The Trader Princes developed out of a caravan route between Safelster and Esrolia that was established around 1200 ST. Caravanserai needed to be established and fortified, alliances needed to be made with…
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A few thoughts on the Chariot of Lightning sect or Henotheism
The Chariot of Lightning sect was founded in 1605 by Surantyr the Non-heretic after he made a pilgrimage to Top of the World Mountain. Within three years, he made himself master of…
ISS1102 Glorantha: Introduction to the Hero Wars (2000)
Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars By Greg Stafford and Peter Metcalfe Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars is the first book you need to learn about this fascinating mythic world. Glorantha, Introduction…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – R
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: R (page 787 – 788) Rabbit (island) 498 Raccoon Guardian 136 Raccoon People 19, 233 Rachami 561, 589 Radaidavu 304 Rafelios 327 Rage Bellower…
CHA4046 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
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,…
Glorantha Core Rune Font
The Glorantha Core Font is used by Moon Design and Chaosium in their publications. It is a compilation of the most useful characters from the 42 or so fonts created in the…
ISS1001-H HeroQuest – Limited Edition Hardcover Runes (2003)
Last revision: 24 Aug 2003 The table below lists the runes that people chose to grace the front cover of their copy of the HeroQuest limited hardcover edition. Some are old favorites, others may…
Notes on Ouroboros
Around 650, some of the Orlanthi of Dragon Pass learned to speak with the Dragons. This opened tremendous mystical vistas for the Orlanthi, identifying the Cosmic Dragon as the Source and expanding…
Defining Cults
In Central Genertela, their aren’t a lot of cults that more than 30% a region’s population belongs to. Such a cult strongly defines a given region and would be present nearly everywhere….
Notes on Ethilrist II
A few notes on Ethilrist and the Black Horse Troop I posted elsewhere and thought might be of interest here: Sir Ethilrist was the descendant of a long line of mercenary captains…
After the Middle Sea Empire
Malkionism in the Third Age is a pathetic shade of its Second Age glory. The Middle Sea Empire ended in 990 and about a half-century later, Seshnela was shattered by the Luathelans….
Lhankor Mhy Sorcery
Several Dragon Pass cults routinely play around with sorcery – Lhankor Mhy in particular. But the Knowing Priests are largely self-taught amateurs when it comes to sorcery. Temples tend to know a…
Notes on Ethilrist I
Ethilrist is sometimes thought to be an incarnation of Hrestol. He encountered Hrestol himself in the middle of Hrestol’s own quest, ravaged Hell, and Ethrilrist gained great loot and his herd of…
Cults of RuneQuest Series
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Numeric Order for the Cults books
As an aside, there is no numeric order for the Cults books. Their release schedule follows what we think will work best for the success of the line, and it does not…
Magic Systems II
The main magic systems in RuneQuest are: Rune magic (wielding a fraction of the power of the gods), Spirit magic (communication with the spirits that reside in the natural energy currents of…
Genertelan Worldview
The first set of Cults books – Mythology, Lightbringers, Earth Goddesses, Lunar Way, Celestial Realm, etc. – largely define the Theyalan-Dara Happan-Praxian-Lunar understanding of the world. There are some exceptions – Darkness,…
Creator
Maker of the universe The Creator is the prime mover of the universe who created it and set its natural forces into motion. Creator is believed to have completed his work and…
ISS3006 Revealed Mythologies (2001)
Revealed Mythologies details the mythologies of the Malkioni (Westerners), Vithelans (Easterners), and Doraddi (Pamaltelans) of Glorantha, which previously have been obscured by the mythology of Central Genertela. Each section of the book…
Glorantha: The Gods War (2020)
Designed by Sandy Petersen and set in the mythic world of Glorantha, The Gods War is a fast moving multiplayer strategy game set in a universe on the brink of disaster. In…
AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition – Contents
Book 1 – Player’s Book This is the most important of the RuneQuest rulesbooks. It contains all rules needed to play playing game. Other books and supplements will expand upon the information…
The Martyrdom of Theoblanc, Holy Saint of Rokarism
First published in Proceedings in MalkionismCopyright © 1994 by Michael O’Brien [This is the account I wrote about my exploits in Reaching Moon Megacorp’s splendid LARP How the West was One, played at…
Notes on Maniria I
Maniria is a belt about 160-200km wide between the Mislari Mountains and the Solkathi Sea. It has a humid temperate to subtropical climate. Think Virginia or North Carolina. The Arstola forest hugs…
Notes on The Red Goddess and Chaos I
In 1220 ST, great stirrings in the world centered in the land of Peloria, presaging an event that would utterly change the world. It was the birth of the Red Goddess. Her…