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AH8595 Lords of Terror (1994)

Cover painting by Stephen Langmead

Lords of Terror

The Cults of Dorastor

Lords of Terror is a RuneQuest Gloranthan campaign supplement. Complete cult
descriptions of seven chaotic cults (Primal Chaos, Malia, Bagog, Thed, Krjalk, Pocharngo and Krarsht) are illustrated through passages from “The Reminiscences of Paulis Longvale,” an epic saga of treachery, horror, and heroism in the great war between the Orlanthi and the chaotic minions of Ralzakark, enigmatic sovereign of Dorastor, the Land of Doom.

This companion volume to Dorastor: Land Of Doom is an essential reference for all Gloranthan campaigns.

Each cult description is accompanied by a major NPC – elaborate, fully-detailed examples of the fertile excesses of chaos worshipers – and several scenario schemes for adapting these grotesque antagonists to your campaign.

Savor the unappetizing new rules for disease, tainted spirits, and chaotic features. Now the Servants of Chaos are more noisome and repulsive than ever before! Learn the lurid mysteries of the chaos cults exposed in numerous delicious tracts and testaments – each revealing Secrets That Man Was Not Meant
to Know.


Details

  • Authors: Greg Stafford, Sandy Petersen, Stephen Martin
  • Additional Material by: Shannon Appel, Simon Campey, Finula McCaul, Michael O’Brien, Paul Reilly, Ken Rolston, Eric Rowe
  • Design and Development: Stephen Martin
  • Editor-in-Chief: Ken Rolston
  • Original Gloranthan Setting Design: Greg Stafford
  • Cover Painting: Stephen Langmead
  • Interior Illustrations: Stephen Langmead and Kurt Miller
  • Production and Layout: Jean Baer, Debbie Chaillou, Stephen Langmead, Joseph Scott
  • Playtesting and Error Trapping: Shannon Appel, Nick Brooke, Martin Crim, Mike Dawson, David Dunham, David Gadbois, Oliver Jovanovic, Michael O’Brien, Sandy Petersen, Eric Rowe
  • Special Thanks: John Castellucci, for use of his computer, and Sandy Petersen, for the Call of Cthulhu game.
  • Dedication: Lords of Terror is dedicated to Chad McGatlin and all of the other RuneQuestors who have passed beyond Chaos, and so have no fears.
  • LORDS OF TERROR: The Cults of Dorastor Copyright 1994 by The Avalon Hill Game Company for Chaosium, Inc.; all rights reserved. Glorantha copyright 1994 by Greg Stafford. Portions of the material in this book were previously published under the title Cults of Terror, copyright 1981 by Chaosium Inc., and are used with permission.
  • ISBN 1-56038-084-5
  • 98 pages (inc covers)
  • SKU: AH8595

Editions

SKUNameYearPublisherNotes
AH8595Lords of Terror1994Avalon Hill

Contents

  • Title, Credits, Table of Contents
  • The Wounded World
  • The Book of Drastic Resolutions
  • What is Chaos?
  • Secrets of the Chaos Gods
  • The Reminiscences of Paulis
  • Who Was Gbaji?
  • Who Is Gbaji?
  • The Cult of Primal Chaos
    • Mistress Devourer
    • Chaotic Features
    • “Chaotic Features” in the Field
  • The Cult of Malia
    • Daughter of Ralzakark
    • Disease in Glorantha
  • The Cult of BAGOG
    • K’Rana
  • The Cult of THED
    • Wakbotlar, “Father of Devils”
    • Female Broos
  • VlVAMORT: LORD OF THE UNDEAD
  • The Cult of KRJALK
    • Blackthorn
    • A Troll Ceremony
  • THANATAR: THE SEVERED GOD
  • The Cult of POCHARNGO
    • Shambler
  • The Cult of KRARSHT
    • Report of a Spoken Word Agent
    • Timin Onil (alias Falco Tubrother)
  • OTHER CULTS IN DORASTOR
    • Cacodemon
    • Chalana Arroy
    • Dorasta
    • Gloomshark
    • Humakt
    • Hungry Jack
    • Ikadz
    • Korbog
    • Kyger Litor
    • Lemure
    • Magra
    • Sidana
    • Telmor
    • Tyram
    • Urain
    • Vakalta
    • Storm Bull Psychology
  • NOTES ON ILLUMINATION
  • Passion Spirits
  • Index of New Skills, Spells, and Creatures

Index

New Creatures
  • Crawling Hand
  • Disease Spirits (various)
  • Gorp, Pseudopodic
  • Infection Spirits
  • Krarshtides
  • Mentality Spirits
  • Passion Spirits (various)
New or Changed Skills
  • Bribery
  • Chaos Lore
  • Disguise
  • Treat Disease
New Spirit Magic Spells
  • Brew Pratzim
  • Ignite Flesh
  • Sneeze
  • True Net
New or Changed Divine Spells
  • Alter Spirit of Disease
  • Become Krjalki
  • Binding Enchantment
  • Blessing of Chaos
  • Carapace
  • Carry <Disease>
  • Cause <Disease>
  • Cause <Passion>
  • Chaos Spawn
  • Chomping
  • Claws
  • Command Cult Spirit
  • Consume
  • Conversion
  • Corruption
  • Create Gorp
  • Curse of Thed
  • Devour Spirit
  • Devour Troll
  • Draw Human
  • Fight Disease
  • Hate Sky
  • Invigorate
  • Jabbers
  • Mating Ritual
  • Pain Blow
  • Power Drain
  • Rebirth of Chaos
  • Ritual of Devouring
  • Ritual of Rebirth
  • Sidana’s Blessing
  • Skin Broo
  • Spawn Crawling Hand
  • Sprout Legs
  • Sweat Acid
  • Tongue
  • True Garrotte
  • Venom Bite
  • Venom Boosting
  • Wither

  • Secrets of the Chaos Gods (1998)

Related Pages

  • AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (1984)
  • AH8570 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (Softback) (1993)
  • AH8571 Runequest Player’s Edition (1985)
  • AH85711 Gloranthan Bestiary (1988)
  • AH85712 Apple Lane (1987)
  • AH85713 Snake Pipe Hollow (1987)
  • AH85714 RuneQuest Cities 4th edition (1988)
  • AH85715 Into the Troll Realms (1988)
  • AH85716 The Haunted Ruins (1989)
  • AH85717 Daughters of Darkness and the Chronicles of Santon (1990)
  • AH8572 Runequest Gamemaster’s Box (1985)
  • AH8573 Monster Coliseum (Box 1 – 1985)
  • AH8574 Human Adventurer Sheets (Box 2 – 1985)
  • AH8575 Non-human Adventurer Sheets (Box 3 – 1985)
  • AH8576 Vikings (Box 4 – 1985)
  • AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
  • AH8578 Griffin Island (Box 06 – 1986)
  • AH8579 Runequest Standard Edition (1986)
  • AH8584 Land of Ninja (Box 07 – 1986)
  • AH8585 Glorantha – Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars (Box 08 – 1988)
  • AH8586 Trollpak (Box 09 – 1988)
  • AH8587 Troll Gods: The Deities of Darkness (Box 10 – 1989)
  • AH8588 Elder Secrets of Glorantha (Box 11 – 1989)
  • AH8589 Eldarad – The Lost City (1990)
  • AH85906 Sun County (1992)
  • AH8591 River of Cradles (1992)
  • AH8592 Dorastor: Land of Doom (1993)
  • AH8593 Strangers in Prax (1994)
  • AH8594 Shadows on the Borderland (1993)
  • Dragon Pass (1983)
  • Heroes Magazine (1984-1986)

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