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Maker

An Elder God Maker is a primal dwarf concept. Along with Grower, Maker helped form the universe. Maker took the raw materials of the universe and arranged them into purposeful constructions. He…

Ω Orlanth the Law Maker

Orlanth first stated the laws when he made the world, and later stated each law that resulted from one of his great deeds. He called himself Orlanthanandrin when he created these Cosmic…

CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Q&A

Official Answers from Chaosium Introduction (pages 4-11) Creatures without POW How do you handle resistance rolls against undead, or an entity without POW? If a creature has no POW use their magic…

Belintar’s Book: Mountain Stories (1999)

From Belintar’s Book. Belintar had a very widespread knowledge and composed a book which combined many myths from across Glorantha. He admitted that much of this information came from the notorious God…

Gloranthan Mythology

Every culture creates myths and legends which explain man’s existence and purpose. Glorantha is no exception. Mythology of Glorantha The Creation This tale agrees in most particulars with the diverse religious sources…

White Bull Season 1 Episode 16 – transcript

0:09welcome back to another episode of the chaosium house runequest campaign0:15the tales of the white Bull as always i’d like to thank my amazing players uh claudia loroth0:23philip glass richard august neil…

CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – M

Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: M (pages 780-782) Mabakarrisaro 327 Mabodinarne 375, 383 Mabyla delta 605 Mabyla River 606 Mace of Authority 347 Machine God 137, 237, 248 Machine…

Excerpt – Cosmology (1981)

Originally published in Cults of Terror Before Creation In analyzing the mythos of Glorantha, four streams of belief prevail. They sometimes mingle and sometimes flow in separate channels, but they all flow…

Some thoughts on spirits and gods

Posted on April 1, 2014

Spirits are discorporate entities that are present individually in all parts of nature – animals, plants, rocks, winds, fire, soil, waters, and so on. The Brithini classify them as an incorporeal but…

CHA4041 Mythology – Index

CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X…

Theyalan Celestial Gods

Posted on April 24, 2023

Throughout much of the Theyalan Belt, people recognize several major celestial gods: First is of course Yelm, the Sun. The Sun travels across the Sky Dome each day, only to die and…

A Brithini Cosmology

Posted on June 24, 2021

This is a Brithini cosmology, recited by Horali from Brithos in the Gbaji Wars and transcribed in the late First Age. Note the importance of Wisdom (“Right Use of Knowledge”) and of…

Magic Systems I

Posted on January 11, 2023

In RuneQuest there are three nearly universal approaches to magic, as well as several less common and rare magic systems. The following are nearly universal: Spirit Magic: Nearly universal, this is the…

Part 14 – Elder Races of Pamaltela

GORGER (Ingurgitum gulosus) Claw Fighting 10W+2, Thick Skin +1, Aura of Pain and Terror 15W2, Carve Rock 18W, Large 18, Rapid Reflexes 10W, Run Fast 15W, Strong 8W, Adept of Kimotian Elemental…

Notes on the Big Rubble

Posted on January 15, 2024

The Big Rubble covers about 25 square km. With 6100 inhabitants, that’s almost 250 inhabitants per square km or 2.5 per hectare. In comparison, New Pavis with 28 hectares has 5150 inhabitants…

Notes on the Old Gods

Posted on January 26, 2024

As the Mythology book details, the primordial gods consisted of a group of archetypes that were the sources of Powers, both spiritual and physical, in the universe. These primordial gods dwelt on…