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By Nick Brooke Although RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha focuses on homelands in Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha includes two whole continents containing many exotic, far-flung cultures. These are detailed in the Guide to Glorantha. Many Jonstown Compendium contrib … read more

By Mark Morrison I had a long sleepless night in 1982: I’d just read RuneQuest after playing it with my friend Mark Holsworth and it was a much, much better game than Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. But everyone played AD&D. What was I to do? Given that I’m writing this on the Cha … read more

Our community ambassador Nick Brooke has released the latest editiion of his incredibly helpful guide to the growing list of titles in the Jonstown Compendium, our community content program for RuneQuest and Glorantha on DriveThruRPG.  RPG historian Shannon Appelcline (Designers and Drago … read more

By Nick Brooke Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha is one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, ready for you to discover and explore. Here are some recent works from Jonstown Compendium, the communit … read more

Available as a free download! The Elder races of Glorantha are far more distinctive and unique than non-human characters found in many other fantasy settings.  This pack includes 14 pre-generated RuneQuest player characters from the Gloranthan Elder races, ready for immediate play in your … read more

Bring the wonder and mystery of Glorantha to life on your Virtual Tabletop! This digital-only product includes over 200 RuneQuest tokens! The tokens are provided as PNG format files 330 x 330 pixels in 72 dpi on a transparent background, ready to drop right into the Plains of Prax, or whe … read more

Welcome to the first deep dive into RuneQuest: Warlords! Tune in here for an exclusive look. We've partnered with video game publisher Slitherine and video game developer Volmi (a Virtuos Studio) to produce the first-ever video game adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved RPGs of all … read more

The first book in our 'Lands of RuneQuest' series, Dragon Pass, has been nominated for Best Setting in the 2025 ENNIES Awards. All up Chaosium creators have received nine nominations across six categories in this year's awards. Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass is a player and gamemaster expansi … read more