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Cults of RuneQuest #3
Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses
Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses is the third book in the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. This book is the player’s guide to the earth pantheon, opening up character creation and advancement to a whole new level.
A player-facing RuneQuest supplement.
16 cults, each of which can be used as the bases for a new RuneQuest character, offering a unique selection of spells, skills, and special traits.
Expand existing RuneQuest characters by adding cults from this book to their roster of worshiped gods.
Lore and history of the Earth gods pantheon.
Rules to advance your character to a God-Talker, Rune Priestess, or even a mighty Rune Lord!
This supplement requires only the RuneQuest core rules to play.
A player-facing RuneQuest supplement.
16 cults, each of which can be used as the bases for a new RuneQuest character, offering a unique selection of spells, skills, and special traits.
Expand existing RuneQuest characters by adding cults from this book to their roster of worshiped gods.
Lore and history of the Earth gods pantheon.
Rules to advance your character to a God-Talker, Rune Priestess, or even a mighty Rune Lord!
This supplement requires only the RuneQuest core rules to play.
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144 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2023
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November 11, 2024
An excellent addition to the Cults series for Runequest which I think has hit five now (mythology and prosopaedia, the Lighbringers and the Lunar Way). Of the three Cult books with descriptions of pantheons and details of cults inside, this is the weakest but that's relative to the strengths of the other two.
The Earth pantheon has great variation, and this creates some superb contrasts. We get the non-human deities of Mostal and Aldrya, as well as the Cult of the Bloody Tusk. We get some cults that add to the depth and history of Glorantha, such as Pamalt (god of the little detailed south continent), the Grain Goddesses, and Asrelia and Flamal.
And finally we get playable cults which for many game masters would be the main value of the book (and perhaps where Lightbringers for PCs and Lunar Way for PCs/NPCs are better IMO). Ernalda is clearly the key cult here, but Babeester Gor and Maran Gor are great, as is Ty Kora Tek. Lower league playable cults here include Eiretha and Uleria, and quirky cults that might suit some such as the Volcano Twins, Caladran and Aurelion, or Donandar, the god of bards.
As ever the depth of the mythology is amazing, adding to that intricate immersion of Runequest, and the artwork is consistently superb. Chaosium are delivering quality upon quality with these books.
The Earth pantheon has great variation, and this creates some superb contrasts. We get the non-human deities of Mostal and Aldrya, as well as the Cult of the Bloody Tusk. We get some cults that add to the depth and history of Glorantha, such as Pamalt (god of the little detailed south continent), the Grain Goddesses, and Asrelia and Flamal.
And finally we get playable cults which for many game masters would be the main value of the book (and perhaps where Lightbringers for PCs and Lunar Way for PCs/NPCs are better IMO). Ernalda is clearly the key cult here, but Babeester Gor and Maran Gor are great, as is Ty Kora Tek. Lower league playable cults here include Eiretha and Uleria, and quirky cults that might suit some such as the Volcano Twins, Caladran and Aurelion, or Donandar, the god of bards.
As ever the depth of the mythology is amazing, adding to that intricate immersion of Runequest, and the artwork is consistently superb. Chaosium are delivering quality upon quality with these books.
September 16, 2023
Broad and diverse take on the "Earth deities" concept. Full review: https://refereeingandreflection.wordp...
September 21, 2023
An excellent resource for Runequest: Glorantha, marred by typos and sloppy editing.
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