Re:That's why I liked RQ so much (Score 2, Informative)

It's truly a shame that RuneQuest didn't survive.

Well, it's not actually that dead. Glorantha itself has contined in the form of Hero Wars and then Heroquest (no relation to the old board game), with a lot of new background material and one of the most innovative set of mechanics in modern RPGs. The publishers, Issaries, are actively supporting the line and there are also a large number of fan publications of extremely high quality (especially those from The Unspoken Word).

For those who like the crunch of the old Runequest rules, Chaosium has recently published their Basic Roleplaying system, as used in RQ, as a standalone game. This can be combined with the Runequest supplement reprints from Gloranthan Classics for that old-school feel.

And why yes, I am a Glorantha geek!