Gallowglass Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 If you could set a game in Glorantha in any time period, even before time begins, where would you set it and why? As an example, King of Dragon Pass is set during the resettling of Dragon Pass (1300's I believe). It's an overwhelming thing to contemplate, but over the years I've fixated on a few ideas- Peloria during the coming of the Red Goddess (the Zero Wane) - I think it would be really interesting to play members of her growing cult as they take on the Carmanians. Players could participate in all the big battles, and go on missions for the Goddess and the 7 Mothers. At the climax of the campaign, they can join her on the Red Moon as immortals! Prax/the Wastelands during the period of exile - By "period of exile" I mean after Pavis defeats the Praxians and Waha at the Too Tall Battle, and the animal nomads are driven into the Wastelands. This could be a multi-generational campaign about eventually returning to Prax with Jaldon to retake it. The PC's could help Jaldon in his quests, or one of them could even be Jaldon! Syranthir's March - This would be about the founding of Carmania, the war against the Spolites, etc. I forget when this happens but I think it's when the God Learners take over Loskalm, so... 700's I think? The PC's could be members of Syranthir's 10,000, and help fight the Darkness and create a new kingdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 What type of game? That makes a difference. A strategic to operational level board game? The Holy Country campaigns of and against the Lunars, on both sides of Chloralinthor Bay. Why? It is both well known among Gloranthaphiles, there is enough Chaisium and fan material to flesh it out, and also does not duplicate the previous Sartar centered material. An individual to clan level electronic game like KODP? Prax for sure. There is a lot of game potential in nomadism. The mechanics would be different from KODP, movement and map location would mean something. And the place is well known enough to get plenty of players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowglass Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, Squaredeal Sten said: What type of game? That makes a difference. I was thinking roleplaying game, but a KoDP style experience would be neat. I secretly hope David Dunham will one day release a “Glorantha game maker” engine where we could make our own games, kinda like with Twine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Mohrfield Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Off the top of my head: The Seleric Wars. A decades long campaign against the nearest Glorantha has ever come to Dark Lord. The founding of the Kingdom of Sartar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mark Mohrfield said: The Seleric Wars. A decades long campaign against the nearest Glorantha has ever come to Dark Lord. The Seleric Wars. A decades long campaign against empires of dragon-lovers and chaos sympathisers by a great liberator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) On 12/9/2022 at 10:52 AM, Gallowglass said: If you could set a game in Glorantha in any time period, even before time begins, where would you set it and why? Peloria/DH in the 1270-1285 timeframe. The era of Jannisor and the DH Revolt against the Red Goddess. Once worked with some others on a LARP set in this period (never developed too far though). Barbarians at the gate to the Moon! Treachery and betrayal by the Sable Riders. The last great attempt by the DH to throw off the yoke of the Red Emperor. Having written quite a few Jannisor stories, it's one of my favored time periods. Saird in the 920-960 timeframe. Alakoring Dragonbreaker; the Three Brothers who Divided the World; the fall of the EWF. I liked the Dara Happa Stirs work that was set at the start of this period, plus I did a lot of work with Greg on the Verenmars Saga. I'd love to do a game in Vormain and vicinity at the start of the Hero Wars. I mapped out a campaign arc for that quite a while ago, and I think it would be a fun setting to explore and expand on vs. the demon hordes emerging. Note: what I am running right now: the Colymar in the Hero Wars (currently late 1626), Heortland vs. the Scorpion Queen (late 1625), and, after 25 years away, have just started a new face-to-face Imther Campaign on the eve of the Hero Wars. Edited December 12, 2022 by jajagappa 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 2:52 AM, Gallowglass said: If you could set a game in Glorantha in any time period, even before time begins, where would you set it and why? As an example, King of Dragon Pass is set during the resettling of Dragon Pass (1300's I believe). It's an overwhelming thing to contemplate, but over the years I've fixated on a few ideas- 1. The fall of Pavis (either for the Pavis survivors or the Praxians under Jaldon, perhaps even for Trolls?) 2. Arkat's Campaign. (Or at least one portion of it, before Arkat jettisons them for a new fighting force) 3. The last years of Tarsh (Can the player characters change history?) 4. Balazar goes into the Elder Wilds. (A Yelmalio campaign) 5. The Rise of Carmania 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The Spolite Empire and the fall of Dara Happa would seem replete with possibilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumuzid Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Selenteen of Alampish's doomed expedition into the Wastes seeking the Red Sword of Tolat, played either from the Praxian or Teshnan perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowglass Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 3:35 PM, jajagappa said: Saird in the 920-960 timeframe. Alakoring Dragonbreaker; the Three Brothers who Divided the World; the fall of the EWF. I liked the Dara Happa Stirs work that was set at the start of this period, plus I did a lot of work with Greg on the Verenmars Saga. Dara Happa stirs was good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 1:56 PM, Ali the Helering said: The Seleric Wars. A decades long campaign against empires of dragon-lovers and chaos sympathisers by a great liberator. ...who especially likes to liberate land from the oppression of farmers and also thinks torture is good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, JonL said: ...who especially likes to liberate land from the oppression of farmers and also thinks torture is good for you. and your point is???? 😇 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Although it is worth noting how the Romans spoke of the Huns as monstrous and the Europeans spoke of the Mongols as demonic. They weren't, but their needs and values were alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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