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Adventurers in the Hero Wars

Posted on August 15, 2025

Now the big Hero Wars stuff operates at an orthogonal (Neil’s favorite word that I now insist on using) with adventuring around in Sartar and Pavis / Big Rubble. We explore ruins,…

Hero Wars 1621-1627

Posted on March 9, 2024

The Hero Wars are the Big Story for the RuneQuest setting. What initially drives the Hero Wars is simple – the Sartarite drive to free themselves from the Lunar Empire and the…

What are the Hero Wars?

Posted on February 19, 2024

As the books repeatedly say, the backdrop for RuneQuest is the Hero Wars. But what the heck is that? The Hero Wars has at its core the conflict between Orlanth and the…

Notes on the Hero Wars

Posted on November 22, 2023

As we think about the RuneQuest setting for 1621-1655, there’s going to be a LOT of change. Some of this may be player character driven, but much – in my experience, most…

Themes in the Hero Wars

Posted on September 11, 2021

Several themes permeate this epic. You should not state these openly. They are long-term, ongoing challenges to the adventurers as they work their way through the end times of their world. They…

Reconstructing the Hero Wars

Posted on July 5, 2013

Just working on the Reconstructing the Hero Wars appendix for the Guide, and thought folk might be interested in what it is in it: The Hero Wars is the collective name for…

Draft maps of the Hero Wars 1621-1630

Posted on May 31, 2013

Here’s something I am working on in between mapping Vormain and the Islands. Thought some of you might find this a bit interesting. This is hardly complete, and is in fact, just…

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