I believe in the Red Goddess,
Mistress of Life and Death
Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way is the player’s guide to the Lunar pantheon of Glorantha!
Chaosium Unveiled: The Lunar Way
Watch the unveiling video to see the book for yourself. Remember that you get the PDF when getting the physical copy.
What’s Inside?
This book covers the mythology of the Lunar gods, and provides mechanics for each of their cults to create your RuneQuest adventurer.
The Gods of the Red Moon
Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way contains 15 new cults, including Jakaleel the Witch, the Goddess of Youth Teelo Norri, the Chaos demon known as the Crimson Bat, and the Red Goddess herself—all playable for the first time!
The book also includes an expanded treatment of the cult of the Seven Mothers from the RuneQuest core rulebook.
Magic of the Empire
Bring the chaos-tolerating whims of Lunar magic to your games of RuneQuest! This book details a new and unique Lunar magic system, plus expanded rules for Lunar sorcery, and the unique way Lunar Rune spells are affected by the phases of the Red Moon.
Lunar Lore
Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way includes a deep dive of the unique organization, history, and nature of each of the fifteen cults. You’ll also find the richly detailed history of the Lunar gods, the Lunar Empire, the Red Emperor, and rules for adventuring on the surface of the Red Moon itself!
Note: This supplement can be used with the RuneQuest core rules, or combined with the other books in the Cults of RuneQuest line to build a RuneQuest adventurer belonging to multiple cults.
What The Critics Say
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This is absolutely a must-own… another phenomenal entry into the Cults of RuneQuest - 10/10
— The Gaming Gang, Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way Reviewed.
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This is literally the book I have been waiting to read for 44 years.
— Award winning Jonstown Compendium creator Chris Gidlow, Chris Gidlow - On The Lunar Way.
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The definitive take on the Lunar Empire… Unfortunately for those hoping to save their pennies, The Lunar Way is ultimately another "must-buy.”t
— Andrew Logan Montgomery, Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming, THE LUNAR WAY: A REVIEW.
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"A must for playing characters from the Lunar Empire or lunarized kingdoms, be it player characters or NPCs... What I love the most of The Lunar Way book is the sheer creativity Greg Stafford poured into these cults and how they work together."
— Runeblogger, Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way - Review.
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“I’m a sucker for world-building, and this doesn’t disappoint.”
— British Fantasy Society, Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way Review.
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“A splendid addition to the line. The Lunar Way expands the cosmology of the game to show the world as seen through the eyes of the Other, and in doing so makes them relatable, sympathetic and human. In a wonderful testament to the power of mythology, the book makes it possible for players and GMs alike to appreciate a population and bring it the point where you understand that as the Lunars say: We Are All Us.”
— Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer, [Review] Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way.
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“Brings to life the gods, their worshippers, and their beliefs, making then highly accessible and easy to grasp… Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way is the essential guide to the Lunar pantheon and outlook, that no RuneQuest Game Master should be without.”
— Reviews from R’lyeh, Under a Waning Red Light.
- Publisher:
- Chaosium
- Ruleset:
- RuneQuest
- Year Released:
- 2024
- Format:
- Full Color PDF
- Page Count:
- 160
- ISBN:
- 978-156882-474-1
- Author(s):
- Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard
- Cover Artist:
- Loïc Muzy
- Interior Artists:
- Loïc Muzy, Antonia Doncheva, Katrin Dirim, Ossi Hiekkala, Eric Vanel
- Cartography:
- Matt Ryan
- Layout:
- Simeon Cogswell
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Voice of the Opposition
It's been a long wait but we now have a vision of what worship is like within the Lunar Empire. Parts of this are, of course, quite horrifying. Some are almost psychedelic. And some are the ordinary ways of common folks. This is a useful and eye-opening volume.
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