Welcome to the archive of Starry Wisdom. For those of you unfamiliar with the magazine, Starry Wisdom is a ‘zine that Chaosium put out on a quarterly basis during 1997. It was just 16 pages, but all about Chaosium’s games. This archive features many of the articles from the three issues of Starry Wisdom that were produced.
Unfortunately, Starry Wisdom is not currently being published. We hope at some point to be able to revive it in some form.Below is a table of contents for each of our Starry Wisdoms, including explanations of those articles we decided not to reprint here.
Contents
Starry Wisdom #1 (Winter 1997)
- Create Your Own Adventure Contest – This is a contest that we ran for three issues. The final deadline is September 31 1997, and thus we have opted not to reprint it here. Winners will appear in future Starry Wisdoms.
- Words of Wisdom – An editorial, from editor Dustin Wright.
- Credits – Who did what on issue #1.
- Why Chaosium Is – Greg Stafford on Chaosium.
- Pick a Card: The Kitab Al-Azif – A card file for mythos.
- The Artists’ Bazaar – A listing of artist info for Mythos. We don’t want to post outdated information, so this is the listing from our newest Starry Wisdom .
- The Dreamlands – A graphical preview of our since released supplement for Mythos. See instead our Dreamlands page.
- In the Stars – Upcoming products from Winter 1997. See instead our Upcoming Products page.
- MSGS FAQs – FAQs specifically for MSGS. See instead our Mythos FAQ page.
- View from Zenith – Rob Heinsoo on the future of Glorantha, at least as it appeared in Winter 1997.
- Starry Wisdom of Glorantha – Rumors about the celestial mechanics of Glorantha.
Starry Wisdom #2
- Create Your Own Adventure Contest – Featuring the first winner of Chaosium’s CYOA contest.
- Words of Wisdom – An editorial, from editor Dustin Wright, on Freakies and new houses.
- Credits – Who did what on issue #2.
- The Masters of Space and Time – A study of the Yithians.
- Pick a Card: Yithian Mental Contact – A card file for mythos.
- In the Stars – Upcoming products from Spring 1997. See instead our Upcoming Products page.
- The Artists’ Bazaar – A listing of artist info for Mythos. We don’t want to post outdated information, so this is the listing from our newest Starry Wisdom .
- New Aeon – A graphical preview of November 1997 Mythos release. Instead take a look at the New Aeon Web Page .
- Inside Arachne Pinata – Glorantha news from Rob Heinsoo.
- News from Leng – Chaosium retail support information.
- Is it Dark in Here? – Greg Stafford on collecting artifacts.
Starry Wisdom #3
- Create Your Own Adventure Contest – Featuring the second winner of Chaosium’s CYOA contest.
- Words of Wisdom – An editorial, from editor Dustin Wright, on elves, giants, and gardens.
- Credits – Who did what on issue #3.
- The Children of Yig – A study of the Serpent People.
- In the Stars – Upcoming products from Summer/Autumn 1997. See instead our Upcoming Products page for Chaosium information and Glorantha Online for issaries information.
- Stomp! – A classic Chaosium boardgame. Not included in this online version. We still have some scant copies of the paper version of Starry Wisdom #3 left in house, which includes this game. If you’d like one send us a self-addressed stamped envelope (9″ x 12″). Postage is $.55 in the US. Overseas, please send us $2.00 in IRCs.
- Stomp! Variants – Mix-and-match variants for Stomp! and other Chaosium games.
- News from Leng – Chaosium retail support information.
- Pick a Card: Serpent People – A card file for mythos.
- The Artists’ Bazaar – A listing of artist info for Mythos. We don’t want to post outdated information, so this is the listing from our newest Starry Wisdom .
- Is it Dark in Here? – Greg Stafford on the industry.
Archived at : https://web.archive.org/web/20080623231920/http://chaosium.com/chaosium/starry-wisdom/
- Starry Wisdom #1 – Credits (1997)
- Starry Wisdom #1 – Starry Wisdom of Glorantha (1997)
- Starry Wisdom #1 – View from Zenith
- Starry Wisdom #1 – Why Chaosium Is (1997)
- Starry Wisdom #1 – Words of Wisdom (1997)
- Starry Wisdom #2 – Inside Arachne Pinata