David Scott

Only if they are emphasising their Beast Rune over Storm Bull’s other two Runes. My players have all chosen the Death or Air Rune, and so their Beast is around 50%. Not really. One is married, two are single, the female one has two children. The married one is isn’t a Rune Lord yet, but is an assistant in training as his dad is the Local Khan, his wife (married before he was a khan is the clan scribe). His ritual wife is an Eiritha Priestess, who tends the clan cows at Clearwine and is married to a Thunderous initiate. The other two are very respected chaos killers and very much in demand, hence she’s had two children, while the other is waiting to meet miss right. This is Sartar, just because people think you are all bestial berserkers, doesn’t mean you actually are. (Only berserkers when chaos appears). I base Storm Bulls on the many bikers I’ve know in my life. Most are very family orientated, and love their kids just as most people do.

In this case, agent orange the shaman would be leading a Thirstless splinter and just add the other water spirits to their society. Their worshippers would be able to access the other water spirits as part of the society. With the non-water fellows, they would be separate spirit cults.

The main points in my original spirit society posts was that generally a shaman would only lead a single society, and the spirits within it would be at least neutral. Given the basis of spirit societies in real life shamanism, there’s never a hostile (or antagoistic) spirit in the society. However a shaman can belong to separate spirit cults outside of the society. As they are the leader, they may even be able to add the spirit cult to the society. Hostile spirit cults are rarely possible except in propitiated manner. So a shaman who is the leader of the Thirstless society could also separately lead the Mallia spirit cult allowing all initiates that are members, temporary immunity from disease. A shaman who is not the leader of a spirit society (or a splinter) is at the mercy of the actual leader and will be down the pecking chain of power. (The easiest way to determine relative shaman power is POW+ Fetch POW + age)..

Jonstown upper city outside the city gate opposite the Chalana Arroy temple. It's a small vegetable garden that supports the temple. The rocky spur that upper city is built on is a popular place to walk. There's a regular foot patrol that circles the edge (in my game).

(As Jeff say)s they first appear in Greg's unpublished notes for Gods & Goddesses of the Lunar empire (1996). They are in Enclosure #1, page 81

Of course, once their body starves to death, it's a permanent addition. I'd even get the local shaman to bind their spirit to their desiccated remains and add a sign saying "Fools never learn"... (just use the hunger rules on page 161, the average adventurer would last maybe two weeks)

The Six Sisters (Sartar) The Six Sisters (Esrolia)

Training mentioned above is the obvious route, not just from your temple, but associate cults as well. For those with beast / man polarity and other form rune bases, training in a form rune would not be possible (this covered in the Mythology book). You can't train to be a spirit form, you are either a spirit or not, unless you are a shaman and have effectively done this already with a fetch.

This is mythology, so not an exact science. Ygg as a son of Vadrus, brother of Valind, is little different to Ygg is a son of Valind, son of Vadrus in my book. Both are likely true somewhere.

General – Okeria – in the Guide and elsewhere is Okerio Page 3, Aeolian,1st para, 2nd sentence, "and are the dominant religion"-> "and is the dominant religion". Page 4, Alafin, title is "Alafin" but description and index has "Alafain". Page 6, 3rd col, 3rd para, comma seems wrong here, surely "which lay within it" relates to the earth? Page 7, 2nd col, 2nd para, first sentence has two "her"s in a row towards the end. To fix this without having to flip all following male/fenale references, change the last clause and add a male references e.g. "via his use of methods of war and love to achieve her ends", or similar. Page 14, Bandan, 2nd sentence, seems like a line might be missing here at the column break because "could not be devoured by Arlu" doesn't seem to follow properly from "commanded an Iradgenderi to become permanent". Page 18, Bodkartu, 1st para, 2nd sentence, "as well as answers" -> "and also answers" or "and answers" or "as well as answering". 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PDF TOC remove Vinga Page 34, header Vinga -> Orlanth Page 36, Eurmal (Lightbringer), He provides Charisma -> Clever Tongue Page 39, Stormwalkers, Discorporate -> Discorporation Page 43 Rune Magic Chalana Arroy missing Healing Trance (per RQG), gives to Ernalda in EG 21 Page 47, Orlanth. In RQG 299 Orlanth gives Wind Words, here Shield. Page 47, Speak with Herd Beasts, Ranged (voice) -> Range (voice) Page 63, Merchant Priest (Garzeen Priesthood), missing Create Great Market (per RQG) Page 97, Center of Power, Holy Places. The oldest, largest, and most important is Bluewater Temple at the headwaters of the Azure River above Helerdon. This is correct up to Helerdon. Per GtG 255: Helerdon (small city): [...] The rain god Heler also has an important temple here. Page 115, Lanbril Rune spells, common, remove Ban Page 134, Storm Bull, Chalana Arroy, Cure Chaos Wounds -> Cure Chaos Wound Page 138, Valind, Rune spells, remove Increase Wind (provided by Ygg) From https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/19075-runequest-rules-qa/page/58/#comment-297973

See the White Moon in the Prosopaedia (page 135) for a good overview of this Lunar missionary movement.

See the ancestor cult examples in Lightbringers, Daka Fal, page 84). If they have an established ancestor cult (with shaman-priests), then yes you could join as an initiate. You'd get the single Rune spell if they give one as well. I'd say you can do one or the other, as if there's as established ancestor cult, there won't be a hero cult. Another alternative is to worship your ancestor as a spirit cult, through a shaman who leads that spirit cult.

Aetherworks supports Bits and Mortar:

See The MiG III, Master lists section: https://www.chaosium.com/mig3-the-meints-index-to-glorantha-hardcover/

They are both nascent Sartar Magical Union members, per The Glorantha Sourcebook, SMU 211.

I'd treat the Night Jumpers the same as the Stormwalkers (Lightbringers 39), but as an exclusive subcult of Orlanth Adventurous. Give them Permanent Fly and Night vision.

If you use summon (type) elemental, yes, per RQG 343, until it dies. RQG elementals have no INT.

just checking that you've read the entries in: RQ Starter Set, Book 2, page 57 GM Screen Pack, Adventurers Book, pages 37, 50, 73 (Entry 41, is likely what you are after).

Note that the working title of Masters of Luck and Death was changed to Lords of Fate in Wyrm's Footnotes #11 (1981)

The difference here is that Hykim and Mikyh subcults are actually full cults (not spirit cults) that support a relevant culture. So rather than a paragraph and a Rune Spell they have much more (eg the Telmor cult is expanded from that is the RQ Bestiary and includes the extra Rune spell in the RBoM)

Ancient Origins has published an article and accompanying video, Forging Forgotten Ancient Greek Armor which gives some insights into bronze-smithing in Glorantha. While some of the equipment used is clearly modern, it's a great look into ancient Greek armour: Article: https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/ancient-greek-armor-0019053 Dimitrios Katsikis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenicarmors/ His exhibition in Athens: https://www.hellenicarmors.gr/en/ Video on Youtube: (Keep an eye out for the Air Rune reference...)

See the list of cults and books here: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com/home/catalogue/publishers/chaosium/runequest-gods-of-glorantha-previews-2019/ Note that the Horned man is not a cult, but effectively the shaman rules, making all spirit cults, subcults of the Horned Man.

A few pointers: You don't start as a shaman, you start as an assistant shaman. You struggle to become a shaman in a similar manner to becoming a Rune Lord or Priest Shaman are the master of spirits and spirit combat, not masters of combat. This is the same with many non-martial Rune levels. The role of the shaman will vary depending on the cult. Shaman are not useful in combat as it's an hour long ritual to discorporate. Shamans and assistant shamans that I have had i my games, generally stay out of combat, unless it's spirit combat where they excel. I very rarely have fights in my game.