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3D video of ancient Babylon for Glorantha inspiration

Whether Nochet or Raibanth or Pavis, this seems like it could get the ol' noggin goin' for those looking for visual inspiration for Glorantha.   

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Quest to Revive the Rebel King from The Ice Refuge

The source of the quote below is the Heroquest Glorantha book, but this is not a topic related to any system. I was wondering is anyone knew more about the quest to revive to rebel king (Bryon) from...

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Pavis in 1626

So, I just finished running my first session of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha from the GM's side.  The game began in New Pavis, first day of Sea Season 1626.  I'm basing the game primarily off...

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Vizel - Free Inquiry Protection

What is Free Inquiry? The GtG mentions that scholars and sages are attracted here because of the protection of Free Inquiry. What comes to mind is, there is a small temple of the Lankhor Mhy emanation...

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Middle Sea Empire, Hrestol, & Castes

Hi   Just double checking, I had a few questions about the Middle Sea Empire Were they Hrestoli, generally speaking?  If so, they had some understanding of Joy, correct?   I assume they had castes,...

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Was Argrath a hero or a villain?

Spill over from a fascinating discussion in "Mortality in Glorantha"; was Argrath justified in what he did, or did the harm he caused outweigh any good he might have achieved? Was the Lunar Empire a...

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Crown Test for a Queen

I would like to know more about Crown Tests in general, but even more for a future queen of Maboder Tribe. What happens in crown test? Do I understand correctly that Maboder Queen should be Ernalda...

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Known Symbols of Peaceful Approach (aka White Flags)

What are common, cross-culturally understood symbols (like a white flag) that a person in Dragon Pass might display to an enemy (Sartarite, Lunar, Troll, etc...) to communicate peaceful intent and a...

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Herbalism

Hi all.   One of the players in my soon to commence RQG game will be playing a Chalanna Arroy initiate. I'd wanted to give more depth to the non-magical aspects of her craft.....we feel magic,...

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Where to begin?

Good evening (at least where i am haha).  I wanted some advice on where to begin with the over all mythology of Glorantha.  I know the most basics of basics, and being a "student" of mythology (or i...

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was Orlanth LBQ a failure ?

the goal of the LBQ is to save the world from chaos. After the LBQ, chaos was still present So I can conclude Orlanth LBQ was a failure. Now the question is why it was a failure ? As Jeff said, the...

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Talor

What do we know of Talor’s story?

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Attitudes toward Arkat in Sartar in 2615

I'm trying to ifgure what Satarites in 1625 think about Arkat.  I mean, they credit him for destroying Gabaji?  OTOH, he betrayed them?

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Upcoming Glorantha publications

This is a totally unofficial list that I originally put together over on the (now-defunct) Glorantha G+ group. So details may be wrong but a lot of this has been officially confirmed (e.g. that the...

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Swords of Central Genertela

These designs are illustrative but not definitive examples. Differences in size, weight and detailed design vary according to the requirements of the customer and the skills and patterns of individual...

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Yelm and Chaos?

What is the opinion of solar worshippers concerning Lunar way and its use of chaos?. Both cultures consist of the lunar heartland and acknowledge the rule of the Red Emperor as Moonson and successor...

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Muskox People Dev Thread

I thought I'd might as well create a proper thread for this instead of making a bunch of different question threads.  Summary: I'm trying to do some minor worldbuilding for a Storm-worshipping...

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Ian Thompson Pavis series

I know this has been asked before, but I don't think there was a resolution. Does anyone know where PDF versions of Ian Thomson's 'Pavis & Big Rubble Companion' excellent series can be bought? I...

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A New Source of Inspiration for the Red Emperor

Well, to be honest, an old one really well done.... So I was watching Hamilton last night and I thought the Red Emperor could easily sing a song like this  in response to the loss of Sartar. Sadly the...

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Aeolian Tribes/Factions - Bandori

Are there other Aeolian tribes in Southern Heortland besides the Bandori? So the Bandori are in Bandori county. But what about north of that. Since the Aeolians tend to be mainly urban in this area,...

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