Argrath and Elusu chat
A FRAGMENT FOUND IN THE NEW PAVIS LIBRARY (Date and author unknown) Argrath and Elusu prepare for a battle: Elusu: What is the sound of a sword? Argrath: A metallic ping. A whoosh of wind as it...
View ArticleTarshite Clans
We have many mentions of one Tarshite clan - the Orindori, Fazzur's clan - but I can't find any information about any of the others. Does anyone have info about any other Tarshite clans?
View ArticleSome thoughts on the history of architecture in Dragon Pass
I thought I'd post some working notes from some work we've been doing on cities in Dragon Pass (this ultimately is not going to be part of any book, but rather informs our art direction and map...
View ArticleThe 'Tone' of Prostitution in Glorantha
An odd one I know, I got half away through writing up Cyriels organisation in Elkoi and I had decide he ran a number of girls to 'service' the troops rotated through Elkoi. Looking at his other...
View ArticleBolthor: Who's son is he? Whose clan leader?
I'm running a Dorastor campaign and am about to come to the moment in 1622 when Bolthor is elected King. Hakon the Swimmer (unless someone tells me different!) died in Sacred Time 1621 when he...
View ArticleErnaldori Village of Greenbrass
In the GMs Screen Pack adventure book there is reference to the village of Greenbrass lying in Ernaldori lands, but it is not marked on the Colymar map anywhere, and I can't find it on any other maps....
View ArticleHow Do Chaos Fighting Cults Feel about Arkat the Destroyer?
Arkat the Destroyer's illuminated followers infiltrate chaos cults like local Thanatar nests, learn their secrets, then use that information to help destroy the temple and kill the chaos worshippers....
View ArticleOrlanthi Weaponthanes vs Housecarls
Okay, this isn't an astronauts vs. cavemen thread as you may have hoped, but one about definitions. I've been struggling to make sense of what we should be calling the elite warriors of the Orlanthi...
View ArticleYelmalio in Nochet
I notice from the map that there is a Yelmalio temple in Nochet. I presume that his cult is far less patriarchal than it is in Sartar or Prax, and wondered just how that worked.
View ArticleHastur the Chief Priest
I have a question about Hastur the Lawspeaker's title: Chief Priest. According to the Adventure Book of the GM screen pack he is Chief Priest of Lhankor Mhy at Clearwine Fort. As I understand it,...
View ArticleRunequest Magical Location: The Draugar Stone
A magical location, its effects, and some rumor and lore, that a GM could drop into any out of the way spot in Glorantha or elsewhere....
View ArticlePavis - Possible New Pavis customs based on Greco-Roman Laws
This was something I wrote up for a Pavis campaign where the characters were members of the Royal Pavis Constabulary. I took pains to avoid the 'Guards Guards Guards' tropes. Pavic Law and Customs...
View ArticleIf Martin Helsdon did a KickStarter for Swords of Central Genertela, would...
Martin Helsdon has created a thing of beauty, but doesn't know if anyone would be interested. Let's find out!
View ArticlePraxian Tribal beasts are not terrestrial animals - a Bison diversion
One of the underlying themes of the Prax book is that Praxian animals are not Earth animals. They behave differently, eat differently, but look similar to their Earth counterparts. I do however need...
View ArticleGloranthan Cult One pagers main note
Gloranthan Cult One pagers are an attempt to gather together in a single page (well sometimes two pages) format the main cult information. Your game system may vary (Runequest versions or even...
View ArticleThis is what I associate with Orlanthi and Bronze Age (although it, too, has...
I stumbled across this video about the Nordic Bronze Age which sums up where many of my ideas for Bronze Age Orlanthi come from, although I would take a fair number of the "Indogermanic" and God...
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Gloranthan Treasure from Gen Con
Gloranthan treasure from Gen Con... demo copies from our friends at Campaign Coins!
View ArticleThe Enlo Curse
What mythological explanations might be offered in areas without knowledge of Nysalor?
View ArticleThe Earth Tribe
Does anyone care to speculate on who the "original" male members of the Earth Tribe are in Esrolia? What I mean by this is BEFORE Ernalda married Orlanth
View ArticleWhy is sea water salty while most lakes are not?
@scott-martin asked an interesting questing during the @metcalph & @Joerg exchanges in the Pent thread about Hot Lake (page 372): Given that elemental Water isn't salty - what is salt water in...
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