Secret identity in Glorantha: How?
Hello fellow Gloranthphiles I like once in a while to adapt book, tv-series or movie subplots or elements to include in my RPG sessions. I find it hard to adapt some elements i would LOVE to...
View ArticleWhen is 'dead', dead, (Esp for gods) in Glorantha?
So, When the Great Compromise is enacted and (all) the dead follow the Sun back to the surface world, why do some Gods stay dead? Thinking of Baroshi from Snake Pipe Hollow, yet many others come back...
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Curvature of Glorantha
Glorantha is supposed to be a flat world, so in theory it doesn't have any curvature, but this week-end I was wondering what that means for visibility distances and horizons and all that. It looks...
View ArticleGlorantha Miniatures
There's been a renewal of Gloranthan miniatures production and I'm certainly excited about the offerings from Rapier ( @Estarriol ), Mad Knight, and Infinity-Engine. I'm interested in miniatures that...
View ArticleChaosium Interviews: 3 WEIRDEST things in Glorantha
What are the three Weirdest things in the world of Glorantha? Let Chaosium's Gloranthan guru Jeff Richard, co-author of The Guide to Glorantha and The Glorantha Sourcebook, give you his take on that....
View ArticleMulticulting in Glorantha
So we know the cult breakdowns of several cultures, but how many people initiate into multiple cults I doubt there's a list of specifics like how many engizi/orlanth or ernalda/chalana arroy but how...
View ArticleBackford Aeolian Campaign
I have not played Runequest for many years but did for a good bit in the late 80's and early 90's. I am getting back up to speed and looking at setting up a campaign based in Backford. I love the idea...
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The God Learners Episode 12: People of Glorantha: The Aldryami
Episode 12 of the God Learners is out! We welcome Shannon Appelcline, author of Designers & Dragons (among many other fine books) and expert on the Aldryami, the elves of Glorantha. We talk about...
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Ice Helm
In the ToTRM 10 p.8, it talks about a Heroquest done with the Ice Helms, Boots Harder than Iron as well as the Red Boat of the Artmali. This is of course related to the Firebergs but I am more...
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Journal of Runic Studies
While we wait for the first episode of the God Learners podcast to drop (this should happen in a bit less than two weeks), we have resumed our Gloranthan news program -- now named "Journal of Runic...
View ArticleBattle of Heroes
What was the date of this battle? So far I can only find references to the year, 1628. Cheers
View ArticleMovie Recommendation
I just caught the 2022 movie 'The Northman' last night on PPV. If you're a Glorantha-phile, SEE THIS MOVIE. I'm an amateur historian. As such, I've seen a lot of historical movies. I've seen very,...
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 ArticleScorpionmen. Is there chaotic snakemen?
Hi, Is there myth of chaotic snakemen? Snake is strongly related to Earth (Ernalda cults and even Pamalt is represented as a snake man). Then there could be some chaotic snakemen, no?
View ArticleWhat is the difference between an awakened herd man and a human, and...
The Alter Creature spell is the only (easy) way of creating awakened animals that are the size of herd men (and the other beasts of the wastes) that does not require them to be bound to a shrine for...
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 ArticleDeath of Embodied Spirits
On 6/11/2022 at 1:55 AM, David Scott said: Elementals - embodied spirits, when it dies, it dies. You don't re-summon (it's gone), you summon a different one. So I was re-reading the bestiary today and...
View ArticleKyger Litor and Dagori Inkarth
Jeff mentioned that Kyger Litor rules Dagori Inkarth, and that got me thinking about how this relates to the compromise. Gods are allowed to give instructions to their followers and they have a castle...
View Articlelunar yelmic background : need some data
Hello all I want to build a little background in Oraya ( around Kallyr rebellion) my main focus is an old noble family. The clan was never a great clan, only client of more powerful clans. The clan...
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Notes on the Many Suns and the Sun Gods of Prax
Posted without further comment from me.
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