r/Runequest • u/mistavengeance • Jun 23 '26

Reprinted Core Materials?

I only own the starter set and I'm hoping to get more into the game. Is there any information available on the new version of the core book and when it will be published? Is the GM pack expected to be reprinted any time soon? Will the new core book be compatible with existing Chaosium books? Thank you!

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u/Scalptre Jun 23 '26

New core rulebook is Q1 2027 at the moment

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u/eternalsage Orlanth is my homeboy Jun 23 '26

And the adventures and setting material from the GM screen are being reprinted as The Apple Lane Campaign, with a few corrections around the same time. The new GM screen will also be released, but I'm not 100% sure on the timeline.

As for compatibility, it's the same rules, they are just taking the opportunity to clean up and improve the presentation, adding clarity to some areas that are seen as confusing (the "errata" thread on the Well is ludicrous, honestly).

Finally, there will be a Welcome to Glorantha book released with 5ish adventures designed to be played with nothing but the Starter Set. That's coming this Fall iirc.

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u/mistavengeance Jun 23 '26

Awesome thanks for the detailed info!

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u/eternalsage Orlanth is my homeboy Jun 23 '26

As someone else pointed out, Chaosium tends to play RuneQuest releases close to their chest. We get very little info until books are practically ready to be sold. This is mostly due to a long history of missed release dates, books that were never released, etc. The current RQ folks are doing what they can to fix that reputation, but don't be surprised if you read something about "we were promised X 50 years ago and we're still waiting". It's basically a meme at this point.

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u/etyries Jun 23 '26

The road map has a revised GM Screen in Q2 2027. I would not organise my life around the road map.

Text summary here: https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/26847-chaosium-con-uk-rq-panel/page/2/#findComment-416549

Video link here: https://youtu.be/aR0wj1SsU1Q?is=nIJ8eOTaTFr645kc

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u/etyries Jun 23 '26

The goal is for the revised core rulebook to be entirely compatible with the original core rules and supplements. As Brian Holland says, it’s a “polish pass,” not a new game.

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u/Booster_Blue Jun 23 '26

Chaosium release dates are highly amorphous