Rare and unusual metals of Glorantha
Sodium (ta-metal, tan-metal) Sodium is an exceptionally rare metal, generally agreed to be made from the bones of gods of Sky Water or Firey Water, which are most notably Tanian and his few...
View ArticleMajor and Great Temples to Orlanth in Sartar?
Where are the Major and Great Temples to Orlanth in Sartar? The RQG book lists the Clearwine temple as a Major one. Would all the tribal capitals have Major Temples? Would all the cities have Great...
View ArticleThe Lore of Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
Spoilers, obviously. If you want to wait until the game comes out on your medium of choice to play it, you should probably stay away from this thread until then. I'm still essentially a Glorantha...
View ArticleUz caravan on the march.
One of the prophesies of the hero wars is that a great Uz caravan will travel between Halikiv and Guhan in Ralios all the to way to Dagori Inkarth in Dragon Pass. It looks like a big deal but the goal...
View ArticleNon-dwarven mining and quarrying?
Is mining and quarrying the exclusive province of the dwarves? I've looked through my pdfs and can find almost no mentions of it, though obviously the many metals, gems, and stone needed for all sorts...
View ArticleEthilrist
Jeff posted over on the RQ FB page, and I thought it would be useful to cross-post here since he is a fascinating character, and there are some great tidbits within. More notes people might enjoy....
View ArticleKallyr’s light bringer quest
I’ve heard rumours that this is going to be the subject of an upcoming publication. *but* given A lot of the adventurers in my campaign have passions with loyalty to Kallyr I’ve just got to dark...
View ArticlePictograms, ideograms and the like in Prax?
Hi folks, I bet this has been covered, but I was unable to locate much info. In your games do Praxians have means of communicating using patterns of stones or other symbols? Apart from a written...
View ArticleClan Economics (or, "Bread and Peas in Times of Hero Wars")
@lordabdul commented recently on the lack of background economics, especially around trade, for Dragon Pass and for Glorantha more generally. This... is not that. What this is is an examination of...
View ArticleSecrets of HeroQuesting (Jonstown Compendium)
Secrets of HeroQuesting is live at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/326489/Secrets-of-HeroQuesting?affiliate_id=66807 All you wanted to know about HeroQuesting but were afraid to ask. No acid,...
View ArticleNew Balazar Fan Site
Hi, For those of you who don't frequent the Google+ forum just to let you know about the new Griffin Mountain Homebrew site I have launched. www.backtobalazar.com. Lots of notes and ideas around a non...
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Six Seasons in Sartar
Starting this campaign this Saturday. So Far the characters are - A Lhankor Myr wanabe sorcerer - A Shaman of the white stag - and one character undefined as yet, but likely a orlanthi noble Character...
View ArticleGloranthan Campaign Ideas/Pitches
What are some ideas for interesting campaigns that y'all have had, especially ones that you have or would like to run? Something different from the standards like "you're adventurers in the Big Rubble...
View ArticleNo hardcopy version of Pavis & The Big Rubble?
Just noticed that of the classic Glorantha compilations only Pavis & The Big Rubble does not list a non PDF version. Is there no dead tree version for this book or is it just out of stock?
View ArticleOut now in PDF: Reaching Moon Megacorp's LIFE OF MOONSON, Book One: The...
Reaching Moon Megacorp's LIFE OF MOONSON, Book One: The Characters This 243-page book contains fifty illustrated character sheets from the freeform live-action role-playing game (LARP) run at North...
View ArticleWhy don’t Lunar Heroes Create a Glow Spot?
Lunar heroes must to some extent be free from the phases of the moon. They cant lose all their power during dark moon, otherwise defeating them would be too easy - trick them into venturing outside...
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Enter a Podcast of Wonder
Enter a podcast of wonder A grizzled old man with a poorly constructed box under his arm limps into the centre of the dusty square, coughs and wipes phlegm speckled lips, scratches his butt and spits....
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Who is the artist of these drawings?
I came across these pieces while looking for something else in Google Images. I think they are awesome. They must belong to some Orlanthi campaign. I don't know if the author is OK with me sharing...
View ArticleOwls and Ravens
I'm thinking of starting my next campaign among the Locaem Tribe. The political conflict taking place within the tribe seems like it's worth building a campaign around, plus you have Pegasus Plateau...
View ArticleGo Fund Me Fundraiser for Luise Perenne (Care for the Phoenix)
I haven't seen this posted at BRP Central, but there is a Go fund Me fundraiser for Luise Perenne, whose illustrations graced many of the early RQ books. For me, Luise's artwork really captured what...
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