The God Learners

27/09/2023

It's time for another Initiation episode! We welcome Matt, who talks about RQ2 vs RQG, implied vs incomplete settings, character creation systems, and more! https://godlearners.com/glorantha-initiation-matt-old-school-rules-and-the-overly-long-character-creation/

10/09/2023

We finally talk about 13th Age , with guests Becca and Evan from Iconic Production! We look at 13AG's strengths, compare it to and , and plunder it for cool mechanics to use in other games! https://godlearners.com/episode-26-chaos-rises/

07/09/2023

The clouds darken, electricity builds up in the air, and a bolt of light blinds our eyes! Take 1D6 of damage to a random location! Ludo's review of the Cults of : The Lighbringers is here! https://godlearners.com/review-cults-of-runequest-the-lightbringers/

16/08/2023

I have acquired the Lightbringers and Earth Goddesses splatbooks! I have only just started reading them (so far I’m quite happy) but you should expect some in-depth reviews in the coming weeks.

26/07/2023

We reviewed the Prosopaedia! Hopefully this is an insightful and nuanced look at this wonderfully illustrated encyclopedia of 's mythical lanscape

We review the first Cults of RuneQuest release! The Prosopaedia is a wonderfully illustrated encyclopedia of Glorantha's mythical landscape, and a proof that RuneQuest isn't like any other fantasy game. Bur learn more in this in-depth and nuanced review!

24/07/2023

Runic Rants: "Speaking in Character", in which Ludo ponders the question of how people in refer to game terms, and how players can tap into it!

Runic Rants is an irregular series of thoughts, opinions, and experiments about RuneQuest. This article was originally written as a comment on the BRP Central forums, and has been heavily edited and expanded here. A question that I've seen come up a few times online is that of game terms emplo

18/07/2023

Ludo's adventure "Bog Struggles" is part of the Christmas in July sale! Grab it and have your players meet some cute Newtlings... plus some Spirit World body horror! tiny.cc/bog-struggles

18/07/2023

Ludo's adventure "A Short Detour" is part of the Christmas in July sale! Grab it and give a great moral conundrum to your players, plus a new villain and some Chaotic shenanigans! tiny.cc/a-short-detour

15/07/2023

Time to go buy the Prosopaedia! Flip to a random page and read about some new deity you probably didn't know about! Mention it in your next game! It's fun!

The home of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, and Questworlds. Your gateway to mythic adventure.

15/07/2023

Joerg and Ludo welcome Austin Conrad to talk about making up your own cults! We chat about the different types of cults, bounce random ideas for new cults, look at Hrunda from Austin's "To Hunt A God", and more! https://godlearners.com/episode-25-making-up-cults/

06/07/2023

The God Learners podcast is now available on Amazon Music! Thanks to the friends who told us it was missing there!

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.

06/07/2023

Apologies about our next episode being late. It's been recorded and edited, but we need more time for the show notes! In the meantime, do like the last of the Seven Mothers! https://buff.ly/44uwcAe

18/06/2023

Ludo talks to Bryon, who is a long time RuneQuest lover who played in Fantasy Earth until the release of the RuneQuest Glorantha Quickstart in 2017. We rant about the setting's depth, convention games, editing issues, session prep, and more! https://godlearners.com/glorantha-initiation-bryon-convention-games-and-whats-a-babeester-gor/

05/06/2023

Joerg and Ludo have no guest this month, because Joerg needs to vent some more about the Gbaji War after last month's Arkat episode with Bud! Joerg takes us on a tour of all the other major NPCs of the apocalyptic end of the First Age!

Joerg and Ludo have no guest this month, because Joerg needs to vent some more about the Gbaji War! After last month's close look at Arkat with our great guest Bud, Joerg now takes us on a tour of all the other major NPCs of the apocalyptic end of the First Age!

09/05/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 99 is out! Arkat, spreadsheets, combat, new digital downloads for your rulebook, demographics, chief and crown tests, many videos, and more!

The Journal of Runic Studies 99 is out! Arkat, spreadsheets, combat, new digital downloads for your rulebook, demographics, chief and crown tests, many videos, and more!

08/05/2023

Our new episode is all about the legendary figure of Arkat, with Bud (from Bud's RPG Review) as our guest. Together we talk nonsense about Arkat's life, accomplishments, war against Nysalor, and legacy. Of course we give plenty of ideas for using Arkati lore in a game. Plus: conspiracy theories! https://godlearners.com/episode-23-arkat-the-minmaxer/

02/05/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 98 is out! Our latest episode, ChaosiumCon report, Jonstown Compendium releases, lists of celestial and air gods, Lunar armies, religion in , a Spotify playlist for your games, and more!

The Journal of Runic Studies 98 is out! Our latest episode, ChaosiumCon report, Jonstown Compendium releases, lists of celestial and air gods, Lunar armies, religion in , a Spotify playlist for your games, and more!

01/05/2023

The Covid pandemic is still going, airline companies still suck, and the US is an increasingly dystopian place. What can possibly make me take a flight to the US and spend time at some crowded indoors event? Well, it's ChaosiumCon of course!

It's April 2023, the Covid pandemic is still going, airline companies still suck, and the US is an increasingly dystopian place. So what can possibly make me take a flight to the US and spend time at some crowded indoors event? Well, it's ChaosiumCon of course!

27/04/2023

New Glorantha Initiation episode is out! Ludo talks to Michael, who came out of the "deep freeze" with RuneQuest! We chat about old games, Prax, Gloranthan fiction, dealing with large amounts of lore, and not worrying too much about it.

In this Glorantha Initiation episode Ludo talks to Michael, who came out of the "deep freeze" with RuneQuest! We chat about old games, Prax, Gloranthan fiction, dealing with large amounts of lore, and not worrying too much about it.

25/04/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 97 is out! It's a quiet week but we've got some heroquesting questions, the rules-light Gloranthan system Rune Heart, a mighty Malagasy rotten egg, and more!

Welcome to a new issue of the Journal of Runic Studies, the premier Malkioni publication for studies into the nature of Glorantha. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please consult with the spirit bound to the appropriate electronic page. This was a pretty quiet week. I'm still catching up from all t

18/04/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 96 is out! Some quick thoughts about ChaosiumCon 2023, some art for Six Ages 2, hunting gods, new counters for Dragon Pass, summoning earth elementals, Bronze Age female beauty, and more!

The Journal of Runic Studies 96 is out! Some quick thoughts about ChaosiumCon 2023, some art for Six Ages 2, hunting gods, new counters for Dragon Pass, summoning earth elementals, Bronze Age female beauty, and more!

11/04/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 95 is out! A Lunar trollkin adventurer, previews of Jonstown Compendium books, reed boats, Beast People, painted Broos, the assassin's teapot, the neverending storm of Lake Maracaibo, and more!

The Journal of Runic Studies 95 is out! A Lunar trollkin adventurer, previews of Jonstown Compendium books, reed boats, Beast People, painted Broos, the assassin's teapot, the neverending storm of Lake Maracaibo, and more!

04/04/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 94 is out! The Lunar Empire, Six Ages 2, the metaplot, looking at Teshnos, All Fool's Day, Roman road construction, and more! https://godlearners.com/journal-of-runic-studies-94/

03/04/2023

In episode 22 we welcome Nick Brooke who tells us all about the Lunar Empire! We chat about what adventurers know and think about the Lunars, the history of the Empire, playing a Seven Mothers initiate, and of course Chaos and Illumination! https://godlearners.com/episode-22-people-of-glorantha-the-lunar-empire/

28/03/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 93 is out! Our review of the Weapons & Equipment guide, boosting your Humakti with sorcery, culture vs cults, Lunar spies, Telmori theories, ChatGPT talks about , literature in ancient Egypt, and more!
https://godlearners.com/journal-of-runic-studies-93/

26/03/2023

The God Learners finally review the RuneQuest Weapons & Equipment guide! Ludo walks you through all the chapters with his thoughts on what's good, what's bad, and what's useless. Plus, pretty pictures!
https://godlearners.com/review-runequest-weapons-equipment/

21/03/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 92 is out! BRP returns, human sacrifice, cult relationships, ancient diet, fun with evolutionary biology, and more! https://godlearners.com/journal-of-runic-studies-92/

14/03/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 91 is out! Correction for the Earth Goddesses cover, the BRP big gold book, a visit of Old Pavis, flogging that Elmal horse again, Ancient Greek jewellery, Roman marble, and more!

The Journal of Runic Studies 91 is out! Correction for the Earth Goddesses cover, the BRP big gold book, a visit of Old Pavis, flogging that Elmal horse again, Ancient Greek jewellery, Roman marble, and more!

07/03/2023

The Journal of Runic Studies 90 is out! Our latest podcast episode, the gorgeous cover of the Lightbringers cult book, Jonstown Compendium releases, old HeroWars terms that won't die, Spanish blogging, ancient rock tombs, and more! https://godlearners.com/journal-of-runic-studies-90/

05/03/2023

In episode 21 of the God Learners podcast Ludo and Joerg welcome James Coquillat of Chaosium! We chat about his discovery of Gloranhta, involvement with the RuneQuest Starter Set, gamemaster duties on the New Hero actual play stream, and more!
https://godlearners.com/episode-21-gamemastering-a-new-hero/