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"Roleplaying fandom is a powerful thing": RPG Historian Shannon Applecline looks at the important role of zines sustaining Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Nov 2024
"Roleplaying fandom is a powerful thing" - RPG Historian Shannon Applecline's latest Designers and Dragons column looks at the important impact and influence fanzines have had sustaining the long existence of Glorantha, setting of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Shannon has created a detai
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Legendary Gloranthan computer game King of Dragon Pass celebrates its 25th anniversary: and it's still a groundbreaking triumph
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Oct 2024
25 years ago this week our friends at A Sharp first released King of Dragon Pass. Originally a boxed CD, it was a truly unique and innovative combination of narrative and strategy games, bringing the mythic world of Glorantha – best known from the RuneQuest TTRPG – to life on a computer sc
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Announcing the winners of the 2024 Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Oct 2024
The Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom was established in November 2018 in memory of Chaosium's revered founder and original creative visionary Greg Stafford. With the blessing of Greg's family Chaosium presents the award to recognise a significant and exceptional contribution t
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'The most important publication for RuneQuest and Glorantha across its more than a decade of existence' - Shannon Appelcline
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Sep 2024
"Only a few fan organizations appear within the pages of Designers & Dragons. Reaching Moon Megacorp is certainly one of the most notable. Not only
did their products become professional in quality over time, but they would
also shape the entire future of their favored game line in
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Journey to Jonstown #74: 'A true labor of love' - Life and Traditions under the Sun Dome
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2024
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
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Journey to Jonstown #73: a massive array of exciting new Jonstown Compendium releases, kicking off with the legendary Lunar Coders from Strangers in Prax and spreading out all over Glorantha!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Aug 2024
Here's a truly massive array of exciting new Jonstown Compendium releases, kicking off with the legendary Lunar Coders from Strangers in Prax and spreading out all over Glorantha!Please do leave a rating and review when you purchase a community content title, the creators really appreciate
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Journey to Jonstown #72: An Unofficial Buyer's Guide to RuneQuest and Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Aug 2024
Have you ever been surprised to discover a product you can buy for RuneQuest or Glorantha that you hadn't previously even known existed? Did you know that you can still get brand-new copies of that Gloranthan fanzine that quit publishing 15 years ago? Have you ever bought a RuneQuest book and then b
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The RuneQuest Humble Bundle Is Live!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Jul 2024
We are so excited to announce the RuneQuest Humble Bundle! For a limited time, you can donate to charity and receive up to 18 RuneQuest titles valued at over $300. There are 3 different bundles which scale depending on how much you donate—the more you donate, the more books you’ll receive!
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