Lordabdul Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Our latest episode is a bit late but it's finally here! @Joerg and myself welcome @Crel to talk about making up your own cults! We chat about the different types of cults, bounce random ideas for new cults, look at Hrunda from Austin's "To Hunt A God", and more! 4 Quote Ludovic aka Lordabdul -- read and listen to The God Learners , the Gloranthan podcast, newsletter, & blog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Always a pleasure! We had a blast recording this, so y'all should go listen and check it out! 2 Quote Jonstown Compendium author. Find my publications here. Disclaimer: affiliate link. Social Media: Facebook Patreon Twitter Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Glorantha needs a god specifically devoted to poisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiningbrow Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Is there a god of roleplaying games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) Most cults are recognisable ad sub cults of other cults. For example, the cult of skiving teenagers who want to fake illnesses who avoid their chores is a Trickster subcult (the Malia subcult is the version where the illnesses are real, offers spells like "school plague" and "defer exam"). Poison - Black Fang hero cult. It's pretty hard to think of a cult which isn't derivative of one of the existing cults? Edited July 17, 2023 by EricW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Shiningbrow said: Is there a god of roleplaying games? Nysalor 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Shiningbrow said: Is there a god of roleplaying games? Mainly hero cults of Gygax, Arneson, Stafford and Perrin. Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRE Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I would say the risks of roleplaying are very high in Glorantha, pulling the practitioners into the God Time, so it is severely limited and controlled. As such all cults have a cadre of professional roleplayers, but they can only play the approved adventures and myths in the proscribed way. The Lunars are the only ones that have recovered the old free form adventures of the Autarchy. In the Unchanging days before the Lesser Darkness, however, Tylenea, as Mistress of Illusion, was the patroness of RPGs, and the few unaffiliated practitioners still call to her. They are prosecuted and hunted, as they can dramatically change the world, and probably still do it today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 8:18 AM, Darius West said: Glorantha needs a god specifically devoted to poisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Akhôrahil said: Alright, a better deity of poisons then. One that is specifically devoted to poison rather than scorpion and chaos nonsense as well. Like Malia is for disease. Edited July 21, 2023 by Darius West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Veskarthan/Lodril does a side business in poison, too - the shore south of the Vent is named after this. Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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