Runequest-Con 2 Compendium (1995)

Explore the Mysteries of Glorantha!

In January of 1995, 300 members of the Glorantha-tribe gathered together in San Francisco at RuneQuest-Con 2, to celebrate the world of Glorantha and the game of RuneQuest. Special guests included Greg Stafford, Sandy Petersen, and other RQ luminaries. This book collects together some of the most intriguing material from that weekend, including: narratives from the two main LARPs, The Broken Council and How the West Was One, and transcripts of seminars presented by the creators and authors of RuneQuest.

The LARP Narratives: Two Live Action games were featured at RQ-Con 2. The Broken Council allowed players to relive the creation of Osentalka, during the declining days of the long past First Age.

How the West Was One, set in Modern Glorantha, enabled players to participate in the Seventh Malkionism Council, amidst the heresies and miracles of Western Genertela. In this compendium, thirty players have written of their experiences during the LAPs. Although the results of the LARPs deviated from Real Glorantha history, the narratives are still excellent sources for learning about the real people and problems which lay behind these important Gloranthan events.

The Seminar Transcripts: Nearly a dozen seminars were held at RQ-Con 2. This compendium includes transcripts of six of the best: Greg Stafford’s Address & HeroQuesting Seminar, The Gloranthan Lore Auction, The Imther Seminar, The GMing in Glorantha Seminar, The Lunar Tunes Seminar and the Nick Brooke Cultural Exchange. Presented by the most influential authors in the RuneQuest community, these seminars explore the secrets of HeroQuesting, Illumination, the Lunar Empire, and much more.

Details

  • Authors: Gabor Bartha, Pam Carlson, Diana Chapin, David Cheng, Michael Derry, David Dunham, Richard Fenner, Charles Gregory Fried, James Frusetta, Mark Gilles, David Hall, Dennis Hoover, Kevin Jacklin (the Raltosar Letters), Barbara Koln, Karen Lo Priesti, Dan MacDonald, David Millians, Mike Mittmann, Robert Breck Moser, Michael O’ Brien, Jeff Okamoto, Dave Pearton, Al Petterson, James Polk, Neil Robinson, Harald Smith, Curtis Taylor, Bill Thompson, Hans Van Halteran
  • Artists: Dan Barker (front & back covers), Bill Filios
  • Seminar Transcribers: Peter Michaels, James Polk, Martin Crim, David Camoirano
  • Editing & Layout: Shannon Appel
  • Proofreading: Eric Rowe
  • RQ-Con 2 Committee: Eric Rowe, Shannon Appel, Marc Eyraud, Stephen Martin, Jeff Okamoto, Roderick Robertson, Andy Weill
  • Broken Council Judges: Shannon Appel, Donald “Dave” Kubasak, Finula McCaul (the heroic accountant of the Council), Paul Reilly, Eric Rowe, Stephen Martin, Greg Stafford
  • How The West Was One Judges: Nick Brooke, David Cheng, David Gadbois, David Hall, Kevin Jacklin, Ken Rolston

Contents

  • The Broken Council
    • The Glorious ReEntry of Dayzatar by Hans Van Halteran
    • The Rolls of Honor (cast list)
    • Report of the Great Tree by Dave Pearton
    • The Herka Bonegnasher Papers by James Frusetta
    • Osentalka, A God For All Beings by Pam Carlson
    • Atheoan Tells a Bedtime Story by David Cheng
    • Archives of the Inner Council I
    • Lokamayadon: My Final Peace by Richard Fenner
    • Mathiman the Impaler, Emperor of Dara Happa by Michael O’Brien
    • Archives of the Inner Council II
    • Relevations of the Iron Vrok by Dennis Hoover
    • The Burning of Wahnakar by David Hall
    • A Letter from Haradangian to Arstor by Gabor Bartha
    • Archives of the Inner Council III
    • Of the Years in Which Osentalka Was Created by James Polk
    • Letters from Across the Sea I
    • Report from Martaler the Blazing Forge by Al Petterson
    • Interview with Kwaratch Kang by Michael Derry
    • Final Report from Yuko Dostipikis by Jeff Okamoto
    • The Recollections of Astor of Varstolar by Charles Gregory Fried
    • Archives of the Inner Council IV
    • Letters from Across the Sea II
    • Draconic Letters to Charmilla by Mark Gilles
    • Saratin Seomale’s Story by Neil Robinson
    • Working Notes on the Genesis of a God by Robert Breck Moser
    • Archives of the Inner Council V
    • Dearest Daughter by Barbara Koln
    • Archives of the Inner Council VI
    • The Song of the Sixth Day by Harald Smith
    • The Dreams of a Dragon by Bill Thompson
    • The Myth of Usentalka
  • How The West Was One
    • USC PS783.24: The Pelinorius Papers by Harald Smith
    • Sog City Majoral Weekly Report by Neil Robinson
    • Mimgill Ormswood’s Report by Diana Chapin
    • The Annotated Sir Leperon by Dan MacDonald and Mike Mittmann
    • Note on a Soiled Cocktail Napkin by Curtis Taylor
    • A Tale of Heresy and Madness by David Millians
    • The Mystic Writings of Gaiseron by David Dunham
    • The Memorandum of Sir Sangsouche by James D. Chapin
    • The Journal of Sir Sieglinde by Karen Lo Priesti
  • Seminar Transcripts
    • A word from the scribes
    • Stafford’s Address & HeroQuesting Seminar with Greg Stafford
    • Gloranthan Lore Auction with Greg Stafford & Sandy Petersen
    • The Imther Seminar with Harald Smith & James Polk
    • GMing in Glorantha with Ken Rolston & Sandy Petersen
    • Lunar Tunes with Michael O’Brien, Nick Brooke & David Hall
    • The Nick Brooke Cultural Exchange with Nick Brooke, Paul Reilly & Mike O’Brien
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