The Runes are the building blocks of Glorantha. They are symbols, archetypes, embodiments, and the actual matter and energy of the world. Runes originated with the very creation of Glorantha. The Runes…
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Pre-ordering the Guide to Glorantha and the Atlas – a few days left!
The special Pre-Order rate for the Guide to Glorantha and the Argan Argar Atlas is open until July 7th. Just go to our store and preorder your copy. After the 7th, we…
The Discovery of Glorantha
Just as a reminder, if you missed out on the Kickstarter, now you can Pre-Order the Guide to Glorantha and the Argan Argar Atlas. You can even pre-order Poster Map Sets (collections of maps in a 24…
Pre-Order the Guide and Argan Argar Atlas now!
Just as a reminder, if you missed out on the Kickstarter, now you can Pre-Order the Guide to Glorantha and the Argan Argar Atlas. You can even pre-order Poster Map Sets (collections of maps in a 24…
Preorder the Guide to Glorantha NOW!
Gloranthaphiles! Did you miss out on the Kickstarter for the Guide to Glorantha? Have you begun to worry that you would never get your hands on over 12 pounds (6 kilograms) of full-color, oversized…
The Guide is being bound as we speak!
Good and glorious news everyone! The printer has informed us that the pages and covers for the Guide to Glorantha have all been printed! They are being bound into hardcovers, and that…
HeroQuest Glorantha: coming to you in time for GenCon
So while we’ve been waiting for the Guide to Glorantha to return from the printer and preparing to get the website ready for preorders and pdf purchases, the rest of the Moon Design…
Sketch of Three Nobles
These sketches by Jan Pospisil depict three nobles – the first from Esrolia, the second from Sartar, and the third from Tarsh. Figure 1: Noblewoman This Esrolian noblewoman wears a close-fitting tube dress, sewn at the side, that…
Sketch of two Ernalda Priestesses
These sketches by Jan Pospisil depict two Ernalda priestesses – the first from Esrolia and the second from Sartar. Ernalda is the Earth Queen, the goddess of sex, women, agriculture, motherhood, and society….
Sketch of a Sartarite Thane
This sketch by Jan Pospisil depicts the noble companion of a petty king. A thane is trained to fight from horseback and usually wears short trousers of leather or wool beneath the skirt. The…
Sketch of an Sartarite household warrior
This sketch by Jan Pospisil depicts a professional warrior equipped by a clan chieftain or tribal king and who serves as one of his household bodyguards. She rides a sable antelope (Praxian beasts…
Sketch of a Sartarite Clan Militia Member
This sketch depicts a member of the local clan militia. All free men (including women who are members of warlike cults) are expected to fight on behalf of their clan and follow…
The Guide is at the Printers!
The Dawn of Glorantha approaches! We did our last round of reviewing and polishing over the weekend to the text of the Guide to Glorantha, and this morning Rick sent the files…
Glorantha cultures: cross-pollination and changes over time
As I continue to do research and background work on the Gods of Glorantha, from time to time I’ll post notes that I think might be interesting to at least some of…
Divine Magic: Sacrifice and Prayer
Some continuing notes as I explore Gloranthan magic and religion for several projects. Today’s notes are on sacrifice and prayer, and are heavily cribbed from M.L. West’s magisterial “The East Face of…
A few more notes on gods and spirits
A few more notes on gods and spirits from around Glorantha. The various ways gods and spirits are classified gives an example of the amount of diversity that exists concerning how they…
The Ultimate Preview and the Kickstarter Survey
If you backed the Guide to Glorantha on Kickstarter, by now you should have received your KS Backer Survey. If you haven’t received yours – check your spam file. Then fill out…
Ultimate Previews and Surveys go out tomorrow!
Joyous news! The Guide is now complete with final art, final index, and final as far as we are concerned. That means it is time to send out the ULTIMATE PREVIEW tomorrow….
Some thoughts on spirits and gods
Spirits are discorporate entities that are present individually in all parts of nature – animals, plants, rocks, winds, fire, soil, waters, and so on. The Brithini classify them as an incorporeal but…
A few thoughts on the Chariot of Lightning sect or Henotheism
The Chariot of Lightning sect was founded in 1605 by Surantyr the Non-heretic after he made a pilgrimage to Top of the World Mountain. Within three years, he made himself master of…
Some thoughts on the Gloranthan gods, cults, and divine names
Most Gloranthans believe the greater gods transcend any specific culture. Ernalda, Lodril, Magasta, Orlanth, Sedenya, and Yelm are all known by many different peoples by many different names. Orlanth is the Storm…
The Kickstarter Survey is nigh!
The Ultimate Preview to the Guide of Glorantha should be going out in the next few days, which means that very soon we will be sending out the Kickstarter Survey to our…
Penultimate Guide Preview
Gloranthaphiles! We are approaching the Dawn Age! Thanks to some prodigious amount of work, Rick has finished doing the layout of Genertela, the Oceans and Islands, and Pamaltela. Our President’s Day Sneak…
Guide Update: To the South!
Layout of the Guide is proceeding at a glorious pace. We are finished with the Oceans section, and this is what I was looking at last night: There are an amazing number…
Genertela complete, Oceans ahoy!
As the Covenant of Waha decrees, it is time for an update on the Guide’s status. Genertela is complete and we are now working on the various islands before heading off to…