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Month: October 2023

Temple Hill, Big Rubble

Posted on October 29, 2023

Temple Hill, in the Big Rubble, is about two and half times the size of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Long ago this area housed foreigners and their gods who visited Pavis….

Hell

Posted on October 29, 2023

Hell has many guardians and denizens, although comparatively few have well-established cults. Of those who do, the best known are perhaps Annilla, Asrelia, Daka Fal, Gorgorma, Humakt, Jajagappa, Kyger Litor, Lodril, Shargash,…

Nobles in RQG

Posted on October 28, 2023

A few comments on Nobles in RQG. First thing is ALWAYS remember that the Occupation and Standard of Living rules in RQG are not intended as a sociological essay – they are…

Celestial Gods

Posted on October 27, 2023

Not surprisingly, between the Solar and Lunar pantheons, Glorantha has a lot of celestial gods. In many real world religions, we associate the celestial beings with the benevolent gods. Frex, the words…

Cult Distribution tables

Posted on October 26, 2023

One of my favorite sections to create in the Mythology book was the Cult Distribution tables. I’ve actually made big spreadsheets of each of the regions to get a feel of the…

Elder Races and Human Cults

Posted on October 25, 2023

The Aldryami and Mostali have a surprising amount of overlap with major human cults. Both have strong ties to the Earth pantheon (Aldrya is the daughter of Ernalda, and Asrelia is friendly…

Magic Systems III

Posted on October 25, 2023

The main magic systems in RuneQuest are: Rune magic (wielding a fraction of the power of the gods), Spirit magic (communication with the spirits that reside in the natural energy currents of…

The Making of the Mythology book

Posted on October 24, 2023

Does understanding mythology help give us a richer experience in roleplaying games? We talk to Jeff Richard about his work on Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology by Chaosium. We explore closely of how…

Cross-Cultural Awareness

Posted on October 24, 2023

There are more than 22 million sentients between the Shan Shan mountains and a line formed roughly by Winterwood, the Nidan Mountains and Lake Felster. These are the heirs of those briefly…

The Hill of Orlanth Victorious II

Posted on October 15, 2023

The Hill of Orlanth Victorious in Sartar is one of the holiest places to the Orlanth cult. From here Orlanth began his Lightbringers Quest, and it was from here that Harmast Barefoot…

Notes on Eclipses

Posted on October 14, 2023

In most of Glorantha, there are not regular solar eclipses (only if you are directly under the Red Moon), but there has been one solar eclipse in Time – the Sunstop. Here’s…

Notes on the Third Council

Posted on October 14, 2023

The Third Council of the Lands of Genertela (aka the Empire of the Wyrms Friends or the Kingdom of Dragon Pass) was formed in 826 and ruled over most of central Genertela…

The Mythology book is out

Posted on October 9, 2023

or just get the PDF: Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology – PDF

Administration in the Lunar Empire

Posted on October 9, 2023

The Lunar Empire is divided into four administrative tiers: Satrapies. The Lunar Heartlands are divided into nine satrapies, each ruled by a noble dynast who reports to the Red Emperor. The satraps are…

Mortal Approaches to the Cosmos

Posted on October 7, 2023

Core to Glorantha’s cosmology is that the world we mortals live in is the result of the gods and their deeds and conflicts. This so-called Gods War let Chaos into the world,…

The Lunar Occupation of Sartar

Posted on October 5, 2023

With one brief but notable exception, the Lunar Army occupied much of Sartar for the better part of 23 years. This occupation of course impacted Sartarite society and left scars that are…

Mythology book is out on October 9th

Posted on October 4, 2023

Now as you all know this is one of my favorites and it has the best overview of the Gloranthan monomyth we’ve ever put together, as well as loads of information on…

Notes on Maniria IV

Posted on October 2, 2023

One thing I enjoy doing is playing around with different projects of maps, to see if I find something new or interesting. This map of Maniria paints an interesting picture for me….

Notes on Maniria III

Posted on October 1, 2023

Between the Holy County and Ralios is the land of Maniria. About two-thirds of the human population are Orlanthi, similar to those of the Holy Country and the East Wilds. Most the…

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