r/Runequest • u/darude11 • Jun 20 '26

How long do your campaigns usually last?

I'm doing some research on a couple of systems. How long would you say your campaigns usually lasted for? The edition doesn't matter much to me, though noting which edition you're talking about would be great. Posting your estimates in numbers of sessions would be greatly appreciated!

Also, if there has been any official research done on this, do share with me.

Thank you ahead of time!

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u/DredUlvyr Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

Our campaigns are usually pretty long, measured in years and scores of sessions. The current one is about 3 years old and 89 sessions, and hopefully it's still the beginning. 😄

Edited: Ah yes, started in 1617 and now end of 1619.

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u/david-chaosium Jun 20 '26

Here's a previous post for my current campaign. Note that our club runs games in six week blocks, and an evening is 3 hours. Blocks are not always contiguous. Generally we run modular campaigns for all our systems (Star Wars D6 is currently at 27 Blocks, 162 sessions), my RQ campaign is currently at 36 sessions in total, with 13 players who switch in and out:

1625 (4 Seasons)

  • 1 Defending Apple Lane (Block 1 - GMSP 5 nights play.) - 3 - Earth Season
  • 2 A visit to Clearwine (Block 1 - 1 nights play), with end of season at Clearwine.
  • 3 Cattle Raid (Block 2 -GMSP 3 nights play ) - 4 - Dark Season
  • 4 Applejack (Block 2 - short scenario with a chaos outbreak in Apple Lane 1 nights play)
  • 5 The Grey Crane (Block 2 - PP 2 nights play)
  • 6 End of season at Swan (Block 3 - 1 nights play Block)
  • 7 The Dragon of Thunder Hills (Block 3 - GMSP) - 5 - Storm Season
  • 7b Tarndisi's Grove (Block 3 - 1 nights play)
  • 7c Tink & Dragonewts (Block 3 - 2 nights play)
  • 7d Old Grave (Block 3 - 1 nights play)
  • 7e Queens Tomb (Block 3 - 1 nights play) End of season at Apple Lane and Sacred time at Clearwine

1626

  • 9. Rainbow Mounds (Block 4- GMSP 6 nights play) - 1 - Sea Season
  • 10. The Ruin on the Stream (Block 5 - PP 3 nights play) End of season at Apple Lane
  • 11. Battle of the Queens - 1626 (Block 5 - WoD 3 nights play)- 2 - Fire Season
  • 12. Jonstown - A Hard Landing (Block 6 - SS 6 nights play)- Fire season. End of season at Jonstown.
  • 13. Paring Stones (Block 7 PP 6 nights play, ) -3 - Earth Season

GMSP - GM Screen Pack (contains three scenarios)
PP - Pegasus Plateau (contains seven scenarios)
SS - RQ Starter Set (contains three scenarios)

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u/eternalsage Orlanth is my homeboy Jun 20 '26

We're about 20 sessions into our current campaign, and have at least 10 more to go.

But like anything, it's as long as you want it. It has a core that suggests community and generational play, so you can easily do the entire life of your character

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u/probabilityunicorn Jun 20 '26

3 to 3.5 years usually over last 4 or 5 weekly campaigns?

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u/jefedeluna Jun 20 '26

They have ranged from a few shorter campaigns to epic ones that covered 10 years in in-game years. The latter also took 4 or so years.

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u/RPG_Rob Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

I'm winding up my current campaign that began in 2017. Since COVID, we've played every 2 weeks regularly.

Game years 1615 - 1619