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!

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Our community ambassador Nick Brooke has released the latest edition of his incredibly helpful guide to the growing list of titles in the Jonstown Compendium, our community content program for RuneQuest and Glorantha on DriveThruRPG.

RPG historian Shannon Appelcline (Designers and Dragons) says, "If you are interested in making purchases from the Jonstown Compendium, this is obviously the first thing to pick up, especially as it continues to grow... The fact that this is all written by a Gloranthan sage makes it all the more useful."

Jonstown Compendium Index 2025
By Nick Brooke, art by Dario Corallo.
51 pages: $2.00 PDF

Nick Brooke's regularly updated index to the new RuneQuest & Glorantha scenarios and sourcebooks (and sundry other releases) available from Chaosium's Jonstown Compendium community content web store on DriveThruRPG. The index includes full details for every product released after 1 October 2024: for earlier releases, see the Jonstown Compendium Catalogue 2024.

Detailed listings analyse content (pages split between scenario, stats, maps, etc.), characters, settings and complexity of each scenario. Includes best-seller and ratings charts, RuneQuest Scenarios, Gloranthan Sourcebooks, Other Releases, three Where in the World? maps showing every scenario, sourcebook and map's location, and notes on when scenarios and campaigns are set (by year and season, inc. all Chaosium RQG scenarios).

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

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Explore Distant Lands​

Although RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha focuses on homelands in Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha includes two whole continents containing many exotic, far-flung cultures. These are detailed in the Guide to Glorantha. Many Jonstown Compendium contributors devote their efforts to fleshing out these distant corners of the lozenge. Here are some of their most recent creations:

The East Isles​

Bezarngay Boil
By Hannu Rytövuori, Nils Weinander, Frank Montellano and David Cake, with art by Neil Gibson, Hannu Rytövuori, Juha Heinänen, Tania Rodriguez-Kaarto, Joni Aikio, Joel Sammallahti, Dario Corallo and Simon Bray
129 pages: $9.95 PDF

South of the Korolan Islands flows the treacherous Bezarngay Boil, concealing the islands of Cwat-Bajat and Bhat-Nupu. These islands are a hotbed of antigods and hungry monsters of darkness and chaos. Inside this book is everything you need to continue your campaign centered around the Korolan Islands including: Eastern Island Antigods, The Island of Cwat-Bajat, The Crew of the Sanguine Maiden, 80+ page Adventure: Bezarngay Boil, Alternate Adventure Hooks, and Pregenerated Adventurers.

Bezarngay Boil is the fifth book in the Hero Wars in the East Isles series in the Jonstown Compendium. Read the EN World interview with Bezarngay Boil co-author Hannu Rytövuori!

East Isles Character Pack
By Hannu Rytövuori and Frank Montellano, with art by Jussi Löytökorpi
20 pages: $2.00 PDF

This character pack includes six ready-to-play adventurers based in the East Isles. These adventurers can be used anywhere in Glorantha, but they are from the East Isles and would be most at home in the far-off lands and waters of the lands of Vith. Each adventurer includes a full background, statistics, gods worshipped, home island location and details, and ways to provide a few custom touches. The character pack also includes a section of everyday items that can be purchased in the East Isles, as well as a listing of East Isles weapons with images and damage amounts.

Kralorela​

Players’ Guide to Kralorela
By Paul Baker, with art by Paul Baker
300 pages: $32.00 PDF; a discount bundle is available for previous customers

Paul Baker is an explorer of the mysterious eastern realms of Glorantha whose earlier works include the Kralori Primer and Houses of Teshnos. This guide is largely a collection of short-form writeups for the Cults of Kralorela which updates and expands on material previewed in the Kralori Primer. Adventurer creation adds a focus on the adventurers’ ancestors and their deeds. The writeups of Kralori cults have been expanded, and some have been rewritten to tie them more closely to the setting. Many imperial sub-pantheons are described, each with a presiding Exarch who provides a sampling of his sub-pantheon’s Rune magic and channels worship through himself to the other gods. Additional material allows creation of Kralori, Babadi, Keet, Yeeran, and Ogre characters, and cultivation of Aldryami characters from the east. (Parts of the book require The Way to be used effectively: this is available in a discount bundle.)

Dorastor

Perilous Plains
By Simon Phipp and Leon Kirshtein, with art by Elizabeth Kirshtein and Dario Corallo.
82 pages: $12.00 PDF

Perilous Plains covers the Illlands, Ash Flat, Ghostdirt Plain, and Rotground, detailing locations and a homeland in each area. Here you will find four scenarios, seven new monsters, two new Cults, a Spirit Cult, a Sorcery School, four new magic items, three new trade goods, four new skills, three new Spirit Magic spells, four new Runespells, and four new Sorcery Spells. The Mad Sultanate and Clown Army are extensively written up, allowing you to visit probably the largest Eurmali society in Glorantha.

Foulvale
By Simon Phipp, with art by Juha Heinänen and Dario Corallo
91 pages: $16.00 PDF

Foulvale introduces the Grub Eaters, the Duck settlers of Riskland. Here you will find new locations in Foulvale, new rules for Spirit Places and Shamans, three Shamanic Abilities, three new Runespells, Personalities of the Grub Eaters, four magic items, twelve scenarios, including two HeroQuests, and seven new monsters. Adventurers can befriend the Durulz, or Ducks, help them settle in Fowlvale, build alliances with surrounding people, and even cleanse parts of Fowlvale of the Chaos that plagues it.

Scale & Chaos
By Leon Kirshtein and Simon Phipp, with art by Elizabeth Kirshtein and Dean Spencer
65 pages: $10.00 PDF

A companion piece to Draconic Enlightenment, this RuneQuest supplement focuses on the Draconic creatures of Dorastor. Here you will find Draconic locations, rules for Draconic Adventurers in Dorastor, three Personalities, a writeup of the two-headed Chaos Dragon, two Draconic Societies, two Draconic Creatures, a Divine Cult, three Spirit Cults, five new skills, two new Spirit Magic Spells, five new Rune Spells, four magic items, and eight scenarios, including an expansion of the classic 'Dragonewt March' scenario from Wyrms Footnotes #14.

Pamaltela​

Tales from Slon: The Human Factor
By Leon Kirshtein and Simon Phipp, with art by Elizabeth Kirshtein, Simon Bray, VOVIN Arte and Dean Spencer
100 pages: $16.00 PDF

The first in a new series of supplements covering the land of Slon, in the southern continent of Pamaltela, The Human Factor describes the people and places of Slon and has a number of scenarios and HeroQuests to introduce new adventurers and embed them in this strange land.

The book describes the major locations and various peoples of Slon, including the Mostali, Friendlies, and Dinosaurs. There are nine new Rune spells, seven new Sorcery spells, three new Spirit Magic spells, three new Skills, seven new Magic Items, a Bestiary of thirteen new creatures (inc. Constructs, Dinosaurs, Serpent-Blood, Elementals of Fiery Water, and Wererats), seven new scenarios and a HeroQuest.

Jelmre
By Max Bantleman, with art by VOVIN Arte (Attila sz. Nagy).
29 pages: $3.00 PDF

The jelmre are a quirky and obscure lemur-like Elder Race from the southern continent, known for their unique form of magic whereby they can crystalise their emotions for others to use. This beatifully-illustrated supplement fleshes them out as playable adventurers, and includes story seeds to introduce them to 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]

From Andrew Logan Montgomery, the Platinum-bestselling author of Six Seasons in Sartar, The Company of the Dragon and The Seven Tailed Wolf, and winner of the 2022 Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom, comes a new campaign of Gloranthan horror, Illumination, and corruption.

This, and other exciting new releases from independent RuneQuest creators are in the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG; do check them out, and leave a star rating or review if you like what you see!

The Final Riddle
By Andrew Logan Montgomery
110 pages: $15.95 PDF

PAVIS. 1622 S.T. The city teeters on a knife’s edge, ready to fall. In the Great Winter, refugees flood the streets. The granaries are empty. Violence escalates as hunger grows. There is no work to be had. No hope.

Then the Esrolian woman arrives.

Unva Prithverna is hiring, putting together an expedition deep into the Wastes. Stories of a lost city, of a goddess forgotten to Time, stir in her wake. For your adventurers, she offers salvation.

Or, perhaps, damnation.

Based on the sensational Lunar pillow book of the same name, within the pages of The Final Riddle you shall find:

• An alternate system of Lunar Illumination, compatible with Cults of RuneQuest: the Lunar Way but tailored for this campaign.
• New rules for running horror-themed adventures in RuneQuest, focused on the corrosive forces of Chaos.
• The Weird Wastes, rules for exploring the Wastelands not as a simple desert, but a Chaos-shattered desolation where reality crumbles.
• Rules for Epic Passions, overpowering drives for tragic characters.
• Pavis in the Great Winter, a scenario that introduces your adventurers and the key NPCs.
• Riddles in the Dust, a trek deep into the Wastes where every league brings greater horror and madness.
• Six optional episodes of encounters along the way.
• The Final Riddle, a scenario that brings the adventurers at last to the lost city of Shum Sarzum, and face to face with its terrible secrets.
• Pre-generated characters based on the protagonists of the original Lunar pillow book.
• Detailed scholarly quotes on the importance of the book, and its role in ancient Glamour.

Welcome to the heart of darkness. Welcome to The Final Riddle.

Fear and Loathing in Old Pavis
By Ian Thomson and friends, with art by Dario Corallo and many others.
308 pages: $21.50 PDF

The sixth volume in the Pavis & Big Rubble Companion series contains:

• The Eye of the Hurricane: After failing to halt the Cradle, Governor Sor-eel is relieved of his post, and Duke Raus is appointed Administrator of Pavis. To the surprise of many, he picks the Grey Company to be his local advisors and Liaison Officers.
• Sacred Time in Old Pavis: The Company takes part in two powerful quests to revitalize the Old City, including visits to the Aldryami Garden, Yelmalio Hill and Angle Fort.
• The Trip to Glamour: Ousted, Duke Raus and his advisors travel by Moon Boat to the distant imperial capital and appeal to the Red Emperor himself for reinstatement.
• Fear & Loathing in Old Pavis: The Grey Company uncovers a Lunar conspiracy to marry Pavis into the Lunar pantheon. As the savage effects of the Windstop cover Pavis County, the Company must quest to strengthen the myths of the ancient city and thwart the Wedding Plans finally and forever.
• Return of the Champion: With Dark Season looming,the Grey Company explores a forgotten underground complex in search of a sacred artifact prophesied to be part of the restoration of Pavis City.

Many Suns
By Ryan Odens.
51 pages: $8.00 PDF

Behold: the Revelation of the Many Suns! The Cold Sun cult of the Sun Dome Temples and Pentan horse nomads has many faces: known across Glorantha, he is worshiped by many different names, his rites and secrets varying from place to place. Called Yelmalio, Elmal and Kargzant, this god has been a key part of Glorantha for many years, sparking debates on his nature and his cults. This book contains secrets and wisdom at the heart of this cult and much more, both for game masters and players. Inside are four full cult write ups, detailing the cults of Halamalao, Antirius, Elmal, and Kargzant for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, showing how different cultures make for different cults. Appendices muse on the nature of the Cold Sun, detail the varied Sun Domes of central Genertela, and set out how different cults interpret his mythic deeds when heroquesting.

Sacred Sites of Dragon Pass
By Morgan Conrad
31 pages: $3.75 PDF

RuneQuest adventurers are often traveling, and need a shrine or temple for prayer, worship, or Rune point recovery. Or might stumble across one by accident. This handy reference lets players and gamemasters find nearby sacred sites in Dragon Pass.

This is a reverse lookup to all the sacred places listed in Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass, grouped alphabetically by cult and then by area (Sartar, the Far Point, Lunar Tarsh, Old Tarsh, the Grazelands and the Wilds).

Voyages: the Gloranthan Art of Mark Smylie
By Martin Helsdon, with art by Mark Smylie.
54 pages: $19.99 softcover or $24.99 hardcover

This book collects together many of the pictures by Mark Smylie created for Ships and Shores of Southern Genertela, and the covers and some interior pictures of several other titles.

Mark, an American comics creator, writer and illustrator, has worked in all aspects of the comics and graphic novel publishing field, including as an author and illustrator, publisher, and editor. His work has enriched many games, including illustrations for supplements of Chaosium’s RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha. In 2024 Mark Smylie was awarded the Greg Stafford Memorial Award for contributions to Gloranthan community content.

RuneQuest without a Gamemaster
By Mark Prier, art by Elizabeth Kirshtein
356 pages: $20.00 PDF

A complete guide to playing RuneQuest without a GM, this book covers getting answers to player questions; determining details, outcomes, unforeseen events and revelations; travelling and exploring; combat; shaping non-player character encounters and actions; and other unpredictable elements normally handled by a gamemaster.

Begin by following the fully detailed, step-by-step instructions, then move to using gameplay summaries as references while playing. You pick and choose which elements are most appropriate for your game. Everything is designed around RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha so that gameplay still feels like RuneQuest.

Not interested in solo or co-operative gameplay without a GM? Gamemasters can use this book to help run games on the fly or to guide “lonely fun” while creating new scenarios and campaigns. The book includes helpful worksheets for organizing your campaign, combat encounters, and mapping out previously unexplored parts of Glorantha.

• 307 pages of instructions, special rules, oracles, random tables, and worksheets, all of it designed to help you play RuneQuest without a GM;
• guides to setting up your RuneQuest game and starting your campaign;
• a set of primary oracles and advice to help you make decisions and get inspired;
• extra rules covering: six options for combat, a system for exploration and travel, and mechanics to keep your game moving;
• 71 pages of additional oracles and random tables covering just about anything that comes up during gameplay, from animals and characters to terrain and treasure;
• references to other helpful random tables and publications;
• a 97-page example of play covering a full season of adventuring, illustrating everything from setup and note-taking to dice rolls and player decisions;
• "The Caves at Two Faces", a scenario starter to begin your campaign (or drop into an ongoing one);
• a complete set of worksheets for adventure details, characters, game issues, goals, an adversary squad sheet, combat trackers, and map sheets (in square and hexagon formats);
• a full appendix gathering the most frequently used summaries and tables in one location for easy reference;
• and a complete index for looking up rules, terms, and details.

Jonstown Compendium Catalogue 2024
By Nick Brooke, art by Dario Corallo
251 pages: $5.00 PDF

Nick Brooke's Catalogue details every supplement published in the first five years of Chaosium's community content programme for RuneQuest and Glorantha. This book merges the 2023 JC Catalogue with the 2024 JC Index to present every release up to the end of December 2024, divided into categories. Titles in most categories are ranked by sales.

Detailed listings analyse content (pages split between scenario, stats, maps, etc.), price per page of content (excluding front matter, blank pages, etc.), and summarise key details about each title. Three Where in the World? maps show product locations (where they can be pinned down). There are notes on when each scenario and campaign is set (by year and season, inc. all Chaosium RQG scenarios). Appendices include notes for creators and best-seller charts (all time and 2024 by quarter), a couple of updated bar-charts, and an Index.

The Jonstown Compendium is where you can find —and create —self-published material for your roleplaying in Glorantha with content for RuneQuest, along with the QuestWorlds, and 13th Age Glorantha systems.

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