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…
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[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…
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…
Notes on Illumination in the Second Age
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – S
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Safe 76 2 Argan Argar RQG 289 Initiates Scram 76 1+ Eurmal (Imp subcult) LB 55 Initiates Scum 76 1 Murthdrya 86 Flamal initiates (associate) Seastrength…
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,…
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…
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…
CHA4400 13th Age Glorantha (2018)
Designers: Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan Tweet Additional Design: Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Cal Moore, Ash Law Cover: Aaron McConnell & Lee Moyer Back Cover Crimson Bat: Sam Wood Artists & Illustrators: Jan Pospíšil,…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
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Atyar
Chaos god, The Knowledge Thief Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 12 2023 Prosopaedia entry Cults of Glorantha Preview 466 2019 After decapitation Cult Compendium 287 2002 After decapitation Lords of…
What constitutes “Chaos”?
A last comment on the various Chaos discussions. A lot of people seem to assume that people in Glorantha are clear about what constitutes “Chaos” – and of course, outside of the…
Honor and War
This section helps explain some of the peculiarities of Orlanth warfare: Some of the most important Orlanthi war gods demand that Death be wielded with honor and the Humakt cult upholds the…
Cosmos & Chaos
As I have been exploring and detailing Gloranthan mythology for the last several years, I’ve been struck by how the cults of Chaos represent those evils that are simply contrary to the…
Chaos deities in Genertela
When we think about the Chaos deities in Genertela, we have a few heavy hitters we all know: Primal Chaos, Bagog, Cacodemon, Krjalk, Krarsht, Mallia, Pocharngo, Thanatar, Thed, Vivamort, etc. We also…
More on drinking
In the Lunar Heartlands, it is the Lodrilli peasantry and workers that drink heavily. And often. The Yelmites put too much importance on self-control and purity, and drunkenness is seen as a…