Brootse Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 I remember there being some random encounter in the Griffin Island set where meteoroids fall from the sky and you can find various metals, iron included. Does meteoric iron still exist in Glorantha? Quote
Rick Meints Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 In Griffin Mountain and Griffin island this was random encounter [31] A VISION IN THE SKY: As the adventurers travel, one of them begins to notice a giant image forming in the air, several kilometers ahead of them. As the image grows clearer, it is obviously several kilometers tall. It begins to move and is revealed as a struggle between a hero and a vile, disgusting, snake-like creature that virtually oozes venom from every pore. The battle seems to last only a few moments as the hero slays the creature. Suddenly, there is a sound as if the sky rips in half. A painfully brilliant light flashes, blinding all who have been watching the struggle. The blindness lasts for 5 minutes. Those who still see will witness fire streaking down from the sky to strike the ground. ----------------------------- While that impact has a crater, the "object" that falls is not a meteorite or similar from space. 2 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc.
Brootse Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, Rick Meints said: In Griffin Mountain and Griffin island this was random encounter [31] A VISION IN THE SKY: As the adventurers travel, one of them begins to notice a giant image forming in the air, several kilometers ahead of them. As the image grows clearer, it is obviously several kilometers tall. It begins to move and is revealed as a struggle between a hero and a vile, disgusting, snake-like creature that virtually oozes venom from every pore. The battle seems to last only a few moments as the hero slays the creature. Suddenly, there is a sound as if the sky rips in half. A painfully brilliant light flashes, blinding all who have been watching the struggle. The blindness lasts for 5 minutes. Those who still see will witness fire streaking down from the sky to strike the ground. ----------------------------- While that impact has a crater, the "object" that falls is not a meteorite or similar from space. Hah, thanks, it's been a while since I last played that. Quote
Rick Meints Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 To make things potentially more fun, please don't interpret that one random encounter as a statement that meteorites don't happen in Glorantha. They may or may not, based on whatever you think is more fun. 6 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc.
Sir_Godspeed Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Meteors: Usually bits of the Firmament that fall down due to temporary God Time-Mundane World intersections, due to the sheer reverberating power of that conflict. Occasionally these bits also contain the bones of dead gods, or bits of their armor or weapons. The Mostali are hard work at sealing these mythospatial anomalies up. Sometimes meteors may also come from deliberate openings in the Firmament, where the Celestial gods deliver judgment and doom, usually invoked by powerful rituals such as the Treeburn or Skyburn. And sometimes, just sometimes, something else might come through. Something that really not ought to be in the World... (Just some loose ideas.) 3 Quote
The God Learner Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Don't forget the Lunar Crater Makers. Beware where the Red Goddess can see. 2 Quote
Julian Lord Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) On 4/3/2019 at 5:23 PM, Brootse said: Does meteoric iron still exist in Glorantha? In a word yes, though it's very rare --- meteoric silver, bronze, and gold are, I would personally conjecture, perhaps less uncommon. There should be the occasional quicksilver meteorites too, but they'd be extremely hard to gather swiftly enough before flowing away and being gone. Usually IMO, they would be fragments of the Broken World from the destructions of the Gods War and Lesser Darkness. And then there's an extremely small number of Truestone meteorites still falling from the destruction and cosmic explosion of the Spike. Edited April 4, 2019 by Julian Lord 2 Quote
M Helsdon Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Sometimes parts of the World Machine break, and if gears clash in the Sky Dome, pieces may fall off: these may consist of pieces of Sky Metal, or if parts of repairs, death metal may have been used instead. There are rumors, never commented upon by dwarves, that the Juggernaut is actually an entire gear wheel that rolled off the Sky and has continued to roll for all Time. 3 Quote
Ali the Helering Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Jajagappa is the god of Lost Rocks, a astronomical feature. Umath crashed in the North. The Darkness may well be the result of a meteoric impact. Ghelotralas came to ground in the west, with significant effect, and the recognition of Lodril as heat within the earth. Mernita is lost in the fall of a 'moon'. One of Argrath's later battles involves a 'rogue planet'. IMHO there's every indication that Glorantha is under massive bombardment from time to time. 2 Quote
Tindalos Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 It's also worth noting that the study of meteors is part of the Celestial Lore skill in RuneQuest Glorantha. While meteors do not require the existence of meteorites, it doesn't seem a big leap. 2 Quote
Noita Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Chalkline posted a random encounter over on rpgnet once where the 'meteorite' was an iron helmet. Presumably a hero's or a god's. Quote
Sir_Godspeed Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Is it possible that any of the Star Captains that descended to the surface had iron tools? 2 Quote
jajagappa Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Sir_Godspeed said: Is it possible that any of the Star Captains that descended to the surface had iron tools? More likely enchanted tin as that is the star element. However, if they had some encounter with the dwarves, and the dwarves sent them on to fix a piece of the World Machine, they might have (reluctantly) gifted them with some enchanted iron. Quote Nochet: Queen of Cities | Nochet: Adventurer's Guide | Nochet: Great Library | Edge of Empire
g33k Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, jajagappa said: More likely enchanted tin as that is the star element. However, if they had some encounter with the dwarves, and the dwarves sent them on to fix a piece of the World Machine, they might have (reluctantly) gifted them with some enchanted iron. But sometimes, the Mostali may find the repair of the Machine may require different metals in different places. Most times an "adventurer" want iron, the Mostali are reluctant... But in getting a piece of Iron up to the Sky, if it's needed there, they might find a Sky Captain to be the perfect tool for the job. Mostly, of course, it's the Mostali who are perfect tools. Edited April 6, 2019 by g33k Typo Quote C'es ne pas un .sig
Erol of Backford Posted August 28, 2023 Posted August 28, 2023 I know this is way late for this 2019 thread but isn't there a Hero Quest scenario where there is a wedding ceremony and a giant battle worn shield comes from the sky and cuts the groom in half and buries itself some 20-30' into the ground... some god was fighting in the sky or something like that... Quote
metcalph Posted August 28, 2023 Posted August 28, 2023 It was a random encounter in Griffin Mountain. Please don't be afraid to start new threads in the future. 1 Quote
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