''Elder Secrets of Glorantha'' is a 1989 role-playing game supplement for ''
RuneQuest'' published by
Avalon Hill.
Contents
''Elder Secrets of Glorantha'' is a supplement which details the lore of Glorantha regarding topics such as the City of Wonders and the Plateau of statues, and information on Dragonkind and more.
Publication history
''Elder Secrets of Glorantha'' was written by
Greg Stafford and
Sandy Petersen, with a cover by
Nick Smith and illustrations by
Dave Dobyski, and was published by
The Avalon Hill Game Co. in 1990 as a
boxed set
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containing a 124-page book, a 52-page book, and a large color map.
Shannon Appelcline commented that once Avalon Hill and Chaosium realized they made a mistake in dropping
Glorantha from ''RuneQuest'', "The Fantasy Earth supplements came to an abrupt halt and Glorantha material started appearing - much of it updating second edition releases, but some of it including totally new material, including the well-received ''Glorantha'' (1988) and ''Elder Secrets'' (1989)."
Appelcline further described this relationship between the two companies: "Though Chaosium initially set new ''RuneQuest'' material in "Fantasy Earth," they quickly moved back to Glorantha, publishing classics like ''Gods of Glorantha'' (1985), ''Glorantha'' (1988), and ''Elder Secrets of Glorantha'' (1989). Unfortunately, the relationship between the two companies frayed entirely in 1989. Chaosium ceased working with Avalon Hill and as a result Gloranthan publications ended the next year."
Reception
''
Games International'' magazine reviewed ''Elder Secrets of Glorantha'' and stated that "All in all, for the Glorantha junkie, but only of slight inspirational use to anyone else."
References
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Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1989
RuneQuest supplements