Release [Chaosium] Newest Gloranthan goodness by indie creators (Jonstown Compendium)

[Michael O'Brien]

'A true labor of love' - Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome​

Community Ambassador Nick Brooke writes:

In 1992, my friend Michael O’Brien’s first book was published by Avalon Hill [for RuneQuest 3rd Edition]. Called Sun County, this acclaimed campaign setting and scenario pack for the RuneQuest TTRPG was set in a patriarchal theocratic dictatorship, a few days’ journey from the city of Pavis in the world of Glorantha.

32 years later, two new Jonstown Compendium authors have published a 300-page “supplement” all about everyday life in MOB’s imagined Sun County.

Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome by Malin Rydén and CJ Håkansson examines their social classes, gender relations, religious rituals political tensions, nuances of dress and diet and popular culture, and more besides.

Designed to support RuneQuest campaigns, the book bulges with random event tables (road and river encounters, regional events, seasonal weather), adventurer generation (inc. family history) a cast of 100 potential acquaintances and rivals, and new rules for tracking factional influence.

Whether you’re playing as Sun County natives or merely hoping to pass through their xenophobic, intolerant regime without untoward incident, Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome will bring your game vividly to life. It’s a phenomenally detailed look at everyday life in a sophisticated, highly-cultured and proudly independent Gloranthan society, and a true labour of love.

Out now from the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG, Chaosium’s community content programme for RuneQuest and Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha. $19.95 for 300 pages!

Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome
Malin Rydén and CJ Håkansson ($19.95, 300 page PDF)

Come foreigners, visit Sun County, the only nation in Glorantha that passed The Solitude of Testing. See the living light of Sun Dome, travel the easily accessible road network, enjoy our surplus of food, our stoic unity, and our fully adequate culture. Come for the holy days, witness our drill parades, leave when we tell you to! Sun County - the safest, hardest working and most envied nation in Glorantha. You wish you were us! -The Sun County Travel Bureau.
Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome explores the history, culture, and customs of the citizens of Sun County, a small Yelmalian enclave in the Zola Fel valley, south of Pavis, across the plains of Prax. Designed for both gamemasters and players, this book is a must-have for anybody who wants an in-depth look at what daily life in Glorantha might be like. Written in the style of “Daily Life in the [insert Ancient Empire here],” this book is an in-depth exploration of the minutiae of existence coupled with a generous dose of humor.

Use with the Sandheart series​

This new work perfectly compliments Jon Webb's best-selling four-part Sandheart series of Sun County scenarios, available in the Jonstown Compendium in PDF and print formats. Combined you have many months or even years of RuneQuest adventuring ahead of you!

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Independent Gloranthan creations from the Dark Side of the Moon and beyond​

The Jonstown Compendium continues to amaze with spectacular independent content created by fans of the world of Glorantha. If you find something you like, give it a star rating or even a review!

Dark Side of the Moon
Nick Brooke, Katrin Dirim, Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Greg Stafford, Jeff Erwin, Margaret Gill ($19.95/$35.95/$47.95, 141 page PDF and POD formats)

A collection of Lunar apocrypha compiled by the authors of the Platinum best-seller A Rough Guide to Glamour, lavishly illustrated throughout by award-winning Cults of RuneQuest artist Katrin Dirim.



RuneQuest Gloranthan Heroes - Character Sheets
Simon Bray ($1.95, 4 page PDF)

By popular request, Simon Bray presents character sheets for RuneQuest. Not just any character sheets, but easy read, not cluttered, and accessibly laid out character sheets for all your RQ Needs. Each sheet is two pages long, all core skills, abilities and magic are on the front sheet. The back sheet has space for mounts, spirits, equipment, wealth, epic sagas, doodled portraits and more skills.



The Winter King
Brian Duguid ($6.99, 37 page PDF)

A snow storm rises upon the hills. A fire demon is freed from its prison. The Winter King comes, seeking those who will travel on the Other Side to drive back the enemies of Winter.

This short adventure takes the adventurers on a Heroquest into the heart of Winter itself - to the very northernmost edge of the world, Valind's kingdom. The default starting point is the Starfire Ridges, in Colymar lands in the kingdom of Sartar, but the adventure can be adapted and located anywhere a winter storm might occur.



DuckPac - Book 4: The Quackford Terror & Other Stories
Drew Baker, Neil Gibson, Frank Montellano ($18.00/$35.00, 164 page PDF and POD format)

Lead the Durulz Tribe and their allies through epic challenges and reclaim their destiny with thrilling new scenarios, immersive lore, and essential game guides. This book contains three campaign scenarios, 'The Fettered Oak', 'The Burden of Proof', and 'The Quackford Terror', plus a dozen plot hooks for the gamemaster to develop, a Gazetteer for Duck Vale and its surrounding area, notes on the Upland Marsh, Delecti, and the relationship with the Durulz, and speculation on Durulz society and even an epicurean Uz manuscript.



Night at the Sunshine Inn
Dustin Olson, Swords of Justice Publication (Pay-What-You-Want, 14 page PDF)

Several seasons have passed since the adventurers began building their legend in Dragon Pass. Little do they know that a skittering corruption lies beneath the surface. They want revenge for Mernyr’s Landing and will go to any lengths to get it.

This scenario occurs after 'A Rough Landing' chapter in the RuneQuest Starter Set.



Kalayde Waters
Sean Fitzgerald ($11.99, 81 page PDF)

Two young lovers, engaged to be married, have gone missing and are assumed dead. The families have an old and bitter rivalry and now one has accused the other of secret murder, bringing a lawsuit at the yearly Thing which if proven could result in bankruptcy and outlawry, or blood feud and kinstrife. Can the adventurers find evidence to mount a successful defense and prevent more bloodshed and violence?

This scenario is set in central Sartar but can be adapted moved to any location near a river or stream.



Vol. 5 — Land of the Giants (RuneQuest)
Ian A. Thomson & Friends, inc., Simon Phipp, James Holden, Martin Crim, Joerg Baumgartner, Graeme Prowse, Oliver Bernuetz, Mark Grelb, Rob Marcus, Gerard Crowe, Stephen Lucek, Steve Dornan, Clive Wickens ($24.95, 337 page PDF)

The Pavis & Big Rubble Companion - Director's Cut Vol 5. [The 'Pavis Grand Plan' campaign, developed with the assistance of Greg Stafford.] This book continues the unfolding campaign, with three main sections whose contents include People of the Zola Fel Valley; The Masks of Pavis; Prax & Beyond.



Red Moon and Warring Kingdoms (13th Age Glorantha)
Evan Franke (FREE - 346 page PDF)

Seeking Lunar Heroes! On a lost and forgotten frontier of the Lunar Empire, the Lunar City-States of Arrolia face an existential threat as the western kingdoms of Fronela descend into war.

The Kingdom of War – after a century of magical isolation, Fronela was taken unaware by the appearance of a bloodthirsty land obsessed with conquest and beholden to one hundred gods of war: the Kingdom of War! Led by Lord Death on a Horse and his consort, the witch Ezdene, city after city has fallen. The great Janube River runs with blood, and the lost Lunar City-States are next!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a 13th Age Glorantha product. While there's plenty of system-neutral content, it only contains mechanics that are compatible with 13th Age.



Riskland Maps
Anders Tonnberg ($5.27, 8 page PDF)

An essential resource for exploring the rich landscape of Riskland: a collection of detailed maps, including the Riskland Regions Map highlighting various zones such as Belini, Skanthi, and Dorastaland, and the Riskland Full Maps with and without 6 km hexes for in-depth exploration.



Riskland Codex
Anders Tonnberg ($5.27, 20 page PDF)

Further guidance for those exploring the realms that been charted in the Riskland Maps. All locations are cross-referenced to the specific page for easy navigation.



Ernaldori & Colymar Map Pack
Lee O'Connor ($5.99, 6 page PDF)

A collection of colourful, quirky and simple, hand-drawn maps of the Ernaldori Clan lands and the wider Colymar Tribe lands in Sartar, each one including all of their borders and neighbouring territories marked. For Sartarites are a quarrelsome bunch and always feuding with their neighbours, so it helps to know who they are and where the border lies!



Polyonymous and The Stalker: Monsters for RuneQuest
J. Lambert ($0.99, 2 page PDF)

Polyonymi are big, strong, ferocious, and almost always have backup. You better take it down before it calls for reinforcements. Mind the teeth and tail, too.
The Stalker will follow your adventurer from afar and wait for its ideal moment to strike. Its dangerous from both ends and gets more dangerous as the fight goes on. Don't let the bell fool you; you'll never hear it coming.



More Painted Runes
Zed Nope ($5.00, 39 images)

A collection of thirteen common runes, painted in watercolours and scanned at an oversize resolution for maximum versatility as design elements. the runes included in this set are:Chaos, Cold, Malignant Earth, Illusion, Law, Light, Luck, Magic, Mastery, Plant, Spirit, Trade, Undead.



Shrine To Yinkin - Original Artwork
Zed Nope (Pay-What-You_Want, 1 image)

Colour pencil artwork depicting cats visiting a wooden shrine built by a local village to honour Yinkin.



Corallendar 2025
Dario Corallo ($3.16, 24 page PDF)

Artist Dario Corallo presents a calendar for 2025 featuring covers from various Jonstown Compendium projects.



RQ Master Index v2
John Malcolm ($3.00, 184 page PDF)

Created as a simpler way of seeing what each book covers "without having to pore through their individual index pages... It is cool seeing just how much information there is on certain subjects spread throughout so many fantastic books." Includes entries for the recently-released Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass.

Become a community content creator in the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG​

Under the Jonstown Compendium community content license, fans of Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha can sell and share their own material on DriveThruRPG.
Check out the Jonstown Compendium Guidelines and start creating!

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Adventure in Dragon Pass​

Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha is one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, ready for you to discover and explore. Here are some recent works from Jonstown Compendium, the community content program for independent content creators. These titles are all based in the Dragon Pass region of Glorantha, one of the core setting locations for the RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha game. If you find something you like, give it a star rating or even a review!

Nochet: The Great Library
By Harald Smith, Michael Bernth and Martin Crim.
240 pages: $19.99 PDF or $42.99 hardcover

Near the heart of Glorantha's greatest city is the greatest Temple of Knowledge in the world. Over 1,000 sages, scholars, and scribes worship and work here and the library is bursting with books, scrolls, artifacts, and information that many from across Glorantha seek. The work includes: an overview of the Great Library, detailed maps and descriptions of locations for all floors, Daily Life, Favored Places, Sandbox Sessions, Encounters, Rumors, Legends, new Sorcery spells, spirits and demons, and many details on the library's extensive collections.

Nochet: The Great Library includes a complete RuneQuest scenario, "The Terror Out of Time", in which young initiates confront an unexpected and ancient foe. 8 pregenerated characters accompany the scenario, though players can also use their own.

It is designed to expand options for your urban Gloranthan adventures as previously described in the companion work, Nochet: Queen of Cities.

Ghosts of the Golden Horde
By Peter Hart, art by Dario Corallo.
86 pages: $11.99 PDF

Delecti the Necromancer, the Lord of the Upland Marsh has been greatly disturbed by the events of the Dragonrise and the ensuing surge in draconic magic. Accordingly, he commands one of his many servants, Artemisia, a Dancer in Darkness, to obtain the Analecti Codex, a tome rich in draconic lore. Adventurers must rise to the challenges facing them and their communities. A cast of characters with friends and foes aplenty sets the scene for epic adventure.

The Battle of Gavren Bridge
By Christian Grundel, art by John Malcolm.
14 pages: Pay What You Want to support the Public Library in West Warwick, RI

A supplementary episode for The Company of the Dragon, based upon the DMs After Dark episodes of the same name, in which the company aids the besieged rebels of Whitewall.

Old Owl Tower
By Diana Probst & Erin McGuire, with art by Kristi Herbert and others.
91 pages: $12.95 PDF or $7.99 for the Roll20 VTT version

Mythical beasts attack the village of Owlstead! The adventurers must track down their source and somehow close an ancient portal before it creates a new Chaos Nest. This standalone sequel to The Gate of Dusk further develops Beer With Teeth’s campaign about the Locaem Tribal succession, and contains an extensive bestiary.

Strangers in Balazar
By Jon Hunter and Frank Montellano, art by Dario Corallo.
104 pages: $12.00 PDF

Thirteen diverse groups of visitors to the land of Balazar (Lunars, Praxians, Pentans and more besides), each bringing depth, energy, plot twists, emphasis, and a touch of outside flavour to the land of smilodons and citadels. Two essays set out how key events of the Hero Wars are seen from Balazar and detail the Elkoi Gold Rush of 1627; the appendix reproduces a selection of material from Back to Balazar for ease of reference.

Map of Dragon Pass and Prax
By Colin Driver
One high-resolution map: $4.99 PDF

This map by Colin Driver, the cartographer for the Guide to Glorantha and other books from Moon Design Publications, contains an updated version of the Dragon Pass and Prax map at twice the resolution seen in the Argan Argar Atlas (400 dots per inch, up from 200). All purchasers receive a license allowing them to include excerpts (inc. modified excerpts) in their own Jonstown Compendium products. The PDF includes a 5 mile / 8 kilometer hex grid that can be toggled off.

Dine’n’Dash in Dragon Pass
By John Lawson, lavishly illustrated by Alice Haun, Jean Walter, Sick Joe and William Muljo.
216 pages: $25.00 PDF

And now for something completely different: a Gloranthan cookbook! Have you ever wanted to eat like a Gloranthan? Well, here’s your chance!

This book describes of 26 Geo’s Inns across the greater Dragon Pass region and contains over 130 illustrated recipes, including traditional fare, regional delicacies, and local favorites. Each recipe provides common alternatives for the more “exotic” ingredients: they include roasts, casseroles, sautés, stews, soups, salads, snacks, sandwiches, sauces, pastes, pies, pastries, puddings, tarts, breads, biscuits, beverages, and candies. From individual meals, to religious events, to banquets for hundreds – from the humblest of cottars’ stews to feasts fit for kings, heroes, and gods

Become a community content creator in the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG​

Under the Jonstown Compendium community content license, fans of Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha can sell and share their own material on DriveThruRPG.

Check out the Jonstown Compendium Guidelines and start creating!