Glorantha: Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars
fantasy tabletop role-playing game supplement
Glorantha: Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars is a supplement created by Chaosium and published under license by Avalon Hill in 1988 for the fantasy role-playing game RuneQuest.
Contents
Glorantha: Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars is a campaign setting that details the continent of Genertela in the fantasy world of Glorantha. The components of the boxed set are:
40-page booklet "Glorantha", covers the history of Glorantha,
100-page booklet "Genertela", covers the continent of Genertela, broken down into regions, listing inhabitants, culture, form of government, common languages, armies, and religions. It also includes encounter tables for common, uncommon and rare events in each region.
36-page "Player's Book", recommends four good starting points and societies for players,
a large two-color map of the continent.
Publication history
Chaosium first published RuneQuest in 1977. In 1984, seeking a wider distribution and marketing, Chaosium licensed Avalon Hill to create and produce the third edition of RuneQuest. However, Chaosium did not include the setting of Glorantha in the license unless the content was either created or approved by Chaosium staff. As a result, RuneQuest material created by Avalon Hill was usually set in the more generic Fantasy Earth setting.
In keeping with this policy, Glorantha: Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars was created in 1988 by Chaosium staff (written by Greg Stafford, Sandy Petersen, and William Dunn, with a cover by Steve Purcell, and illustrations by Kevin Ramos), but was published under license by Avalon Hill as a boxed set.
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