Those Red Planet deities
Earlier this month, a side remark in a comment of mine over at the G+ Glorantha-group resulted in a discussion about the nature of Tolat:...
View ArticleThoughts on Orlanthi marriage, and a scenario/campaign idea
A newly married partner – in Sartar usually the newlywed wife – will enter the household or hearth of her husband. Most likely the newlywed husband will not be the head of the household, but a son,...
View ArticleRunning 'I Fought We Won'
Hi all, Looking to work this into a campaign at some point soon, and would be really helpful if anyone has done this previously and is willing to share some ideas, whether done as a HeroQuest or...
View ArticleMoney in Orlanthi Society
Specifically in rural areas. I figure in most pre-modern rural areas exchange would be handled on an informal system of credit ('I'll scratch your back now, but expect me to ask you to scratch mine...
View ArticleUrban Orlanthi
The discussion has drifted a bit off-topic in the New glorantha fan - where to start thread, discussing how the Orlanthi are presented and how Orlanthi cities are supposed to work rather than how to...
View ArticleAdari
Lots of interesting stuff coming up from the Pavis Plan thread on Adari: http://basicroleplaying.org/topic/5859-the-pavis-plan/?page=4#comment-86064 so I've started a new topic. 9 hours ago, Joerg...
View ArticleGoldfang's grotto
Pavis. R-87 Goldfang's Grotto. Riverside Inn. Known for unique entertainment. Goldfang is a male Baboon, who wears a Pelorian lady's bonnet and a different dress each night. The establishment puts on...
View ArticlePavis houses, shops and stuff
I was thinking that it would be fun to come up with inhabitants etc for each/some of the buildings not covered in depth already in this great city of ours. Like the Goldfang thread I started. It would...
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Ian Thomson's 5 Eyes unofficial extension map
I've been prepping for a extended Borderlands campaign to be ready for RQ4 and I was parsing throught Ian Thomson's excellent add-on material. Books that I had the good ideas to buy at the time ! And...
View ArticleLunar burial practices
What happens to dead Lunars, especially those far from home? Are they traditionally burnt or buried back in the Empire? Do they continue to follow these practices elsewhere?
View ArticleReligon, Material and Group Culture
Joerg noted on the 'Money in Orlanthi Society' thread, in response to diversions off "Speaking of everyday magic, and trying to return to the topic of money -" Taking his point entirely, and not...
View ArticleThe Uffington Duck
The National Trust announce the discovery of a gigantic duck carved into a hillside...
View Articlelunar temples and floor plans
I'm in the initial thinking stages of a Gloranthan heist scenario. Are there any floor plans of a typical Lunar temple out there which I could shamelessly use. I'm quite willing to make stuff up, but...
View ArticleErnalda and Mastery
This might be a question answered in a book I have not read, but: Is Ernalda connected in any way to the Mastery rune? There is the aspect of Ernalda the Queen, as far as I understand there are even...
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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...
View ArticleUpcoming Glorantha publications
This is a totally unofficial list that I put together myself over on the Glorantha G+ group. So details may be wrong but a lot of this has been officially confirmed (e.g. that the product is planned,...
View ArticleUnusual Air gods/goddess
Hi, I want to start this topic to collect examples of air gods/goddess and discuss posible myths about them. I will start with the "Growing Wind" that was was killed by Urox. Does anybody knows about...
View ArticleOrlanthi (Sartar) "officials"
What 'officials' would an Orlanthi town or clan have major or minor. Do the ring members have titles, what about other advisors etc to chieftain. Would the 'officials' only exist in cities or would...
View ArticleWhat would it require to remake Genert?
Hello, we have quite a heroic campaign going on and I think we'll have "a competition" between PC's and chaos bosses of Tunneled Hills in the future. The PC's try to remake Genert and the other side...
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Glorantha Guide
Two hopefully easy questions why isn't the guide available on drivethru? Wow, why is the PDF £40? That's possibly the most expensive PDF I've ever seen? With RQG coming I'd like to finally get this...
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