"Hair metal" has become a genre that is often used in a derogative way, and lots of great albums from that period were unfairly lumped in with lesser ones as a result. Your hosts Aaron Alcott and Bryon Dudley aim to reclaim them!
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A podcast about gaming in Glorantha in which we cover news and discuss topics about RuneQuest, QuestWorlds, and other related games such as 13th Age Glorantha, King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages, The Gods War, or Khan of Khans.
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Imagine a FUBAR version of BBC Radio 4’s arts review series Front Row. Have it presented by an award winning Hollywood British actor, writer and director, mix things up with the addition of an outrageous social media star and FUBAR is proud to present, BACK ROW AND CHILL. Noel Clarke (Star Trek, Twist, SAS Red Notice, Kidulthood trilogy, Sky’s Bulletproof) and Jahannah James (multi million viewed social star comedian) come together to offer alternative opinions and irreverent reviews of the ...
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Aaron and Bryon discuss this much requested multi-platinum debut album, Stick It To Ya, by Slaughter! Discover the incredible influence bassist/songwriter Dana Strum has had on the genre, the band's connections to Michael Bay and Leisure Suit Larry, and more, as they fly to the angels in this latest episode of HMM!…
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Show Notes Joerg is still without a computer, so not only are there no detailed show notes again, but he’s not here to stop me from giving a clickbaity title to this episode! Because, indeed, we have zero news about a Questworld Glorantha book… if anything, it’s the contrary. But what we do have for you is Ian Cooper as our guest! Ian comes on the …
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Aaron and Bryon delve into Alice Cooper's pop-oriented "comeback" album, 1986's "Constrictor"! Learn about machine gun guitars, a production dream team, and hear from our special guest, Alice Cooper's eye doctor!
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Glorantha Initiation: Joel, Theology, and Old-School Video Games Boxes
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Photo by David Dunham This time we interview Gloranthan newcomer Joel Bridge, who thinks we’re intimidating but also nice! Joel is originally from New Jersey but currently lives in San Diego. You can find Joel on Discord as @sirjamesfriendofthecolonel, and also sometimes on the Glorantha-related subreddits r/Glorantha and r/RuneQuest. Show Notes He…
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Our Guests For this episode, we have Nick Brooke and Simon Bray as our guests to talk about Simon’s book Furthest, Crown Jewel of Lunar Tarsh, and about what goes on in Lunar Tarsh in general. Show Notes There are no fancy show notes for this episode yet: Joerg’s laptop seems to have been blown up by Orlanthi rebels who don’t want the truth to be t…
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Aaron and Bryon tackle the much-requested debut album from the Ted Templeman-produced bad asses BulletBoys! Learn about the band's connections to superstar drummer Carmen Appice, Ratt, Motley Crue, and Hot Tub Time Machine! Delve into the band drama, learn about the stroboscope, and discover why this one's so hard to find on vinyl, in this latest a…
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This episode comes much later than anticipated, but this is Ludo’s fault! Apologies to all. Our Guests In this episode we welcome Kevin Jacklin and David Hall: Kevin has been writing freeform games for a very long time, and table-top role-playing games a little before that, becoming a huge fan of RuneQuest. Kevin names a fateful meeting with our ot…
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Glorantha Initiation: Aaron, SpeedRune, the Second Age, and “Glorantha Varies” Extremism
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For this new initiation series episode we are happy to welcome Aaron King! Aaron is the designer of SpeedRune, an OSR-esque rules-light game of Gloranthan community adventures. Get it here, it’s free! There are even now a few supplements available for SpeedRune, including some things we discuss in this episode. Check out Aaron’s itch.io store! Aaro…
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We finally worked up the courage to get Jeff Richard on our show! Jeff is the Creative Director and Chair of Chaosium, the lead writer on most of the RuneQuest books, the lead art director on RuneQuest, and the editor for Pendragon. Jeff is also generally responsible for the look and feel of the Chaosium books. Jeff’s Gaming History Jeff’s roleplay…
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Glorantha Initiation: Matt, Old-School Rules, and the Overly Long Character Creation
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RuneQuest is copyright 2023 Chaosium Inc., Old-School Essentials is copyright 2023 Necrotic Gnome This new initiation episode features Matt, a school teacher who recently moved to Virginia and does the Lord of Chaos’ good work by introducing kids to roleplaying games. Show Notes Things we mention in this episode include: Starting with D&D (of cours…
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Aaron and Bryon hit the road and record live from the 10th annual Rocktemberfest in Hinckley, Minnesota! They chat with concert goers, attend an amazing array of hair metal artists, and just generally have a great time in this gonzo journalism themed episode of HMM.
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In this episode which we finally get around to talking about 13th Age Glorantha. Ludo and Jörg are joined by Becca of “Dames & Dice” fame on the Iconic Podcast, and by Evan Franke, of “Exploring Glorantha” fame. Becca is part of the Iconic Production Podcast, a bunch of podcasts and channels dedicated to talking about 13th Age, which includes 13th …
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Aaron and Bryon do an extra deep dive on the multi-platinum debut album from one of our most requested bands, FireHouse! Learn about the band's long gestation but immediate rise to stardom! Be shocked at what a vinyl version of this thing would cost you! All this plus extra special editions of Vinyl History Lesson and Gear Talk!…
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S3E13 - Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In
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In our latest episode, Aaron and Bryon do a deep dive on Poison's multi-platinum, hit-spawning debut album! Learn about the band's rapid ascent in the hair metal world, leading to them being one of the architects, as well as their connections to Motorhead, Slash, Charlie Sheen, and Stryper! Plus the guys talk about their recent trip to see Tesla an…
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Our guest for this episode is Austin Conrad, who last graced our podcast in episode 2, On the Road. Austin is the author of many things on the Jonstown Compendium, generally publishing under the “Akhelas” brand, while he is known as “Crel” on BRP Central, Discord, and social media. Introductions Austin is a contender for the most productive publish…
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Glorantha Initiation: Bryon, Convention Games, and What’s a Babeester Gor?
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In this month’s Glorantha Initiation interview, Ludo talks to Bryon Ross without any Joerg present. Bryon is a long time RuneQuest lover, but he played mostly with the Fantasy Earth setting until the release of the RuneQuest Quickstart in 2017. He is also a retired marine, SCA participant, and regular Chaosium convention gamemaster. You can find Br…
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Episode 24: Villains and Heroes of the Gbaji War
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Art by Dan Barker, from the Broken Council Guidebook We start this episode with a minor existential crisis on Ludo’s identity, followed by Ludo being protective of our usual guests by volunteering to take the brunt of Jörg’s incoming obscurantism and pedantry. Ludo accuses rather than praises Jörg of being a bright guy… Main Topic The Second Counci…
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Aaron and Bryon do a dusting off of one of the bizarrely influential (but lesser known) hair metal bands of all time, London, and their overlooked nugget of a debut album, "Non-Stop Rock"! With at least 33 members throughout their lifespan, former London band members went on to form bands like Cinderella, Motley Crue, and W.A.S.P. So why aren't the…
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Joerg and Ludo welcome Bud from Bud’s RPG Review, where we see his hands in a typical unboxing set-up, not just doing flip-throughs but also a whole series of explanation videos: Bud’s RPG Review YouTube channel RuneQuest reviews [1] Bud explains… RuneQuest (which, at this time, includes the Lightbringers, the Uz, Illumination, and the Seven Mother…
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Glorantha Initiation: Michael, Gloranthan Fiction, and Not Worrying About It
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After a hiatus last month we are back with another Glorantha Initiation episode in which we interview a newcomer to the tribe. This time, Ludo is by himself due to some scheduling issue with Joerg (it was Ludo’s fault), interviewing Michael Bernth. Michael lives in Europe’s first… no, second (probably?) happiest country. He is a multi-skilled desig…
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Episode 22: People of Glorantha: The Lunar Empire
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Art by Dario Corallo We resume our series on the People of Glorantha with, according to our guest, the very best people that there is on Glorantha. Our guest is indeed Nick Brooke! Among his many hats, Nick is: A community content ambassador for Chaosium, where he promotes fan creations and helps fans put out Print-on-Demand books An author and col…
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Aaron and Bryon delve into the inner secrets of Lita Ford's platinum-selling hair metal classic, "Lita." From her early days with The Runaways to her duet with Ozzy to her stint on Howie Mandel's show, no stone is unturned as you discover why Lita is a certified living legend!
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Episode 21: Gamemastering A New Hero
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This episode starts with Jörg pronouncing our guest’s name wrongly! We welcome James Coquillat of Chaosium to talk about RuneQuest actual play and gamemastering. James is both on the digital content team and on the editorial team for Call of Cthulhu. You can find James at the following online places: James’ personal website Twitter The Chaosium You…
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Glorantha Initiation: Lee, Irish Mythology, and Reverential Tones
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Fionn fighting Aillen by Beatrice Elvery, Jason and the Argonauts by Columbia Pictures, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay by Games Workshop In this episode of our Glorantha Initiation Series, we had the absolute pleasure of talking to Lee O’Connor. He came to Glorantha during the initial pandemic lockdown by way of his love for mythology and the fact that…
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Episode 20: Imther, Edge of the Empire
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Edge of Empire and map of the “known world” © 2022 Runesmith Publications & Chaosium Inc., Argan Argar Atlas map © 2022 Chaosium Inc. Our guest for this episode is Harald Smith, aka Jajagappa. BRP Central profile RPGGeek profile You can also find Harald on the Facebook RuneQuest group and Jonstown Compendium Creators Circle group. Introduction Jaja…
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S3E10 - Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
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We celebrate 25k listens! Thank you for listening!!! To celebrate, Aaron and Bryon cover the much-requested multiplatinum and just Plain badass debut album from Warrant, one of the hair metal classics. Discover the hidden connection to Fleetwood Mac and Prince! What the hell is a Minidisc or Laserdisc? All of this and more on the very next episode …
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Glorantha Initiation: Bridgett, Bronze Age Tropes, and the Basement Operation
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We kick off this new season of the Glorantha Initiation series with the lovely Bridgett Jeffries, aka “the happiest voice in cosmic horror”! About Bridgett You can find Bridgett all around the internet, but in particular: Founder of Symphony Entertainment Community embassador for Chaosium and, just as I write this, promoted to coordinator of events…
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Episode 19: Jackals and Ancient Worldbuilding
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In this episode Joerg is still taking a break, but Ludovic is here to welcome Evan Franke and JM DeFoggi (not to be confused with JM DeMatteis!) Exploring Glorantha Evan and JM are probably best known to listeners and readers of the God Learners as the hosts of Exploring Glorantha, the YouTube series that presents Glorantha in an accessible manner …
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In this latest and greatest episode, Aaron and Bryon deconstruct the swinging, rocking, over-the-top self-titled debut album from Dangerous Toys! Discover the influential technical speed metal band whose imminent demise lead to the band's creation! Revel in the hidden connections to Wes Craven, Pantera, and Skid Row! And be startled by Circus magaz…
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Episode 18: The Travels of Biturian Varosh (Part 5)
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Drew Baker is back on the show to accompany Ludovic on the last leg of Biturian Varosh’s travels. Sadly Joerg could not make it this time, and stayed behind in Pavis to rest. Introduction Drew introduces himself and talks a bit about the upcoming book 4 of Duckpac, the last in the series about playing Duck characters in RuneQuest Glorantha. The thr…
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Episode 17: People of Glorantha: The Hsunchen
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Art by Kristi Jones We are back into Gloranthan anthropology (more or less) for this episode, with our guest Brian Duguid, author of Children of Hykim. By virtue of having literally written a book on the subject, Brian is an expert in the Hsunchen, the stone age people who are each associated with a tribal totem animal. This topic might be rather u…
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Glorantha Initiation: Chris, Lived-in Worlds, and Grounded Campaigns
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This twelfth episode of the Glorantha Initiation series brings us to the last of the interviews we recorded in the fall of 2021! We are talking to Chris, who discovered RuneQuest 2nd edition just last year and, only a few weeks later, upgraded to RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha! He doesn’t have an ongoing Gloranthan campaign yet but we talk abo…
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Aaron and Bryon dig into this platinum-selling, yet not-often-talked-about hair metal classic, Kix's glammy and very rocking Blow My Fuse! Discover the hidden connection between Kix, Cher, and Celine Dion! And why A & R people seriously didn't know what they were doing! And which member of the band auditioned for The Wallflowers! All this and more,…
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Episode 16: Ernaldan Adventuresses: Blood, Sex, and Rock’n’Roll
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For this episode we welcome two guests: Katrin Dirim and Claudia Loroff. The Guests Claudia is part of Jeff’s house campaigns with notable characters like Gina Gravedancer in the White Bull campaign, Yanioth, and the snake-dancer mystic in the HeroQuest Glorantha examples. Claudia is also the author of an upcoming Gloranthan cookbook. It is about 9…
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Glorantha Initiation: Juan, and the Most Unlikely Glorantha Book to Start With
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In episode 11 of our Initiation Series, we chat with Juan Ochoa, an illustrator that fell in love with Glorantha with the most unlikely book you could ever start with. And he wishes he had started with King of Sartar instead! Other things we chat about in this episode: The one RPG shop in Columbia Having a player buy more books than the gamemaster …
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Aaron and Bryon set up shop in the back of their favorite watering hole, London Underground in Ames, IA, and record a live episode while drinking beverages. Patrons share their hair metal memories, thoughts, opinions, and stories, in this special bonus episode of HMM.
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Episode 15: People of Glorantha: The Tusk Riders
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Our guest for this episode is Dom Twist of the Beer With Teeth writers’ (and gamers’) collective, known for his contributions both in a couple of Chaosium publications (Pegasus Plateau‘s Crimson Petals, and Weapon and Equipment Guide) and for various Jonstown Compendium publications by Beer With Teeth (including Dregs of Clearwine, Cups of Clearwin…
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Glorantha Initiation: Chris, the Weird Magic, and the Importance of References
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Episode 10 of the Glorantha Initiation Series is with Chris Webb, who played RuneQuest 2nd edition once in the early 1980s, and gave up after saving Gringle’s Pawnshop from baboons. Him and his friends played without cults or magic because it was too weird and obscure. This was with the British version of RuneQuest, which was a boxed set containing…
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In Episode 14, the God Learner podcast returns to its exploration of the Nomad Gods, with David Scott from Chaosium. News The “Write Your First Adventure” summer workshop has started, with a RuneQuest course by Nick Brooke. Pirates of the East Isles is out, with some art and minor spoilers by Ludo. The Red Deer Saga (incorrectly mentioned as “White…
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In the latest butane-fueled episode, Aaron and Bryon tear into Tesla's platinum-selling debut album. Learn about the spurious connection to the movie Serpico, which member gives online guitar lessons, and way too much about the band's gear, in this deep dive into a hair metal classic that has stood the test of time!…
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Glorantha Initiation: Scott, Grognard Jokes, Too Much Lore, and Letting Players Fill in the Blanks
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Photo by Chaosium We talk to another Scott this month for our Initiation Series. This one was recorded back in November 2021, which is why we still mention the very imminent release of the RuneQuest Starter Set. Scott is a newcomer to Glorantha who couldn’t wish for better guides to navigate Strike Ranks and Sartarite tribes. Some of the things men…
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Episode 13: Practical Ancient Warfare
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Our guest for episode 13 is Nikolas Lloyd, the multi-talented host of the Lindybeige YouTube channel. News Jörg mentions Eternal Convention at Castle Stahleck in Bacharach, Germany, and the UK Game Expo which both just ended at the time of recording. On the Jonstown Compendium we had The Lifethief, a scenario by the Beer With Teeth collective, and …
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Glorantha Initiation: Scott, Novelizations, Baboons, and Too Many Cows
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The new Initiation Series interview features Scott Rinehart, and was recorded back in October 2021. Scott is new to Glorantha, having only played in a couple of one-shot games, but he has flipped through the new RuneQuest slipcase books, and the Glorantha Sourcebook. Things mentioned in this episode include: Rankin/Bass animated films “The Hobbit” …
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Episode 12: People of Glorantha: The Aldryami
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Shannon Appelcline is our guest for the 12th episode. Shannon tells us about his entry into the roleplaying genre, which features the typical games of the early eighties. RuneQuest became one of his main systems when he joined the Erzo game by Eric Rowe, a long-running campaign set on Eric’s own universe, but he also started exploring Glorantha. In…
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HMM returns! With the only 80s all-female rock band to sell over a million copies of their albums, Vixen! Learn about Vixen's Midwestern roots, listen to some tasty solos, and take a deep-dive into the First Ladies of Hair Metal!
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Glorantha Initiation: Diana, Amber, Constructive Cosmology, and Tea Bribes
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Art by Diana Probst This episode was recorded in November 2021. For this Initiation Series interview we welcome back Diana Probst, the totally biologically human member of Beer With Teeth, which we already had on the show with some of her collaborators in Episode 6: Gamemastering RuneQuest. Diana talks about her obsessive approach to RPGs and RPG s…
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Episode 11: The Travels of Biturian Varosh (Part 4)
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For this episode of the God Learners podcast we welcome back Drew Baker, who followed Biturian Varosh with us back in episode 5. Drew is doubly qualified for this task since he just released a new Jonstown Compendium item called Highways & Byways which is a travel reference for Dragon Pass and its surroundings. News Ludo advertises our Gloranthan n…
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Glorantha Initiation: Wayne, the Snakepipe Incident, Riding Bisons, and YGMV
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For episode 6 of the Glorantha Initiation Series we welcome Wayne Peters, who played RuneQuest once in the 80s and hated it. More than 30 years later, Wayne returned to Glorantha with the Broken Tower, the adventure from the RuneQuest Quickstart. He talks about riding Praxian mounts, making miniatures, YGMV, ducks, silly location names, and more! W…
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In this month’s episode of The God Learners podcast we are very happy to welcome Rick Meints, the president of Chaosium. He’s here to talk about collecting Gloranthan books, ChaosiumCon 2022, and more. News In the news section, Ludovic plugs the Journal of Runic Studies, our weekly newsletter. It features everything directly or indirectly related t…
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Glorantha Initiation: Steinar, Sandals, Internet Memes, and the Elmal Rant
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In this new episode of the Glorantha Initiation series, we welcome Steinar, aka Felix, aka Coffeemancer. We talk with him about convincing players to try RuneQuest, getting started with King of Dragon Pass, stealing Lunar officials’ sandals, and adapting funny internet memes to Glorantha. Also: Steinar gives us his “Elmal rant”! Mentioned in this e…
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