[Lars Dangly]

Re: the RQ2 vs. RQ3 vs. MRQ issue, I think the core issue is simply the talent of the authors. RQ2 is just about the best-written core roleplaying book I've seen. It doesn't do much good to imagine a version of it that is less setting-specific: it is what it is. Attempts to re-write it in a more generic way have produced games that might be structurally more sound or more flexible, but the spark is gone because the talent of the original author is missing. I've seen enough rule sets come and go to be relatively uninterested in the eternal search for the perfect game. The less tangible things one gets in a well-written paragraph or clever turn of phrase simply appeal to me much more. This is why I still turn to RQ2 when I want to bust out the percentiles.