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<blockquote data-quote="Austin Conrad" data-source="post: 8219969" data-attributes="member: 6924711"><p>My recommendations for exploring Glorantha:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Find an <s>addict</s> passionate friend, and play in their game. Another good option is hunting down a demo game during a con. AFAICT Chaosium's Cult of Chaos has done well promoting these during digital conventions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Grabbing the free quickstart, <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-quickstart/" target="_blank"><em>The Broken Tower,</em></a> and trying it out for yourselves.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Check out the <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-hardcover/" target="_blank">RQG core rulebook</a> and/or <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-slipcase-set/" target="_blank">the full slipcase set.</a> Probably the rulebook if you're on the fence, due to price point - slipcase is good, but I don't feel something like that is fair to point speculative players toward.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/the-glorantha-sourcebook-hardcover/" target="_blank"><em>The Glorantha Sourcebook</em></a> and/or other lore publications to explore further.</li> </ol><p>These aren't necessarily steps or suggestions exclusive of one another, but generally I think #1 will be more effective than #5. Glorantha is, as you said, a dense nut, and generally just playing and working from a "need-to-know" basis is better than trying to chew that damn thing in one bite.</p><p></p><p>The <em>Guide</em> is not a good starting point. I don't think it's been marketed that way, but if someone suggested that, I do think they're actually, objectively wrong. I reference it on and off when I'm writing for the JC, but unless you're also writing semi-seriously in some capacity, I don't think anyone should get it.</p><p></p><p>I ranked <em>The Glorantha Sourcebook </em>low on my list because I find Glorantha lore tends to devolve quickly into "proper noun soup." The <em>GSB</em> is better than other books in that regard, but I still use it mostly as a writing reference, not as a "book to inspire gameplay."</p><p></p><p>In addition, I believe there's a fair bit of promo/introductory material—both official and fan-made—available on YouTube. I'm not familiar with that sphere, so I'd just suggest searching for "RuneQuest Glorantha" and see what pops up. I do know Chaosium's playtest game, "The White Bull Campaign," has over 20 episodes and have heard generally good things. But, I haven't watched it myself. Likewise the fan podcast Wind Words has <a href="https://windwords.fm/episode-1-introducing-your-players-to-glorantha/" target="_blank">an episode on introducing players to Glorantha</a> which might be useful.</p><p></p><p>The best general advice on Glorantha I can give is when in doubt, make it up!</p><p></p><p>[USER=6853809]@SMHWorlds[/USER] Thanks for highlighting the JC! It's exciting to see fellow creators featured outside of Chaosium's usual channels. Hope to see more of these in the future. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Austin Conrad, post: 8219969, member: 6924711"] My recommendations for exploring Glorantha: [LIST=1] [*]Find an [S]addict[/S] passionate friend, and play in their game. Another good option is hunting down a demo game during a con. AFAICT Chaosium's Cult of Chaos has done well promoting these during digital conventions. [*]Grabbing the free quickstart, [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-quickstart/'][I]The Broken Tower,[/I][/URL][I] [/I]and trying it out for yourselves. [*]Check out the [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-hardcover/']RQG core rulebook[/URL] and/or [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-slipcase-set/']the full slipcase set.[/URL] Probably the rulebook if you're on the fence, due to price point - slipcase is good, but I don't feel something like that is fair to point speculative players toward. [*][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/the-glorantha-sourcebook-hardcover/'][I]The Glorantha Sourcebook[/I][/URL][I] [/I]and/or other lore publications to explore further. [/LIST] These aren't necessarily steps or suggestions exclusive of one another, but generally I think #1 will be more effective than #5. Glorantha is, as you said, a dense nut, and generally just playing and working from a "need-to-know" basis is better than trying to chew that damn thing in one bite. The [I]Guide[/I] is not a good starting point. I don't think it's been marketed that way, but if someone suggested that, I do think they're actually, objectively wrong. I reference it on and off when I'm writing for the JC, but unless you're also writing semi-seriously in some capacity, I don't think anyone should get it. I ranked [I]The Glorantha Sourcebook [/I]low on my list because I find Glorantha lore tends to devolve quickly into "proper noun soup." The [I]GSB[/I] is better than other books in that regard, but I still use it mostly as a writing reference, not as a "book to inspire gameplay." In addition, I believe there's a fair bit of promo/introductory material—both official and fan-made—available on YouTube. I'm not familiar with that sphere, so I'd just suggest searching for "RuneQuest Glorantha" and see what pops up. I do know Chaosium's playtest game, "The White Bull Campaign," has over 20 episodes and have heard generally good things. But, I haven't watched it myself. Likewise the fan podcast Wind Words has [URL='https://windwords.fm/episode-1-introducing-your-players-to-glorantha/']an episode on introducing players to Glorantha[/URL] which might be useful. The best general advice on Glorantha I can give is when in doubt, make it up! [USER=6853809]@SMHWorlds[/USER] Thanks for highlighting the JC! It's exciting to see fellow creators featured outside of Chaosium's usual channels. Hope to see more of these in the future. :) [/QUOTE]
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