The Third Age of Glorantha followed the collapse and destruction of the great world empires – the Middle Sea Empire and the Empire of Wyrms Friends – with the Closing of the…
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Valind
God of Winter Valind is a son of Vadrus and a slave goddess. He is the source of the winter powers which sweep over the earth from the north. In the Storm…
Yelm
Sun god and Emperor Yelm is the god of the Middle Fire and brother of Lodril and Dayzatar. Yelm was not always bound to his path in the sky, but once traveled…
Additional Examples of Charms, Spells, and Natural Magic/Talents (2012)
Submitted by Dreamstreamer on Fri, 01/06/2012 – 16:50 Submitted by Dreamstreamer on Fri, 01/06/2012 – 16:50On pages 75 of SKoH, there is a smattering of examples for charms, spells, and talents. Where…
The Geos Rune (2012)
Submitted by cj.23 on Mon, 16/04/2012 – 12:54 In older supplements Geo’s cult branded members on the thumb with a small rune, specific to the Sanchali Tribe. I found this in the…
Getting new runes
Submitted by Araknir on Tue, 05/06/2012 – 05:32 Hello, I’m new here and getting started on Glorantha (even if I have been interested in passing since the original HeroWars game). One…
So how do we play Illumination ?
Submitted by Herve on Wed, 25/07/2012 – 16:39 My humakti character, Silkinister, has been intensely looking into the Void under the bridge to deepest hell in the Orlmarthi campaign. He watched as the…
Evil in the Golden Age ?
Submitted by Heort on Mon, 05/08/2013 – 18:09 Reading the sneak-peek v8, Appendix B, “Characteristics of the Golden Age” :Monsters: None, for whatever is not benevolent is not yet discovered.(…)Sortum : This…
Humakti: Geas Must Kill
Humakti Geas: Must kill. | Moon Design Publications Jump to Navigation Forums | Glorantha Discussions Humakti Geas: Must kill. Submitted by RoM on Thu, 02/05/2013 – 06:09 Glorantha Discussions After a long…
Lamiae
Submitted by GianniVacca on Sun, 15/07/2012 – 07:35 I’m trying to understand how Lamiae fit in the Gloranthan scheme of things. So all in all, based on evidence from source material, the…
Malkioni Culture
Submitted by Jonathan Quaife on Sun, 06/01/2013 – 10:31 Here is a transcript of a discussion with Jeff regarding Malkioni culture and its Indo-hellenic template from Earth: Jonathan Quaife: Can anybody point…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
A few notes on the God Time history of mortals
Glorantha in the God Time progressed from a Green Age to a Golden Age to a Storm Age and then to its near destruction in the Great Darkness. Mortals experienced this as…
Tales of Mythic Adventure Episode 07
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTHE WOLF GOD EATS THE WORLD 0:00-4:15 In Berlin, Jeff tells us the mighty wolf spirit is devouring the sun, at the time of recording –…
CHA4400 13th Age Glorantha (2018)
Designers: Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan Tweet Additional Design: Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Cal Moore, Ash Law Cover: Aaron McConnell & Lee Moyer Back Cover Crimson Bat: Sam Wood Artists & Illustrators: Jan Pospíšil,…
CHA4008 Cults of Prax (1979, 2016)
The Book In the fantasy role-playing game RuneQuest magic works because the relations between the spiritual and the physical plane are immediate and concrete … maintaining good relations with your chosen god…
ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples (2007)
Compiled articles about Heortling History and Society This compilation of information on the Heortling people covers their history and society from the Dawn Age all the way through to the Hero Wars…
AH8591 River of Cradles (1992)
Lands and Peoples of Pavis and the Zola Fel Valley River of Cradles is the complete and essential player and gamesmaster reference for the RuneQuest adventures and campaigns in civilised Prax. Revising…
ISS1403 Sartar Rising: Gathering Thunder (2004)
The Lunar Empire has been defeated at the Battle of Iceland. Orlanth is free, and across Dragon Pass and the world the winds have been released. This is the time to strike,…