combined with the first part in a multi-scenario adventure that takes characters from Lankhmar across Nehwon and back again.

Finally, taking up the latter half of the book is the scenario Swords Across Nehwon. This scenario is designed for characters to leave the walls of Lankhmar behind them and travel the length and breadth of the wider world in their quest for adventure. It is also designed to link directly into the forthcoming scenarios such as Swords Against Sorcery, serving as the first steps on a much longer path. A number of story hooks and plot devices that occur in the adventure here tie into later scenarios, allowing Games Masters to connect the tales in one epic campaign.

Outpost Qether is a setting guide to the westernmost Tirasim frontier. This outpost is home to all sorts: traders, criminals, farmers, and military men. It’s a place where hope is fading fast now that the Judges in the capitol Arioch have decided that the fifty-year-old installation has outlived its usefulness. Unless someone finds a good reason for the outpost to remain, it will be shut down.

Recently however, local scouts have returned with news: the Gadianti have set up a small post to the East and are digging for... something. Perhaps it might be just the thing to give the outpost reason to exist. All they need now is a party of adventurers to find out what's going on over there.

This adventure is ready to run right out of the box. Everything you need is within these pages, including: detailed NPCs, maps of Qether and the outlying regions, and the adventure itself.

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of Outpost Qether?

‘A Pyrate is Hostis humanis generis, a common Enemy, with whom neither Faith nor Oath is to be kept… if Pyracy be committed on the Ocean, and the Pyrates in the attempt be overcome, the Captors may, without any Solemnity of Condemnation, hang them up at the Main-Yard; if they are brought to the next Port, & the Judge rejects the Tryal, or the Captors cannot wait for the Judge, without Peril or Loss, Justice may be done upon them by the Captors.’

RuneQuest Pirates brings the golden age of piracy to life! Lay hand to your cutlass and stick your pistols in your belt, friend – adventure’s waiting for you offshore. Band together with other scurvy dogs and take command of a ship and a crew. Lead them to victory and plunder, or to a watery grave! Win fame and fortune, or dangle at the end of the yardarm when the Navy catches you!

The shining blue waters of the Caribbean lie before you, and the wind is in your sails. What you do next is up to you!

There is not another world in existence quite like Glorantha. With its rich background, varying levels of fantastic and realistic mixed liberally with heroism and villainy; there is no true way to explain it all in one sitting. It could take a longstanding fan several days to describe it all to a newly blossoming player. The Player’s Guide to Glorantha is the essential reference sourcebook, designed to help readers become more familiar with Glorantha and all of its wonders.

This book is a handy guide for both new and seasoned players looking to progress beyond the races, cultures and plot hooks that we unveiled with earlier Glorantha products – introducing several new ways to enjoy both RuneQuest and Gloranthan Second Age setting, including everything you will need to know about Folk Magic.

At last, a study of one of the most-loved, most misunderstood, yet most irascible and loyal RuneQuest creatures of all: the Duck.

The first of our Quester's Guides explores the life and lifestyle of Duck, explaining why they can be so bitter, what their true loves and ideals really are, and the motivation behind this highly loyal and fierce species. Within this RuneQuest supplement, you can discover their intense attitudes towards family and friends, their gods and cults, secrets of their courting and magic, how and why they feel insulted, their sayings, their weapons, and even their favourite sports and games.

And there's more: did you think all Duck are the same? Then find out about the different breeds of Duck, from the Barnacle Goose to the Forest Duck and even the handsome Harlequin. What do Duck think about trolls? About dwarves and wyrmkin? Find out all this - and more - in this packed sourcebook and, most importantly, find out why you should never call a Duck a duck...

Complete with guidelines on generating and playing Duck characters, full rules for playing a tabletop game of Duckbob, a Duck scenario ('Three Duck'), numerous new spells, this is a sourcebook every RuneQuest player has been waiting for. Long-neglected, Duck now come to life with the detail and background provided in this RuneQuest OGL supplement.

Runes of Chaos is an introductory scenario that gives new and old Players alike a look at the newest breath of life into the RuneQuest world and game rules. From searching ruins and crossing blades with deadly monsters, to hunting down treacherous villains and saving both damsel and scoundrel…RuneQuest will bring a new feel to your table.

In This Adventure the aged daughter of Geramaine and Susanna, Sadradi, has fallen quite ill and knows her life is coming to a close. Her entire life has been dedicated to the protection of her parents’ village and the people who call it home. In recent months Wofe has suffered many disappearances of livestock, with a visiting farmer having gone missing just last week. Sadradi fears that a dark evil has nestled in her quaint little town and that when she passes to the next world, it will take over the village and undo her family’s work.

Rune of Chaos is the perfect introduction to the new RuneQuest system.

Petty-Magick is a new magic system for the RuneQuest™ Roleplaying Game intended to allow greater and more focussed use of low-level magic. Building upon and utilising Rune Spells, Petty-Magick allows spellcasters to focus in particular areas, Demesnes, of Magick and hone their skills to become powerful spellcasters. Developing intuitive Insights into the world and aspects of their experience, spellcasters such as Petty-Sorcerers channel and cast many spells in each Demesne. With each Demesne enabling the use of many Rune Spells, such spellcasters can become formidable wielders of magic.

Having mastered a Demesne of Petty-Magick, spellcasters can learn and research new spells through skill improvement rolls, can learn skills and spells from other spellcasters, or can even develop and research their own spells. More Rune Spells are provided for Runecasters and Petty-Magick Spellcasters to slot in to your own campaigns!

A bonus to the power of a Petty-Magick spellcaster is the use of a personal Talisman. Though not required to cast his spells, the use of a personal Talisman or familiar means that spells are enhanced and Magic Points can be stored and recovered.

With rules for Necromancy and new Petty-Magick Professions this supplement provides a complete guide to solid spellcasting.

Welcome to the Lost Isles, a vast open prison where unseen Wardens rule with iron control. Here you become a wanderer in a hostile land, an Exile...

Your aim is simple: to prove to the Wardens that you are fit to be released and your punishment undeserved. Your problems? The Guardians, awesome, deadly dragons, tasked with preventing the escape of any who are exiled to the islands or who would oppose their rule. But whose rule: the Guardians’ or the Wardens? And who and where are the Wardens?

This is both a packed RuneQuest Sourcebook and the second in the Lost Isles series of Singleton Scenarios. Use it as a standalone mini-campaign or as the second part of a complete campaign thread for the RuneQuest Roleplaying Game.

After your success at the Stormhaven Dragonmeet, you are asked by the First Councillor of Firsthaven to complete a seemingly simple task. You must find the location of the long-lost city of Dryhaven - if, indeed, it ever existed.

It seems a simple task, but your search takes you first to a ruined library, then to a fearsome Haventown, and finally deep into the swamps of the Guardian’s lairs. As your problems mount and your foes become more dangerous and more subtle than you could imagine, you begin to wonder the wisdom of your quest.

Tir Nan Og – The Land of the Young – is a place of myth and legend, where the warring tribes of Celts fight one another constantly, except when joining forces to combat invaders. It is here that Slaine mac Roth built his legend in the pages of the comic 2000AD and now you can also adventure in his world, with the new RuneQuest rules system.

In this new RuneQuest setting your character can learn many new skills unique to the world of Slaine (such as the Salmon Leap and Shield Biting), have immense warp spasms that can lay waste to his foes and use the power of the earth to cast magical spells to defeat your enemies.

In Slaine you will have the opportunity to adventure in a world rich in Celtic myths battling terrible foes at the behest of your tribe and gods.

Magic is so integral to fantasy gaming that it was only a matter of time before an entire tome was dedicated toward magical spells in RuneQuest. This is that tome. RuneQuest: Spellbook is a gateway to hundreds of new magical spells and abilities for characters and monsters throughout the RuneQuest game settings. New and old players alike will find the information within these covers useful to their magically inclined characters, from Sorcery and Divine Magic to the classic Rune Magic . New methods of magic previously unknown to our readers are unveiled, along with some never before seen magical practices.

Quite simply, the RuneQuest: Spellbook is the most important tome for every magic user in the worlds of RuneQuest.

Some places and items are so evil or filled with Chaos that exposure to them marks a character in a very real and difficult-to-cleanse way. Taint is evil. It is a corruption so deep that it warps the very plane of reality. A weapon used to slaughter thousands of innocents, a forest grown on land soaked in the blood of an evil deity, or a book bound in the flesh of an archfiend for his own horrible purposes, are all sources of taint. Taint makes evil a physical threat to the well-being of characters and can have a lasting impact on characters, even killing those who remain exposed too long.

Sanity is the natural mental state of ordinary life. Normal mental balance is endangered when characters confront horrors, entities, or activities that are shocking, unnatural, and bewildering. As a character encounters monsters, witnesses horrible acts, masters forbidden knowledge, or casts spells, his Sanity score, and his corresponding ability to function as a normal character, deteriorates. Soon, all that is left is a gibbering madman.

The city of Zistorwal is part-factory, part-fortress and instrumental to the Zistorite God Learners in their efforts to further their unique magical ends. Under smoking towers, the citizen workers stride among machinery built upon stolen Mostali secrets and enhanced by the vision of God Learner magicians and engineers. Through the streets, a giant automaton, the avatar of Zistor, strides proudly through the city named for him. In underground surgeries, God Learners replace their weak mortal flesh with alchemically-treated mechamagical implants, rising from blood-stained tables bearing metal limbs powered by sorcery and clockwork joints.

This is the Machine City, known as the Clanking City for the noise its thousand engines make, and it stands defiant against a great siege mounted by the Empire of Wyrm’s Friends and their allies of convenience. The Clanking City allows Games Masters and players to walk the streets of this infamous city in its golden age, shaping their own plots and campaigns in the towering structures and dark smoke-clogged alleys of this magical-technological nightmare metropolis.

Ugly, brutish, malevolent and in service to dark powers: the uz of Glorantha have a bad reputation which is all too well deserved. The Guide to Trolls presents everything Games Masters need to present these brutes as detailed enemies in Glorantha campaigns, as well as including the necessary lore for players to portray uz characters themselves, seeing how it feels to play the 'other side' of things.

Included are expanded details on uz culture and physiology, regional differences between the trolls, as well as including new rules for troll magic: rituals to appease their dark gods and the magic of the uz cults that revere many of the most sinister deities ever to walk the face of the world during the Godtime.

Creatures of Chaos, Broo are twisted hybrids of men and deer, antelopes or goats. They are the beastmen of legend and engage in the foulest practices, rubbing dung into their fur and worshipping the gods of disease. There is no standard form for a Broo and all are mongrels roaming wastes, deserts, swamps and mountain ranges. Raiding any group of creatures weaker than themselves, they often take prisoners for sadistic torture or food.

This box set contains 8 Broo Raiders, ready to give your players a real hammering!

A race cursed during the Great Darkness by the gods for not siding with them against the forces of Chaos, Ducks are a twisted and embittered people. Whether they were once human given a comedic form or birds cursed with flightlessness and intelligence is not known but they are rarely given high regard by other races and have suffered from the attentions of tyrants many times in their history. Ducks are often suspicious and mistrustful of others, rarely expecting an even break. Many turn to petty crime or other malicious behaviour but a small number manage to find a place in the world where their talents are valued by friends.

This box set contains 10 Duck Adventurers in a variety of roles, from bandit and warrior to ranger and priest.