The Gloranthan deities fulfill psychological or cosmic needs, if they are to be worshiped. Even Zorak Zoran and Storm Bull has their place in the cosmos and in the needs of their…
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Notes on Humakt
Humakt is a favorite player character cult in RuneQuest and no wonder! The cult is for the professional warrior, the mercenary, the holy killer, but is also tempered by a strict code…
Use of the old name of Elmal
Elmal is the original name of the Light god that came to Dragon Pass in the 1300s. The Light worshipers among the Sartarites began offering sacrifices to Yelm quite early – likely…
Borderlands & Beyond – Index
Symbols 5-Eyes Temple 105 A Abelar 254 Abrogation 23 Agimori 30, 161 Agimori Arms and Weapon Skills 35 Agimori Characteristics 34 Agimori Cold Effects Table 31 Agimori Cult Membership Chart 32 Agimori…
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…
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….
RQG Cults allowing Sorcerers or Shaman
This covers: Cult SorcererInitiates CultSorcerer ShamanInitiates CultShaman Aldrya ForbiddenCoR:E 35 No YesRQB 26CoR:E 33 YesRQB 26CoR:E 33 Argan Argar Not forbiddenCoR: Current draft No Not forbiddenCoR: Current draft No Asrelia Not forbiddenCoR:E…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – 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
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – 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
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
Famous Trolls of The Gbaji Wars (1999)
by Shannon Appel, Stephen Martin, Paul Reilly, and Eric Rowe Originally published in different form in The Broken Council Guidebook During the time of the Second Council, a number of trolls were…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – D
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Darklight 40 1 Thanatar RBM 40 Darksee 40 1 Kyger Litor RQB 80 Initiates Nightlight (Yelm subcult) FS 28 Initiates Darksword n/a 2 Black Horse DP 133…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – B
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Bat Wings 15 1 Crimson Bat LW 42 Initiates Bear Fruit 15 1 Flamal EG 85 Initiates Flamal EG 38 Aldrya Gardeners (associate) Flamal EG 23…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – H
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Hailstones 55 4+ Orlanth Garundyer (subcult) LB 38 Initiates Hallucinate 55 1+ Eurmal Truant (subcult) LB 56 Initiates Harmonium 55 1+ Elamle (Chalana Arroy hero) LB…
The Lunar Occupation of Sartar
With one brief but notable exception, the Lunar Army occupied much of Sartar for the better part of 23 years. This occupation of course impacted Sartarite society and left scars that are…
Two Brothers of War
Twin War Gods Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 124 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entryAKA: Orjethulut and Harjethulut
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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…
Cross-Cultural Awareness
There are more than 22 million sentients between the Shan Shan mountains and a line formed roughly by Winterwood, the Nidan Mountains and Lake Felster. These are the heirs of those briefly…
Heroquest Activities in RQG
When we think about Heroquests in RuneQuest, we really have two types of activities under that rubric. The first is the most common. Initiates and Rune masters (who are of course also…
The Path of Humakt
The path of Humakt is as sharp and severe as the edge of a sword. Humakt has no associated cults – you need to worship him directly to gain his magic. Humakt…
Visualising Gloranthan Societies
I like to think of mortal Gloranthan societies as being made of clusters of temples, with links to their associates. Some cults – like Orlanth and Ernalda – end up with big…
Esrolian Matriarchy
A few thoughts on the nature of the Esrolian matriarchy. As the core rules says, Orlanthi view men as emotional, often violently passionate, and women as more practical and vengeful. In a…
Prax and the Wastes
Prax is the more fertile part of the Wastelands, although to outsiders even Prax is pretty inhospitable. There are stretches of scrubland in the Wastes that can support herds, and there are…
Trolls in Dragon Pass
After humans, trolls are the most numerous sentient species in Dragon Pass, although they live primarily on the edges of the area. There are some 70,000 trolls in Dragon Pass – mostly…