After 1460, large sections of Peloria (especially east of the Oslir River) were depopulated grasslands. To resettle and repopulate, land was assigned to nobles and temples with low initial taxes (who then…
Month: April 2025
The Spread of the Lunar Way
In the Lunar Provinces, about 26% of the total population follows the Lunar Way. The Lunar Way was introduced to the Provinces between 1330 and 1350 with the campaigns of the Conquering…
Gods of Fire and Sky and the Lunar Way
The Gods of Fire and Sky co-exist alongside the Lunar Way in a pluralistic religious landscape in the Lunar Heartlands. Rituals honoring Yelm, Dayzatar, etc. are dominant in formal, elite, and rural…
How Much Land is a Hide?
So in RQ, a “hide” is a unit of accounting and not really of area. It represents the amount of land sufficient to support a household or meet certain fiscal duties. The…
Agricultural Data for RuneQuest
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, Greg‘s only good source of agricultural data was based on the Domesday Book, and at some point he even got a computer printout of…
Farming in Dara Happa
In anticipation of the Fire/Sky Book, here’s a few notes on farming in Dara Happa. Dara Happa supports a diverse agricultural system shaped by its river systems, wetlands, and varied climate. The…
Farming in the Big Rubble
There are some 1600 humans in the Big Rubble, with 500 in the Real City, 300 in Zebra Fort, and 300 in Mani’s Fort. The remaining 500 are scattered around Zebraside, the…
Farming in Pavis County
So I’ve been looking really carefully at agriculture and farm sizes (I’ve managed to find some much better classical world agricultural data that works better for me). Less than 50% of the…
Nochet – Sailing and Oceanic Trade
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…
A Sense of Scale IV
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…