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THE GLORANTHA SOURCEBOOK - an essential resource for Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha, one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. PDF now available to download at DriveThruRPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/234489/The-Glorantha-Sourcebook

As is The Glorantha Sourcebook:

If DriveThruRPG is the way you get your gaming stuff, the newly-released 13th Age Glorantha PDF is available there now too...

As the gods are diverse, so too must be the bronze of their bones. We already have the example of different magic crystals, said to be created from blood of wounded and dead gods.

And PDF now available from Chaosium too! Remember (like all our products), if you order the PDF from Chaosium.com, you will get a coupon for getting the printed version later that gives you the full price of the PDF as a discount.

13TH AGE GLORANTHA—now available in PDF! Greg Stafford’s classic fantasy world of richly imagined cultures, ferocious combat, and colliding mythologies comes to 13TH AGE, the d20-rolling game of heroic fantasy, escalating combat, One Unique Things, and limb-ripping owlbears! Buy the 13th Age Glorantha PDF now, and you'll get a coupon for the full price of the PDF back when the hardback book is released later this year. https://www.chaosium.com/13th-age-glorantha-pdf For Game Masters, the 466 page 13th Age Glorantha includes: —More than 80 pages of monsters and enemies fully compatible with any 13th Age campaign, including Chaos priests, dragonsnails, scorpionmen, Crater Makers who call down the Moon, and the awesome Chaos demon known as the Crimson Bat. —More than 60 pages of ready-to-run adventures and heroquests—venture into myth to refight the battles of the gods and gain their cosmic powers! —A distinctive setting that will entertain longtime fans but is aimed at gamers who've never heard of Glorantha. If you’re a 13th Age player you’ll find: —5 new classes, including the hell mother who summons Darkness spirits and giant spiders; the swordmaster Humakti who wields Death; and the trickster who (in theory!) funnels your bad luck onto your enemies. —5 new class variants, including the wind lord, a fighter with magical storm-related exploits; and the rebel, a rogue with the supernatural ability to get where he’s not supposed to be. —2 new PC races, the trolls and ducks, plus Gloranthan humans with new cultural traits.

TYPE 40 have now delivered all the Leather document wallets to Kickstarter backers (by the promised delivery date!), but they have a few left over for anyone who missed out but would still like one. They come embossed with your choice of Elder Signs or Cthulhu. They also have the challenge coin, key fob and note pad from the Kickstarter available too. (NB Prices are in Australian dollars, though TYPE 40 will ship anywhere). Details here: https://type40.com.au/product/call-cthulhu-leather-document-wallet

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The box section describing Lunar Illumination causes mysterious lacunae to appear elsewhere in the text—hmmm, nothing to worry about I'm sure... Hang on, look what got deleted: In the Third Age, Illumination is most prevalent within the Lunar Empire, where the philosophy is widespread among worshipers of the Red Goddess and the Seven Mothers. In Dragon Pass, new forms of Illumination, based on draconic consciousness or Arkat’s teaching, have come to the fore, promoted by Argrath’s Sartar Magical Union. Illumination is known elsewhere, most notably in Kralorela, East Isles, Ralios, Jrustela, and Vralos. The Near Ones or Friends of Pamalt are also thought to be Illuminates by some.

Let's keep this thread firmly focused on errors & typos in the book, and take further disquisitions on the typography of hell to a new thread, thanks MOB (wearing moderator hat)

This is Lee Moyer & Aaron McConnell's spectacular cover art for 13th Age Glorantha—you can see why the theme of the book is "Chaos is Rising"! And this is Jon Hodgson's glorious cover piece for the Glorantha Sourcebook, featuring the Crimson Bat! Both books will be available in PDF from Chaosium later this month.

The Glorantha Sourcebook was released to 13th Age Glorantha Kickstarter backers today. Both titles will be available for general purchase from Chaosium.com later this month: 13th Age Glorantha PDF (466pp) - $26.95 Glorantha Sourcebook PDF (226pp) - $19.95

Of course! Think of them as the heroquesting bits

Exciting news - the 13th Age Glorantha Rulebook and the Glorantha Sourcebook were been released to Kickstarter backers earlier today! In the latest Kickstarter update, backers have been advised that their PDFs are ready to be downloaded from Backerkit. Both titles will be available for general purchase from Chaosium.com later this month: 13th Age Glorantha PDF (466pp) - $26.95 Glorantha Sourcebook PDF (226pp) - $19.95

Please post any errors/typos spotted in the Glorantha Sourcebook to this thread. Please take care to note the page number where you've noticed something! We'll keep this tribal edit open until March 6th. We'll then review the thread and make any necessary changes to the files before sending to print. Please note there is a separate thread for the 13th Age Glorantha rule book here. Many thanks!

Please post any errors/typos spotted in the 13th Age Glorantha Rulebook to this thread. Please take care to note the page number where you've noticed something. We'll keep this tribal edit open until March 6th. We'll then review the thread and make any necessary changes to the files before sending to print. Please note there is a separate thread for the Glorantha Sourcebook here. Many thanks!

As Jeff says, there is a plain text B&W character sheet as well. Here's the same section as the colour image that was posted:

I can confirm that's meant to be Geo's Bouncer on the front cover of issue #4, as capably drawn by fellow antipodean Mark Baldwin. It's based on David Hall's article in #3. BTW, just before Christmas last year I had lunch with Mark, catching up after some twenty-five years. Back then he was a medical student, and contact was made again when I suddenly noticed that was his name on the shingle of the medical rooms I go past every time I walk to the local shops. Mark now gets to express his creative side through being a leading plastic and reconstructive surgeon, (though he told me he'd recently bought a copy of Khan of Khans to play with his kids).

Good news - layout for the RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha core book is underway! More news from Jason in the link: https://www.chaosium.com/blog/designing-the-new-runequest-part-21/

The Chaosium team sends best wishes and felicitations for a happy 70th birthday to our company founder, chair of the board, and "grand shaman of gaming" - the Mythmaker himself, Greg Stafford. Happy Birthday Greg! Best wishes from Dustin, Nick, Mike, Rick, Jeff, Neil, MOB, Raja, Todd, Jason, Susan, Ian, James, Lillian, Lynne and Sandy @Chaosium

Rob Heinsoo has just informed 13th Age Glorantha Kickstarter backers that we plan to start distributing the 13th Age Glorantha and the Glorantha Sourcebook PDFs next week! Right now, we're in the approvals phase rather than the production phase, and we're all thrilled! More details about next steps are in the most recent backer update, but as a preview of what's coming next week, here's a near-final version of the 13G front cover, as designed by Lee Moyer & Chris Huth:

Product pages on Chaosium.com show where a particular item is available as follows. For example, this indicates the item is available from the Australian, USA and UK fulfilment warehouses: Whereas this item is only available in the US and UK: Note, some items are unavailable from the UK or Australian warehouses, particularly older stock. So if you order these, the cart will quote shipping from the US. There's more info about Global Fulfilment here: https://www.chaosium.com/global-fulfillment But if you think there's a particular problem about your order, please contact Dustin! Cheers, MOB

Over on the Chaosium news blog: Uploading your original Call of Cthulhu creations to the MISKATONIC REPOSITORY on DriveThruRPG for fun and profit—a quick Q&A to show just how easy it is... https://www.chaosium.com/blog/uploading-to-the-miskatonic-repository-for-fun-and-profit-a-quick-qa Q&A reprised here without the accompanying images: Q: First off, so what is the Miskatonic Repository? A: The Miskatonic Repository is a new way for creators to publish and distribute their own original Call of Cthulhu content including scenarios, settings, spells and more! Q: Is the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu similar to the DMs Guild for Dungeons & Dragons? A: Yes! The Miskatonic Repository follows same general rules and model for revenue split as the DMs Guild. Q: How does the Miskatonic Repository work? A: You create original content, format it to our design template, and then upload the PDF to the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThruRPG. People can view your creation there and can download it if they wish—just like any other DTRPG product. Q: What kind of products are welcome in the Miskatonic Repository? A: Original Call of Cthulhu scenarios, settings, spells, stats for monsters, background dossiers, and campaign handouts— more info here. Q: Who owns material in the Miskatonic Repository? A: You retain the copyright of any original IP you create for the Miskatonic Repository. Chaosium owns the IP it provides for use including rules, settings, characters, concepts, plots, storylines etc. Q: Can I sell my Call of Cthulhu creations through the Miskatonic Repository? A: You sure can! You can set a price, make your product "pay what you want", or even make it free—entirely up to you. Retail sales revenues are split between the creator (i.e. you), One Bookshelf (DTRPG's parent company) and Chaosium. Q: How much of the sale price do I keep as the creator? A: 50%. One Bookshelf (DTRPG) gets 30% and Chaosium gets 20%. (Note: this is the same revenue split as the DMs Guild, the community content program for D&D). Details on how revenue split and payment works here. Q: How do I format my Miskatonic Repository creation? A: Chaosium has created easy-to-use style templates, which you can download for free: MS Word, Adobe InDesign Q: My Miskatonic Repository scenario needs art - what do I do? A: Chaosium has created Art Packs specifically for the Miskatonic Repository. They come as zip files of images which you are licensed to use for FREE in content submitted to the Miskatonic Repository: Weapons & Relics Art Pack Phantasmagorical Art Pack Ill Omens Art Pack Rogues' Gallery Art Pack Curious Things Art Pack Mythos Monster Silhouettes Art Pack Q: Can I use my own art in the Miskatonic Repository? A: You are most welcome to create or source your own art and graphics. We have also helpful links to libraries of copyright free images here. Q: Can I create and sell content for previous editions of Call of Cthulhu? A: No, Miskatonic Repository content must be for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. If you have something for a previous edition, you must update it to 7th. Use our free conversion guide. Q: Where can I find out more information about submitting to the Miskatonic Repository? A: Check out the Guidelines here. And further information, including writing and art tips here. Q: What I really want is to be published by Chaosium itself one day; will participating here help? A: Indeed yes! We see the Miskatonic Repository as a launching site for writing talent and a place we'll be watching keenly for potential writers in our Call of Cthulhu line. We hope this information is helpful, and you consider contributing—Call of Cthulhu fans are super keen for new content, and we'd love to see your creations up there! In the meantime, do check out what's already available at the Miskatonic Repository!

The crowdfunding campaign for the new Portuguese edition of Call of Cthulhu still has 24 hours remaining. At 176,000 Brazilian Reals (440% over target) it is already the highest amount raised for an RPG on the platform! . . . Pra caramba! https://www.catarse.me/chamado_de_cthulhu

[MOB - wearing hat as mod, and original poster] As Rick has noted, this thread has diverged a l-o-n-g way from the original topic, which was the reprint of the Resurrecting RuneQuest article in Black Gate Magazine. As Rick also notes, Glorantha is full of groups of people who believe the exact opposite of what other groups think, and they are all right, and that can be the last word on that here. If anyone wishes to continue discussing the role of science/the scientific method in Glorantha, please start a new thread.