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Rune Sources

The Collected

A handy reference for character creation...

Requires the use of the RuneQuest ™ Main Rulebook, available from Mongoose Publishing

Character

Rune Sources

The Collected Character

Credits

Author/Concept

Tim Bancroft

Contents

Introduction...............................................3

Generation Process....................................4

5. Cultural Background............................7

Cultures.................................................7

6. Professions..........................................13

7. Free Skill Points..................................21

8. Special Actions/Spells........................22

ero Points ..........................................22

Age......................................................22

Starting Items.....................................23

Legendary Abilities............................23

Traits...................................................23

Rune Spells.........................................23

Demesne Spells Table........................24

Rune to Spells Table.........................24

Spells to Demesne and Rune............25

Runes & Runic Powers.....................26

9. Attributes.............................................27

Appendices...............................................28

Divine Magic......................................28

Petty-Magick......................................28

Runes..................................................29

Collected Character Sheet.......................30

Character Creation Worksheet...............32

Using the Worksheet.........................33

Cover Design

Halfbat

Illustrations

Miguel Santos

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Introduction

This handy booklet contains a consolidation of the

character creation options presented in the various

RuneQuest™ core rulebooks and provides additional

background and professional options. It is intended for

Games Masters and Players alike as a quick, all-in-one

reference during character generation.

Sorcerers and Hedge Wizards for full details). This

gives a total of well over 60 professions! Various

additional build options are suggested to allow more

powerful starting characters.

To help choose spells and avoid that constant flicking

through the spell lists to find the Runes to which they

belong, we have collated the various lists and provided

some handy spell-to-Rune/Demesne tables as well as

Rune/Demesne-to-Spell tables. Some of these come

from our own products as well as the RuneQuest™

SRD (System Reference Document).

RuneQuest™ character generation allows for rich, high-

ly tailored or flexible characters. Sometimes, however,

the process needs a little help to track the various

changes to the skills. A step-by-step process is provid-

ed with a related worksheet and a character sheet, both

of which can be photocopied for your own use. Just

follow the steps and you will find the book is ordered in

the same sequence as the steps in the process.

A separate version of the character sheet given here in

A4 size is also to be found in the resources/downloads

section on the Sceaptune Games website at

As well as the basic Cultural Backgrounds and Profes-

sions, there are two additional Cultural Backgrounds,

26 additional Professions and a summary of the seven

Petty-Magick Professions (see Petty-Magick, Petty-

http://www.sceaptunegames.co.uk/

Whilst using this Rune Sources supplement, it is as-

sumed that you have access to a RuneQuest ™ rulebook

that defines the skills, their usage and how to generate

and assign characteristics for a particular race.

In this document, wording in normal grey text is addi-

tional character creation rules intended to extend the

character creation options. Some of these new rules are

Open Gaming Content and are specified as such.

Series Overview

The Rune Sources series are published under the OGL

(Open Gaming License) for RuneQuest ™. The series

provides supplementary rules and background informa-

tion for Games Masters and Players. The Rune Sources

series includes a new magic system, Petty-Magick, new

cults, overviews of individual races and other Games

Master aids.

Some professions detailed in this supplement have also

been included in other Rune Source supplements, nota-

bly Petty-Magick, Petty-Sorcerers and Hedge Wizards ,

a supplement that outlines a new magic system for

RuneQuest™ , and in the Quester’s Guide to Ducks , a

Rune Sources supplement describing aspects of that

ancient but peculiar race (published May 2007).

Generation Process

The following is the procedure and order we find most

useful in generating RuneQuest characters. The process

is also outlined in the tick list.

This will not only govern how you create and build your

starting character but also how he is used during play.

Many of the steps outlined here are provided with

focused sections in this document containing much

more detail.

Concepts can be as simple as in ‘an ignorant but loyal

barbarian’ or ‘a younger son of a noble seeking fame

and fortune in the world’. These are easy to play but

can give interesting motivation to a character and also

enable the character to be adapted if you wish to change

your mind as play unfolds.

1. Determine Constraints

This is a frequently ignored step in character generation

but an important one. Discuss with your Games Master

any constraints he or the campaign might have on

character generation. For example, he may preclude or

recommend particular races, Cultural Backgrounds or

Professions or may wish players to fit in with a particu-

lar ‘feel’ for his campaign. Sometimes, such a negotia-

tion can even give your Games Master ideas he can use

for the campaign.

More interesting or complicated concepts can give a

great deal of motivation and background to a character,

but can be more challenging to play. These more

complex concepts can be along the lines of: ‘A misera-

ble borderer, rejected by his family after being forced to

kill a clan relative who was plotting against the family

and had murdered his beloved. Unable to save his love

he is now wracked by guilt, constantly wishing to atone

for his inability to save her and to return his people,

forgiven.’

If running with a more complicated concept, make sure

that it fits in with how the Games Master wishes to take

his campaign – indeed, it may be that he can use the

concept to enhance the campaign, introducing scenarios

that relate to the character’s history. It is also a good

idea to talk the concept over with the other players if it

is slightly controversial: this is, after all, a game and

everyone wants to have fun!

Your Games Master may also have special skill bonuses

which can be applied to some races or backgrounds, or

may have additional aging, skill level requirements or

professions in mind. You may even find that you can

have multiple professions or can age your character to

make him more experienced. This information should

be quickly noted for use in subsequent steps.

3. Choose Race

Having decided on a concept, choose a race for your

character which both matches the concept and the back-

ground or constraints of the campaign. Humans are

easiest to play, but other races can provide for interest-

ing interactions. Record on the character sheet any

racial traits pertinent to the character’s race.

It is possible that your Games Master may also wish a

particular race to be used or must prevent others being

used. An elvish Hedge Wizard amongst a group of

Dark Trolls, for example, may either provide for ex-

tremely interesting or extremely disastrous roleplaying

– and if the campaign is set amongst trolls the latter is

more likely (though an elf who has decided to take up

the troll way of life may make for an interesting game!)

2. Character Concept

Think of the general idea or feel you have in mind for

the character and expand this idea into a concept. This

should be agreed with the Games Master and it is a good

idea to share the Character Concept with the other

players to see how it fits within your regular group.

4. Generate Characteristics

Characteristics should be generated as defined in the

RuneQuest™ Main Rulebook . These should just be

recorded on the worksheet for now as they may change.

5. Cultural Background

Select a Cultural Background and apply the skill bonus-

es from that Background. The Backgrounds available

are all listed in the tables below. When doing so, it is a

good idea to hold the Character Concept in mind to

ensure the final character meets that concept or can

provide the skills that concept suggests. It is worth

bearing in mind that some races will not come from a

particular background.

Some players like to optimise their character to a nar-

row band of specialities and this is the first stage at

which that optimisation can be carried out. Whatever

your overall concept, however, it is a good idea to have

your character begin play with a few useful competen-

cies (skills with more than 50%) so that, right from the

start, he can both be involved in the group’s activities

and contribute positively to their outcome.

At this point, calculate the character’s starting money

but be prepared to modify this depending on any aging

or experience adjustments your Games Master allows

your character to use before play.

Character creation is easier if you gradually accumulate

the skills and bonuses before writing them into the

character sheet, as subsequent steps can alter them dra-

matically.

In the Professions chapter are 33 new professions, some

of them specialist professions for the ancient and medi-

eval periods, others more generic in nature and still

others are from our Petty-Magick supplement. These

can be found on pages 14-20.

The Cultural Backgrounds are given on page 7-12 to-

gether with a few guidelines and suggestions. A one-

page reference summary is provided on page 12.

6. Profession

From the list of Professions available for your

character’s Cultural Background, choose one and apply

its skill bonuses. This may also mean that additional

skill bonuses are acquired or characteristics are altered

(from Runes, for example).

7. Apply Free Skill Points

These can be allocated as outlined in the ‘Free Skill

Points’ section to boost skill levels. Check with the

Games Master how many you can use and whether or

not you can boost the amount you can use by aging your

Depending on the level of skill required for the cam-

paign, you may be able to apply bonuses from your

character’s Profession twice or more. Talk to your

Games Master to see at which level of skill he would

like characters to start. This Journeymen Profession

option is outlined on page 13.

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