One thing I think is easy to underestimate is just how much the impact of sailing and oceanic trade is on Nochet. Probably about 40% of ALL Gloranthan maritime traffic passes through…
Month: April 2025
A Sense of Scale III
Something that is easily over looked is the scale of Glorantha. The Sky Dome is about 12,000 km in diameter at its base, and its apex is about 6,000 km above the…
The Lightbringers Quest and Jung
I’ve just been riffing a little today with Jung and Glorantha, and thought I’d look in particular at the rivalry of Orlanth and Yelm, and the Lightbringers Quest. Their rivalry and its…
Jungian Archetypes and Their Gloranthan Deities
I did a little list with the Jungian archetypes from his writings and lectures, and then assigned the Gloranthan deity I thought best applies. It is a fun little exercise, and one…
Casting Rune Magic
When you cast Rune spell like Lightning, several key things occur: Channeling Orlanth’s Power: The lightning bolt that streaks from your hands isn’t the result of your personal power or knowledge—it’s Orlanth’s….
Becoming an Initiate
Becoming an initiate of a cult is not a casual thing. Want to offer sacrifices to a god and hope to keep them friendly, but want that to be the extent of…
A few notes on the Dragon Religion of the Empire of the Wyrms Friends
This is expanded from a previous post In the Second Age, the people of Dragon Pass (especially along the Creekstream River) learned that existence as illusion, validated by dragon power. The EWF’s…
The Draconic Religion, Time, and Dream Dragons
The Draconic Religion view existence as “a web of illusion” maintained by immersion in these illusions. Time, as a product of the Compromise, binds gods to their God Time roles, but True…