My mental image for Kero Fin has always been Mount Rainier in Washington state, with the Dragonspine being the nearby mountains. Of course you have to imagine that atop Rainier is plopped…
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A few notes on the God Time history of mortals
Glorantha in the God Time progressed from a Green Age to a Golden Age to a Storm Age and then to its near destruction in the Great Darkness. Mortals experienced this as…
Dragon Pass Boardgame Map
Did I mention that Moon Design has the original version of this without hexes? The plan for the Mythic Map is not to exactly reduplicate this map, but to use the style…
Glorantha Sourcebook Kickstarter
The Glorantha Sourcebook for the 13th Age in Glorantha Kickstarter is being set circa 1627 so that we can finally get a chance to game when the Hero Wars are in full…
A few more notes on gods and spirits
A few more notes on gods and spirits from around Glorantha. The various ways gods and spirits are classified gives an example of the amount of diversity that exists concerning how they…
Seshnela Art Direction
Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 23/04/2012 – 00:27 The Guide to Glorantha will feature in-depth treatment of the Malkioni (along with the other major cultures of Glorantha). Here’s the art direction for…
Much on my Plate
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 09/03/2012 – 12:47 As you all have no doubt heard by now, Pavis: Gateway to Adventure is off to the printer and we should have ordering information…
Greater Lunar Empire
Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 09/10/2011 – 12:42 Searching through the archives of the Jonstown Library, I came upon this gem of a map. The sages told me that it was a…
Going to London Dragonmeet?
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 27/10/2010 – 16:30Moon Design will be bringing a limited number of copies of the Sartar Companion to London Dragonmeet on the 27 of November 2010. If you…
History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age
The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…
History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age
Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…
Yelm’s Footstool Art Direction
This is the view I gave Jennifer (the artist) for the background of the Yelm’s Footstool picture. Lots of information there! And here’s the explanation of the letters: Lunar Heartlands from Raibanth Our perspective…
Art Direction for Cover of the Guide
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 01/11/2012 – 12:55 The Guide to Glorantha is a special book and needs a special cover. This is the story of the evolution of the cover from…
Guide text Finished
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 05/10/2012 – 08:41 I apologize for being quiet the last couple of months, but I have been feverishly working to get the Guide to Glorantha finished so…
Loskalm Art Direction
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 19/06/2012 – 05:56 Progress on the art for the Guide to Glorantha progresses rapidly, with my crack team of advisors helping me make the best use possible…
Late Golden Age
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 13/06/2012 – 08:13 Here’s a little bit of something Eric Vanel and I are working on for the Guide. Abzered Land of Enlightenment. It is incredibly rich,…
Coins of Glorantha Part 2
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 06/06/2012 – 03:00 Part 2 of the Coins of Glorantha series. Here’s the art description for some coins from Seshnela, Ralios, Kralorela, and a troll Bolg! Let’s…
Coins of Glorantha Part 1
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 01/06/2012 – 08:16 I’ve been working on some sample Gloranthan coins from the Guide, finishing Greg’s ancient Coins of Sartar project. Here’s the first set I’ve commissioned,…
Malkioni Sorcery
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 16/05/2012 – 01:35 The Malkioni venerate the Invisible God who created the Runes, worshiped as gods by the barbarians. The Runes in turn, created lesser versions of…
Art and Culture and a Fantasy World
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 08/05/2012 – 16:07 I’m posting this as a discussion piece, and a lot of this is in shorthand that makes sense to the writing and artistic group,…
Making a Lunar Empire Map for the Guide
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 03/05/2012 – 05:21 Maps are a big part of the Guide to Glorantha. All of the Middle World will have lovely color maps, and all of Central…
Theyalan Art Direction
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 26/04/2012 – 10:27 There’s quite a bit of different Orlanthi art styles presented in the Guide (including Esrolian temple paintings, Sartarite coins, Vesmonstran enamels, and so on)….
Lake Felster
Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 22/04/2012 – 14:58 This was asked on another forum, but I will answer it here because I have finished the Ralios section of the Guide to Glorantha. >…
Heracles Another Name
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 20/04/2012 – 08:29 People tend to underestimate the extent to which cults “travel”. In Glorantha, the god Orlanth can be found from Prax to the outskirts of…
Quick Summary of Gloranthan Cultures: Part 3
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 17/04/2012 – 06:15 One of the many things I am excited about regarding the forthcoming Guide to Glorantha is the art. We will be spending more on…