I’ve been asked about the status of HeroQuest Glorantha. Well yesterday I was traveling from Minneapolis to Fargo and the nice people at Bang Printing offered to give me a small tour…
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Starry Wisdom #1 – Why Chaosium Is (1997)
by Greg Stafford Chaosium Inc. is a business. We make games and sell them to you. But something seems to be different. We have business people coming around all the time. Our…
Tales of Mythic Adventure Episode 14 – Guest: Mike Mason
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOther sources: iTunes | Android Mythos Maunderings with Mike Mason 0:00-2.15 Straight into the guest introduction this week with Jeff explaining that with the exciting news of Moon Design…
Jaxarte and the Bison Khan
First published in Tales of the Reaching Moon issue #6 Copyright © 1995 by Michael O’Brien Jaxarte Hits the Plaines After his eventful yet relatively safe journeys to Sun County and Weis…
CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Index
A Abilities Above 100% 144 Ability Results Table 143 Absorption 317 Accelerate Growth 317 Accelerate Healing 391 Act 58, 61, 139, 168, 169 Additional Experience 81 Adventurer Income 420, 422 Aeolianism 389…
The Lost City of Eldarad – Review
The Lost City of Eldarad (1990) Review copyright © 1991, 1999 by Michael O’Brien Author: Chris WatsonEditing, Production: Nick Atlas, Jean BaerIllustrations: James Holloway (cover), J.E. Randall, Terry ThompsonCompany/Publisher: The Avalon Hill Game CompanyCost: A$35.00 (original retail…
Lunar Army laziness
As shocking as this might sound to some folk, the Lunar Army is actually tactically quite lazy. Their ace in hole is the Lunar College of Magic which is how they get…
Sorcery serves only mortal will
I’ve posted a few thoughts on the dilemma of how mortals interact with the God Time, and how to understand the gods so that mortals might wield a fraction of their power…
Masters of Luck and Death I
In the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death, participants traveled the secret pathways of the Hero Plane that tied the Holy Country together. They defined and named the powers of…
Hon-eel’s Descendants and the Imperial Nobility
In 1486, the Lunar goddess Hon-eel, daughter of the Red Emperor and Sandene, gave birth to twins, conceived with the Secret Light of the Sun. One was a boy, blond and pale-eyed,…
Second Age Overview
So based on the past few posts, hopefully I conveyed the idea that the Second Age featured widespread mythic experimentation and exploration. Not only did we have God Learnerism, dragonic mysticism, and…
Sorcery
So let’s talk about sorcery. First thing is obvious – it is very different from other magic systems. With spirit magic, you have a spirit that you know how to concentrate on…
Kallyr’s Short Lightbringers Quest 1625 – II
In Storm Season 1625, Prince Kallyr Starbrow summoned an assembly in Boldhome. Before the assembled citizens of many tribes, she formally made the Lightbringers’ Summons. Chaos stalks my world. Broos have bruised…
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…
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…
The Three Main Types of Magic
Lets think for a minute about the three main types of magic used by mortals in Glorantha and what they might mean. Arguably the oldest is Rune Magic, whereby mortals can wield…
Notes About Esrolia – Part 3 – The Shadowlands
Shadowlands – the Only Old One was the son of Argan Argar and Esrola, born in the Lesser Darkness. Argan Argar, a powerful Darkness deity and one of the commanders of the forces…
ISS1104 Narrator’s Book – Contents
Table of Contents collected by Charles Corrigan. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1, Narrating the Game Chapter 2, Otherworld Magic Chapter 3, Relationships Chapter 4, Sample Hero Bands Chapter 5, Creatures Chapter…
CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Chapter 16 Sorcery Q&A
Official Answers from Chaosium This covers the first part of Chapter 16, pages 381-390: For the Sorcery spells section see : Chapter 16 Sorcery Spells Q&A Sorcery Use (page 381) Spell Strength…
CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Chapter 14 Shamans Q&A
Official Answers by Chaosium This covers Chapter 5, pages 137-161 RQG Cults allowing Shaman see: Tools of the Shaman (page 351) Assistant Shaman (page 352) Discorporation Shamans can simply discorporate, everyone else…
Convention Report – GenCon UK 2003
Convention Report: GenCon UK 2003By Mich Rowe London Olympia 2 exhibition centre April 03 Hi folks, As you know Darran, Newt, and I have spent Easter at Gencon Uk, demoing Heroquest. Four…
Myth of the Month: Chariots and Chariot Gods (2003)
Yelm and the Imperial Chariot Yelm brought the first chariots to mankind. When Most High Yelm descended from the Sky World He paused upon the Footstool for the Enthronement Creation. Then He…
Convention Report – Conception 2003
Convention Report: Conception 2003 By Newt Newport & Darran Sims March 3rd-7th Naish Holiday Villiage, Dorset UK Conception is one of the UK’s so called Chalet cons, because they are held in…
Convention Report: Beer and Pretzels Gaming Weekend, UK (2004)
Convention Report: Beer and Pretzels Gaming Weekend 2004By Darran Sims Burton and Trent May 2004 This is a delightful, friendly games weekend organised by Phil from Spirit Games also based in Burton….
Safelster in the First Age (2013)
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 The following is part one of a series of Questions and Answers about Safelster and Ralios. The Enerali Peoples at the Dawn At the Dawn the four tribes…