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…
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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…
CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Q&A
Official Answers from Chaosium Introduction (pages 4-11) Creatures without POW How do you handle resistance rolls against undead, or an entity without POW? If a creature has no POW use their magic…
The Esrolian Monomyth
Some of you might find this interesting – it is a common version of the myth cycle told in the Holy Country. You might consider this the Esrolian version of the monomyth….
Culture Precedes Cults
It is fascinating how hard it is for us post-modern Westerners to disentangle themselves from the idea that culture precedes cults, even in a fantasy setting such as Glorantha. To a very…
The Ages of Glorantha
Philosophers and scribes divide the history and mythology of Glorantha into various ages. When applied to the God Time, such scholarly pedantry has a certain inherent absurdity, for how can one define…
Into the 4th Dimension – Magic
I’ve been thinking of Glorantha as a four-dimensional setting. So three dimensions is pretty easy to get – we have geography, culture, and time, right? I’ve done a lot of posts about…
The Husband-Protectors of Ernalda
Ernalda has taken many husbands, most notably Orlanth, Yelm, Yelmalio, Argan Argar, Flamal, Magasta, Storm Bull, and even Pamalt. So who is her “favorite”? The short answer is “usually Orlanth”, but here’s…
Bloody Tusk
God of the Tusk Riders Tusk riders hold their main deity to be the God of the Bloody Tusk, a god unknown in the God Time and unacknowledged by other cults. Members…
The Second Age So if we think about the Second Age, we have cultural transmission of ideas and secrets around the world. Around the coastal regions of the world, the Middle Sea…
Notes on The Empire of the Wyrms Friends
The Empire of the Wyrms Friends was formally founded in 822, and soon after, in 826, proclaimed itself to be the High Council of the Lands of Genertela (usually called the Third…
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…
Notes About Esrolia – Part 2 – The Silver Age Heroes
During the Lesser Darkness, Ernaldela was ruled by a tribe of Air demigods (the Vingkotlings), who protected the goddesses of the land but also fought with trolls, sky people, dwarves, elves, and…
A Sense Of Chronological Perspective
From time to time I find it useful to repost these two timelines: Present year 1627 Compare this to a Greek at the time of Alexander (330 BC): So when you look…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
Changing Gods
A few more notes on Changing Gods. At the Dawn, the Thunderer and the Adventurer were often worshiped as separate gods. Pretty quickly the Theyalans recognised both as aspects of Orlanth, and…
Notes from Nochet from Tales of the Reaching Moon #07
*Please note that entries concerning “old Orlanthi oathes” or that old chestnut about the double-headed Salilgori coin are no longer considered worthy of gaining free entry to the Library Reading Room in…
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…
The Silver Age and the Dawn
The Silver Age Heort’s great successes inaugurated a period of twilight that preceded the actual first sunrise. This is called the Gray Age, or often the Silver to mark its increasing splendor….
CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X Y Z
CHA4045 The Lunar Way – Index
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Valind within Orlanthi society
Given that we have a good foot or more of snow on the ground, now is a good time to talk about Valind within the context of Orlanthi society. Valind is the…
CHA4041 Mythology – Contents
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
Part 2 – Mundane Herbivores
ARTMAL AND THE DIRE BEASTS (Doraddi) In ancient times, Artmal came down from the moon to the lands of the Agimori, and commanded his followers, the Veldang, to build great cities, raise…
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – Index
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