The Culture: Elfquest Gets An Anniversary Re-Release

We interrupt our regular posting to boost the signal on this classic's anniversary reoffering.

We're thrilled to partner with @Chaosium_Inc to bring back the vintage ElfQuest Roleplaying Game in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original release. Ayoooah!

All of the details:https://t.co/07JblW2r2V #RPG #ElfQuest

— ElfQuest - Fantasy With Teeth (@elfquest) September 16, 2024

ElfQuest Classic is coming to Kickstarter!

This new Deluxe 2" boxed set is filled with all the material from the original 1984 release and supplements—read more on our website!

Read more: https://t.co/DK5sZit6gG

Sign up now & be notified at launch! https://t.co/WblL9Fhdhl pic.twitter.com/melwfGKlRs

— Chaosium (@Chaosium_Inc) September 16, 2024

This is not going to be some mind-blowing work of game design; it's going to be Conventional Play because by 1984 the Cargo Cult's throwing the Real Hobby down the Memory Hole had been completed.

What is notable is that this is a piece of hobby history, both as a work of technical design and as one of the pre-Star Wars examples of tie-in products using IP from outside the hobby that would set the stage for West End to make an offer at Lucasfilm a few years later.

It would be worth studying it and comparing it to proper games to see (a) what is lacking and (b) how--if desired--that lacking could be remedied.