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''SoloQuest'' is a
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adventure for ''
RuneQuest ''RuneQuest'' (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson (game designer), Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford (game designer), Gre ...
''. Originally published by
Chaosium Chaosium Inc. ( ) is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford in 1975. Chaosium's major titles include ''Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Call of Cthulhu'', based on the horror fic ...
in 1982, it was republished in 2018 in PDF format as part of Chaosium's RuneQuest: Classic Edition Kickstarter. The republished edition, titled ''SoloQuest Collection'' contained the original three adventures, plus SoloQuest 2: Scorpion Hall and SoloQuest 3: The Snow King's Bride.


Contents

''SoloQuest'' is a supplement of three adventures for a solo
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: "DreamQuest," "Phony Stones," and "Maguffin Hunt."


Reception

Forrest Johnson reviewed ''SoloQuest'' in ''
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'' No. 55. Johnson commented that "''SoloQuest'' is not the best solo adventure booklet around, but if you play ''RuneQuest'' there is not much competition." Clive Bailey reviewed ''SoloQuest'' for ''
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'' #37, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "Overall, I found this adventure pack easy and enjoyable to play." Anders Swenson reviewed ''SoloQuest'' for ''
Different Worlds ''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987. Scope ''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Rune ...
'' magazine and stated that "For a first book of solo adventures, ''Soloquest'' is a great success. Alan LaVergne has demonstrated a good grasp of solo adventure design, and the layout and typography provide an excellent setting for the well-written text. This book is highly recommended for all ''RuneOuest'' players." Trevor Graver reviewed ''Soloquest'' for '' Imagine'' magazine, and stated that "''Soloquest'' is a nice addition the ''Runequest'' family."


References


External links

* {{official, http://www.chaosium.com/runequest Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1982 RuneQuest adventures