Hi all,
I've only recently found out there will be a new edition of RuneQuest by Chaosium, that'll bring the game back to its original setting, Glorantha. Fact is, I've never played any version of RQ or HeroQuest, and all I got in the past from reading a few forum threads on the subject is that Glorantha is a bronze age fantasy setting where everybody belongs to a (religious?) "cult", there are elves and dwarves, although different from the familiar Tolkienian archetypes, there are ducks (instead of hobbit/halflings?) ecc. I get the setting is huge and has a long history. What I'd like to know are a few basic facts that help me figure out what playing RQ is like.
First of all, how would you define Glorantha, as a setting for RuneQuest? Gritty high fantasy? I can combine those words, but I'm not sure I can really imagine what it looks and feels like.
Second, what role do cults play in the game? Should I necessarily play some sort of zealot or pious person?
Third, what are the main factions in Glorantha, and what do characters (at least NPCs) belonging to each faction typically do in the game?
I expect all these questions have already been answered before, so I'd be grateful if you could even just point me to the relevant threads.
Thank you!