Tag: Runes
Great Gods and Elemental Runes
In Glorantha, many of the great gods embody one of the elemental Runes (and usually include a Power Rune or two or even a condition rune). All of the elements have both…
Partial Runes
Some cults use partial Runes the God Learners believed were not ‘true’ Runes but merely expressed limited subsets of Elemental Runes. As such, they described a limitation on a god’s power, rather…
Colors
Colors are associated with runes References Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 24 2023 ? RuneQuest 48-49 2018 Elemental Runes RuneQuest 114 1979, 2015 Rune identities
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…
Erasanchula
Runes, True Forms References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 35 2023 Revealed Mythologies 27, 28, 29 2001 Malkioni Glossary, AKA: Bererasanch, Danerasanch
Runes & Glyphs (2004)
Note that many of these are Entity glyphs not core runes. Based on the Common and uncommon runes document from 2004, with See Glyph and Notes columns added. A Deity / Name Rune…
Runes and Glyphs used on this site (2023)
These are the current Rune & Entity glyph images available on this site. They are mostly 50px square. Please note that there are few duplicates still to be resolved. You can also…
Gloranthan Magic and Synchronicity
In Glorantha, synchronicity is the rule. Events that are meaningfully related occur without a causal relationship. Argrath sails to the Homeward Ocean and meets Harrek the Berserk; Argrath befriends Mularik, a descendant…
Understanding the Runes
The Runes are the building blocks of Glorantha. They are symbols, archetypes, embodiments, and the actual matter and energy of the world. Runes originated with the very creation of Glorantha. The Runes…
Introduction to Runes (2004)
This is an early introduction to the Runes from 2004. Gloranthans have always used various symbols to express the great forces that underlie existence. Although the meanings were kept secret, the forms…
Runes
The Gloranthan runes are basic building blocks of Gloranthan magic. Gloranthans have always used various symbols to express the great forces that underlie existence. Although the meanings were kept secret, the forms…
Glorantha Runes
The Gloranthan runes are basic building blocks of Gloranthan magic. Gloranthans have always used various symbols to express the great forces that underlie existence. Although the meanings were kept secret, the forms…
Glorantha Core Rune Font
The Glorantha Core Font is used by Moon Design and Chaosium in their publications. It is a compilation of the most useful characters from the 42 or so fonts created in the…