CHA4046 The Glorantha Sourcebook (2024)

The Glorantha Sourcebook is an essential resource for Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha, one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, Glorantha has inspired roleplaying games, board games, computer games, comics, fiction, and more, a setting beloved and revered worldwide.

An invaluable resource for gamemasters, players, and readers of fantasy worlds, this sourcebook is gorgeously illustrated and filled with informative maps and diagrams. Drawn from a variety o f out-of-print and rare sources, this material has been dramatically revised, updated, and expanded. Alongside this foundational material are new essays, insights, and extrapolations on the world and its incredible denizens.

Inside this sourcebook, you’ll learn about the creation of the world; the main ages of its past; the history of Dragon Pass and its people; the pantheons of the gods, including the Lightbringer and Lunar pantheons; the Coming of Argrath; Elder Races such as the Elves, Dragonewts, Dwarves, and Trolls; genealogies of the major royal dynasties; legends and lore of the various tribes and peoples inhabiting Glorantha; the fundaments of Gloranthan magic and the Runes that shape the world; the history and gods of the mighty Lunar Empire; and finally, the Hero Wars!

This systemless sourcebook can be used to enhance and support any fantasy roleplaying game of your choosing, including RuneQuest, 13th Age Glorantha, and others.

Details

Writers: Greg Stafford & Jeff Richard
Additional Writing: Michael O’Brien & Sandy Petersen
Cover: Loïc Muzy
Design & Layout: Simeon Cogswell
Artists: Dan Barker, Bernard Bittler, Simon Bray, Katrin Dirim, Antonia Doncheva, Jed Dougherty, Rich Fleider, Lisa Free, Kate Glasheen, Merle Insinga, Kalin Kadiev, Jennifer Lange, Michelle Lockamy, Jan Pospišil, Jakob Rebelka, John Snyder, Tom Sullivan, & Eric Vanel
Art provided by A Sharp is copyright © 2024 A Sharp & is provided under license.
Cartography: Darya Makarava, Simon Bray, Colin Driver, Lawrence Keogh, Matt Ryan, & Eric Vanel
Editor: Jason Durall
Producer: Neil Robinson
Special Thanks Go To Nick Brooke, William Church, Ian Cooper, Robert Corbett, Gene Day, David Dunham, David Hall, Rob Heinsoo, Martin Helsdon, Rick Meints, Luise Perrene, Steve Perrin, Ken Roslton, Harald Smith, Steve Swenstown, Ray Turney, & Jonathan Tweet

Publisher: Chaosium
Product Code: CHA4046
Publishing Year: 2024
Pages:
Cover Price:
System: Systemless.
ISBN: 978-1-56882-526-7

Editions & Related Editions

SKU	Name	Year	Publisher	Notes
CHA4046-H	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2024	Chaosium	Leatherette cover, 2nd edition
CHA4046-L	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2024	Chaosium	Hard cover, 2nd edition
CHA4046-PDF	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2024	Chaosium	PDF, 2nd edition
CHA4033-H	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2018	Chaosium	Hard cover, 1st edition
CHA4033-L	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2018	Chaosium	Leatherette cover, 1st edition
CHA4033-PDF	The Glorantha Sourcebook	2018	Chaosium	PDF, 1st edition
DCRQK05	Glorantha	2022	Studio Deadcrows	French edition