Elkoi Expansion is a new Jonstown Compendium release by Anders Tönnberg which bundles a variety of full-color maps in multiple styles together with a 34-page PDF providing additional details about the Balazaring clans near Elkoi, and mapped-out sites of interest inside the city. It is written for use with Griffin Mountain from Chaosium. I kept … Continue reading FIRST IMPRESSION—Elkoi Expansion
Tag: Runequest
REVIEW: Children of Hykim
2022 was a phenomenal year for RuneQuest releases. With several books in the DuckPac and East Isles series from Legion Games, the finale of Andrew Logan Montgomery's acclaimed Six Seasons in Sartar series, Harald Smith's Edge of Empire exploring a Lunar Province, and all the other goodness which came out last year, I honestly think … Continue reading REVIEW: Children of Hykim
Six Seasons Play Report #1
This article contains spoilers for the first adventure of the RuneQuest campaign Six Seasons in Sartar. Editor Bill and I have been playing through Andrew Logan Montgomery's acclaimed Six Seasons in Sartar (SSiS) to check for ourselves what all the hype is about. This campaign has been of some particular interest to me because I … Continue reading Six Seasons Play Report #1
FIRST IMPRESSION—Fall RuneQuest Bundle
This article contains spoilers for the discussed adventures. The Storytelling Collective's "Write Your First Adventure" workshop produced four new adventures for RuneQuest, published over the last few months. They're now available as a bundle on the Jonstown Compendium! Let's take a look inside. As a reminder, this is a "First Impressions" article, which is somewhere … Continue reading FIRST IMPRESSION—Fall RuneQuest Bundle
TEASER: Treasures of Glorantha Volume 2
I'm delighted to share that my publication Treasures of Glorantha Volume One: Dragon Pass has earned its Gold bestseller medal on DriveThruRPG! I promised elsewhere on social media that once we crossed this threshold I'd give everyone a teaser of Volume Two. So without further ado… concept The theme for Treasures of Glorantha Volume Two … Continue reading TEASER: Treasures of Glorantha Volume 2
Behind the Scenes #1
January's over, so I've posted a "Behind the Scenes" update over on my Patreon talking about my recent work. This month's post is free for anyone to read, but future updates won't be. Patrons currently also get early access to articles, reviews, etc. which will eventually be published here. I'm hoping to integrate more of … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #1
2022 Year in Review
It's January, so typically I go on a great big rambly blog about what's happened—or not happened—in the previous year. While normally I avoid getting too personal in this space—talking about the work, rather than my life—I feel it's worth being pretty straightforward. 2022 was shit. Stress, anxiety, and depression each took turns throughout much … Continue reading 2022 Year in Review
The Best Game Aid for RuneQuest
Since its release in 2018, Chaosium's new edition of RuneQuest has accrued a small, but notable, number of licensed game aids. Wooden trackers for strike ranks or hit points, a variety of miniatures, and most of all, dice. Q Workshop—known for its decorative dice for many different roleplaying games—produces a line of dice for RuneQuest … Continue reading The Best Game Aid for RuneQuest
Black Friday + Cyber Monday Sales
DriveThruRPG is running a site-wide sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday! Interested in picking up some Glorantha Goodness for your games of RuneQuest? I recommend checking out these great deals available from Akhelas's library of publications: Treasures of Glorantha: An Electrum bestselling collection of thirty Gloranthan magic items detailed with history and myth to … Continue reading Black Friday + Cyber Monday Sales
Guest Article!
Hey all! I'm just putting up a quick post here to share that I was invited to write a guest article for the "Runic Rants" column on the God Learners' website. The crew over there are close friends, and one, Ludovic (AKA lordabdul) you all ought to know as an illustrator for a few of … Continue reading Guest Article!
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