Grivenger

That sounds so exciting that it's now a book I can't wait for.

Reading up on Indra, it does look like a better inspiration for Orlanth. I get easily lost in the different lineages. It's also why I get stuck on getting a handle on the religions of ancient Egypt and the Vedic religions, due to the timespan and shifting religious practices. It's also why I can't quite get a grasp on the variations of Gnosticism. Your detailed response does help me narrow down some avenues, which I'd like to explore. Much appreciated!

Thank you for your exhaustive reply. You mentioned many things that I wasn't familiar with. That should keep me occupied for a while 🙂 I always compare Orlanth to the sky-father Dyaus Piter. I'll have to read up on Egyptian mythology.

Thanks for correcting me. I messed up and I should have said Vedic religions, but I had a tab open about Sumerian stuff, and I might be incorrect about a link there, too Thanks Joerg for those names. I'll look into them, and thanks Brian for pointing me towards Indra.

I've been reading the Lightbringer's book, the Earth Goddesses's book, and even the Glorantha Sourcebook, but I still struggle mildly with getting a grip on all its metaphysical splendour. Are there any real life religions from which some ideas are in Glorantha are taken? I believe Glorantha took some inspiration from proto-indo european religion, and therefore perhaps Vedic, and Sumerian/Akkadian gods are a good place to start? Orlanth, however, makes me think that I should look closer at Greek Mythology and Norse Mythology, perhaps.

I'm running Pathfinder 2e on Fantasy Grounds Unity, which, in terms of automation is a great VTT to use. It isn't free, though. The GM can get the license and that should be enough, if I remember correctly. There's a user building the Runequest Glorantha system for it as well. See his twitter for more information and screenshots: Perhaps it's something to keep in mind for the long run.

Thanks for the responses everyone. It's clear that I have to take a look at Classic Fantasy!

I love the idea of what the Basic Roleplaying System has to offer. From what I've read in Call of Cthulhu and Runequest: Glorantha, I like the open character development in the form of experience checks at the end of a session together with the straightforward math. I'm also quite a fan of the new Pathfinder 2nd edition when it comes to their feat system, combat type, magic spells, and the dungeoncrawling part of it. Recently, I've been wondering if my favourite system would incorporate both the BRP D100 system mechanics with the dungeoncrawl nature of Pathfinder 2e and D&D 5e. I was wondering if there's a system in the BRP family that already attempts to sort of meld the two styles together? I guess I'm looking for a simulationist type game without simulationist combat.