Division of Church and State
I've known all along that this division wasn't much of a thing in Glorantha. Rulers are often priests -- often High Priests, in fact! -- and so are officers in the military, especially high level...
View ArticleColymar trade routes
Apologies, if I failed my search and started a new topic unnecessarily, but… Looking at the map for the Colymar lands has given me an inkling for a campaign, and I’d like to see if it makes sense or...
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What's the deal with Man Vill?
East of Wild Temple, South of Duck Point, square on the old trade road to Esrolia, lies Man Vill. It's not in the Guide, it's not on the Argan Argar Atlas, it's not in the Glorantha Sourcebook. I...
View ArticleConspicuous by its absence: Egypt
Glorantha is often marketed as a Bronze Age world, and while most of the people here will be quick to explain that it's a lot more complicated than that, the general idea is that Glorantha is at the...
View ArticlePol-Joni, Guide To Glorantha
Hi everyone, i posted this in the Runequest Gateway forum, but am moving it over here where more appropriate (actually copy/pasting rather than moving). I have a question about the Pol-Joni after...
View ArticleCasino Town Rumours [WIP]
The rumours provided here are spurs to adventure. The Game master should take care to present the rumours in an interesting manner, often with the intent of provoking actions by the players. Each...
View ArticleThe Blind Bird's Tree
Does anyone know anything about the Blind Bird's Tree in the Underworld, where the dwarves beat the trolls in the gods age? Do we think this maybe the roost of the immortal part of the Half bird? or...
View ArticleYellow Bear?
Would anyone (maybe @Jeff) care to tell me anthing about one of the (last?) children of Androygene (The) Yellow Bear?
View ArticleJust how expansive will the Gods Of Glorantha guide be?
Is it going to cover every major culture in Glorantha? Only (ugh) ones found in Sartar? Or literally every single cult there is?
View ArticlePolaris, Rigsdal and me
Restez à la maison Hello all I am thinking about a campaign I will start in few months.. after the so expected gagog (no pressure, do the best job you can, or I will become berserk) (be free to...
View ArticleSelene (Blue Moon Elemental)???
So I saw there stats in the bestiary but was more confused on who had access to them? I personally feel that Lunars wouldn't have access to them due to it being a separate Moon/Goddess entirely but...
View ArticleGlorantha Miniatures
There's been a renewal of Gloranthan miniatures production and I'm certainly excited about the offerings from Rapier ( @Estarriol ), Mad Knight, and Infinity-Engine. I'm interested in miniatures that...
View ArticleJaxarte's Journals
While trying to deepen my understanding of the Sun County I detected this forum thread: which contains in one of the last comments a list of links to @MOB's very helpful site containing *a lot* of...
View ArticleCult of Vivamort
I was reading through “Lords of Terror” and it mentions an upcoming campaign supplement “Tower of Night”, with a full description of the Vivamort cult. As far as I know, this never made publication....
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Who is the artist of these drawings?
I came across these pieces while looking for something else in Google Images. I think they are awesome. They must belong to some Orlanthi campaign. I don't know if the author is OK with me sharing...
View ArticleWho is the Deity of Poison?
While there are quite a few individual deities of Glorantha who employ poison (Aldrya, Bagog, Black Fang, Ernalda, Gorakiki, Mallia, Mostal, , etc) , we don't have a deity of poisons, do we? I mean,...
View ArticleSartar Hero wars timeline
A quick look at Nick Brookes alternate timeline in Duel at Dangerford, makes me realise I don’t know the Canon timeline as well as I thought. Whilst I *should* follow Nick Brookes approach, that the...
View ArticleWhen you’ve got a lunar in a party of Orlanthi.
We’ve all run games where someone wants to be different and run something potentially at odds with the rest of the players. A potential dilemma I have in a game which I’m running at the moment. My...
View ArticleSeveral lore questions
Couldnt find a general lore thread so I will just shoot out a bunch of questions here. 1. at year 1625, what are the tribes of Sartar and what are their clans? 2. Orlanthi have both dowries and bride...
View ArticleThe Weave of Gods and Society
So reading about a few of the cultures in Glorantha has me considering something odd. The advancement of societies is determined by their gods the portfolios. The two most advanced societies often...
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