Runecairn: Wardensaga

Hi Colin,

I GM'd through the intro scenario, had a blast. 

I'm now checking out the delve randomiser and well please forgive my silly questions.

so i rolled a cairn, and the first area i rolled an obstacle "Dense roots bar the path, halts movement" that makes sense, the player needs to work out a way around or through them. 

though what about the Obstacle "Flooded passage, slows movement" i'm unsure about this as slowed movement aint so bad unless you have enemies chasing you or you are time limited.

Am I right are you just rolling once, per area? 

How would you play out this flooded room?

Lastly, do you intend to write any further adventures for RuneCairn?

Many thanks Colin, i've really enjoyed what ive read and my play so far.

Hi Colin,

I'm trying to play solo the adventure in the manual and I've a couple of question:

1) at page 67 in first room, it says North to the Winding Corridor instead of east?

2) when I enter the Jagged Chamber the encounter is triggered?

3) If so, when I'm killed I respawn at bonfire in Cave of Echoes? It seems to me a loop without solution. 

4) When I respawn at the bonfire in the Quiet Respite?

Thanks!

Hi Colin! I know this is a pretty little and condensed game. However, I'm curious about "Beyond Two Players" part. I read it on the summary, then I went to pag. 48. That page seemed a sort of introductory page, to me; I was hoping for a bigger, extended explanation in the following pages.

Indeed, then the book starts to describing the Advanced Classes (pag.50), but the it describes Solo Play (pag.52). I was baffled about the "missing" Beyond Two Players chapter/paragraph.

Is that part actually missing? Should we have a page with suggestions, balancing hints, additional rules etc.?

Thanks in advance for the attention.

I just wanted to verify that the results of succeeding and failing a Parry are damage advantage NOT double damage correct?

When delve generating, the instructions say to roll a d12 on the Encounters table, but the tables say d6 on the rows and have 5 column options. How am I supposed to read the d12, and how do I pick a column?

I'm having a blast with this game. It is quickly becoming a favourite of mine and I can't wait to see where the adventures lead beyond the Cave of Echoes for the two co-op groups I've started. Elegant design and truly easy to get into.
I did have a question about the Parry skill, though. The Warrior's text states that Parry (reaction, key item) is essentially deflection and riposte for damage advantage on a success; on the other hand, the Equipment skills section text states the same but double damage instead of dmg adv. Is this on purpose, and if so, is the Warrior's Parry skill supposed to be slightly superior or less risky with damage advantage, especially on a failed save?
Thank you so much for such a cool game. Cheers all the way from Venezuela.

Hello. I have a question with the inventory. According to the rules I have 10 inventory slots but apart from that my seer character has 7 "free slots". Does that mean that in total I have 17 inventory slots?

All is based on PDF Runecairn: Core Rules  v2.1.

1. "Dual and 2-handed weapons. If attacking with two weapons at the same time or one weapon held in both hands, gain damage advantage. "    Do what mean that bulky weapons like Breaking maul("Heavy two-handed maul with dense iron head fixed to reinforced oak shaft" so mention two-handed) and Hewing spear("Long oak shaft with curved iron blade" not anything about two-handed) can be used one-handed and you use it two-handed if you want the  "gain damage advantage" from "Dual and 2-handed weapons" part of the rules? Why I feel I need to ask is that I want to assume that bulky weapons need to be used with 2 hands but if the gives damage advantage automatically and you  no choice to but to 2 hand it to use it then "Smash: Bludgeon your opponent with damage advantage; target needs to make Str save or be knocked down (Fatigue)" only the weapon Breaking maul gets then the damage advantage from both 2 hands and from smash seems weird that you always get it 2 time, that to my understanding do nothing extra to having it only 1 time.
2. "Dual and 2-handed weapons. If attacking with two weapons at the same time or one weapon held in both hands, gain damage advantage. ".    As we are talking about this I can ask about it can I use two Axe, bearded one in each hand to gain damage advantage or is it only meant for Hand axe and Hunting knives.
3. "Parry (reaction): Deflect an incoming attack and riposte (Str) • Success: Avoid all physical damage and retaliate for double damage • Failure: Retaliatory attack from the target at double damage"    How is this meant to work? Like if you success then you "Avoid all physical damage" and I understand that part, but "retaliate for double damage" part I am not sure how to use. My 2 way to read it is to 1. Get a free attack as part of the parry what will do double damage, or 2. That if you attack with your action on your next turn it will do double damage. So what why is it meant to be or maybe I am completely wrong, then plz tell me how it works.    Then same similar for failure. Is it the attack that is being parry that do double damage or will the attack that is being parry do the damage normally can then "Retaliatory attack from the target at double damage" mean that it gets an other free attack and that will do double damage? So how is all this meant to work when a failure happens when parry.
4. "Multiple attackers. If multiple attackers target the same foe, roll all damage dice and keep the single highest result (damage advantage)."    This one I have what I think it will do but I am not sure so here I hope you can conform or correct me. I think it works that say 3 monster attack your character then all attack as normally to check how much damage they do, but you only apply the highest. Example: monster A hits for 4 dmg, monster B hits for 3 dmg and monster C hits for 5 dmg, then you are only hit for 5 dmg and that is what you can use your reaction to avoid damage or how you want to defend your self or not. Or have I misunderstand it and it works some other way?
5. "Roll: Make a Dex save to roll away from an enemy’s attack, avoiding all physical damage (causes Fatigue) • Withdraw: Make a Dex save to disengage from combat and retreat, avoiding all damage; failing the save means you escape but still take damage from the attack"    Can you explain Withdraw here what you mean as it do not seems to causes Fatigue can that seems to make it better then roll in all kind of ways. Like withdraw will "avoiding all damage"(that will also be magic damage I think) instead of roll that says "avoiding all physical damage". So how do you intend withdraw to function so that it will not be a better roll what also don't causes Fatigue.
6. "While resting, spend 1 soul to permanently increase one of the following attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Wits, Spirit, or Vitality. "    Are there any limits, or can you go as high as you want. Like sure more then 19 won't help you get better rolls, but as you can lose strength that even higher is useful.    And "Parry (reaction)" as far as a can tell have no Fatigue cost making it super strong with high Strength value, making it posable to be near godlike when able to Parry to "Avoid all physical damage".
   
   Edit: Have Runecairn: Core Rules by By Odin's Beard RPG (itch.io)
   and have asked there, but asking also here in hoping I get am answer somewhere.

I played the Under the Broken Sword adventure; loved it. Then I ran a Delve, it was a cave, and barely made it out!  Lots of fun.  However, in my stumbling around in getting the flow of the turns and solo game, I totally forgot about bonfires!  Where do I put those in the Delve Generation?  I didn't see any notes, so I just figure they occur at the beginning of the Delve and maybe the room just before the final challenge? Your recommendations?

And regarding souls. Since these are this game's XP, do I award one for each adventure or each enemy bested?  The Broken Sword notes when a character can earn one but in the solo game/delve generator/bestiary it doesn't mention if there is a potential for a soul.  The only indication is that they could be found in secreted areas or awarded for defeating/subduing a demon, dragons or jotunn.   I figure I could roll the oracle for this but I'd like your intention.  Again, in my solo Delve, I just awarded Alvor one soul for completing the delve.  It seemed that if I had given him a soul for each monster beaten, he'd be well on his way to demi-godhood.

I also have a question about monsters.  Any tools or tips on making up out own or converting some from other sources?

Thank you so very much for a fun game.  

hello! does the player have access to all the powers of a given class from level 1? 

i’m really not sure what Vitality is for beyond boosting Resilience, would you mind elaborating? gonna run your game in combination with Wayfinding in the Westfjords soon :)

Hello, if we buy this game do we need the core rules rulebook or is it enough with this one?

Thank you so much for making this fantastic game. I have great fun trying out this game. Look forward to seeing more products in this line.

I have a question about the Resolution step in Delve mode. What do  "clue" and "setback" exactly mean? I don't seem to find anything related to these in the encounter tables. For example, do the encounters listed under "Mystery/Mundane/Obstacle" imply any clue or setback? Or do they require saves or just add to the narrative (for journaling)? 

Hello dear Viking!
May I introduce myself? I'm the owner of the Italian geek site Cercatori di Atlantide (www.cercatoridiatlantide.it).

I just arrived on your project and I'm very interest in it. Are you interested in a review of the project on my website? If you want to speak about it feel free to contact me. My email is: riccardo.gallori@cercatoridiatlantide.it

Skaal!

So I've noticed that the download link for your paper character sheets isn't available anymore. I want to play this with a proper pen and paper!

Hey, nice game! This is one of the best OSR, In the Odd inspired RPGs I've ever seen! The combats are so simple and fun at the same time!
 I just got one rule question: When you use a soul to level up, what exactly do you level up and how much does it level up? One point on a stat you wish? Or you level everything at the same time? Shouldn't Resilience get higher too? 

again, amazing game you made!

I have a question about the solo delve rules. Once you get your dungeon size to 1, you roll for resolution, note the adjustment depending on if you got a clue or a setback. If I understand correctly, from then on you do a resolution check after each new room. So if I get to +4 Setback, it becomes impossible to roll a clue or the objective? Is this intended?

1. Say you've got 5 Resilience and take 6 damage. Does an Omen trigger, or no?
2. Is the amount of actions an average PC gets per round 1 reaction per enemy, a 40 ft. move, *and* an action (i.e. attack)? Have I missed anything? Wording confused me a bit
3. The font used for the fields of the form filable character sheet (i.e. your character's name, their stats, etc.) is too small! Can I get some help with that? I use Firefox if that happens to matter
4. Who acts first in a round, the enemy, or the player? How do you determine turn order when playing with more than one Adventurer? I'm guessing that you simply choose which enemy goes first as the GM but can I get confirmation on that?
5. As a blanket golden rule, do you round up, or round down?
6. How do you use skills - do they use your action for the round or no? How do you get weapon skills? Do you always have them?
7. For confirmation, the Charge and Rage skills need the Beaststone/the Berserkr's key item yes?

I love this game, and I've played it solo once using the provided adventure. But one thing I'm stuck on is where to place bonfires when using the delve generation mechanics. Do you have a rule of thumb you use (outside the dungeon, then at the midpoint) or is there something obvious I'm missing?

First off, this looks extremely rad and I'm excited to check it out. Secondly, I love the tag icons you have at the top of the page (Solo, Lethal, etc.)—is there a master reference of those available somewhere, or were they created bespoke for this project?

Part 1 of a review from the Talking About Games YouTube channel. Thanks Abraham!

Hey, thanks for making this game. Just looking through it and there are zeros/noughts on the character sheet (back of book and the separate form-fillable PDF) which can't be removed. These are in Resilience, Def, and Inventory. Please let me know if there's any possibility of an updated character sheet PDF. Thanks!