Return of Godtime?
So the dwarves are working on restoring the world machine. so what happens if they succeed?
View ArticleAnother Balazar/Elder Wilds question
Over in the Runequest forum in the Heroquesting thread I suggested that one could always make up one’s own hero quests to challenge players. I use a Johnny Appleseed type scenario as an example, but...
View ArticleA most Gloranthesque forgotten classic: Investiture of the Gods
The Hero Wars drink from many sources: the Illiad, the Mahabharata, the Shahnameh... But there is one 16th-Century Chinese novel which, to me and without having read it, seems to be one of the closest...
View Articlesource material from the perspective of someone tainted by chaos?
one of the things that drew me to gloranthan/runescape is the notion of order vs. chaos but i find that, all too often, those ideas are boiled down to just being 'good vs. evil' couched in different...
View ArticleHow Humakt Learned to Grieve (Jonstown Compendium)
I am pleased to announce a new Jonstown Compendium title from Chris Bell and Simon Phipp. How Humakt Learned to Grieve is a systemless collection of four HeroQuests: How Humakt Learned to Grieve...
View ArticleTell me about Elmal and Yelmalio
Those two seem to be the same god but but I'm really interested about Elmal in Orlanthi society. Yelmalio has been well documented in many sources but Elmal not as much. Do Elmal cultists behave...
View ArticleValley of Cradles Situation Circa 1626? (for use in RQG)
One of the reasons people are so upset about the Valley of Cradles timeline is that it seemed to make an interesting, adventuring hook rich area into "Praxians come in and stomp on Lunar faces, they...
View ArticleSplendid Yamsur and the God's Wall.
A quick question. Does Splendid Yamsur appear on the God's Wall of Raibanth? If not, how do we justify that?
View ArticleGods and Goddesses' soul portions
Hi everybody. As you probably already know (as y'all are way better versed in Gloranthan lore than me), Dara Happans conceive the soul as being composed by six parts, and the Lunars added a seventh...
View ArticleWhat do the various Elder Races sound like?
How do you all imagine what Aldryami, trolls, etc. sound like when they speak their own languages and when they speak human languages? Do Mostali speak in a veritable monotone? Do Uz incorporate...
View ArticleYour Dumbest Theory
I know I've come up with some whoppers over the years but tonight I can no longer shake the suspicion that the whole Third Age cult around "heroes" is actually rooted in a faulty transmission of the...
View ArticleThe Five True Arkats - Discussion
From Guide to Glorantha Page 385: Quote RALIOS: Arkat Returns Five times! The ways of Heroquesting are abruptly opened, and it isn’t what everyone expected. One is a troll, one is a Chaos monster, and...
View Articledoes a greg stafford archive exist?
i'd spent some time, a few years back, exploring lovecraft's papers in the archive at the john hay library and i'm curious- was there ever an archive created for greg stafford's work and letters?
View ArticleHeroquesting & God-learners
Another new FB post from Jeff. JR>There's a lot here to unpack. Worth a very careful read! HISTORY OF HEROQUESTING Heroquesting begins with Time, and the division of the Mundane World from the Gods...
View ArticleWestern Hero Wars Status Quo
Developing relevant JC materials for the terminal Third Age West presents its share of challenges. On one hand, the Guide presents a richer 1621 status quo than we've ever had to work with, confirming...
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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 ArticleManirian Scratchpad VI: Chaos in Maniria
I haven't wrote one of these in a while. So, I am returning with what I hope will be a fun discussion of Maniria: CHAOS! Usually, I start with a general background post or two, and then go into...
View ArticleYour heretical Gloranthas
When I met Greg Stafford at GenCon '99, the most disappointing thing he said to me was, "I have no interest in other people's Gloranthas." Well, I do. For one, the fate of my Glorantha and the gods of...
View ArticleUpcoming 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...
View ArticleRecent Ralian History (Guide + Homebrew)
I'm considering putting together a Jonstown book on Ralios and I'm putting together a history of Ralios combined with some bits of homebrew to fill in gaps and spice up the play dynamic. I am taking...
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