Gen Con Celebrates 50 Years of Glorantha - The Early Years
Summary:
Greg Stafford's Glorantha setting was the basis for many fantasy games, including Runequest. Fantasy is not so much a suspension of disbelief as it is an acceptance of our own unconscious.
Description:
In this first seminar, focusing on the early years, we'll look at the discovery of Glorantha in the 60s, the Hero Wars of the mid 70s, into the first publication of Runequest by a little upstart publisher called Chaosium in 1978, through the 1984 third edition from Chaosium and Avalon Hill.
Gen Con Celebrates 50 Years of Glorantha - The Later Years
Summary:
Greg Stafford's Glorantha setting was the basis for many fantasy games, including Runequest. Fantasy is not so much a suspension of disbelief as it is an acceptance of our own unconscious.
Description:
In this second seminar, we'll take a look at the later years of Glorantha, the lost 90s, the influence of Runequest as seen in Chaosium's other games like Call of Cthulhu, the revivial of Runequest by Mongoose in 2004, the 2014 publication of the magnum opus Guide to Glorantha, and more!
The virtual realm meets reality in an epic convergence at our community meetup, where pixels and polygons give way to handshakes and high-fives.
Description:
Join two of the Gen Con Community Discord moderators (Amber and Brad) and meet the faces behind the usernames. When you join us, you'll get a special role in our Discord. And if you're not already, you can join our amazing Discord Community and connect with your Gen Con friends all year long.
The virtual realm meets reality in an epic convergence at our community meetup, where pixels and polygons give way to handshakes and high-fives.
Description:
Join two of the Gen Con Community Discord moderators (Amber and Brad) and meet the faces behind the usernames. When you join us, you'll get a special role in our Discord. And if you're not already, you can join our amazing Discord Community and connect with your Gen Con friends all year long.