Malkioni Ascended Masters and Saints
Have wondered what are they, where they reside, how they interact with the world, what are prerequisites to be acknowledged as a Saint, in what manners and aspects they do differ from Abrahamic...
View ArticleHow accurate is the Western Myth?
Wondering the Western Myth the most inaccurate and false myth of the Glorantha. Stafford himself stated Zzabur myth, the principal source of the Western myth, is false. Just as false as the Chaotic...
View ArticleHow much Glorantha has shrunk since the Godtime?
In the trusted and tested Tolkien fashion, it seems the world had been better in the good old ancient time. Not only cosmos was more complete, benign and splendid, civilizations seem to be mightier,...
View ArticleHow real is the Invisible God?
Is the Invisible God real? Even if it is real, if mystery predates law and reason, it can't be all-powerful. Infinity rune is owned by Arachne Solara, and it dosen't even have a Mastery rune. The...
View ArticleReal-world Inspirations
I'd like to make a list of good real-world inspirations we can use for Glorantha. Here's an article called Drums, Hearts, Bulls, and Dead Gods: The Theology of the Ancient Mesopotamian Kettledrum....
View Articlean unknownable darkness deity
has anyone noticed identity of the darkness deity on the cover of the Lightbringers? It is also interesting that on the contrary to the other deity, the Red Goddess doesn't look hostile to Orlanth.
View ArticleAxe Hall
So I looked through all the old zines, web sites, books and this forum. There really isn't much on Axe Hall. I mean what BG worshipper wouldn't want to go on a pilgrimage from Nochet to Axe Hall? All...
View ArticleShadow Plateau trade goods
What would the Shadow Plateau import? What would the Shadow Plateau export? It is not a major region, so this is not defined in the Guide to Glorantha. The Shadow Plateau was devastated by the...
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The God Learners Episode 27: The Cults of RuneQuest with Jeff Richard
We finally have Jeff on the show, talking all things Cults of RuneQuest, revisions of Glorantha material, and even a surprise lore auction!
View ArticleCaladraland Adventure Hooks
So I might be running a Gloranthan game in FATE Core soon, and one of the campaign ideas I had was one set in the Hero Wars era in Caladraland, probably just after the City of Wonders is sacked by the...
View ArticleDistribution of Dragonnewts
Why most of Dragonnewts and other draconic creatures live in Kralorela, despite of historical significance of the Dragon Pass? After all, the Dragon Nest is located in the Dragon Pass, and that is why...
View ArticleAre Gloranthan Counting Systems Decimal?
Since a real world friend is having a "significant" birthday, it begs this exceptionally nerdy and geeky question: In Glorantha, do most cultures use base 10 for their counting and math? Base 12 like...
View ArticleWestern pantheon
It looks like the Malkioni pantheon is largely composed of appropriated local Earth and Hsunchen deities and deities from other pantheons, rather than the genealogy of Malkioni family and relatives...
View ArticleSword of Felantossi
From Rule 1 Issue 1 p.30 Berantyr is preparing to go on his first solo heroquest, to recover the Sword of Felantossi. In preparation, he is amassing an astounding amount of Storm Ram wool and rocks...
View ArticleThe world after Moonfall
How deeds of Argarth ultimately changed the world? It is said that Glorantha became, essentially, Earth. No gods, no magic, no nonhumans, no living myths.
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Flashback Friday
I recall sitting in another Greg's basement about 40 years ago with our PC's standing in some dry dusty grassland (must have been Prax but we didn't know what that was) being lanced by Tuskers as they...
View ArticleGod of the West
Genert is God of the North, Palmalt is God of the South, Vith is God of the East. That leaves an unfilled slot. Who could possibly be the Directional God of the West?
View ArticleSacredness of the East Isles
It is said that because the East Isles are too holy to be defiled by the Chaos, and the Chaos could never set a foot on them. But it raises another question. How and why only the East Isles could have...
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Coming in March: a new cover for The Glorantha Sourcebook
Coming in March 2024, a new cover for The Glorantha Sourcebook! This new cover by the award-winning Chaosium staff artist Loïc Muzy features iconic characters from Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha....
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Ogre Trolls
Saw this write up by Roderick Robertson in Rule 1 Issue 3 p.29. The Cult of Berak-tal, made me think of Ogre Trolls... Trolls eat their kin, mostly Troll-kin but how doesn't that lead to being an...
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