Plunder (RuneQuest)

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Plunder is a tabletop role-playing game supplement for RuneQuest . Originally published by Chaosium in 1980, it was republished in 2016 in PDF format as part of Chaosium's RuneQuest: Classic Edition Kickstarter.

Contents

Contents

Plunder is a supplement for RuneQuest , half of which consists of a shorthand method for generating treasure, while the other half describes 43 exotic magic items. [1]

Reception

Forrest Johnson reviewed Plunder in The Space Gamer No. 33. [1] Johnson commented that "the lack of exotic magic items has heretofore been a weak point in RuneQuest . The items have authentic Gloranthan flavor, complete with history and cult affinities. The discreet use of these items will add spice to a campaign without reducing it to Monty Haul." [1]

Oliver Macdonald reviewed Plunder for White Dwarf #25, giving it an overall rating of 5 out of 10, and stated that "All points considered Plunder is an interesting but by no means essential RuneQuest play aid, certainly not worth buying if you have a limited budget." [2]

John T. Sapienza, Jr. reviewed Plunder for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "Plunder is a useful idea, and well done. I recommend it to all RQ GMs." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Johnson, Forrest (November 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (33): 33–34.
  2. Macdonald, Oliver (June–July 1981). "Open Box". White Dwarf . Games Workshop (25): 12–13.
  3. Sapienza, Jr., John T. (July 1981). "Reviews". Different Worlds (12): 24.