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The RuneQuest book I curated, Jonstown Voices, has reached Silver Best Seller status (>100 copies sold) in its first week, and raised over US$800 for the charity Médecins Sans Frontières. On their behalf, I'm really grateful to everyone who has bought a copy! tiny.cc/jc-jv

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The World of Glorantha | The RuneQuest RPG Wiki

The Starter Set is not just adventures. But you can read the bit of it that is an actual introduction to the setting online for free: rqwiki.chaosium.com/glorantha/

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That one is like a very miniaturised Guide to Glorantha, it covers a lot of ground in a very short space :-).

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The obscure Gloranthan forums are full of people who've read all the lore but seem never to actually play a game there. They see the world as a puzzle to solve, not as a world to explore. And for the most part, I think they really don't 'get it'.

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Published scenarios are sometimes the residue of that 'bottom-up' world-building, showing things that you just don't get from the top-down, birds-eye, categorical approach. Take Glorantha: all its many encyclopaedias full of facts do little to reveal what the world is actually *like*.

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Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 23/09/2026

I have a different view. People reach for adventures because they show how a setting can be brought to life - how it works in a way that will never become apparent from reading endless pages of dusty lore. That's how many RPG settings were first 'discovered' or 'revealed' - through play.

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RPGs, monsters, esoterica, toys, cultural flotsam, retro jetsam and creative lagan - an adventure your inbox, every Friday: www.vintagerpg.com/newsletter/

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Quite nice. Not my favourite Purcell RuneQuest cover, though.

"RQ Gloranthan Bestiary". A grumpy morokanth smoking a pipe while sharpening a sword on a grindstone. Art by Steve Purcell.

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Copper best seller within the first 24 hours, so that's a minimum of US$400 that will be donated to the charity Médecins Sans Frontières once the money reaches me from DTRPG. Many thanks to anyone who has bought one so far!

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Jonstown Voices is dedicated to the memory of Braeden Harpool (1991-2022); 'Bud' Baird (1972-2025); Ian Straus (1952-2025); and Dario Corallo (1960-2026).

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All the contributors have waived our royalties, and instead I will be making a generous donation to Médecins Sans Frontières, who do fantastic work providing medical care around the world, often to people in desperate need.

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These are accompanied by a mix of previously-published art, as well as a great deal of brand new art, not seen before. Examples here by Mike O'Connor, Mark Smylie, Simon Bray, Zed Nope.

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The book assembles several texts from long out-of-print sources; texts from other books previously published on the Jonstown Compendium; and several that are previously unpublished, many of which have been written specially for this volume. I'm especially pleased there are several "new" authors.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've been working on this for the last few months and I'm really happy now it's finally available: tiny.cc/jc-jv Jonstown Voices is a collection of 60 "What My Elder Told Me" style pieces for RuneQuest / Glorantha, to celebrate 60 years since Greg Stafford first discovered the setting.

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In one of the many 5/5 reviews it's received, our QuestWorlds core rulebook was described as "A Masterpiece in Narrative Design". Pick up a copy at 40% off in our Fall Sale, along with 146 other Chaosium titles at 20-80% off. Hurry—sale ends 11.59pm ET on Sep 20th. #questworlds #ttrpg bit.ly/46tQJrO

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Coming next week! In Credo each player takes on the role of a different faction within the early Christian faith. The object of the game is to ensure the beliefs of your faction are accepted into the Creed—the universally agreed statement of faith of the whole Christian Church.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Extended by a week! Step into a world of horror, mystery, and imagination with the Chaosium Fall Sale! Save up to 40% on core rule books and starter sets. Save 20-80% on 147 Chaosium titles. —We've also added several new items to the sale!— Ends September 20th bit.ly/4gNYxKX

Chaosium Fall Sale extended for one week, ends September 20th

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I use a Calendar in my Gloranthan games. It's no different to a terrain map: it encourages coherence, and it gives the GM and player context to build from. There are some weirdos who dislike the Gloranthan fan approach to the calendar, presumably they also hate using maps in their games ;-).

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

QuestWorlds does award XP only for failures (or for any contest where the chance of success is hindered by a flaw). Players are always incentivised to allow their characters to fail.

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

QuestWorlds does not do that. One of the versions of HeroQuest did encourage the GM to manipulate challenges to give a pass / fail rhythm.

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Great publicity when fundamentalists find out" vs "Possible injury when fundamentalists find out", lol

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The God Learners @thegodlearners.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Austin/Ludo/Joerg continue talking about RuneQuest's classic "Cults of Terror" supplement! Listen to us rant about heavy crossbows, Babeester Gor dick magic, scholars with guns, moral relativism, dodging the Crimson Bat, and the sad tale of Soap, the Best Trollkin! godlearners.com/episode-38-t...

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Episode 38: The Reminiscences of Paulis Longvale (Part 3)

The God Learners and Austin Conrad are back continue talking about RuneQuest's classic "Cults of Terror" supplement! Listen to us rant about heavy crossbows, Babeester Gor dick magic, scholars with gu...

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The talented people who write for Chaosium's Glorantha / RuneQuest community content programme never cease to amaze me with the quality of what they publish. (No, I'm not just saying that because I'm included in this particular list!)

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Search for "Friends and Foes" and "Zenith Counters" to find most of them, or just his name!

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In loving memory of Dario Corallo, 1960-2026. All royalties from this set go directly to Dario’s daughter, Giulia.

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It was a joy working with him, and I am really pleased to have been able to get permission to release this pack.

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Roy's maps are here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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