New Crystal City
Does anyone have a map of this city? I'd like to tie it into my Backford Campaign either on a trading trip or perhaps a pilgrimage to the Earth Temple in Ezel via Nochet after Getting of Wisdom but...
View ArticleIs Argrath a good or at least acceptable Orlanthi (hero)?
51 minutes ago, French Desperate WindChild said: I m not sure we disagree mein freunde ! At least, there is good reason to expect that we may find agreement. But let's do so in an appropriately...
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...
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Seven Mothers Individual Cults
Is it possible to worship just one deity of the Seven Mothers? For example, a warrior who worships Yanafal Tarnils but not Deezola or the rest of the Mothers? There are examples in previous editions...
View ArticleForest of wonderful beasts
Hi I found information about this forest and the "Wise Stag Monarch" in the Guide. Do you know if it is a demigod as Ironhoof? Where can I find more information about this forest and its ruler?...
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The God Learners Episode 16: Ernaldan Adventuresses: Blood, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll
Episode 16 is about Earth pantheon cultists! Our guests are Episode 16 of the God Learners podcast is about playing Ernaldan cultists and other Earth pantheon initiates! We have Katrin Dirim and...
View ArticleThree Curious Spirits Redux
Before we knew the light of the Sun, three friends felt something nagging at the backs of their brains: there was something they didn’t understand, but they couldn’t say what it was; it was...
View Articleare these PCs good Orlanthi from a priest of Orlanth perspective ?
let's say You, as the GM, are an Orlanth priest in Sartar then You-the priest welcomes in your community Tom and Jerry who are two inititates of Orlanth. They can be farmer, fisher, crafter,...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite portrayal of the trickster archetype in popular culture?
Question is all in the title. What is your favorite portrayal of the trickster archetype in popular culture? If you want to explain why character fits; that is all bonus material.
View ArticleOn Redeemed Broo
The first major arc of the campaign I'm currently running revolved around seeking one of the more unique characters in Gloranthan lore: the Cleansed One, demigod of the Zola Fel River. The story goes...
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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 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 ArticleWhitewall in 1627 ST
What is the status of Whitewall in 1627ST? It is 5-6 years after the Fall of Whitewall. And before that there were years of Lunar seige. Presumably the inhabitants were driven away or enslaved,...
View ArticleAre there gases in Glorantha ?
Here on earth the air we breathe is of course made up of a variety of gases, besides which you can get methane in mines ( firedamp ) and so on and so forth. The origin of Glorantha is of course...
View ArticleGlorantha’s Founding Myth and the Nature of Religion
Over in the Argrath Good/Bad Orlanthi thread: 3 hours ago, Eff said: Well, to answer these questions thoroughly and precisely: the question is how do you define "god"? This is a very difficult...
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Scorpionmen & Spirit of Law
We are looking at a Storm Khan of St. Urox sending the PC's into the Jab Hills to subdue a scorpionman for several purposes. Help the characters learn how to fight a scorpionman, chain them up,...
View ArticleLunar reinforcements of 1625?
@Jeff mentioned that early in 1625 Some 10,000 Lunar soldiers are sent from the Heartland to reinforce Dragon Pass and aid in the consecration of the New Lunar Temple. Does anyone know or care to...
View ArticleHoly Country post-Belintar
Some of Jeff's FB notes on events in Holy Country, particularly Heortland, post-Belintar. Post-Belintar When Belintar died and did not return in 1616, the Holy Country quickly fell apart as a unified...
View ArticleMarriage rituals
One of my PCs (an Orlanthi god-talker) will marry an NPC (an Ernaldans assistans priestess). I am thinking about "playing out" the ceremony with some action. I role-played the wooing (based on the...
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