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Videopete

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  1. He was from a neighboring kingdom and was enslaved by the Praxians at a young age, joined thier culture and was initiated into thier secrets. That is far different from Kevin Cosner.
  2. I found this in a Google search to make emojis. There is also a black earth and a rhombus.
  3. I wouldn't fight a freaking Dino, I would throw a befuddle on it and move on. Looking at raw stats in Runequest is almost folly, it fails to take into consideration spirit magic, spirits, runes and passions. The combination of the above radically alters the game.
  4. Color commentary, encouragement, and clarifications if I go way out side interpitation, ie let's drink cool aid before the reticulans arrive cause I read 50 shades of grey, and that was a prophesy I think.
  5. So I have no idea who the börk the Pelandan are, there are the Pelorians of the Peloria region, but then again my point of reference is the Gloranthan Sourcebook. At least I know who Sheng Selaris is from Prince of Sartar.
  6. Okay who and what of this book, I had to dive in and review the Glorantha Source Book's Red Line History for context. So again it was written by Valare Addi during the Zero Wane, must of been hard with the Carmanians being bigger dinks than the at the time oppressed Dara Hapan, tiny violin,. She wrote this book by doing the Lunar version of Hero Questing called Traveling and Journeying, this is an important distinction later as it relates to the God Time shenanigans they pull off later. Also the damn thing is incomplete, because Greg never finished it. Also it doesn't use the Dara Happan spelling. It uses the Pelandan system of spelling because reasons. Those reasons are thanks to our old buddy Sheng Selaris, isn't he grand. More specifically the Lunar empire got reamed in the 4th and 3rd Wane, and had a phase of restoration in the 5th. So quick guide Pelandan to Dara Hapan UlEria = Uleria Turos= Lodril History, or what happend for some context. The book originally came out in the First Wane in a shorter version called "Travel and Journey of Addi". In the Second Wane the Red Goddess isn't as important during the second wane edition because she's more of a guide, literacy the book spreads in the Lunar Empire from the Priests and Nobility to the middle class, this causes conservative elements of the Dara Happan to restrict access to sacred rights only to Dendara Cult aka Yelm's Wife, how ever later the Dara Happan elements of the Lunar Empire lose importance because by the Fourth Wane, when Sheng Selaris was being a massive headache. So by the Fifth Wane after his defeat, the Entekos cult start to take more power from the strictly Dendara priestesses. Also this isn't the only version of the book ,because of course it isn't Greg, just the 5th Wane edition, but we only get this one cause though because Sheng Selaris was being the best Sheng Selaris and ruined every thing. Soon the book it self. Boy Howdy, pray for me.
  7. The what? That's what I am planning to do. And plan to do, unfortunately all my Standford Library stuff is on a phone, and the stupid virus has left me unable to head to the print shop to make a hard back to relax in the comfy chair with some tea. Well onward and inward to this self inflicted madness, and wierd conversations at work. They can get a taste, after all I suffered thier sports news and Tiger King excitement.
  8. I just need to pick up glorious crescent and revealed myths, but I do have the lunar handbook, plus the glorantha sourcebook and guide.
  9. Entekos is the Goddess of Virtue, Atmospheric Air and Right Air. So that means she dwelt in the middle air and not the sky. Then there is Dendara, a planet, who is Yelms wife, just his wife. How ever Entekos is also the planet, but is not the wife, only a servant. then it goes on how they may had been two separate gods, or they may had been one God but split due to Dara Hapan shenanigans. How ever Entekos or Dendara can be used in godess rights because she is a Dara Hapan godess and she can do other rights for other Pelandan godesses, because Dara Hapan emperors said no foreigners can hold any sort of government or religious office, because Dara Hapan. Okay, first half page was a dozy now only 93 more pages. So this requires some understanding of Dara Hapan culture, because this is wow, I haven't even gotten to the meat of this.
  10. So what other background do we need. I am definitely going to need a notepad and sticky notes at least. And some flamewars if this reads like any religous texts I have tackled before.
  11. So off the bat this thing is named after the Empress Goddess Entekos and is pre Dara Hapa mythology. It was written by Valarie Addi, Sanct and Viatora. For context Valarie Addi is the Lunar Empires top Heroe Questers, and figured out how to Greg the God Plane. Except the Lunars dont call Heroe Questing that. They call it Travelling and Journeying. That distinction becomes important later. This is probably the easiest part of the read.
  12. So the person who helped create Chronomancy has a holy text. Unfortunately it is not written with the more common names, or from what We can call a God Learner Perspective. So let's read and try to bang out a understanding of what this is.
  13. What exactly are Chaos Nests, they are said to be a constant source of chaos, but the few I read about, only a handful of chaos critters ever dwell in it, so it gives the idea that these pockets of corruption give birth to the monstrosities them selves and they slither off into the wider world. The Glorantha Source Book and Guide are very very vague on chaos.
  14. I bought it. Seems at times rather silly. But I could see it happening.
  15. I'm just imagining a bubble of a nice constant spritz of moisture, making everyone inside just a little wet. Only now mist as in fog does it click. The other perfect for traveling in prax or for a newting ally.
  16. I want to start a campaign, my players are all over the place and quarantine has locked them down, so no face to face. What are my options and how do I start, what's a good guide. I'm planning on running RQ 2 to Rune Quest Glorantha Hybrid. Essentially I'm cutting out alot of the RQG stuff and introducing it gradually.
  17. Anybody got any info on the cult for the guy who apothosized in Dragonpass, started a kingdom and dynasty?
  18. Call of Cthulhu has Terror Austrailia, where there is something that resembles Heroquesting.
  19. So reading about a few of the cultures in Glorantha has me considering something odd. The advancement of societies is determined by their gods the portfolios. The two most advanced societies often absorbs other cultures gods that being the Lunars and the Esrollians. This got me thinking on how societies actually function and their reliance on certain entities to maintain them. The basic unit is the Wyter, without it a village or clan ceases to be and soon dissolves into a chaotic mess. The clan then begins to tie their selves to the larger tribe and so on and so forth. Then as I was reading Griffon Mountain it hit me. The Balazarans only have the hearth, hunting and recently pig herding because that is what their gods have. The last one due to Heroquesting from Balazar him self, which is a pretty weak component as its magic functions only in the Citadels. They cant build because none of their gods are capable of doing it, and the Lunars are stuck in the one fort because of the stupid way their magic is limited, and the very land fights or doesn't support the concepts. Infact the Orlanthi nearly fall apart during the wind stop because the very concept of kingship their form of leadership was collapsing because of the absence of thier god. The Balazarans are unable to unite because Yelmalio is not really a god that represents the aspects of leadership they need. What with Balazar himself being a small Hero Cult limited to the Citadels has not been able to spread the gift of the pig farm beyond their walls. Mean while every clan maintains shrines to Brother dog and so can maintain thier dog packs. So when Arachne Solaer created the great compromise, gods and mortals established thier symbiotic relationship, the gods give the concepts of civilization while the mortals give them the energy to feed and grow on. So comments.
  20. I would love to play, as I am still a neophyte as I've only read material in the last 2years
  21. Just to explain, I'm finally starting a new campaign, I'm just using classic as it is easier to start from a session zero way, and Balazar dont have a origin table and much info to work with
  22. So I think I figured it out, but essentially the Balazar characters just replace the starting skills with the balazar skills, and go from there
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