Here’s a snippet from a discussion I am having elsewhere that I think is of broad general interest: I think for almost everyone heroquesting falls into one of two categories: 1. We do…
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Cities
Glorantha has many famed cities that predate the Dawn – Alkoth, Raibanth, Yuthuppa, Nochet, etc. But founding your own city is also a path to godhood as shown by such demigods as…
The Resettlement of Dragon Pass from 1250-1490
Humans returned to Dragon Pass around 1250 ST. These were the remnants of the Pure Horse People of Prax. Bands of Pure Horse People and their horses wandered about Dragon Pass, although…
Yanioth Work in Progress
Some first glimpses of the character turn for Yanioth.
Kallyr’s Short Lightbringers Quest 1625 – III
From the Glorantha Sourcebook: In Sacred Time, Kallyr Starbrow rallied her kingdom behind her to perform the Lightbringers’ Quest, a complicated heroquest that usually provided new life and health to everyone participating….
The Lunar Religion and Chaos
One of the clear distinctions made in the Compromise is that Chaos is not of this world. The deities and powers of the world had touched it, and were still afraid of…
Theyalan Terms for Rulers
I recently reposted the Pelorian terms for rulers, and realized it might be useful to repost the Theyalan terms. So here it is again! Chief Theyalan. Literally means “Great One; Most Important;…
Pelorian Terms for Rulers
I’ve posted this before, but find it useful to repeat: Remember all these Gloranthan titles are transliterated into English from their original Gloranthan! We call the Pelorian “Universal Ruler” by the English…
The Lunar Heartlands
The Lunar Heartlands are about 10 times the area of Sartar, with 25 times as many people. To the south of the Lunar Heartlands are the Lunar Provinces, a series of client…
Heroquesting sheet sketch
Here’s another sneak peak of what I have been playing around with. I’m not going to explain it or answer questions about how it works – just showing it off because it…
Allocating Your Unconscious Life II
Yesterday I posted some thoughts on thinking about the unconscious existence of characters. Now it is important to note that this is not something that underpins any game mechanics at this point….
Allocating Your Unconscious Life I
Runequest distinguishes three basic levels of spiritual participation in a cult – lay member (casual), initiate (dedicated), Rune Master (professional). Another way of thinking about it is how much of our Unconscious…
New Gamemaster Month 2019
This the RuneQuest Quickstart version for New Gamemaster Month in 2019, written by Jason Durall Step 1 – Welcome, and Let’s Get Started! Gamemastering. To some gamers, it seems to come naturally,…
Mead
Mead is well-known to the Orlanthi and it is a ritually important drink. The Orlanthi make mead mixed with various plants and fungi to produce a drink called “Crazy Black Widebrew”. This…
Lunar Alcohol
For most Pelorians, the drinks of choice are:Corn beer. Like chicha, this is made in huge earthenware vats and because of its low alcohol content (1-3%) is consumed in vast quantities. Corn beer…
Dragon Pass Alcohol
The most common alcoholic drinks in Dragon Pass are: Beer. Made from emmer wheat, einkorn, or barley, beer (I am using the term broadly) is the most common drink. Brewing is often associated…
Holy Country Alcohol
The connoisseur knows that the best alcoholic drinks are associated with the Holy Country. The most popular are: Beer. Made from einkorn, emmer, or barley, beer is made in vast quantities by the…
Heroquesting game mechanics for RuneQuest
Had a fantastic time playtesting the near-final heroquesting game mechanics for RuneQuest with Neil Robinson, Claudia Loroff, David Larkins, and Matt Ryan. Andrew Logan Montgomery has really done a fantastic job putting…
RuneQuest and Glorantha source references
From time to time I get asked what are the most important source references for me when I am writing RuneQuest and Glorantha materials. As I am waiting on hold for a…
Sorcery Plans
I have lots of plans with sorcery. But I see no point in releasing a whole series of “generic” sorcery spells until we really have a vehicle where sorcery is more than…
The Web of Arachne Solara
Glorantha is held together by the Web of Arachne Solara, a vast net woven out of the strands of myths – each the encapsulated deed of gods or heroes in the God…
Yelm & Chaos
For most Gloranthan religions, Chaos is something outside of the realm of gods and spirits. There are a few gods or spirits that were corrupted by Chaos or who otherwise embraced it…
The Telmori
The Telmori have two basic forms – more or less ordinary human or all-but-invulnerable wolf (when the moon is full). When they are human, they can become wolf-like through magic, but to…
What’s the Lunar Empire called?
We know that the Red Emperor is called Moonson, Lord of the Four Quarters, Staff and Pillar of God, Leader of the Egi, Shah of Shahs, and the Bright and Illustrious Emperor…
Safelster
Safelster is a fascinating area, both familiar and very different. Some 2.9 million people are within 100 km of Lake Felster, which itself is about 200 km long. The area is densely…