With the Lightbringers, Earth Goddesses, Prosopaedia, and Glorantha Sourcebook out – and with the Mythology book coming out next month and the Dragon Pass and Sartar books next year – it should…
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Draft maps of the Hero Wars 1621-1630
Here’s something I am working on in between mapping Vormain and the Islands. Thought some of you might find this a bit interesting. This is hardly complete, and is in fact, just…
Army Recruitment
Most Gloranthan armies are recruited in the following ways: Tribal militia. Members of the local community perform military service as part of belonging to the community. Among the Sartarites and Praxians, this is…
Lunar Imports
The Lunar nobility has a voracious demand for luxuries and other goods that must be imported from elsewhere. These include: The problem is that there are only three cost-effectiveways into the Heartlands:…
Chalana Arroy in Central Genertela
If we look at Chalana Arroy in Central Genertela, we find that it is actually a surprisingly big cult – some 140,000 members in total. The cult is most densely numbered in…
Storm Pantheon art preview
Orlanth is the grandson of Earth and Sky, his siblings are the winds, a bull, a cat, violence, evil, the mountain snow, and Death. He married the Green Lady, and his offspring…
Religion in Safelster
There are approximately 3 million people in Safelster. This politically decentralized area around Lake Felster in Ralios is one of the more densely populated areas in Glorantha. It is also one of…
Theyalan Celestial Gods
Throughout much of the Theyalan Belt, people recognize several major celestial gods: First is of course Yelm, the Sun. The Sun travels across the Sky Dome each day, only to die and…
Kralorela and the Eastern Dynasty of Light
Almost a third of the humans of Genertela reside in Kralorela-Teshnos. They don’t get a leading role in the events of Dragon Pass as they are separated by 1000 kms of Pent…
Elder Races and Human Cults
The Aldryami and Mostali have a surprising amount of overlap with major human cults. Both have strong ties to the Earth pantheon (Aldrya is the daughter of Ernalda, and Asrelia is friendly…
The Troll Occupation of Pavis (1237-1539)
After troll magic closed Old Pavis, constant struggles occurred between the dominant trolls and the remnants of humans, elves, and dwarfs. The Pavis cult held to its rituals, and their intimate knowledge…
Best Features of RuneQuest
So it should be of no surprise that RuneQuest is among my absolute favorite BRP rule systems (and that BRP is my favorite rules engine). But it might be interesting to know…
Disease Spirits
Something worth keeping in mind: When living beings are possessed by Disease Spirits, other Disease Spirits are attracted and may congregate in the vicinity. In this manner, the appearance of a single…
The Dragonewts’ Dream
In 1539 the famous Dragonewts’ Dream began, and ended two years later. At this time the real dragonewts seemed to go about their normal business in their cities and outside. But in…
Cults of Sartar
The primary cults of Sartar are those of Orlanth and Ernalda. More than two-thirds of all Sartarites are dedicated to one or the other cult, and the cults are so closely associated…
The Orlanth Cult in Peloria
There are some 225,000 Orlanth initiates in Peloria, making it the fourth biggest cult in Peloria (tied with Ernalda). Only Seven Mothers, Lodril, and Oria have bigger cults. During the rise of…
The Kingdom of Sartar is hardly paradise
So after pointing out some of the horrors the Lunar Empire is built upon, I think it is also worth pointing out that living in the Kingdom of Sartar is hardly paradise….
Zola Fel Valley
This is another one of those posts about scale. Pavis County and Sun Dome County are where New Pavis, the Big Rubble, and the Sun Dome Temple of Prax are located. It…
Maran Gor art preview
For Halloween, I give you the Destructive Earth goddesses, Maran Gor and Babeester Gor, by Loic Muzy! The come to bring destruction and vengeance upon those who have earned the wrath of…
The Origin of Belintar
Greg and I both agreed never to publish a definitive answer as to the origin of Belintar. If the Only Old One couldn’t learn his origins, your player characters sure as heck…
The countryside of Sartar
Is that Poland or is it Wyoming near Jackson Hole? I can’t tell. But both work. Neither are Scotland or Wales. I think it is near Jackson Hole in Grand Teton National…
Other RQG Campaign settings
As we all know, Dragon Pass-the Holy Country-Prax homelands are the default settings for RQG. These are the areas explored in the old board games White Bear & Red Moon, Nomad Gods,…
Rune Metal Jacket
©1995 Michael O’Brien. Some portions taken from Soldiers of the Red Moon manuscript ©1994 MOB, Dawson, Morrison & Love. Permission is freely given for personal gaming use Adventure SummaryThis tournament gives a brief look…
Chaosium Interviews: Running the Same Campaign for Years
What’s the longest TTRPG campaign you’ve ever run? Chaosium’s Jeff Richard shares advice for those playing multi-year, or even multi-decade stories. He’s talking to James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series.