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Month: September 2013

Strange bit of Art Description going in the Guide

Posted on September 29, 2013

Here’s the art description for a piece that Jeff Laubenstein is doing for the Guide – fourteen panels on the Lightbringers Quest. It is based on a cryptic diagram that Greg Stafford…

Lesser Tribes of Prax

Posted on September 27, 2013

For those who might be interested, here’s some comparative numbers on the Lesser Tribes of Prax that won’t be appearing in the Guide to Glorantha. All numbers are of course approximate but…

Layout from the Guide

Posted on September 21, 2013

Gloranthaphiles! Here’s a little sneak peek from the Guide – the first appearance of Harrek and Jar-eel in the book! Hopefully this gives you some idea that the wait has been worthwhile!

Old School Sword and Sorcery Art from the 1970s

Posted on September 20, 2013

Here’s another original from the Berlin Vault – a picture of a warrior by early Gloranthan artist Swenston from around 1976. Note the trippy geometric shapes he is running through, the general…

An early map of the Lunar Empire

Posted on September 20, 2013

This isn’t going into the Guide, but is presented to show how much Gloranthan geography has evolved since 1975. This is one of Greg’s original maps of the Lunar Empire and beyond….

Bronze Age Weapons

Posted on September 15, 2013

Been very busy working with Rick on the layout of the Guide. But here’s something that sounds like a cool project: This was originally posted on Google+…

More Gloranthan Art in Berlin

Posted on September 12, 2013

Here’s a few more artifacts on display at the Altes Museum. This was posted on Google+…

Gloranthan Art in Berlin

Posted on September 11, 2013

Ian Cooper and I were at the Etruscan collection of the Altes Museum in Berlin reviewing Gloranthan artifacts from Dragon Pass, the Holy Country, and Peloria. Here’s a nice selection of images:…

Lunar Army List

Posted on September 8, 2013

Introduction Howdy all – here’s a preview of something I am working on for the next issue of Wyrms Footnotes: Hero Wars Army Lists! I’m a bit of a wargamer at heart,…

Seshnela Art Direction

Posted on September 6, 2013

Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 23/04/2012 – 00:27 The Guide to Glorantha will feature in-depth treatment of the Malkioni (along with the other major cultures of Glorantha). Here’s the art direction for…

Much on my Plate

Posted on September 6, 2013

Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 09/03/2012 – 12:47 As you all have no doubt heard by now, Pavis: Gateway to Adventure is off to the printer and we should have ordering information…

Greater Lunar Empire

Posted on September 6, 2013

Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 09/10/2011 – 12:42 Searching through the archives of the Jonstown Library, I came upon this gem of a map. The sages told me that it was a…

Going to London Dragonmeet?

Posted on September 6, 2013

Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 27/10/2010 – 16:30Moon Design will be bringing a limited number of copies of the Sartar Companion to London Dragonmeet on the 27 of November 2010. If you…

Experimental Mapping

Posted on September 2, 2013

Just as an experiment, Colin and I overlaid the Dragon Pass board game map over our Dragon Pass region map. Wonderful success! Most board game locations were within a hex of the…

Layout on the Guide has official commenced!

Posted on September 2, 2013

Rick and I have begun the laborious (yet enjoyable) process of layout for the Guide to Glorantha. As we get further, we’ll be posting the occasional page from the laid out book….

Master Map of Dragon Pass

Posted on September 1, 2013

All hail the One True map! This is THE master map for Dragon Pass. Scale is in the lower right hand corner. This was posted on Google+ This btw is the map we used as the touchstone in…

Royal Roads of Dragon Pass

Posted on September 1, 2013

Here’s a nice little map showing the royal road network of Dragon Pass. These are Greg’s maps and Greg’s distances (really, I have all of Greg’s master maps). It is entirely possible…

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