The God Learners
Video Games
A podcast about gaming in Glorantha in which we cover news and discuss topics about RuneQuest, QuestWorlds, and other related games such as 13th Age Glorantha, King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages, The Gods War, or Khan of Khans.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Video Games
Description:
A podcast about gaming in Glorantha in which we cover news and discuss topics about RuneQuest, QuestWorlds, and other related games such as 13th Age Glorantha, King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages, The Gods War, or Khan of Khans.
Language:
English
Website:
https://godlearners.com
Episodes
Episode 31: Treasures of Glorantha
5/3/2024
A new episode is out but Joerg still doesn’t have his replacement laptop so there are no detailed show notes again! Our Guest We welcome the ever prolific Austin Conrad back on the show to...
Duration:01:36:37
Episode 30: Questworlds Glorantha
3/17/2024
Show Notes Joerg is still without a computer, so not only are there no detailed show notes again, but he’s not here to stop me from giving a clickbaity title to this episode! Because, indeed,...
Duration:01:38:23
Glorantha Initiation: Joel, Theology, and Old-School Video Games Boxes
2/14/2024
This time we interview Gloranthan newcomer Joel Bridge, who thinks we’re intimidating but also nice! Joel is originally from New Jersey but currently lives in San Diego. You can find Joel on Discord as @sirjamesfriendofthecolonel,...
Duration:00:57:45
Episode 29: Furthest in Tarsh
1/23/2024
Our Guests For this episode, we have Nick Brooke and Simon Bray as our guests to talk about Simon’s book Furthest, Crown Jewel of Lunar Tarsh, and about what goes on in Lunar Tarsh in...
Duration:01:49:54
Episode 28: Gloranthan Free Forms
11/25/2023
Put on your best hat, because it's time for some Gloranthan freeforms! David Hall, Kevin Jacklin, and Joerg explain to Ludo what a freeform is, and how to play in one. We chat about gaming history, conventions, Tales of the Reaching Moon, strategically placed clouds, and more!
Duration:01:11:01
Glorantha Initiation: Aaron, SpeedRune, the Second Age, and “Glorantha Varies” Extremism
10/29/2023
For this new initiation series episode we are happy to welcome Aaron King! Show Notes Things we discuss in this episode include: Credits The intro music is “Dancing Tiger” by Damscray. The outro music is...
Duration:01:04:12
Episode 27: The Cults of RuneQuest
10/8/2023
We finally have Jeff Richard on the show, talking all things Cults of RuneQuest, the revisions of Glorantha material, and even a surprise lore auction!
Duration:01:41:33
Glorantha Initiation: Matt, Old-School Rules, and the Overly Long Character Creation
9/27/2023
It's time for another Glorantha Initiation episode! We welcome Matt, who talks about RQ2 vs RQG, implied vs incomplete settings, character creation systems, and more!
Duration:01:06:40
Episode 26: Chaos Rises!
9/9/2023
We finally talk about 13th Age Glorantha, with guests Becca and Evan from Iconic Production! We look at 13AG's strengths, compare it to RuneQuest and Questworlds, and plunder it for cool mechanics to use in other TTRPG games!
Duration:01:28:44
Episode 25: Making Up Cults!
7/15/2023
Joerg and Ludo welcome Austin Conrad, of Monster of the Month fame, to talk about making up your own cults! We chat about the different types of cults, bounce random ideas for new cults, look at Hrunda from Austin's "To Hunt A God", and more!
Duration:01:37:59
Glorantha Initiation: Bryon, Convention Games, and What’s a Babeester Gor?
6/17/2023
Ludo talks to Bryon Ross without any Joerg present. Bryon is a long time RuneQuest lover, but he played mostly with the Fantasy Earth setting until the release of the RuneQuest Quickstart in 2017. We rant about the setting's depth, editing issues, session prep, and more!
Duration:01:01:55
Episode 24: Villains and Heroes of the Gbaji War
6/4/2023
Joerg and Ludo have no guest this month, because Joerg needs to vent some more about the Gbaji War! After last month's close look at Arkat with our great guest Bud, Joerg now takes us on a tour of all the other major NPCs of the apocalyptic end of the First Age!
Duration:01:34:35
Episode 23: Arkat the Minmaxer
5/7/2023
Joerg and Ludo welcome Bud from Bud’s RPG Review, where we see his hands in a typical unboxing set-up, not just doing flip-throughs but also a whole series of explanation videos: [1] It seems that...
Duration:01:07:27
Glorantha Initiation: Michael, Gloranthan Fiction, and Not Worrying About It
4/27/2023
After a hiatus last month we are back with another Glorantha Initiation episode in which we interview a newcomer to the tribe. This time, Ludo is by himself due to some scheduling issue with Joerg...
Duration:01:05:08
Episode 22: People of Glorantha: The Lunar Empire
4/2/2023
We resume our series on the People of Glorantha with, according to our guest, the very best people that there is on Glorantha. Our guest is indeed Nick Brooke! Among his many hats, Nick is:...
Duration:01:41:09
Episode 21: Gamemastering A New Hero
3/5/2023
This episode starts with Jörg pronouncing our guest’s name wrongly! We welcome James Coquillat of Chaosium to talk about RuneQuest actual play and gamemastering. James is both on the digital content team and on the...
Duration:01:04:03
Glorantha Initiation: Lee, Irish Mythology, and Reverential Tones
2/26/2023
In this episode of our Glorantha Initiation Series, we had the absolute pleasure of talking to Lee O’Connor. He came to Glorantha during the initial pandemic lockdown by way of his love for mythology and...
Duration:01:27:08
Episode 20: Imther, Edge of the Empire
2/13/2023
Our guest for this episode is Harald Smith, aka Jajagappa. You can also find Harald on the Facebook RuneQuest group and Jonstown Compendium Creators Circle group. Introduction Jajagappa is the dog-headed psychopomp of Saird, known...
Duration:01:18:39
Glorantha Initiation: Bridgett, Bronze Age Tropes, and the Basement Operation
1/19/2023
We kick off this new season of the Glorantha Initiation series with the lovely Bridgett Jeffries, aka “the happiest voice in cosmic horror”! About Bridgett You can find Bridgett all around the internet, but in...
Duration:01:04:58
Episode 19: Jackals and Ancient Worldbuilding
12/29/2022
In this episode Joerg is still taking a break, but Ludovic is here to welcome Evan Franke and JM DeFoggi (not to be confused with JM DeMatteis!) Exploring Glorantha Evan and JM are probably best...
Duration:01:04:58