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The Broken Council Guidebook (1995, 1997)

1995 cover

Explore the first Age of Glorantha!

In the Glorantha we know, the first age ended with the death of a dream. The High Council of Genertela was broken, and its member states engaged in wars that left eternal scars on the land. Death and Chaos reigned, as they had not since the Age of Darkness. Osentalka, who could have been the God of all people, who could have brought Eternal Enlightenment to the world, was slain, and an opportunity was lost, perhaps forever. But, there could have been another way. Turn back the clock. The year is 355. The God Project has been announced to the world. Ancient rivalries have been set aside, and for the first time ever Storm and Sun worshipers have joined together to make the world a better place. Perhaps this time, a True God for the World can be made, to bless all with peace and unity. The choice is yours. This guidebook details Dawn Age Genertela. It includes an Atlas of the known world, a history of the High Council of Genertela, information on the most important personages at the Council, an essay on the making of a God, and more.

From the 1997 edition


Details

Players guide to the Broken Council freeform.

  • by Shannon Appel, Stephen Martin, Paul Reilly, Eric Rowe & Greg Stafford.
  • Other Artwork: Dan Barker
    Editing & Layout: Shannon Appel
  • Maps: Eric Hotz
  • People of the Council Sketches: Bill Fillos
  • 36 pages (1995)

Editions

SKUNameYearPublisherNotes
The Broken Council Guidebook1995First Printing: January, 1995 (RQ-Con 2)
The Broken Council Guidebook1997Second Printing: January, 1997 (Glorantha-Con 4)
This edition was printed in smaller quantities than the first and has two extra 2 pages through printing on the inside covers. The character section is a page longer due to some extra illos and there’s a new one-page glossary at the end. There have also been some corrections and edits throughout the book, the most notable of which occur on the Central Genertela 355 S.T. map.

Contents

1995 edition

  • Introduction by Shannon Appel
  • History of the Council by Stephen Martin, Shannon Appel
  • On Theogenesis by Paul Reilly
  • Lands Of The Council by Shannon Appel
  • People of the Council by Stephen Martin
  • Appendix 1: Minutes
    of the Inner Council by Eric Rowe
  • Appendix 2: Timeline of the Council by Shannon Appel, Stephen Martin

1997 edition

  • Introduction by Shannon Appel
  • Lands Of The Council by Shannon Appel & Greg Stafford
    • The Southern Land of Unity
    • Kerofinela
    • The Kingdom of Night
    • Other Southern Lands
  • Council Lands of the East
    • Prax
    • The Elder Wilds
  • The Center of the World
    • The human Clans
    • The Elder
  • The Westem Land of Ralios
    • The Tribes of the Enerali
    • Other Highland Dwellers.
    • Other Eider Races of Ralios
  • The Glorious Lands of the North
    • The Empire of Dara Happa
  • The Land of Wonder
    • Dorastor
  • Neighbors of the Council
    • Western Malkioni Lands
    • Northern Wild Lands
    • Unknown eastern Lands
  • On Theogenesis by Paul Reilly
  • History of the Council by Stephen Martin, Shannon Appel, Greg Stafford
    • The Age of Darkness
    • The World Council of Friends
    • The High Council of Genertela
    • The Genesis of the Perfect One
  • People of the Council by Stephen Martin, Greg Stafford
  • Appendices by Shannon Appel, Stephen Martin, Eric Rowe, Greg Stafford
    • Appendix 1: Minutes
    • Appendix 2: Timeline
    • Appendix 3: Glossary


Sub-pages

  • Famous Trolls of The Gbaji Wars (1999)

Related Pages


1995, 1997, Convention publication, Eric Rowe, Freeform, Greg Stafford, Paul Reilly, Shannon Appel, Stephen Martin

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