Tag: Michael O’Brien

Lottery Swords

First published in Tales of the Reaching Moon issue #5Copyright © 1991 by Michael O’Brien This article uses the format presented in Chaosium’s RQ2 book Plunder (1982). DescriptionA very fancy, well-crafted sword. Although Lottery swords are usually broadswords,…

The Mandarins of Kralorela

Copyright © 1997 by Michael O’Brien Any Kralori citizen – men, women, even the meanest peasant – can conceivably attempt to become a Mandarin, from which all government officials, bureaucrats and functionaries…

Lunar Tunes

For more songs from right across the lozenge (the incomparable Pelorian Rhapsody through to the stirring Wyrm-Tangled Banner) check out Nick Brooke’s wonderful SingalongaNick Gloranthan Songbook. Men of Furthest Tune: ‘Men of…

Inspiration? 

Greg Stafford and the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis First published in Tales of the Reaching Moon issue #6Copyright © 1991 by Michael O’Brien In what is my proudest moment in Gloranthan scholarship, I…

Top Seven Drugs of Glorantha

Copyright © 1993 by Michael O’Brien (additional input: Mark Holsworth) Rainbow Grass – Found in Pent Rainbow Grass grows wild over much of middle Pent, and most prolifically north of the Ute…

Top Seven Gloranthan Graffiti… 

Compiled by Michael O’Brien, copyright © 1998 1. It’s been lonely in the saddle since the horse died.Etched onto a ring-barked stump, deep in the Pentan prairie. 2. Don’t spit, you might…

Top Seven Worst Magi… 

…you’d least like to be apprenticed to Originally published as “The West’s Worst Magi Awards” in Tradetalk #2Copyright © 1997 by Michael O’Brien and Trevor Ackerly 1. Magnotoglist the Eternal, Stygian wizard of Ralios…after…

MOB’s Glorantha Page  (1999-2000)

G’day and welcome to my Glorantha Page! MOB’s Glorantha Page features a selection of Gloranthan material that I’ve written over the years. Much of it has appeared in the pages of Tales of…

New Pavis: The Lunar Occupation

Posted on April 18, 2022

As we all know, in 1610 New Pavis resisted the Lunar Army for a single day, then opened its gates to the besiegers. There was mutiny, but the ringleaders were caught and…

Sun County Continued part 1

May 2021 by Michael O’Brien (Mob) Sun County Continued Old Sun Dome As one of the co-authors of the ‘Old Sun Dome’ scenario in RQ3’s Sun County, I was gratified to read Andrew Logan…

Sun County Continued part 2

June 2021 by Michael O’Brien (Mob) Sun County Continued The Unlucky XIIIth Aka The Cack-Handers To test and strengthen their faith, Yelmalions who take a gift also take a geas. Yelmalio bestows…

Sun County Continued part 3

July 2021 by Michael O’Brien (Mob) Sun County Continued Sea Season 1621 Sea Season 1621 – When word came that the Lunars had failed to stop the Giant Cradle at Pavis, Count…

Interregnum (1994)

Interregnum rose in response to the passing of The Wild Hunt, which may have been the second of the early roleplaying gaming related amateur press associations, after the more famous Alarums & Excursions.

Wyrm’s Footnotes #15 (2012)

The World of Glorantha is a place of fantasy, mythology, adventure, warfare, romance and horror. It is a place of gods and heroes, thieves and adventurers… In the heart of the Kingdom…

University of Sog City: Conference Guide (1994)

Players handbook for How the West Was One freeform Details Publisher: Reaching Moon Megacorp Graphic Design by Steve Thomas. Sog City University Shield, Back Cover picture and pictures on pages 10, 11…

Tales of The Reaching Moon 13 (1995)

Details Editorial: Editor & Publisher: David Hall Associate Editors: Michael O’Brien & Steve Thomas Graphic Design: CoIin Phillips Cover Design: Steve Thomas Cheef Profreder: Nick B rock. Authors: Nick Brooke, Mike Dawson,…