Humble Bundle has teamed up with Chaosium to bring back the bronze-and-mythic magic of 1978 in the RuneQuest Classic Collection. This retro-focused deal packs 20 foundational roleplaying game rulebooks, campaigns, and fanzines into three pay-what-you-want tiers, all while raising funds for the World Wildlife Fund.
Originally debuting at the 1978 Origins Game Fair, RuneQuest changed tabletop history by ditching classes and levels in favour of percentile skill rolls and the deeply realised fantasy world of Glorantha. Whether you are a veteran referee hunting down out-of-print gems or a newcomer curious about the roots of Basic Roleplaying, this digital hoard, worth roughly $210 at retail, offers an affordable way to explore the Elder Wilds and Prax.
Tier 1 – £3.73 (Approx. $5)
Pay at least £3.73 to unlock the entry-level collection, valued at roughly $25 at retail:
- RuneQuest Classic (2nd Edition rules with all errata and extra appendices)
- SoloQuest Classic Collection (Five solo adventures, including DreamQuest and Scorpion Hall)
- RuneQuest Classic Character Sheets
Tier 2 – £7.47 (Approx. $10)
Step up to £7.47 to unlock four additional supplements, pushing the retail value to over $62:
- Cults of Prax (Over 100 Rune and battle magic spells plus tribal lore)
- Cults of Terror (Nine dangerous deities and chaotic cults of Glorantha)
- RuneQuest Companion (Articles, fiction, and GM tools)
- Plunder (640 pre-generated treasure hoards and 43 magical items)
Tier 3 – £13.44 (Approx. $18)
Pay £13.44 or more to claim the full 20-item archive, valued at $210:
- Pavis (Detailed city sourcebook and three multi-session scenarios)
- Big Rubble (Ruins guide, 49 points of interest, and nine adventures)
- Borderlands (Seven-scenario frontier campaign along the River of Cradles)
- TrollPak (The landmark single-species sourcebook and adventure collection)
- Griffin Mountain (An 800-kilometre-wide sandbox campaign in Balazar and the Elder Wilds)
- RuneMasters (45 fully statted Rune-level NPCs with restored backgrounds)
- The Gateway Bestiary (99 illustrated monsters for Gloranthan encounters)
- RuneQuest Old School Resource Pack (Five early RQ1/RQ2 supplements, including Greg Stafford’s previously unpublished The Sea Cave)
- Apple Lane (Two classic Sartar starter adventures: Gringle’s Pawnshop and Rainbow Mounds)
- Snakepipe Hollow (Flexible scenario pack with eight expedition hooks)
- Stafford House Campaign (Greg Stafford’s original Berkeley playtest campaign notes)
- Wyrms Footnotes #1-14 Bundle (The complete 1976–1982 run of Chaosium’s flagship magazine)
- Wyrms Footnotes #15 (Moon Design Publications’ revival issue)
Unlike the dungeon-crawling contemporaries of its era, RuneQuest built its identity on a classless, skill-based percentile system where characters improve by actually using their abilities under pressure. Combat is famously lethal, tracking hit locations and parries in gritty detail, while magic is woven directly into daily life and religious devotion. Maintaining standing with your chosen cult grants access to potent Rune spells and even Divine Intervention when a fight turns south.
The real star of the collection is Glorantha itself. Rather than generic medieval pastiche, Greg Stafford’s Bronze Age setting runs on mythic logic, warring pantheons, and distinct non-human cultures. Having landmark sandboxes like Griffin Mountain and Borderlands alongside TrollPak and the complete Wyrms Footnotes run gives referees a massive historical toolkit—and plenty of playable material that still holds up at modern tables.
Humble Bundle delivers these titles via redeemable keys (marked as expiring on 4 December 2027), giving you DRM-free digital files to read on your desktop, tablet, or e-reader. The RuneQuest Classic Collection is available until 11:00 AM Pacific time (7:00 PM GMT) on Friday, 4 December 2026.
