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Yes, of course. Don't you know the myth of when Grandfather Elephant sniffed up Brother Snake?

The Only Old One was born before Time but he probably isn't as old as some of the demigods mentioned.

Well, there is, because the point of POW spent adds to the Rune Pool, and any increase in the Rune Pool allows an Adventurers to learn a new Runespell. p313-314 of the RQG Rules has this quote:

People who remembered what was written in the Chalana Arroy cult and played that it was still true. People who had a wider view of Glorantha than that provided by the latest version of the rules. People who have seen cults butchered and then improved again by new rules coming out that did not mention skills and spells, then saw them added again. Those kinds of people.

It used to be variable, lasting 1 melee rounds per point, so it lasted longer than Light did. Also, if you had a Spell Enhancer (I think, the one that boosted the number of points of variable spells) that would add to the points and, thereby, increase the duration. Now it's a 1 point spell it is only slightly better than Light.

King of Sartar p120 says "Kallai Rockbuster raised the Colymar Tribe, the oldest and one of the least touched tribes, and sent a thousand howling warriors under the leadership of his son, Blackmoor the Rabid", so Blakmoor the Rabid seems to be one son.

Hi musty hug them, thereby causing damage that is doubled.

The Cult Compendium has "Light Sons never eat fish, potatoes, or raw eggs in any form" and "Members may partake of the Poor Fund at any time and find potato bread, onions, and red berries (when in season) to eat once per day there, and also be allowed to sleep under the roof of the Outer Temple" from the Yelmalio and Seven Mothers cults respectively, both canonical Pelorian cults.

Yelmalio is a strong cult of Light. It can demoralise Vampires without a POW vs POW roll (Sunbright), can see in the dark (Catseye) and provides powerful light magic (Lantern). I was going to disagree, but on a second reading I agree. Minor Temples to Orlanth will have locally important shrines, but not all the Subcult shrines. Major Temples probably do and Great temples have even more shrines.

Bolthor was a Talastari, not a Sartarite Exile. He was married to Monnie the Shrill, a Lunar priestess. Probably 1624, or maybe 1625.

Sleep has never been freely available. However, if someone has only read the RQG Rules then I can see how they thought that it might be. Isn't that what I said? 🙂

No, they are in Bilini/Talastar, specifically in the clan lands that were seized by Hakon the Swimmer and given to Lakrene. Oddi might have retained some lands near Lakrene. Thanks, I had missed that little nugget of information. That was just one of many Krarsht tunnels running from Dorastor.

In m y opinion, yes, this is common knowledge. Probably, but they wouldn't know whether iron hurt them more. In my Glorantha it doesn't, as they are not Trolls. As Derak the Dark Troll used to say, "Twice nothing is nothing!" So, I play that they are uncomfortable touching iron but it doesn't damage them.

Large Cults had Chief Priests/Priestesses who were subservient to the High priest but who were higher in rank than Priests/Priestesses. As the Jonstown Library is a Great Temple of Lhankor Mhy, with thousands of Initiates, you would expect a God-Talker for every 50 Initiates and a Priest for every 100 Initiates, so a Great Temple could have dozens of Priests. The Chief Priest/Priestess role effectively cuts down the number of Priests reporting directly to the High priest. So, Garangian Bronze-Guts is the High Priest of Lhankor Mhy at the Jonstown Temple and is Chief Librarian. Mata Min is a Chief Priestess and reports to Garangian Bronze-Guts, both as a Priestess and Librarian. According to the Starter Set description, although Mata Min is a Chief Priestess of the Jonstown Library, she doesn't particularly seem to be a Librarian, instead concentrating on magical training and evaluating treasure. So, Garangian Bronze-Guts seems to be in charge of the Jonstown Library, as a library. Interestingly, Jorjera Latish is the City Administrator and sits on the City Ring as the Lhankor Mhy representative, instead of Garangian Bronze-Guts. Jorjera Latish seems to be connected to the Library, being "a talented bureaucrat with a remarkable knack for finding the right scroll" and "Her knowledge of old clan and tribal disputes is second to none in the library". One interesting thing that the Scholar's Quarter has a brothel, 3 Taverns and an Inn. Compare that to the Upper City (2 Inns), Merchant's Quarter (2 Inns), Crafter's Quarter (2 Inns and 2 Taverns), and the Scholar's Quarter wins out. The Scholars must need their outlets to relieve the pressure of studying.

It could be a cult-specific skill available nowhere else, or a normal skill that is taught by the spirit. For example, Swim is a standard skill, but people living in a desert would not know the skill. A Spirit cult could teach Swim and cultists could train Swim at waterholes. Another example is a rare Craft taught by the Spirit Cult, so worshipping Durev might allow cultists to learn Craft (Carpentry). Cult-specific skills could be Sense Assassin or Sense Chaos, which would not be taught by Humakt or Storm Bull, but instead are taught by the Spirit Cult instead.

For our Secrets of Dorastor and Holiday Dorastor supplements, we wrote our own descriptions of areas of Dorastor that had not really been described. Where something had been described in Dorastor Land of Doom, we simply added a link to the supplement, rather than repeating everything. So, the Dorastor Inn was described in some detail, so I left it along, simply referencing it. Of course, that doesn't help the many people who don't own a copy of Dorastor Land of Doom but I can't do much about that. For places like Slimestone, I added a lot of detail and wrote up the Great Gorp as a cult, so added a lot to the sketch descriptions from Dorastor Land of Doom.

My view is that if you don't think it would be allowed then don't do it. I wouldn't bother, to be honest. Instead, say that the cult is available to certain temples as a Subcult, granting a spell or skill. Sometimes, you could have a local Spirit Cult to the deity and, thereby, gain more skills or spells. But I wouldn't have it as a standalone cult. Having said that, having a temple to Durev that is only used by carpenters worshipping every season is fine. Alternatively, look at the Book of Doom, which consists of the RQ Conversions of HW breakouts, from my website.

This aspect of everyday urban life is, of course, featured in Chris Gidlow's superb book Citizens of the Lunar Empire. If you want a meal, generally you'd pop downstairs to the corner Bar for a tasty hot snack, or to the Bakery for fresh bread. My Mum remembers her Dad going to the bakehouse with a Sunday dinner, for it to be cooked, then she'd fetch him from the pub later so he could take it back home for the family to eat.

Because Wonderhome is perfect, as long as you keep away from the burning bits. Trolls can sit in the darkness and eat as much as they want all night. Why bother escaping from that?

Both could be Humakti. Don't forget that Humakti can kill Humakti in battle. Of course they can. The honour is gained by carrying out a rightful execution, according to the law. Humakt is a god of Death and lawful execution is a good use for a Humakti. What do you see as the key difference between the first and the second bullet above? Other then your use of the term "slaughtering" instead of "fighting" the two situations seem similar to me. The first situation is where the opponent has been dragged out of bed, so has no armour or equipment, but just has a random weapon thrown to them. The second situation is where the opponent is fully armed and armoured, with equipment. They are two different situations.

Sorcery was always unfun.

I saw an online version many, many years ago.

And ostriches don't hide their heads in the sand. Of course, they do in my Glorantha, and lemmings can run off cliffs in a glorious stampede.

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No, I haven't used it, but it could work as a very basic Fantasy system. I have just used RuneQuest in other settings, and it works fine.