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Gunda was the Sartarite equivalent to Bean Pot Aelwrin in the original boardgame. The rules had this thing were Gunda and Aelwrin would fall in love if they were in the same battle. This would result in their counters being removed from play. Gunda's mythology hasn't really expanded beyond the guide entry. 

The trains are not that bad if you travel after 9 am  and avoid 4 pm to 6 pm. 

From Shin kicking to Sumo, virtually every culture has a form of Wrestling. It would be highly surprising if there isn't some form of Wrestling in Dragon Pass. You could even have a hero cult based on something similar to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton . Esrolian female earth wrestling has been banned by orders of the Grandmothers. 

6 minutes ago, Shiningbrow said:

It only clicked in my head that parchment is dead sheep! One of those "read, but didn't fully get" things.

 

(Edit: not that I thought it was live sheep.. That would just be weird. Even as a mobile library)

You have never read Edna the tattooed lady.

If you look to the right as you leave the main exit of Bath Spa station, the  large hill is one of the claimed sites for the battle of Badon Hill. If you have the time the number 11 bus will take you up there. 

8 minutes ago, Iskallor said:

Thanks. Building Old Town out of Lego

Upload a photo when done please. I would love to see it.

Umm how about 

Drinking:

Potential Draconic illumination 

1 day +2d6 Pow, going above species maximum, having to roll under CON to avoid taking 2d6 damage. 

Attunement

Use Dragonnewt roads

Sic transit gloria Glorantha. Lose 50% on all passions, hatreds and loyalties. 

Lance and Laser have a range of 28mm figures that are useable. They used to hold the licence, their miniatures are no longer called by their Runequest titles but the designs remain the same. 

Some Ducks

http://www.rebelminis.com/28dahodu.html

5 hours ago, RHW said:

Of course, my Kralorelans like big band music, so clearly YGMV:

 

Kung Fu hustle, the tale of a young a Karlorenlan discovering his draconic connection. Great film 

You could try http://www.rapierminiatures.co.uk/page/Glorantha/GloranthaHome.html

Or https://www.infinity-engine.com/index.php?id_category=21&controller=category

I suppose  that you could argue that Orlanth's draconic connection means that his children making their parents   become an item is evidence of the effect of Ouroboros.

Patterns going in cycles is not unknown in Glorantha, I see no reason why you can't do it in God time.

7 minutes ago, Byll said:

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it

Wait until you find out why they call them Mistress Race trolls

12 hours ago, Bill the barbarian said:

Forget Gregorian chants and the Medieval Babes.

Never, that Eleanor of Aquitaine was a real hottie

I'm rather surprised that Bath isn't Aquae Sulis when settlements of similar size have their Latin names. Bath is the Saxon name and was originally know in the Saxon period as Bathchester. 

3 minutes ago, Bill the barbarian said:

 

Truly apologizing for the geekery. 

Sorry

No apology necessary, I'm interested in other people's ideas

I went with the countertenor baroque  piece because in part because it sounds unfamiliar to most of my players and the baroque courts of absolutist   continental   Europe fit philosophically with the celestial court. The Orlanthi is a form of worship used in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, again similar to the Orlanthi and becasue the payers are not going to be familiar with it. It's the deep voice of the oktavist that I imagined booming out in perfect darkness that creates the link with the Uz in  my head. I avoided Clannad/Enya becasue I dont want my players latching on to thinking that the Orlanthi are celts. I'm not saying I'm right, but this is just my personal thinking

My general reason for picking something are:

Does it fit philosophically

Does it sound unfamiliar

Is it   reasonably possible for the target culture to have the technical know how  to build the instruments.

I have used this one for Lhankor Mhy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=locW-9S00VU&list=RDxG4kcf_1DgE&index=2

Esrolian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PfRSr0F9eM

1 hour ago, Bill the barbarian said:

Trolls are easy, just look on the 'net!

Stop looking at Uz porn

It's Russian Orthodox liturgical music. It's the  only musical tradition that uses the oktavist voice, which is an octave lower than the normal bass. 

5 minutes ago, klecser said:

Thanks David. What I'm thinking of though: is it WISE to play a front line fighter, as a Duck? You can. I understand that. What I fear is that one of my players makes an uninformed choice and walks up and gets smacked when I can do pre work to help them recognize a pitfall.

There is a long tradition of playing Humakti Ducks, known as Death Drakes and Storm Bull Ducks, known as Storm Bills. In one of my campaigns from the 80s someone played a female Death Drake called Hen-Hur. It's not always about min/max but the narrative strength of a character. Minsc in Baldurs Gate is a prime example.

11 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said:

Give the elf a bag of sacred seeds, and tell them they are on a mission to secretly plant them wherever they can. Nobody gave them this mission, they just instinctively know that it is what they should be doing. They hear it in the whispering leaves of every tree.

Maybe they need to plant a seed before they can get each Rune Point back. Maybe "planting" just feels sooo gooooood....

No need to get seedy.

Openhanded Dwarfs or Individualist Dwarfs are easy to put into play. As @Akhôrahils says Parvis Flintnail cultist Dwarfs are the obvious choice. Maybe Dwarf Mine in Dragon Pass as an origin. A possible Elf source for an Elf is a New Seed Traveller. Duck adventurers are common and won't raise an eyebrow in Dragon Pass and Parvis. Trolls have relationships with some Orlanthi communities.

The SMU started out life as part of the boardgame Red Moon, White Bear. The Lunar College of Magic and the SMU were the first versions of spirit magic. Each constituent unit had a spirit which was used to attack, separate to the units  attack and defence value. Both the SMU and the LCM aren't easily used in an RPG setting. The whole point is the combined abilities of the warlocks being stronger that constituent parts. 

I often play music in the to add flavor to my games. In the case or temples or religious ceremonies, I have used the followings

Orlanthi Worship 

Yelm 

  Darkness deities  

Prax

In no way do I claim that these are canon, or even lore lawyers proof but I just use them to add atmosphere. I have never found anything that I felt that fitted with the Lunar pantheon, anyone got any suggestions.   

6 minutes ago, MOB said:

Although I am by no means asserting this religion is in any way fake, check out the previously unknown Indian Goddess Santoshi Mata - the Goddess of Satisfaction - who began to be worshipped after appearing in a low budget 1975 Bollywood film that really struck a chord. Santoshi is now sincerely venerated by millions in northern India, despite having no basis in Hindu scripture whatsoever.

The Goddess English, as in language, is also being worshiped in India. The Dalit community built a temple because it's the only large scale  spoken language in India that has no caste terms built in.