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The Severed God In the Gods War, a chaos god named Tien commanded a colossal chaos swarm. He was captured by Storm Bull and broken into two pieces. Each of these two…

[21]  Thanatar Mad-Head Ghost

Reaction NotesThis gruesome severed head is in the middle of a 10m x 10m room. The insane spirit bound into it will immeadiately engage you in spirit combat. If it reduces you…

Notes on Illumination in the Second Age

Posted on February 14, 2015

Ralios and Seshnela In 450 “Arkat” emerged triumphant from Dorastor, and returned to Ralios (actually Fornoar). There he lived a simple, ascetic life, farming and teaching, until his apotheosis in 500. His…

Tien (Than)

The Headhunter Tien was a headless corpse worshiped by monsters during the Great Darkness. During the Gbaji Wars his cult merged with that of Atyar to recreate the dead god Thanatar. Tien…

The Getting of Wisdom (1997)

Copyright © 1997 by Michael O’BrienPermission is freely given for personal gaming use. Plot Outline Lhankor Mhy is the God of Knowledge, Learning, and Lore.  And the Great Temple of Knowledge in…

CHA4014 Cults of Terror (1981, 2016)

Nine Dangerous Deities for Runequest Role-Playing The bad guys of Glorantha: nine cults of the cruel and unusual, destined to enliven every campaign. Cults include PRIMAL CHAOS, MALLIA, BAGOG, THED, VIVAMORT, THANATAR,…

Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – C

Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Call Founder 21 6 Waha (1-use) LB 147 Tribal Khan Call Monster 21 1 Magasta PR 87 Initiates Call on Stars 22 1-4 Polaris FS 85…

CHA4045 The Lunar Way – Q&A

Official Answers from Chaosium Lunar Cyclical Magic Don’t confuse the effects of casting a spell on a particular phase with the effect of the spell If a Lunar initiate casts a stackable…

Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult

For Publications: Common Magic Common Spell RQG RBM Cost Command (cult spirit) 323 30 2 Dismiss Magic 326 44 1+ Divination 327 45 1+ Extension 328 49 1-5 Find Enemy 328 51…

Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – D

Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Darklight 40 1 Than, Thanatar PR 469 Than, Thanatar initiates Darksee 40 1 Kyger Litor RQB 80PR 39 Initiates Kyger Litor PR 68 Subere initiates (associate)…

AH8594 Shadows on the Borderland (1993)

RuneQuest Adventures on the Frontier In Chaos and Darkness the seed of corruption germinates, and propels tts shoots into the light. In the fertile River of Cradles valley, cradle of civilized Prax,…

Chaos Gods – forms of worship (2012)

Submitted by Roland Volz on Mon, 30/07/2012 – 10:09 I apologize in advance if this has been hashed out before, but I’mworking on potentially running my first HQ campaign in the near…

Excerpt – Some Gods (2009)

Babeester Gor Babeester Gor was born from the dead body of her mother, Ernalda, during the Darkness. She peered around and saw everything there was to see, and then set off upon…

CHA4034 Red Book of Magic – Chapter 02 Rune Magic Spells Q&A (A-M)

Official Answers from Chaosium This covers the second part of Chapter 2, (A-M), pages 10-67: It also contains the Q&A for Rune spells in: For the Rune Magic rules, see Chapter 02…

Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – S

Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Safe 76 2 Argan Argar RQG 289PR 55 Initiates Argan Argar PR 62 Gorakiki initiates (associate) Scram 76 1+ Eurmal (Imp subcult) LB 55 Initiates Scum…

Myth of the Month: Enemy Gods of the Orlanthi (2001)

Most deities have one or more specific, notable foes. Those foes were (usually) defeated in mythic times, resulting in the creation of the current world, and may be considered to be a…

Book of Drastic Resolutions – Volume Chaos (1995)

“Come, tum the page. You know it’s the right thing to do, the only thing to do. The know­ledge you seek, the power you need, are con­tained within its unfriendly pages. Learn…

MGP8120 Cults of Glorantha, Volume II (2007)

Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 Reveals the innermost secrets of shamanic traditions and sorcery schools. Contained herein are glimpses of the sorcerous cults of the God Learners and the spirit-questors of Glorantha’s…

CHA4400 13th Age Glorantha – Contents

This is the contents page for CHA4400 13th Age Glorantha (2018) Contents

ISS1608 Gloranthan Classics Vol III: Cult Compendium (2002)

Welcome to the Cult Compendium. In the fantasy roleplaying world of Glorantha, magic works because relations between the spiritual and physical planes are firm and immediate. Maintaining good ties with your chosen…

The Book of Drastic Resolutions Index

Version 1.30: Volumes Chaos, Prax, Darkness by Shannon Appelcline This index is © Copyright 1996-2020 Shannon Appelcline. It is released under a cc-by-4.0 license, allowing reuse with attribution. HISTORY, 1996-1998 The Book of Drastic Resolutions,…

The MGF Rules System

Maximum Game Fun First published in Enclosure I and Questlines II.Copyright © 1997 by Michael O’Brien As we all know, the Maximum Game Fun principle is simple: in a nutshell, when writing,…

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…

Cultural changes in Genertela 350-500 ST

Posted on July 24, 2023

The years 350-500 witnessed radical cultural changes in Genertela. First the Theyalans (and trolls, dragonewts, elves, and dwarves) entered into a short-lived union with the Dara Happans. Although this union broke apart,…

ISS3007 Arcane Lore – Index

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