We are well into Volume 2, having finished the layout for the Maniria, Pent, and Ralios chapters. One set of pages I am particularly pleased with is pages 402-403. On the right,…
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Genealogy of the Earth Gods
The genealogy of the gods is a matter of importance for poets, philosophers, and sorcerers. These genealogies help illustrate the runic devolutions and combinations from the perfect Celestial Court to the mixed…
Preview of Vol. One for Kickstarter backers
Happy Sacred Time, Glorantha-philes! Although the finished Volume One is not yet ready (we are still waiting on four pieces of art), we’ve got a 99.3% complete version available for our Kickstarter…
The House of Sartar, Feathered Horse Queens, and Werewolves
One thing the new edition of King of Sartar (in layout now) and Coming Storm makes clear is the amount of dramatic potential between the Royal House of Sartar, the Feathered Horse…
New maps for the new version of King of Sartar
While Rick is deep in layout for the Guide to Glorantha, we are working on a number of other projects, including the new version of King of Sartar. For the new version…
Update on the Guide – Delays and Headaches
We’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re wrapping up the layout for the first volume of the Guide and it looks beautiful. The bad…
Working on the Gods of Glorantha (2013)
Hey all, while Rick is feverishly doing the layout of the Guide to Glorantha and Ian is putting the art list for The Coming Storm before I hack it apart, I’m working…
Weather in Glorantha
The powerful forces of two great Gloranthan deities, the wind of Orlanth and the rays of Yelm, the Sun, determine seasonal changes in weather. Magical events also affect local weather significantly. Weather…
Busy with the Guide
You’ve probably noticed that Rick and I have been so quiet over the last two weeks. Rick has been extremely busy with layout. Getting the Heavens Corrupted plates and the Historical Atlas…
Sample cultural distribution maps
The Guide to Glorantha features cultural distribution maps for each of the eight major human cultures and three of the Elder Races. Some of these maps may prove a bit surprising. For…
The Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death
The Guide to Glorantha contains a fair amount of information on the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death. Here’s a snippet: When Belintar’s mortal body expires, the next day select…
Copper Tablets of Yuthuppa
We’re laying the Heavens Corrupted section of the Guide out today. Here’s one of the ten Copper Tablets of Yuthuppa that illustrate the text.
Strange bit of Art Description going in the Guide
Here’s the art description for a piece that Jeff Laubenstein is doing for the Guide – fourteen panels on the Lightbringers Quest. It is based on a cryptic diagram that Greg Stafford…
Lesser Tribes of Prax
For those who might be interested, here’s some comparative numbers on the Lesser Tribes of Prax that won’t be appearing in the Guide to Glorantha. All numbers are of course approximate but…
Layout from the Guide
Gloranthaphiles! Here’s a little sneak peek from the Guide – the first appearance of Harrek and Jar-eel in the book! Hopefully this gives you some idea that the wait has been worthwhile!
Old School Sword and Sorcery Art from the 1970s
Here’s another original from the Berlin Vault – a picture of a warrior by early Gloranthan artist Swenston from around 1976. Note the trippy geometric shapes he is running through, the general…
An early map of the Lunar Empire
This isn’t going into the Guide, but is presented to show how much Gloranthan geography has evolved since 1975. This is one of Greg’s original maps of the Lunar Empire and beyond….
Bronze Age Weapons
Been very busy working with Rick on the layout of the Guide. But here’s something that sounds like a cool project: This was originally posted on Google+…
More Gloranthan Art in Berlin
Here’s a few more artifacts on display at the Altes Museum. This was posted on Google+…
Gloranthan Art in Berlin
Ian Cooper and I were at the Etruscan collection of the Altes Museum in Berlin reviewing Gloranthan artifacts from Dragon Pass, the Holy Country, and Peloria. Here’s a nice selection of images:…
Lunar Army List
Introduction Howdy all – here’s a preview of something I am working on for the next issue of Wyrms Footnotes: Hero Wars Army Lists! I’m a bit of a wargamer at heart,…
Seshnela Art Direction
Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 23/04/2012 – 00:27 The Guide to Glorantha will feature in-depth treatment of the Malkioni (along with the other major cultures of Glorantha). Here’s the art direction for…
Much on my Plate
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 09/03/2012 – 12:47 As you all have no doubt heard by now, Pavis: Gateway to Adventure is off to the printer and we should have ordering information…
Greater Lunar Empire
Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 09/10/2011 – 12:42 Searching through the archives of the Jonstown Library, I came upon this gem of a map. The sages told me that it was a…
Going to London Dragonmeet?
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 27/10/2010 – 16:30Moon Design will be bringing a limited number of copies of the Sartar Companion to London Dragonmeet on the 27 of November 2010. If you…