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Clearwine Fort
here is a small version of Olivier’s amazing map of Clearwine Fort. That looks decidedly different than it does in S:KoH. Is it a retcon, or a change as Gloranthan time has…
Concept sketches of hairstyles for aristocratic Esrolian women
Here’s one of my favorite pieces by Roman Kisyov that we didn’t use in RQ – a concept sketch of hairstyles for aristocratic Esrolian women. But I am sure I will find…
Meet the Dragonewts!
We are getting very close on the next release – the Gamemaster Screen Pack! In fact, so close that let’s go and meet the Dragonewts! They are friendly, I assure you. At…
A Lunar Heartland travelogue
I recently discovered this from a unpublished Lunar Heartland travelogue. This snippet is from the discussion of Dragon Pass and Esrolia: “The Orlanthi are barely human. They rut like barnyard animals, kill…
I accompanied my wife…
I accompanied my wife, the reknowned Earth Priestess of Clearwine, to Bagnot, where we enjoyed the hospitality of one of the finer taverns in that city. As was common in that town,…
Heroquest Scenario Notes
Here’s part of my scenario notes from the heroquest I ran using RQG at GenCon. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking that RQ is massively crunchy in terms of prep work…
Gen Con RQ cosplay
One of the high points of GenCon was the kids doing RQ cosplay! Yanioth and Vasana! Yeah!
Earth cults seminar
Continuum attendees! Remember to check out Claudia Loroff‘s seminar on Earth cults in RuneQuest later this morning! She just called me up earlier to ask me a question about the eunuch dancers who…
Mantis
I love Cory Trego-Erdner’s art in the Bestiary. Loved it when I first commissioned it, love it even more in the book!
So what is YOUR favourite beast from the RQ Bestiary?
Mine is the War Triceratops with its Dragonewt mahout: I would have loved to do even more art, but keep in mind, every illustration is by Cory. Which is a LOT of…
Page 6
BTW, when using or reading the RQG rules, the boxed text on page 6 provides a very important rule of interpretation: Maximum Game Fun. If an interpretation of a rule interferes with…
Sartar on a rare sunny day in Storm season
If you ever want a good feel for Sartar on a rare sunny day in Storm season, check out the Vinschgau in Sudtirol.
Notes on the Feathered Horse Queen Dynasty
The Feathered Horse Queens are the most important Earth priestesses of Dragon Pass (and often paired with the High Priestess at the Shaker Temple – they always address each other as “sister”). The following…
The Guide has left the Building
Update: The Guide is back! Go to Chaosium.com This is very bittersweet news for me. I just turned off sales of the physical copies of the Guide to Glorantha. We’ve sold everything…
Gods of Fonrit
A snippet from an old Jrusteli account of Fonrit. I’d date this to about 890 ST: Gods of FonritIn Fonrit, the people worship demigods who they say restored the Cosmic Court of…
Esrolians Queens since 1461
A little more information on Nochet. Here is a crude family tree of the queens since 1461. Esrolian queens tend to rule until they: (1) die or are killed; (2) are removed…
Nochet, City of Queens with map
Nochet is City of Queens, the emerald jewel of Esrolia, and the greatest and most important city in the world. It is the favorite resting place of Esrola, and home to many thousands…
Nochet, City of Queens
Nochet is the greatest and most important city in the world, and the greatest city for a thousand miles in all directions. It is the favorite resting place of Esrola, and it…
Guide to Glorantha wins Silver ENnie for Best Cartography
Gen Con – The Guide to Glorantha picked up the 2015 Silver ENnie for Best Cartography at the awards ceremony tonight – congratulations to master mapmaker Colin Driver who was responsible for the…
Moon Design wins 2015 Diana Jones Award for Guide to Glorantha!
And the winner of the 2015 Diana Jones Award for gaming excellence is Moon Design Publications for The Guide to Glorantha! Greg Stafford and Jeff Richard happily accepted the award at the…
Inspiration for the Dragonspine
A glimpse of the nearby Dragonspine from Wintertop.
Inspiration for Kero Fin
My mental image for Kero Fin has always been Mount Rainier in Washington state, with the Dragonspine being the nearby mountains. Of course you have to imagine that atop Rainier is plopped…
Guide to Glorantha nominated for four ENnies
The Guide to Glorantha has been nominated for four ENnies: To say we are excited about this would be as much of an understatement as saying “Harrek the Berserk is a bit…