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Evolving the Setting

Posted on December 30, 2023

In the last month, I’ve been posting a lot of notes about the Hero Wars and how it changes. Couple of reasons for it – most important is that I am trying…

Hero Wars Story Hooks for the EWF and God Learners

Posted on June 12, 2023

Both the EWF and the God Learners are a subject of interest in the Hero Wars – especially for the Sartarites. And both can be a source of adventure ideas. For example,…

The Cosmic Buildup to the Hero Wars

Posted on June 7, 2023

Let’s talk a little about this: It really all starts with the Seven Mothers, a desperate conspiracy that gathered to perform the most incredible ritual ever attempted by mortals. They searched the…

Hero Wars / Battle of Heroes

Posted on March 28, 2023

We all know that the RQG default setting is the Hero Wars, but it is worth remembering that term is likely anachronistic- I think the first use of the phrase is as…

Key Figures of the Hero Wars

Posted on January 5, 2023

We know that a lot of the Hero Wars gets driven by a several key figures: Red Emperor. He’s a mortal holding the office of a god. A war leader, a magician,…

Thirty Years War

Posted on March 4, 2021

The Hero Wars are traditionally said to have begun in 1625 with the Dragonrise and to have ended in 1655, and is said to have lasted thirty years. For comparison, the Grand…

Changing History in the Hero Wars

Posted on February 2, 2021

The approach is the same as in a game like Pendragon (where Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, etc. are NPCs). Here’s the advice the forthcoming RQ Campaign book has: We encourage you to include…

Hero Wars Campaign Overview

Posted on February 1, 2021

The Hero Wars themselves are the wars between Sartar and the Lunar Empire. Here’s a super quick overview: The Hero Wars are thirty-year conflict that ends the Third Age of Glorantha. The…

Current Phases

Posted on January 8, 2019

So here’s this thing I am working on right now: Phase One: Lunar Occupation (1602-1621) Phase Two: Rebellion (1621-1624) Phase Three: Prince of Sartar (1625-1629) Phase Four: King of Dragon Pass (1630-1643)…

Red Moon Rising

Posted on September 25, 2014

Now that Ducks are unlocked for the 13th Age in Glorantha Kickstarter, our next stretch goals are Monster silhouettes and the Red Moon Rising. I’ll let Rob talk about the silhouettes later…

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