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9 hours ago, Jeff said:

Never trust the Glorantha wiki, anymore then Wikipedia. Let's thank Claudia Loroff's Bronze Age and Neolithic cooking project for a dramatic increase in our knowledge of the grain goddesses of Genertela.

The various grain goddesses are as listed below. Now that doesn't mean those are the only cereals grown in those areas, but that goddess has a special affinity with that grain and that grain does end up being prevalent there.

GENERTELAN GRAIN GODDESSES

                LAND                GODDESS       MAIN CEREAL

                Fronela             Frona                Rye

                Kralorela          Kralora*           Rice

                Maniria**        Esrola               Einkorn Wheat

                Dragon Pass   Kero Fin           Emmer Wheat

                Peloria              Pelora               Barley

                                           Everina             Brown Rice

                                           Hon-eel             Maize

                Ralios                Ralia                  Spelt Wheat

                Seshnela          Seshna             Oat

                Slontos             Slonta               Millet

                Teshnos           Teshna             Black Rice

Isn't rice and brown rice the same thing?  (Whether the rice is polished or not)

Or does it show the difference between Indica rice and Japonica rice?  (Though I had heard Greg said “no” in his visit Japan)

13 hours ago, jajagappa said:

I don't recall finalizing the date in discussions with Jeff, but it is late Seaseason 1624.

Thank you for Clarification! So we assume Argrath came back from Circum Navigation in late 1623?

But I'm not sure why Wolf Pirates intervened in the battle between the Empire and Old Earth Alliance.

13 hours ago, jajagappa said:

Sir Narib is there - he's one of the "mercenaries" that joins Samastina's side at the battle. I believe Gold-Gotti is with Harrek, Gunda, and the Wolf Pirates there as well.

I don't believe that Kallyr was there - she was on the boat rise, and then I believe pursued her own efforts from there.  Leika may have been there with Broyan.

OK, Samastina stayed in Nochet and sent Broyan and Sartar Rebels there. Broyan was helped by Samastina at Auroch Hills.

Again, the question is that Hallek is supposed to be a villain, who caused severe damage to Holy Country. Why did you decide to enter the Esloria side?

Thank you for your replay!

6 hours ago, Joerg said:

The Glorantha Sourcebook mentions the battle for some of Argrath's companions (Mularik, Narib - p44) and has a pictorial representation (p38).

Other possibilities are Rurik Runespear, Goldgotti, Tarkala the Lover, Tosti Runefriend?

6 hours ago, Joerg said:

Unfortunately, we only know of the Dragonrise that Orlanth's Ring had no business appearing in the sky on the date of the temple dedication, so it is hard to calculate the possible dates for the battle from that little bit of sky lore.

Thank you very much. There is too little information to fix the date.

I just want to know the season at least.

6 hours ago, Joerg said:

Yelmic priests of the Lunar College, troops from the Siege of Nochet, the Grazeland Army under the FHQ in the service of the Lunars, the Solanthi (starting on Broyan's side, dying as turncoats after Harrek had cleared out the Yelmic priests).

Broyan and his followers were there, probably including Kallyr and other Sartarite rebels. Argrath somehow ended up Caladrian spearmen, Harrek had his wolf pirates, Sir Narib most likely supported Nochet. And sundry Esrolians (likely on both sides).

The Sourcebook makes vague sounds about the Sartar Magical Union making its first appearance there, which I would take to mean the Eaglebrowns (the former heroband of Dernu and Gernu, possibly in the middle of its transition into a band of warlocks). And Sir Narib is confirmed.

Is there a possibility around Warm Sisters and Rune Companions?

6 hours ago, Joerg said:

Hendira probably was excused on grounds of having left the world of the living, as this is the closure to the Siege of Nochet that kept the Lunars out - something which wouldn't have happened under Hendira's leadership.

Gunda and Mularik are confirmed (Gunda in the ransom bit of Vasana's Saga, Mularik in the Sourcebook).

Participation of several Sartar rebel bands is possible, but unlikely all of those described in the Sartar Rising campaign. Kallyr and Leika are likely to have fought in Broyan's personal band. Second tier folk like Vasana are somewhere in the mix, too.

5 hours ago, Qizilbashwoman said:

I don't think Esrolians were there in large numbers, and not Samastina, as while the Lunars were repelled from the siege of Warm Earth Nochet, it was a brutal affair and the city suffered significant losses. They were in no shape to send troops anywhere and Samastina and her Ring were still keeping order in the city.

A city after siege is a city close to anarchy; certainly the near-loss was a boost to morale but things were very unstable, the walls were breached and sections of the city ruined, and there was significant civil, martial, and ritual work to be done.

Hendira asked Tatius for help, so I think he was there.

Could it be that Samastina didn't participate in the battle, leaving everything to Harrek and Argrath?

Thank you for your teaching!

Could you tell me more about "Battle of Pennel Ford"?  Although mentioned in RQG shortly, there are many unclear part  ( though I may have overlooked it).

1) When did the battle take place? Which season, week, day of 1624?

2) What units did you participate in? Lunar Empire, Nochet, Warm Earth, Red Earth, Wolf Pirates, Solanthi, King Broyan, Mercenaries, and others? 

3) Which hero participated? Argrath, Harrek, Queen Samastina, Hendira, King Broyan, Graymane, their sons are sure, Gunda the Guilty, Mularik Ironeye etc?

Thank you in Advance !

Are you interested in translated RQ publishing in Japanese / and fanzines and Gloranthan manga and artbooks in Japan?

There is no Kolat write up in GoG?

It's too sudden, and very sad.
When he came to Japan in 2001, many Glorantha fans from all over Japan gathered and played games with him. I would like to see you again.

Farewell,  Great game master.

2 hours ago, g33k said:

Sorry, but once you are talking about folks getting money for their work, it's heading away from "amateur" or "fanzine" territory; once art & layout people are "entitled" to compensation, so are writers...  And now you are solidly in the non-amateur realm, with content and layout all paid-for...

These days, a nice PDF with a discrete little "Permission to print 1 copy for personal use" note seems like a good way to avoid having printing/mailing costs, which frankly seems like an even modestly-successful 'zine (every other month?) would need more than $2K/year to cover.

No no, I am talking about translating “fan material policy of Chaosium”, because there are not only RQ fans, but also huge number of CoC fans (and tons of fanzines)  in Japan, not knowing there is Fan Material Policy.  I know earning money needs Small Publisher Licence.

Could I traslate Fan Material Policy for Japanese people ?

Thak you ! It is very useful.

page 338 

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Sever Spirit
3 Points
Ranged, Temporal
This spell acts as a sword to cut the bond between the body and spirit of the target. The caster must make a successful POW vs. POW resistance roll. If successful, the target dies. If unsuccessful, the target takes 1D6 damage to general hit points.

Temporal =15 min. This spell can be used several times?  (RQ3= Instant / RQ2= also "15 min")

RQ2 Sever Spirit was "one use for rune masters". I think it it too powerful reusable for initiates ...

I hope RQG Yelmalio’s magic would be more powerful than RQ3. More than Catseye and Sunbright. I remember once Greg said “Yelmalio has powerful magic”. it does not mean “Elmal has weeker magic than Yelmalio”.

Hello sirs,

High Llama of Prax plain is asumed to be a camelopard which now extinct on earth. Is it still true it's scientific (God Learnic) name   in RQ3? And what "high" means? (tall or supreme or holy?)

Yes, and I remember an article about gin made from potato in TotRM. 

But there is no mention of potato in the Guide ...

Hi,

I have searched through Guide to Glorantha and can't find "potato" in it.

There is no potato in Glorantha?

(And "coffee" is only in East Isles, right?)