One thing that is sometimes hard for people who are used to systems with a lot “game balance” is that not all Gloranthan cults are equal in terms of importance, access to…
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ISS1301 Thunder Rebels – Player’s Book for Orlanthi Barbarians – Corrections
Thunder Rebels – Errata Updated: 9 March 2002 (new errata since 25 July 2001 marked with **) Special thanks to Jonas Schiött for his assistance with errata in this and other books in the Hero…
Excerpt – The Making of the Storm Tribe (1999)
By Robin D. Laws Copyright ©1999 A Sharp, LLC. This month’s myth is drawn from A Sharp’s computer game King of Dragon Pass. Here is what everyone knows Ernalda urges Orlanth, who…
Cults of Differing Power
So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…
Conflict in the Middle Air
So what underlies the conflict between the Red Goddess and Orlanth? It is a weird one, as the Red Goddess’ only real fight with Orlanth during her lifetime was at Castle Blue….
ISS1301 Thunder Rebels – Player’s Book for Orlanthi Barbarians (2000)
Glorantha HW Background Information for Hero Wars Players Thunder Rebels, Players Book for Orlanthi Barbarians Product Number ISS 1301. ISBN 1-929052-03-0. $19.95 256 pp., Trade paperback size, Maps. Release date: — OUT OF PRINT By…
Ω Orlanth Allfather
Orlanth Allfather is the power of Orlanth in society. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Thunder Rebelsdeprecated 229 2000 None listed Aspect of: Great Orlanth
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…
Great Temples of Sartar
I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….
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…
Orlanth & Prax
by David Scott on June 12, 2013 in News For the last 18 months I’ve been working on the Praxians and looking at how there religion works in HQ2. This map from the Guide shows the zones…
Ω Varanorlanth, Orlanth the Wild
When Orlanth set out to explore the world he took the name Varanorlanth. Varanorlanth disdains armor and often even clothing. He invented the magical blue dye called woad used by his people….
Ω Orolmarn, Orlanth the Herder
Orlanth is the Lord of Beasts, but Orolmarn is his name as the herdsman for all of these animals, not just his own sheep. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Thunder…
Ω Orlanth the Law Maker
Orlanth first stated the laws when he made the world, and later stated each law that resulted from one of his great deeds. He called himself Orlanthanandrin when he created these Cosmic…
Excerpt – Some Myths (1999)
By Robin D. Laws Copyright ©1999 A Sharp, LLC. This month we present some myths all Heortlings know about a variety of deities. These are drawn from A Sharp’s computer game King…
Excerpt – Vingkotling Myths (2009)
Vingkotling Age Vingkot was famous for allying with the On Jorri Folks, most of whom joined the Vingkotling Tribe without any fighting at all. He also continued the great Northward Migration that…
Manifestations of Gods
The Loki television series has me thinking about the Gods of Glorantha. One way of looking at the cults is they are groups of people who gather around to worship the named…
Heroquesting Questions (2012)
Submitted by Dreamstreamer on Tue, 29/05/2012 – 15:04 Having made it all the way through Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes, I have a few questions regarding heroquesting.First, I gather that the passage of…
Orlanth Adventurous glyph
Destor glyph Orlanth Adventurous
Ω Orlanthcarl, Orlanth the Farmer
See Barntar Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Thunder Rebels 235 2000 Glyph not yet available subcult of Orlanth AllfatherDeprecated cult
Orlanth By Lee Moyer
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Bear Peak illustrating the Hill of Orlanth Victorious
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Orlanthi view of society and justice
A few thoughts on the Orlanthi view of society and justice worth keeping in mind. The Orlanthi encourage independence over centralization. They do not have faith in a single leader for all…
Adulthood Initiations (2012)
Submitted by m121 on Tue, 23/10/2012 – 04:58 So, for Orlanthi Vinga and Nandan worshipers, do they initiate as Ernalda and Orlanthi worshipers to become adults and then get 1W in thier…