One of the “real world” sources I read as part of putting the Dragon Pass guide together was Pausanias’ “Description of Greece” with its numerous shrines and other religious sites. Now I…
Month: October 2024
Making the Maps of the Dragon Pass Book
The Dragon Pass book was the result of Matt Ryan and I needing to create “official maps” of Dragon Pass, Prax, the Holy Country, and the Lunar Provinces. We started with Greg’s…
The Other Names of Gods
In the cults books, we read of Orlanth, Yelmalio, Yelm, Ernalda, and so on. For convenience, I use the name popularized in the God Learner monomyth – but we know that these…
The Husband-Protectors of Ernalda
Ernalda has taken many husbands, most notably Orlanth, Yelm, Yelmalio, Argan Argar, Flamal, Magasta, Storm Bull, and even Pamalt. So who is her “favorite”? The short answer is “usually Orlanth”, but here’s…
Cosmos and Chaos
The conflict between Cosmos and Chaos is key to Gloranthan mythology. The gods made the Cosmos through their deeds – that is why things like air, the Sun, fish, war, love, hatred,…
Myth in Glorantha
Let’s talk a moment about myth in Glorantha. Now we have an entire book on it, but let’s start with Greg’s own words: “Myths are sacred tales that directly address our contact…
What I Love About Glorantha
Among the little things I so love about Glorantha as a gaming setting: This is the kind of stuff that makes the setting unlike any other fantasy RPG and as far as…
Lands of RuneQuest Dragon Pass Release Date
So the release date for the new Dragon Pass book is out – October 9th! This is a fantastic book, and comes with a beautiful fold out poster map of Dragon Pass….