I must admit that I am not a great fan of Runequest. I always thought the world was too magical, never agreeing with every character being able too use magic in its varying forms.
One Game Master however has shown me that you can have fun playing Runequest and that is Nikk Effingham.
His games are maddening and chaotic but hey that's the fun of it. You can get involved with a good game plot (and Nikk Produces them every time) and develop your character at the same time as having a good old dungeon bash. Nikk's good at tying them together.
What else which is good about Nikk's game are the variations and additions too the rules that he has made and you can find them (and believe me there are a lot of good variations and additions) at Nikk Effingham's Roleplaying Crucible  which is at this address http://members.xoom.com/wakboth/.
The site is also a good source of other roleplaying information for other games.

I am quite new too Nikk's game which he calls Storms over Ralios.
The first character that I played was short lived which is a shame because I was beginning to like him. He was reputed to be the son of a god and was quite famous throughout the lands. When I played him I managed to pass through the most lethal traps you have ever seen and fight a powerful stone warrior all without wearing any armour and hardly had a scratch to show. I thought he would go along way with such a beginning yet fate decided to show her fickle nature. When we returned home to safety I was sever spirited by an artifact I was trying to bond to. (Sulk)

The second character I now play is Marial Staffsplitter (formerly Brewers) who was of the Farmer cast and an Initiate of Milinster. She is a lot different from the last character and is very interested in Sorcery and Spirit magic. She is a young attractive woman who follows cults of Nature, Alcohol and Fertility and is the Daughter of Bovril and Nectar Brewers who own a Tavern and Brew their own ale.
Marial is now one of the most powerful members of the group. She is a great warrior, she has some sorcery and plenty of spirit and divine magic.
She recently was disgraced when she revealed to the Arch Bishop of St Orlanth that she had been a member of Lodril whilst she was informing him of a Vampire threat.
She now only belongs to the cults of St Orlanth and Bearfoot Harnmaster.
Marial is building up her former status again and is a member of the Lord caste. (She had been a Council Member in the Rawson Family)

Marial is married to the hero Cei Staffsplitter and has a son with him, Balor Staffsplitter who was born in the underworld.

Marial believes she has a role in the upcoming hero wars and may have connections to Arkat. Though which aspect she does now know.