Gloranthan Slang.
Ever since I first read the RQ2 Language proficiency expression"That junk isn't worth the clacks it would take to sink it", I have always been interested in the developed slang of the various parts of...
View ArticleThe Pavis Plan
19 hours ago, mikkling said: I am a bit annoyed that we know next to nothing about what the Pavis/Flintnail/Ginkizzie cult is up to -- or Lord Pavis' motivations and plans. We know he built an...
View ArticleA Trip into Trolltown!
Here is a retelling of a recent foray into Trolltown, within the Big Rubble, by my player character group - The Brightwater Company:...
View ArticleGuguvar
On the Lightbribnger's Quest, Eurnal made a monster called Guguvar vomit upo the kifrebringers after they were swallwoed... Does anyone care to speculate what this monster was like...or is it name...
View ArticleGenertelan Vadeli population estimates
Continued from a question on the RQ forum. The Vadeli in Umathela and Afadjann number between 1 and 3% of the total population. So I think that Genertela would have on average 2% of Vadeli by total...
View ArticleMotumobabi
Does anyone know where Motumobabi is? It’s listed in the Guide to Glorantha in the East Isles, but I’m struggling to find it on any of the maps. Any pointers gratefully received!
View ArticleOur RuneQuest Gloranthan Campaign - The River Voices, Legend of the...
Well, our current RuneQuest Gloranthan campaign has finally come to an end, after 13 glorious years. Previously on The River Voices, Legend of the Arganauts: The River Voices had bumped heads with...
View ArticleUz Language Questions
I'd like to put together a phrase or two of Darktongue for my RQG game, to emphasize the non-Earth feel of the Uz. How many words of Darktongue do we know? Is there a glossary or grammar of Darktongue...
View ArticlePeriod
Do Gloranthan women have menstruation? If yes, what is the mythical explanation?
View ArticleDevotee Plot Obstacles
My Ernaldan PC decided last night that she wanted to become a devotee of Orane. It was a bit spur of the moment, so I hadn't prepared anything. The rules say that the PC has to overcome a Plot...
View ArticleBattle of Hender's Ruins
I've gotten a few questions about the details of Argrath Whitebull defeat by the Lunar College of Magic in 1625. Here they are: Argrath Whitebull and his Praxian horde march on the New Lunar Temple....
View ArticleGlorantha on eBay
Hi, I’ve got the following items on eBay: - Pantheons card & deice game by Chester E Hendriks. From the early days of RuneQuest, rare and based on Gloranthan runes. - Tales of the Reaching Moon...
View ArticleXaragang Troll Warren in the Big Rubble - a Complete Adventure Site to...
I wrote this site up as the location my Brightwater Company characters wanted to raid. In our game, Bitriol, the Gorakiki matron is the same troll priestess who, working for the Lunars, set up a...
View ArticleEleven Lights
Once RQG came out, we began the Eleven Lights campaign by Ian Cooper and Jeff Richards. We've gotten to 1622 and I've gotta say Wow! This is a job well done. I remember back in the 80's when...
View ArticleThe Defender Storm and Vinga's high holy day
According to Sartar : kingdom of heroes, the Vingan high holy day is in Earth Season the day the first Defender Storm blows. What week does this usually happen, and what exactly is the defender storm?...
View ArticleDara Happan Hospitality
We know that Orlanthi have a hospitality greeting ceremony. Do Dara Happans [heartland lunars] (and/or others in the empire) have such a formal greeting procedure?
View ArticlePhysical Deformity in Glorantha
The talk about Cwim, the Chaos monster with three conjoined bodies made me think of the wider ideas regarding physical deformities in Glorantha. When I looked at the Gods War figure, I was struck by...
View ArticleThe Lore of Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
Spoilers, obviously. If you want to wait until the game comes out on your medium of choice to play it, you should probably stay away from this thread until then. I'm still essentially a Glorantha...
View ArticleUnit Sizes and So Forth
I'm staging a battle at Wintertop in the RQG default timeline for my group. I see a lot of mention of regiments and various units and very rarely the actual figures to base any assumptions off of. Now...
View ArticleDay's Rest
Is anyone aware of substantive information on Days Rest beyond the (relatively minimal) information in the more obvious sources (GtG; Cults of Prax; ToTRM; Drastic Resolutions; BRP Prax threads etc)?...
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