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MGP8120 Cults of Glorantha, Volume II (2007)

Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 Reveals the innermost secrets of shamanic traditions and sorcery schools. Contained herein are glimpses of the sorcerous cults of the God Learners and the spirit-questors of Glorantha’s ancient and sacred shamanic traditions. Sorcerer and shaman characters will find this resource invaluable, fleshing out Glorantha’s magical practices, spirit cults and Middle Sea schools of sorcery.

Inhuman cults also feature, including troll, elf and dwarfen cults, founded on principles few humans will ever learn and wielding magic few humans Could ever hope to master. For characters wishing to immerse themselves in the diverse cults of Glorantha, perhaps eventually ascending to the highest Ranks of influence and power, Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 offers all the character options and new mechanics they need to do so.

Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 contains over 30 new sorcery and shamanic cults and 90 new spells, as well as new rules for Spirit Magic to use in your Glorantha – The Second Age games.


Details

  • Authors: Jeff Kyer & Robin D Laws
  • Editor: Richard Ford
  • Cover Art: Tony Parker
  • Cover Design: Bob Cram, Dan Howard & Jeff Koch
  • RuneQuest Logo: Anne Stokes
  • Proofreading: Ron Bedison
  • Interior Illustrations: Martin Hanford, Ryan Horvath, Sean Parnell, Pascal Quidault, Chad Sergesketter
  • Publications Manager: Ian Belcher
  • Production Director: Alexander Fennell
  • Special Thanks: Aaron Dembski-Bowden & Greg Stafford
  • Licenced by Issaries
  • $24.95
  • Hardback, PDF
  • ISBN 978-1-905850-22-8
  • System: MRQ1

Editions & Related Editions

SKUNameYearPublisherNotes
MGP8105 Cults of Glorantha, Volume I2006MongooseMRQ1
MGP8120 Cults of Glorantha, Volume II2007MongooseMRQ1
MGP8175 Cults of Glorantha, 2nd edition2010MongooseMRQ2

Contents

  • Credits & Contents
  • Introduction
  • Spirit Magic
  • Spirit Practices
    • Ancestor Worship
    • Bagog
    • Eiritha
    • Errinoru’s Sons
    • Foundchild the Hunter
      • Hunter Spirits Across Glorantha
    • Gark the Calm
    • Horned Man
    • Kargzant
    • Korgatsu – Hsunchen Progenitor
      • Basmoli
      • Damal
      • Pralori
      • Rathori
      • Sofals
    • Pamalt
    • Storm Bull
    • Thed
    • Ungariant
    • Waha the Butcher
  • Sorcery Churches, Orders & Schools
    • Arkat Kingtroll
    • Atroxic Church
    • Bardan’s Book
    • Cogs of Zistor
    • Crucible Of Iron
    • Knights Of Saint Volanc
    • Malkioni True Church
    • Mostal
    • Order of Gark
    • Order of Malakinus the Learned Carmanian Sorcery School
    • Saint Waertag
    • School of Hwarosian Mysteries
    • Xemelite Nuns
  • Other Cults
    • Aldrya
    • Kyger Litor
    • Mallia
    • Primal Chaos
    • Song Of Bergara
    • Thanatar
  • Spells
    • Rune Spells
    • Sorcery Spells
  • Appendix
    • Advanced Skills
      • Language (Auld Wyrmish)
      • Read (Order) Grimoire
      • Sense Chaos
      • Spread Disease
      • Summoning
    • Legendary Abilities
      • Chieftain
      • Shaman
      • Sorcerous Adept
      • Summoning Adept
      • Wizard
    • Creatures
      • Hollri
      • Spirits
        • (Practice) Magic Spirit
        • Ancestral Spirits
        • Animal or Plant Spirit
        • Bad Man, the Shaman’s Foe
        • Intellect Spirit
        • Parts of the Bull – Special Storm Bull Spirits
        • Power Spirit
        • Spirit of Thed (Chaos Spirit)
        • Thanatari Guardian Spirit
      • War Tree
    • Weapons
      • Elf Bow
      • Elf Blowgun
  • Index

Index

  • Abiding Book, The
  • Acquiring Spirits
  • Advanced Skills
    • Language (Auld Wyrmish)
    • Read (Order) Grimoire
    • Sense Chaos
    • Spread Disease
    • Summoning
  • Aldrya
  • Ancestor Worship
  • Arkat Kingtroll
  • Atroxic Church
  • Bagog
  • Bardan’s Book
  • Basmoli
  • Casting Spirit Magic
  • Charms
  • Churches
  • Cogs of Zistor
  • Creatures
  • Crucible Of Iron
  • Damal
  • Doom of Undying
  • Dwarf Castes
  • Eiritha
  • Errinoru’s Sons
  • Familiars
  • Fetch
  • Fetishes
  • Forty-Eight Old Ones
  • Foundchild the Hunter
  • Gark the Calm
  • Great Hunt
  • Grimoires
  • Hollri
  • Horned Man
  • Kargzant
  • Knights Of Saint Volanc
  • Korgatsu – Hsunchen Progenitor
  • Kyger Litor
  • Legendary Abilities
    • Chieftain
    • Shaman
    • Sorcerous Adept
    • Summoning Adept
    • Wizard
  • Malkioni Caste System
  • Malkioni True Church
  • Mallia
  • Mostal
  • Order of Gark
  • Order of Malakinus the Learned – Carmanian Sorcery School
  • Pamalt
  • Practices
  • Pralori
  • Primal Chaos
  • Rathori
  • Regaining Spirits
  • Rune Spells
  • Saintly Orders
  • Saint Waertag
  • Schools of Wizardry
  • School of Hwarosian Mysteries
  • Shamanism
  • Sofals
  • Song of Aldrya
  • Song Of Bergara
  • Sorcery
  • Sorcery Schools
  • Sorcery Spells
  • Spirits
    • (Practice) Magic Spirit
    • Ancestral Spirits
    • Animal or Plant Spirit
    • Bad Man, the Shaman’s Foe
    • Intellect Spirit
    • Parts of the Bull – Special Storm Bull Spirits
    • Power Spirit
    • Spirit of Thed (Chaos Spirit)
    • Thanatari Guardian Spirit
  • Spirit Allies
  • Spirit Ranks
  • Spirit Reaction & Attitude
  • Storm Bull
  • Summoning
  • Thanatar
  • Thed
  • Traditions
  • Ungariant
  • Waha the Butcher
  • War Tree
  • Weapons
  • Xemelite Nuns
  • Zistorite Warmachines

Related Pages

  • Living Glorantha (2010)
  • MGP8101 Glorantha: The Second Age – 1st Edition (2006)
  • MGP8105 Cults of Glorantha, Volume I (2006)
  • MGP8107 Magic of Glorantha (2006)
  • MGP8109 Player’s Guide to Glorantha (2007)
  • MGP8112 Trolls: A Guide to the Uz (2007)
  • MGP8115 The Clanking City (2007)
  • MGP8123 Jrustela (2007)
  • MGP8124 Dragonewts: Guide to the Eravssarr (2007)
  • MGP8128 Blood of Orlanth (2008)
  • MGP8129 Dara Happa Stirs (2008)
  • MGP8130 Elfs: A Guide to the Aldryami (2007)
  • MGP8148 Dwarfs: A Guide to the Mostali (2009)
  • MGP8149 Ruins of Glorantha (2008)
  • MGP8155 Fronela (2008)
  • MGP8156 Ducks: A Guide to the Durulz (2008)
  • MGP8159 Ralios (2006)
  • MGP8172 Pavis Rises (2010)
  • MGP8175 Cults of Glorantha – 2nd edition (2010)
  • MGP8176 Races of Glorantha, Volume I (2009)
  • MGP8180 Glorantha: The Second Age 2nd edition (2010)
  • MGP8191 The Abiding Book (2010)
  • Mongoose RuneQuest Products
  • Runic Powers (2007)
  • Signs & Portents Magazine (2006-2011)

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