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[Chaosium] From the Q&A: What does YGWV (“Your Glorantha Will Vary”) mean?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 8632956" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p><em>From our <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/fan-use-and-licensing-q-a" target="_blank">Fan Use and Licensing Q&A</a>:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Q: What does YGWV (“Your Glorantha Will Vary”) mean? How does this apply to fan and licensed products?</em></p><p></p><p>A: <a href="https://rqwiki.chaosium.com/rules/#about-glorantha-and-runequest" target="_blank">Glorantha</a> is one of the oldest and most influential fantasy role-playing settings. It is the magnum opus of legendary designer <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/greg-stafford/" target="_blank">Greg Stafford</a>, who accumulated Glorantha's myths, legends, and other lore from 1966 until his passing in 2018.</p><p></p><p>“Your Glorantha Will Vary” is a long-established principle in Gloranthan fandom. First espoused by the creator of the setting himself, Greg Stafford, in a nutshell what it means is you are free and welcome to take what you want from the incredibly rich tapestry of myth, magic, history and wonder of Glorantha for use in your own games. </p><p></p><p>We work closely with our <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/commercial-licensing/" target="_blank">Commercial</a> licensees to ensure what they publish is in alignment with our <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-rpg" target="_blank">published products</a>, but <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/fan-material-policy/" target="_blank">Fan</a> content creators - including those publishing in the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2/Chaosium/subcategory/74_34170/Jonstown-Compendium" target="_blank">Jonstown Compendium</a> - have no such obligation. </p><p></p><p>The “official” canon for the world is found in material published by Chaosium/Moon Design Publications, with what is presented in <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/the-guide-to-glorantha-slipcase-set/" target="_blank">The Guide to Glorantha</a> and <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/the-glorantha-sourcebook-hardcover/" target="_blank">The Glorantha Sourcebook</a> as definitive.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/search.php?search_query=glorantha" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/guide-sourcebook.png" alt="Guide to Glorantha & Glorantha Sourcebook" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>nb, in addition to YGWV, there's also YGMV - <em>"Your Glorantha May Vary"</em>. As you'll frequently see in the RuneQuest and Glorantha discussion boards at <a href="https://basicroleplaying.org/forum/26-the-chaosium-forums" target="_blank">BRP Central</a>, this term is often used when offering personal interpretations and speculations about the world of Glorantha, e.g. "In my RuneQuest campaign, we play the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2/Chaosium?keywords=sandheart" target="_blank">Sun Dome Templars of Prax</a> as if they are Spartans who've somehow ended up the Wild West. YGMV."</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/chaosium-logo-white-circle.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 280px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 8632956, member: 6807727"] [I]From our [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/fan-use-and-licensing-q-a']Fan Use and Licensing Q&A[/URL]: Q: What does YGWV (“Your Glorantha Will Vary”) mean? How does this apply to fan and licensed products?[/I] A: [URL='https://rqwiki.chaosium.com/rules/#about-glorantha-and-runequest']Glorantha[/URL] is one of the oldest and most influential fantasy role-playing settings. It is the magnum opus of legendary designer [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/greg-stafford/']Greg Stafford[/URL], who accumulated Glorantha's myths, legends, and other lore from 1966 until his passing in 2018. “Your Glorantha Will Vary” is a long-established principle in Gloranthan fandom. First espoused by the creator of the setting himself, Greg Stafford, in a nutshell what it means is you are free and welcome to take what you want from the incredibly rich tapestry of myth, magic, history and wonder of Glorantha for use in your own games. We work closely with our [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/commercial-licensing/']Commercial[/URL] licensees to ensure what they publish is in alignment with our [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-rpg']published products[/URL], but [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/fan-material-policy/']Fan[/URL] content creators - including those publishing in the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2/Chaosium/subcategory/74_34170/Jonstown-Compendium']Jonstown Compendium[/URL] - have no such obligation. The “official” canon for the world is found in material published by Chaosium/Moon Design Publications, with what is presented in [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/the-guide-to-glorantha-slipcase-set/']The Guide to Glorantha[/URL] and [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/the-glorantha-sourcebook-hardcover/']The Glorantha Sourcebook[/URL] as definitive. [CENTER][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/search.php?search_query=glorantha'][IMG alt="Guide to Glorantha & Glorantha Sourcebook"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/guide-sourcebook.png[/IMG][/URL] [/CENTER] nb, in addition to YGWV, there's also YGMV - [I]"Your Glorantha May Vary"[/I]. As you'll frequently see in the RuneQuest and Glorantha discussion boards at [URL='https://basicroleplaying.org/forum/26-the-chaosium-forums']BRP Central[/URL], this term is often used when offering personal interpretations and speculations about the world of Glorantha, e.g. "In my RuneQuest campaign, we play the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2/Chaosium?keywords=sandheart']Sun Dome Templars of Prax[/URL] as if they are Spartans who've somehow ended up the Wild West. YGMV." [CENTER][IMG width="280px"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/chaosium-logo-white-circle.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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