Journey to Jonstown #76: Adventure in Dragon Pass

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 community content program for independent content creators. These titles are all based in the Dragon Pass region of Glorantha, one of the core setting locations for the RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha game. If you find something you like, give it a star rating or even a review!

Nochet: The Great Library
By Harald Smith, Michael Bernth and Martin Crim.
240 pages: $19.99 PDF or $42.99 hardcover

Near the heart of Glorantha's greatest city is the greatest Temple of Knowledge in the world. Over 1,000 sages, scholars, and scribes worship and work here and the library is bursting with books, scrolls, artifacts, and information that many from across Glorantha seek. The work includes: an overview of the Great Library, detailed maps and descriptions of locations for all floors, Daily Life, Favored Places, Sandbox Sessions, Encounters, Rumors, Legends, new Sorcery spells, spirits and demons, and many details on the library's extensive collections.

Nochet: The Great Library includes a complete RuneQuest scenario, "The Terror Out of Time", in which young initiates confront an unexpected and ancient foe. 8 pregenerated characters accompany the scenario, though players can also use their own. 

It is designed to expand options for your urban Gloranthan adventures as previously described in the companion work, Nochet: Queen of Cities.

Ghosts of the Golden Horde
By Peter Hart, art by Dario Corallo.
86 pages: $11.99 PDF

Delecti the Necromancer, the Lord of the Upland Marsh has been greatly disturbed by the events of the Dragonrise and the ensuing surge in draconic magic. Accordingly, he commands one of his many servants, Artemisia, a Dancer in Darkness, to obtain the Analecti Codex, a tome rich in draconic lore. Adventurers must rise to the challenges facing them and their communities. A cast of characters with friends and foes aplenty sets the scene for epic adventure.

The Battle of Gavren Bridge
By Christian Grundel, art by John Malcolm.
14 pages: Pay What You Want to support the Public Library in West Warwick, RI

A supplementary episode for The Company of the Dragon, based upon the DMs After Dark episodes of the same name, in which the company aids the besieged rebels of Whitewall. 

Old Owl Tower
By Diana Probst & Erin McGuire, with art by Kristi Herbert and others.
91 pages: $12.95 PDF or $7.99 for the Roll20 VTT version

Mythical beasts attack the village of Owlstead! The adventurers must track down their source and somehow close an ancient portal before it creates a new Chaos Nest. This standalone sequel to The Gate of Dusk further develops Beer With Teeth’s campaign about the Locaem Tribal succession, and contains an extensive bestiary.

Strangers in Balazar
By Jon Hunter and Frank Montellano, art by Dario Corallo.
104 pages: $12.00 PDF

Thirteen diverse groups of visitors to the land of Balazar (Lunars, Praxians, Pentans and more besides), each bringing depth, energy, plot twists, emphasis, and a touch of outside flavour to the land of smilodons and citadels. Two essays set out how key events of the Hero Wars are seen from Balazar and detail the Elkoi Gold Rush of 1627; the appendix reproduces a selection of material from Back to Balazar for ease of reference.

Map of Dragon Pass and Prax
By Colin Driver
One high-resolution map: $4.99 PDF

This map by Colin Driver, the cartographer for the Guide to Glorantha and other books from Moon Design Publications, contains an updated version of the Dragon Pass and Prax map at twice the resolution seen in the Argan Argar Atlas (400 dots per inch, up from 200). All purchasers receive a license allowing them to include excerpts (inc. modified excerpts) in their own Jonstown Compendium products. The PDF includes a 5 mile / 8 kilometer hex grid that can be toggled off.

Dine’n’Dash in Dragon Pass
By John Lawson, lavishly illustrated by Alice Haun, Jean Walter, Sick Joe and William Muljo.
216 pages: $25.00 PDF

And now for something completely different: a Gloranthan cookbook! Have you ever wanted to eat like a Gloranthan? Well, here’s your chance!

This book describes of 26 Geo’s Inns across the greater Dragon Pass region and contains over 130 illustrated recipes, including traditional fare, regional delicacies, and local favorites. Each recipe provides common alternatives for the more “exotic” ingredients: they include roasts, casseroles, sautés, stews, soups, salads, snacks, sandwiches, sauces, pastes, pies, pastries, puddings, tarts, breads, biscuits, beverages, and candies. From individual meals, to religious events, to banquets for hundreds – from the humblest of cottars’ stews to feasts fit for kings, heroes, and gods

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