The French edition of Runequest is gorgeous. Beginning with that striking color cover art by Hubert de Lartigue, and the evocative line art inside (Alain Gassner’s work caught my eye), a lot of love went into this box set.
I also have some photos of two other RQ accessory books from Oriflam.
Runequest: French Edition Box Set
1987 … Oriflam
Contains thick RQ RPG French rulebook, tables booklet (Aides de jeu), Glorantha map in French.
Rulebook: Covers, Contents, and Credits
Rulebook: Interior
The Rulebook is loaded with eye-catching art!
Tables book and Glorantha map
With the box (with the Hubert de Lartigue cover) and the single color map, this is the 1987 first printing. There has been a second printing with a hardcover, no box and a full color map.
“Kloster” over at the BRP forum
Le Maître des Runes (Monster Coliseum)
Le Maître des Runes (Runequest: Monster Coliseum [French edition])
1985 … Oriflam … ISBN 2906897043
Accessory book, plus Piste de Course fold-out card and massive L’Amphithéâtre hex map.
Les Monts Arc en Ciel
Les Monts Arc en Ciel (Runequest: Édition Française)
1989 … Oriflam … ISBN 2906897116
A couple of classic RQ RPG scenarios, plus the Bestiary in French.
Ce supplément pour RuneQuest contient 2 aventures : La Boutique de Gringle et Les Monts Arc en Ciel. Toutes deux sont spécialement étudiées afin de servir d’amorces à de vastes campagnes sur le monde Glorantha.
See Also:
RUNEQUEST: German language edition (1991)
Kult – French language edition
Thieves’ World as a Rosetta Stone of early RPGs
Runeblogger has all the French RQ covers (article in Spanish): RuneQuest y HeroQuest en francés