Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses - Hardcover

A magnificent book, the richness of which lies in the details of its mythological tales, whether you play Runequest or any other gloranthan role-playing game.

A magnificent book, the richness of which lies in the details of its mythological tales, whether you play Runequest or any other gloranthan role-playing game.

Love those Cults books, very happy this is coming and this really delivers on playable contents you would be wishing for.

Fantastic!

Absolutely brilliant and completly indispensable

The best book on gloranthan cults ever ! And the illustrations are wonderful.

Of all the wonderful books published in this Runequest renaissance, this is my favourite. It's such a thorough exploration of the earthy powers that it will transform my campaign, allowing my PCs and I to confidently play and meet the whole array of earth-worshippers, from folk musicians to tusk riders. It's beautiful.

This is an excellent volume beginning to end. With only a couple of minor quibbles (see below) I can highly recommend this lovely volume. This book covered Earth-related deities of many stripes. Most of them fit into the Ernalda-related pantheon, from Ernalda herself to Maran Gor to Ty Kora Tek. There are full write ups for each of the 16 cults included in this volume and they should inspire your players no end. This is very important in that its companion volume (The Lightbringers) has obvious hooks for adventurers, given that Orlanth is himself the god of adventurers among other things. But, as Ernalda points out, there is always another way and by applying less physical force and instead applying wit, grace, and societal pressure much may be achieved. There are two "outliers" in this book -- The Cult of the Bloody Tusk and Mostal. Neither of them is intended for PCs, but their inclusion feels a little odd. In the end, though, they had to go somewhere and both of them are indeed Earth-related cults. There are two quibbles that I have with this. There are some maps here that are both small and difficult to read. The one relating to the spread of Earth goddess society is particularly difficult, in that some of the of the colours for the extent of the cults is so similar to that for depicting mountain ranges that it is difficult to say which is which. The other problem, and it is a very small one, is also a very common one with all of the BRP games over time -- skill creep. There are several new skills introduced, some of which (such as Bloody Cut) are no real imposition as it is limited to the cult, but others (Mineral Lore comes to mind) could be more widely applicable. As I said, this is a problem that has been found in all editions of RuneQuest, BRP, and COC over time. Beyond these small quibbles, I can highly recommend this volume. Open it and you will find that even cults such as Ernalda will appeal to adventurers.

As a newcomer to Glorantha, this supplement really helped to build and fill out the world for me. The mythic archetypes these gods repersent are fully realized and engaging. A masterclass in worldbuilding. I can't wait to bring this to the table for my players to peruse and flip through. Also, compared to the Lightbringers, this was my favorite! My game group includes players that are drawn to the earth goddess archetypes and it was great to give them more details and character options to play with.