The Sun Disk is the most powerful manifestation of Fire/Sky in Glorantha. Greater than all the fire gods, greater than any other celestial being. But he is also chained to the same…
Month: September 2025
Designing New Cults
As a general rule when designing new cults or new sub cults, take the great god of a Rune as a benchmark for what can be done. For example, Humakt is THE…
Common Rune Magic
So as I get very near with the new version of the rules, here’s another thing I am wrestling with – Common Rune Magic. Now my original intent of creating Common Rune…
Cult vs. D&D classes
Thanks for all the comments on my post about character creation process! As always it is good to get your input and experiences, even if I end up taking a different approach….
RQ Character Creation
So when we look at RQ character creation, it seems to me that the most important decision is choosing a cult. That’s what defines your character more than homeland, background, or even…
Caravans II
I’ve been fascinated by caravans in Glorantha since the days of Griffin Mountain. Here’s a few notes on a typical caravan you might encounter in Sartar: The roads of Sartar can be…
Cult Membership
We often conflate the two basic tiers of cult membership when we talk about various cults. Lay member. This is casual worship of a deity. You make offerings, you offer prayers, and…
Creating scenarios
Often my posts go deep into how some part of Glorantha works or how things interact. That’s a personal interest which is probably shared by a lot of folk in this group….
The Spread of the Lunar Way
When we think about the spread of the Lunar Way, we can break it into two waves. The first is in the Heartland of Peloria, where it took at least a full…
Treasure!
RQG doesn’t really have Treasure Ratings, for most sentient creatures, social status goes hand in hand with gear which goes hand in hand with skill and power. Here’s five tiers: What about…