A few thoughts in introducing RQ to new players – especially those who are only familiar with D&D. CharactersIf pressed for time or are doing a one-shot, use the pregens. Seriously. Circulate…
Tag: RQG
Fourth edition of RuneQuest published by Chaosium.
Trying to Get your Mind Around Glorantha?
A suggestion in trying to get one’s mind around Gloranthan cults, kingdoms, and empires – loyalty is usually personal and not ideological. I might have a tremendous loyalty to my local leader…
Notes on Spirit Cults II
Spirit cults are an easy way to give players access to Rune spells that they cannot normally get from their local cults. For example, if the players (a bunch of Lightbringers cultists)…
Soap Opera themes
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
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?
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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…
UWV8201 RuneQuest – Rollenspiel in Glorantha: Spielleiterschirm-Set (DEU-2021)
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,…
UWV8200 RuneQuest – Rollenspiel in Glorantha (DEU-2021)
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…
Experience Glorantha
Glorantha Greg Stafford’s Glorantha is the most elegant, original, and imaginative fantasy setting since Middle Earth. It is a world of exotic myth and awesome magic, self-contained and unique in its creation….
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….
Themes in the Hero Wars
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…
Interacting with the Setting
I’m reposting this from elsewhere in the threads because I think it is a significant point: RuneQuest is about having epic fantasy that is interwoven with a fantastic setting. It is geared…
Cults & Mechanics
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
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
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
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.