One of the design goals in RQG has been to incentivize passage of campaign time. An adventure a season (or so), means that the gamemaster can let the setting develop, and have…
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Dragon Pass Events of 1625-1626
So here’s some material that many of you might find useful for your games – this is the Dragon Pass Events of 1625-1626. Chronology 1625 (Sea Season) Battle of Hender’s Ruins Argrath…
Comparative Timeline of the Settlement of Dragon Pass
From time to time I think it is worth reminding that the settlement of Dragon Pass after the Inhuman Occupation has a shorter history than the British colonies in North America +…
Inspiration for the Lunar Empire
Many Lunar sources suggest that the Lunar religion is new and revolutionary. That was certainly true in the Zero and First Wanes, but the Lunar Way is now over four hundred years…
Gloranthan events in a historical context
From time to time I try to put Gloranthan events in historical context, to help get a feel for “how long ago” something was. So here’s a history of Dragon Pass with…
A Sense of How Long Ago Things Were
From time to time I like to dust off this and post again. Now is one of those times! see: Does this mean that more happens in a shorter time on Glorantha…
A Sense Of Chronological Perspective
From time to time I find it useful to repost these two timelines: Present year 1627 Compare this to a Greek at the time of Alexander (330 BC): So when you look…
Glorantha-Terrestial Timeline
Going back to our Glorantha-terrestial convergence time line, it is worth thinking that about 1775 AD Sheng Seleris and his Pentan nomads invaded Peloria. For nearly a century, Pentans dominated the Pelorian…
Hero Wars Campaign Overview
The Hero Wars themselves are the wars between Sartar and the Lunar Empire. Here’s a super quick overview: The Hero Wars are thirty-year conflict that ends the Third Age of Glorantha. The…
The Ages of The World
Here’s an interesting late Second Age document that I find deep in the Library of Nochet. Although it was written in Theyalan, I suspect it is of Jrusteli origin, given its materialist…
Comparative Timeline
From time to time, I find this old chart of mine useful for getting perspective on the passage of Time in Glorantha: I then compare this to a Greek at the time…
A Timeline of the History of the Lunar Empire to 1625 (2001)
Originally published in Wyrm’s Footnotes #14, earlier and partial versions of this Timeline were published in Wyrm’s Footnotes #11 & #12 and Heroes #2 & #6. This version is 1998 and was updated in…
A Timeline of Third Age Dragon Pass and the surrounding areas (2021/2025)
Originally from 1997, and based on a variety of published sources at the time.The original has been reworked in 2021 including additional source.Reworked again in February 2025 including new source Lands of…
Excerpt – History in Glorantha (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror. Chaos and Compromise History in Glorantha is the sum of events occurring since Time began. Mythical events prior to Time were non-sequential and simultaneous actions happening…
Gloranthan timelines
About as much time separates the campaigns of Hannibal from the era attributed to Heracles as separates the Hero Wars from the Gbaji Wars. Less time separates us from the American Civil…
History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age
Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…
Historical Atlas Glorantha, Part III
The Rise of the Lunar Empire 1250 ST Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 24/06/2011 – 13:27 With the next installment of the Historical Atlas of Glorantha, I’d like to skip ahead and get…