Best Gloranthan books?

[Dan True]

I don't play Glorantha and properly never will. However, now when the Gloranthan books are getting discontinued, I would have to miss a chance for something good.

So, for a non-Gloranthaphile, what of the Glorantha books are the best? I mean from a use-in-other-settings-and-as-inspiration point-of-view. So, what books should I get before they disappear?

- Dan

 

[Simulacrum]

Being a recovered Gloranthaphile the only recent Glorantha publication that reminds me of why I took up the dangerous habit in the first place is Pavis Rises. It's got a bunch of (really good, imaginative and entertaining) adventures in it rather than another 180 pages of "up itself" fluff. Most of the other pubs have only further contributed to the successful course of Glorantha aversion therapy I began back in the 90's.

And if you are homebrewing you could want Cults of Glorantha for the 17 pages of additional spells - the rest of the book is only useful to non-Gloranthans if you can use Gloranthan cults as a model, and there's plenty of variety there.

 

[Dan True]

Being a recovered Gloranthaphile the only recent Glorantha publication that reminds me of why I took up the dangerous habit in the first place is Pavis Rises. It's got a bunch of (really good, imaginative and entertaining) adventures

Uh, I like adventures...

And if you are homebrewing you could want Cults of Glorantha for the 17 pages of additional spells - the rest of the book is only useful to non-Gloranthans if you can use Gloranthan cults as a model, and there's plenty of variety there.

Uh, I like spells...

 

[PhilHibbs]

Being a recovered Gloranthaphile the only recent Glorantha publication that reminds me of why I took up the dangerous habit in the first place is Pavis Rises. It's got a bunch of (really good, imaginative and entertaining) adventures

Uh, I like adventures...

The Pavis Rises adventures are tied to the unusual nature of Pavis, it's a great book, best of the lot, but I'd say it's designed to be run as an entire piece, not much there to be used in a more generic context.

 

[Dan True]

The Pavis Rises adventures are tied to the unusual nature of Pavis, it's a great book, best of the lot, but I'd say it's designed to be run as an entire piece, not much there to be used in a more generic context.

But does it have colorful NPCs and interesting plots? Just reading well-written stuff gets my own creativity flowing I realise I won't be able to take a lot of stuff out of content.

- Dan

 

[PhilHibbs]

But does it have colorful NPCs and interesting plots? Just reading well-written stuff gets my own creativity flowing I realise I won't be able to take a lot of stuff out of content.

Ooooh yes.