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Content Comparison of the Glorantha Sourcebook with Mythology

A rough guide:

The Glorantha Sourcebook (2018)
The Glorantha Sourcebook (2024)
CHA4041 Mythology (2023)
ContentsContents
226 pages (2.6lbs)168 pages (1.5lbs)
Not presentIntroduction
What is Mythology?

(10 pages)
Geography
(3 pages)
Geography
(5 pages)
History of Dragon Pass (39 pages)Not present
The Elder races (18 pages)Not present
Theogony
The God Learners (0.5 page)
Before Creation (1 page)
Draconic Creation Myth (2 pages)
The Twins (0.5 page)
Celestial Court (2.5 pages)
Xeotam Dialogues (2 pages)
The Mortal Races (2.5 page)
The End of the Gods War (3 pages)
Monomyth (Not present)
Monomyth
The God Learners (0.3 page)
Creation (1.5 pages)
Draconic Creation Myth (1 pages)
The Twins (Not present)
Celestial Court (2.75 pages)
Xeotam Dialogues (Not present)
The Mortal Races (Not present)
The End of the Gods War (1 page)
Rest of Monomyth (40 pages)
Not presentUnderstanding Mythology
(8 pages)
Not presentMythic Maps
(34 pages)
Theogony (cont.)
Deities of Darkness (5 pages)
Deities of Water (5 pages)
Deities of the Earth (7 pages)
Deities of Sky and Fire (10 pages)
Deities of Air (14 pages)
The Lords of Terror (6.5 pages)
Catalogue of the Gods
Deities of Darkness (2 pages)
Deities of Water (1.5 pages)
Deities of the Earth (2 pages)
Deities of Sky and Fire (2 pages)
Deities of Air (2.5 pages)
The Lords of Terror (1.75 pages)
Not presentSpirits and Animal Totems (2 pages)
Time (3 pages)
The First Age (5 pages)
The Second Age (1.75 pages)
The Third Age (3 pages)
Not present
Gods of the Lunar way (6 pages)Gods of the Lunar way (2.5 pages)
The Redline History of the Lunar Empire (38 pages)Not present
Gloranthan Magic
Runes (7 pages)
What is Magic? (3 pages)
Introduction (cont.)
Runes (2 pages)
What is Magic? (0.5 page)
Gods and Mortals
Gods and History (2.5 pages)
Heroes (4 pages)
Not present
Sartar Magical Union (2.5 pages)Not present
Not presentUniversal Cult Format
(16 pages)
Not presentCult Distribution
(7 pages)
Half to Full Page Colour Plates (43)Half to Full Page Colour Plates (41)

Note that six genealogy plates in the sourcebook have been redrawn in Mythology, to include more detail (deities), appropriate to the content:

  • Darkness: 18 to 29
  • Water: 14 to 36
  • Earth: 14 to 46
  • Sky: 15 to 33
  • Lightbringers: 16 to 37
  • Lunar: 15 to 22

Related Pages

  • CHA4041 Mythology – Contents
  • CHA4041 Mythology – Index
  • CHA4041 Mythology – Q&A
  • Cult Writeups from the Distribution Tables

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