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Soap Opera themes

Posted on January 26, 2023

Feuds, royal intrigue, temple politics, angry spirits and the grasping demands of long dead ancestors, RuneQuest is ripe with the elements of soap operas and romances. Spice it up with Elder Races,…

CHArisma

Posted on January 20, 2023

CHA is arguably the most important characteristic in the game (at least for ambitious characters) but is the easiest stat to improve in the game. For example: Got a cool magical sword?…

What to buy?

Posted on January 16, 2023

So from time to time I get asked what currently published Gloranthan material do I recommend buying (and what do I not). Here’s my thoughts: Must Buy: RQ Starter Set, RQ Core Rules,…

Chaosium Interviews: Running the Same Campaign for Years

Posted on January 5, 2023

What’s the longest TTRPG campaign you’ve ever run? Chaosium’s Jeff Richard shares advice for those playing multi-year, or even multi-decade stories. He’s talking to James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series.

Origin of Rune traits

Posted on December 17, 2022

As you all know, the Runequest character sheet sets the various Power Runes against each other as opposed polarities, e.g., Death-Life, Movement-Stasis, etc. It also sets up Man against Beast. The use…

How to Run RuneQuest

Posted on November 3, 2022

In this interview, Jeff Richard, creative director of Chaosium, walks you through the tools, tactics, and tips, you need to run your first game of RuneQuest. Chapters

What books do I need to run a RuneQuest campaign?

Posted on October 25, 2022

So I’ve said what the “canonical corpus” is for Chaosium publications. Perhaps more important – what books do I need to run a RuneQuest campaign? This is a shorter list: The Starter…

Jeff’s Canonical Corpus

Posted on October 24, 2022

So let’s talk about the books I think constitute the “canonical corpus” for official RuneQuest publications. These are the works that get referenced in future Chaosium publications with very few changes, and…

Royal Economics and Demographic Distribution?

Posted on October 12, 2022

So, one might ask, why are you spending so much time figuring out royal economics and demographic distribution in developing a game that is so heavily about mythology and magic? Easy! The…

RQ Campaign Random Events

Posted on December 21, 2021

Here’s a little something I am working on as part of the RQ Campaign that I thought people might be interested in! RANDOM EVENTSAt the start of each season, the gamemaster should…

CHA4036 RuneQuest Weapons and Equipment (2021)

Weapons & Equipment Wondrous Items and Useful Goods For Runequest An essential reference guide for Rune Quest players, Weapons & Equipment showcases Gloranthan culture and life, describing the items and services adventurers…

UWV8200 RuneQuest – Abenteuer bei den Colymar

Spielleiter-Ressourcen Alle wichtigen Ressourcen, Karten und Tabellen an einer Stelle! Das RuneQuest Spielleiterschirm-Set ist die ultimative Ressource für alle, die mit RuneQuest:Rollenspiel in Glorantha Abenteuer leiten wollen. Dieses Set enthält einen 4-teiligen,…

RuneQuest Schnellstartregeln (2019)(DE)

Willkommen in Glorantha Eine mystische Welt voller Sterblicher und Götter, Mythen und ­Kulten, Monster und Helden. In Glorantha durchdringen die ­Runen alles, und die Runen zu meistern bedeutet, erstaunliche Taten undmagische Wunder…

UWV8200 RuneQuest – Rollenspiel in Glorantha

Erlebe die Welt, die Rollenspiele für immer geprägt hat … Willkommen in Glorantha Es ist eine Fantasywelt, wie es keine zweite gibt – eine mystische Welt der Sterblichen und Götter, Mythen und…

CHA4035 RuneQuest Starter Set (2021)

A World of Fantastic Myth & HeroicAdventure in a Box!  RuneQuest is a fantasy roleplaying game set in the world of Glorantha, played by two or more players and a single gamemaster….

Cults & Mechanics

Posted on April 5, 2021

One of the odd cognitive dissonances I often see when people discuss RuneQuest cults is the interplay between these two ideas: Now personally I don’t subscribe to Case 1 even for game…

CHA4034 The Red Book of Magic (2020)

RuneQuest – Rune and Spirit Magic The Red Book of Magic is the ultimate guide to spirit and Rune magic.Written by Zzabur the Sorcerer Supreme, this indispensible arcane tome contains all known…

RuneQuest NPCs

Posted on October 3, 2020

When starting up opponents in RQ, most of the stats generally don’t matter that much except the following: So example -Borgo the Dark Troll Bam! That took about 30 seconds to jot…

The World is Made of Everything

Posted on September 19, 2020

Glorantha is a rich and diverse setting and people can make their own decisions about what to do with it. With RuneQuest you can run everything from domestic “clan hearth” activities to…

Storm Bull art preview

Posted on August 31, 2020

Some more awesome previews of the art in the Cults Book from Loic Muzy. I present you THE STORM BULL!!!!! In RQG Storm Bull has Air, Death, and Beast.

RuneQuest

Posted on August 27, 2020

The current edition of RuneQuest has now been out since 2018. I’m going to just start calling it RQ from now on and not RQG. I think it has earned that.

RQG Combat

Posted on August 11, 2020

I’m moving this example of RQG combat up from within another thread because I enjoy it too much:In the duel between Achilles and Hector in the Iliad, Achilles throws his spear… and…

Hate (Lunar Empire)

Posted on August 11, 2020

It is worth contemplating that Hate (Lunar Empire) is not one of Orlanth’s Passions. But Honor is valued over all other passions by Orlanth – even Devotion, Love, and Loyalty. Most Orlanthi…

Not detailing NPCs

Posted on July 9, 2020

One very important thing in RQG is that much of the character stats are player facing. As a GM, it is perfectly fine detailing a zombie as nothing more than: ZombieHit Points…

RuneQuest session

Posted on July 9, 2020

Last night’s RuneQuest session involved our intrepid adventurers and their dozen or so followers and mercenaries fight their way through zombies and skeletons into Blind King’s Castle. They succeed, although in the…

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