RuneQuest - 4E - Roleplaying in Glorantha

Adventurers
Your Parent’s History
If your grandparent has survived this long, congratulations!
You can retire them with dignity because now it is time to
determine your parent’s history.
Your parent typically has the same occupation as your
grandparent, determined by the Occupation table on page
63. However, you may always choose a different occupation,
if desired.
If one of your parents dies, you may decide that the
surviving parent remarries.
Marriage
If your adventurer’s parents were married, they would
have been married by the year 1605. Gloranthan
societies recognize many different types of marriage,
including Year Marriages (marriages intended to last
only one year, but which can be renewed), polygamy
and polyandry (marriage to more than one partner),
and longterm marriages intended to ally two clans.
Year 1608
Participating Homelands: Lunar Tarsh, Prax.
The Lunar Empire invaded Prax. The Lunar army hopped from oasis to oasis but was raided and harried until it accepted
peace before being allowed to enter the Paps. Despite propaganda, this was a nomad victory.
Year 1608 Events
Modifiers
Esrolia, Grazelands, Old Tarsh: –5 to D20 roll.
Prax: +10 to D20 roll.
D20 Event
1–9 A normal year.
10–11 Died of other causes, see Random Causes of
Death table (page 35).
12–15 A normal year.
16–20 Fought in the First Invasion of Prax (below).
First Invasion of Prax
Modifiers
Lunar Tarsh: –10 to D20 roll.
Prax: +10 to D20 roll.
D20 Result
1–8 Survived numerous ambushes. Gain
Hate (Praxians).
9–11 Died skirmishing in the plains. If Lunar
Tarshite, gain Hate (Praxians). If Praxian, gain
Hate (Lunar).
12–15 Survived.
16–18 Witnessed the Lunar submission to the Pap
Priestesses. If Praxian, gain Loyalty (your tribe).
If other, gain Devotion (deity).
19 Killed in battle.
20 Died with great glory. Gain Honor Passion and
+1D3% Reputation.
Parental Siblings
If you wish to determine the number of siblings for your
adventurer’s mother and father, do the following:
..
Father: Roll 1D6–1 to find the total number of your
father’s siblings. Next, roll 1D6 for each sibling: an
even number results in a male sibling, and an odd
number is female. These are your paternal aunts and
uncles who lived to adulthood.
..
Mother: To determine your mother’s siblings follow
the same process used for your father’s siblings.
These are your maternal aunts and uncles who lived
to adulthood.
The fate of your parents’ siblings can be determined by
rolling on the following table:
D20
Fate
1–8 Alive and married.
9–12 Alive and unmarried.
13–18 Dead (was married).
19–20 Dead (never married).
You can give them names now or later, or the gamemaster
can do so when it becomes relevant.
Though determining so many potential aunts and uncles
might seem a needless detail, family is at the heart of the clan
and tribe, and these relatives provide a rich tapestry connecting
your adventurer to their clan, as well as offering up
exciting opportunities for social maneuvering and adventure!
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