Potato distribution, existance, and origin
Alright, my search skills have failed me, so I put my trust in the forums. And please, I am mostly asking for official facts, not how it is in your glorantha.
Do potatoes exist in Glorantha? I have seen it referenced in passing, but never as more than an aside in adventures.
Are potatoes mentioned in current Chaosium RuneQuest: Glorantha material or only in past editions and third-party materials?
Where is the origin of potatoes? Is one mentioned?
Are there any mythi
Potatoes (at least post Columbian Exchange) are a transformative staple - even more so than maize. They can grow where other grains cannot, and yield about three times the calories per acre than grain does. They allow areas like northern Fronela or the uplands of Ralios to be very productive - which they aren't.
And we already have one transformative grain - maize. It also grows where other grains cannot, and yields about two and a half the calories per acre than wheat or barley does. And t
