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SEVEN READY-TO-PLAY ADVENTURES FOR RUNEQUEST
BY JASON BRICK, RACHAEL CRUZ, STEFFIE DE VAAN, JASON DURALL,
HELENA NASH, STEVE PERRIN, JEFF RICHARD, AND JOHN WICK
COVER ARTIST:
Andrey Fetisov
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Jeff Richard
RUNEQUEST CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
Jason Durall
COPYEDITING & PROOFREADING:
Chris Harris, Katriel Paige, Jonathan Geere
ART DIRECTION:
Kalin Kadiev
DESIGN & LAYOUT:
Simeon Cogswell
ADDITIONAL DESIGN & LAYOUT:
Rick Meints, Malcolm Wolter
CARTOGRAPHY:
Simeon Cogswell, Matt Ryan, Olivier Sanfilippo, Tobias Tranell
ARTISTS:
Dimitrina Angelska, Dominik Derow, Antonia Doncheva, Andrey Fetisov, Elena Herrero, Jennifer Lange,
Michelle Lockamy, Eli Maffei, Sarah Miller, Naomi Robinson, Valentina Romagnoli, Simon Roy, Cory Trego-Erdner
SPECIAL THANKS GO
Ellie Akers, Shel Kahn, Anne Merrill, Jan Pospisil and to these people who contributed
greatly or a little, but whose impact has affected the game: Our apologies to any others who were unrecorded.
PLAYTESTERS:
Tom ‘Irillo Goldentongue’ McKinnell, Jennifer ‘Mellia’ Jerlstrom, Deborah ‘Serala’ Gwynne,
JA ‘Nala’ McGowan, Vivek Das Mohapatra, and many others.
This book is dedicated to the memory of Greg Stafford, architect, dreamer, and pioneer, without whom none of
us would be reading this, or playing games in Glorantha.
May Issaries bless all who begin their journeys here.
“They answered, in those woods he might be sure
Many and strange adventures would be found;
But deeds, there wrought, were, like the place, obscure,
And, for the greater part, not bruited round.
“Then seek (they said) a worthier quest, secure
Your works will not be buried underground.
So that the glorious act achieved, as due,
Fame may your peril and your pain pursue.”
—
Orlando Furioso,
Canto IV, LVI,
by Ludovico Ariosto
RUNEQUEST
A Chaosium Game
RuneQuest
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RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha
is published by Chaosium Inc.
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RuneQuest, HeroQuest, and Glorantha are registered trademarks of Moon Design Publications LLC.
The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories
© copyright 2020 Moon Design Publications LLC. All rights reserved.
This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Reproduction of this work
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Address questions and comments by mail to:
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Chaosium Publication 4038
ISBN 9781568825076
First Printing
May 2020
Contents
Introduction ................................................................... 2
Map of the Area .............................................................. 4
T he Pegasus Plateau ....................................................... 6
Part One: T he T hree Winds Celebration ........................ 6
Part Two: Climbing the Plateau ..................................... 16
Map of Pegasus Plateau .................................................. 16
T he Locaem .................................................................. 27
T he Grey Crane ............................................................ 34
Regiona l Map ................................................................ 40
Miskander’s Tower Map ................................................ 48
T he Rattling Wind ........................................................ 52
Farf ield & Dra kemere Map ............................................. 53
Farf ield Map ................................................................... 54
Crimson Petals ............................................................. 68
Greyrock Region Map ..................................................... 71
Gloomwillow's Hollow ................................................. 84
Woods of the Dead Map ................................................ 86
Black Rock Village Map ................................................. 89
Gloomwillow’s Hollow Map ......................................... 108
T he Ruin on the Stream............................................... 113
T he Pairing Stones ...................................................... 123
Encounter Map ............................................................. 127
Renekot's Hope............................................................ 141
Index ........................................................................... 156
Introduction
uneQuest: The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories
is a collection of new, ready-to-use adventures
or locations written with the specific purpose of
introducing Glorantha and RuneQuest to new players
by providing short and easy-to-run gameplay experiences.
Like “The Broken Tower,” from the RuneQuest Quickstart
Rules & Adventure, these are suitable for new gamemasters
and players alike.
In the same vein, most of the adventures in this collection
are from newcomers to the world of published RuneQuest
and Glorantha material, all eager to put their own stamps
upon this renowned setting.
Hopefully, there is something for every player and
gamemaster within these pages.
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Gloomwillow’s Hollow takes the adventurers into a
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haunted forest, realm of the ghoul-king Brangbane
and his monstrous kind.
The Ruin on the Stream describes an ancient and
forgotten place and provides a chance to learn from a
most enigmatic of teachers.
The Pairing Stones takes the adventurers to the Plains
of Prax, where they must intervene when a wedding
between the scions of two tribes goes horribly wrong.
In the village of Renquin’s Hope, a locale with a mix
of opportunities and problems, adventurers might
find solace, away from the violence of war.
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The Pegasus Plateau takes the adventurers to a holy
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festival and sacred games, where the greatest prize is
the taming of a majestic hippogriff.
The Locaem Tribe describes a Sartarite tribe whose
presence looms in many of the scenarios in this
collection and is provided for the gamemaster or
player’s use.
The Grey Crane sends the adventurers into conflict
with a legion of soldiers from Lunar Tarsh in pursuit
of a magical cloak once worn by the sacred defender
of a remote village.
The small town of Farfield is menaced by The
Rattling Wind, a strange and terrible threat from a
past age, an animated war chariot bent on carnage.
Crimson Petals involves a murder mystery and a
lingering curse, and the adventurers must free the
village from the consequences of both.
These adventures can be used as introductions for
new campaigns, one-shots for a single session or more, or
connected using materials in the RuneQuest core rules
and Glorantha Bestiary, if desired. Though neither are
necessary for the use of this adventure, the Glorantha
Bestiary and RuneQuest Gamemaster Screen & Pack
will be highly useful.
On Missing A bilit ies
All nonplayer characters and monsters have been described
in these pages intended for their use in conditions described
in the scenario they appear in. Abilities—whether Runes,
Passions, or skills—that fall outside these are sometimes
omitted for brevity. For example, very few encounters in Prax
involve swimming, so the Swim skill is not usually provided
for encounters there. In most cases the skills and abilities that
do appear are specifically chosen for maximum usability, even
outside of the being’s appearance in these pages.
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