This piece from the Mythology book is among my absolute favorite conceptual pieces. It shows somewhere in the vicinity of a hundred deities, some with cults, many without. Imagine these as the…
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Cult Distribution in the Mythology Book
One of my absolute most-referenced chapters in the Mythology Book is Cult Distribution. Each of those tables gives me a quick overview of the culture in a region. Want to get an…
Major Cults in Genertela
By now there is enough out there in the Cults of RuneQuest series to get a feel for many of the major cults in Genertela. When the Solar book comes out next,…
Cults of RuneQuest – Mythology
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Catalogue of the Gods
There are some 100+ deities recognized pretty much everywhere Glorantha. Most of these are identified on the Catalogue of the Gods. These deities might have different names in different places, but with…
Notes on the Old Gods
As the Mythology book details, the primordial gods consisted of a group of archetypes that were the sources of Powers, both spiritual and physical, in the universe. These primordial gods dwelt on…
Portions of Umath
When Umath was broken, his sons (each bearing a portion of the Primal Air) emerged and began their struggle to claim their part of the world). At least six sons are known to have…
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,…
Cult Distribution tables
One of my favorite sections to create in the Mythology book was the Cult Distribution tables. I’ve actually made big spreadsheets of each of the regions to get a feel of the…
The Making of the Mythology book
Does understanding mythology help give us a richer experience in roleplaying games? We talk to Jeff Richard about his work on Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology by Chaosium. We explore closely of how…
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…
CHA4041 Mythology – Contents
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
The Mythology book is out
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Mythology book is out on October 9th
Now as you all know this is one of my favorites and it has the best overview of the Gloranthan monomyth we’ve ever put together, as well as loads of information on…
Coming Soon Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology
Coming out next month is the Mythology book. This was my favorite of the whole series and probably the most personal for Greg and I. The subject of the book is its…
Mythology book coming October
I can’t wait until we release the Mythology book (October), so that you all have a lot of the big picture stuff in your hands. The cult distribution charts are incredibly helpful…
Cults of RuneQuest Series
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CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology is part of the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. It contains an indispensable history of the mythology of the storied and epic Bronze Age fantasy world of Glorantha….
The Secrets of Myth Revealed
So of all the Cults books to get, this is the indispensable one. It contains our (Greg and my) approach to mythology, and how everything in Glorantha fits together. Without a doubt…
Cults of RuneQuest Contributor Copies
Jason’s copies were delivered!
Genealogy of the Celestial Court
An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…