List of RuneQuest supplements

This is a list of supplements for the RuneQuest role-playing game.

RuneQuest first (1978), second (1979), and Classic (2016) editions

RuneQuest 1 & 2 products and edition by Chaosium:

  • 4001 - RuneQuest 1 softcover Rulebook; Perrin, Steve; Turney, Ray & Friends (Henderson, Steve; James, Warren; editing and special sections: Sapienza, John & Stafford, Greg; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; Map Sartar & Prax: Church, William) 120 pages, 1978.[1]: 208 
  • 4001 - RuneQuest 2 softcover Rulebook; Perrin, Steve; Turney, Ray & Friends (Henderson, Steve; James, Warren; editing and special sections: Sapienza, John & Stafford, Greg; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; Map Sartar & Prax: Church, William) 120 pages, 1979.[1]: 208 
  • 4001-X - RuneQuest 2, Boxed; softcover Rulebook, Perrin, Steve; Turney, Ray & Friends (Henderson, Steve; James, Warren; editing and special sections: Sapienza, John & Stafford, Greg; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; Map Sartar & Prax: Church, William) 120 pages,. Read This First 1 pages. Basic Role-playing, Stafford, Greg; Willis, Lynn; 16 pages. Apple Lane, scenario, Stafford, Greg; 32 pages. Fangs, Forthoffer, David; 16 pages. 8 pages of characters and monsters; 6 dice; 1980. Licensed edition published in the UK by Games Workshop[1]: 208 
  • 4001-H - RuneQuest 2 Hardcover Rulebook, Perrin, Steve; Turney, Ray & Friends (Henderson, Steve; James, Warren; editing and spécial sections: Sapienza, John & Stafford, Greg; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; Map Sartar & Prax: Church, William) 120 pages, June 1982.[1]: 208 
  • 4002 - Balastor's Barracks; Henderson, Steve; James, Warren; Perrin, Steve; Illustrations Conrad, G.; 24 pages, 1978[1]: 209 
  • 4003 - Trolls and Trollkin; Turney, Ray; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; 20 pages, 1978
  • 4004 - Creatures of Chaos 1; Turney, Ray; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; 20 pages, 1978[1]: 210 
  • 4005 - Apple Lane;[2] Stafford, Greg (1978). Apple Lane. Illustrated by William Church. Albany, California, USA: Chaosium. ISBN 9781568825106. CHA4005. 32 pages.
  • 4006 - Militia & Mercenaries; Turney, Ray; Illustrations Leialoha, Steve 'S.L.'; 16 pages, 1979
  • 4007 - Snake Pipe Hollow, RuneQuest Adventures in Caverns of Chaos; Stafford, Greg; Kraft, Rudy; Illustration, Cover: Church, William; Interior Perenne (Perrin); February 1979 second edition Illustration, Cover Sullivan, Tom 1981, 48 pages.
  • 4008 - Cults of Prax;[3] Perrin, Steve; Stafford, Greg; Illustration: cover: Swenston, Steve; Interior: Church, William; Conrad, Guy; Day, Gene; Perenne (Perrin), Luise; Rune: Church, William; 112 pages, May 1979[1]: 210  (Licensed edition published in the UK by Games Workshop cover and Rune Church, William; January 1981).
  • 4009 - Foes;[4] 1200 Monsters of RuneQuest; Forthoffer, David; illustrations Becker, Richard; 112 pages, 1980[1]: 211 
  • 4010 - The Gateway Bestiary;[5] Petersen, Sandy; Illustrations: Becker, Richard; 64 pages, June 1980[1]: 211 
  • 4011 - Plunder;[6] Kraft, Rudy; Illustration: Becker, Richard; 48 pages, August 1980
  • 4012 - Runemasters;[6] Keyes, William R.; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; 48 pages, August 1980
  • 4013 - Griffin Mountain;[7] Jaquays, Paul; Kraft, Rudy; Petersen, Sandy; Perrin, Steve; Stafford, Greg; Illustration Jaquays, Paul; 202 pages, May 1981[1]: 211  (Licensed edition published in the UK by Games Workshop).
  • 4014 - Cults of Terror;[8] Willis, Lynn; Stafford, Greg; Krank, Charlie; Kaufer, Ken; Swenson, Anders; Natzke, John; Petersen, Sandy; Summers, Sean; Jaquays, Paul; Kraft, Rudy; Illustration: Map: Krank, Charlie; Cover Painting: Jaquays, Paul; Interior: Jaquays, Paul; Becker, Richard; 96 pages, May 1981.[1]: 210 
  • 4015-X - Borderlands;[9][10][11] Boxed; Boyle, John E.; Chodak, Yurek; Fiorito, Tony; Free, Lisa A.; Hoffman, Reid; Kirby, Janet; Kraft, Rudy; Perrin, Steve; Petersen, Sandy; Rolston, Ken; Stafford, Greg; Willis, Lynn; Wolcott, Elizabeth A.; Map: Chodak, Yurek; Church, William; Illustration: Free, Lisa A.; booklet: What's in the box (1 page); Common Knowledge for Players (4 pages); Referee's Handbook (48 pages); Referee's Encounter Book (32 pages); Map of the Raus Domain (22x17), Map of N. & S. River Cradles (11x34); Individual Scenario 1-7: 1 Scouting the Land (4 pages), 2 Outlaw Hunt (6 pages), 3 Jezra's Rescue (8 pages), 4 Revenge of Muriah (8 pages), 5 5-Eyes Temple (20 pages), 6 Condor Crags (6 pages), 7 To Giant Land! (8 pages); April 1982.[1]: 209 
  • 4016-X - Troll Pak;[12] Boxed; Perrin, Steve; Petersen, Sandy; Stafford, Greg; Illustration: Cover: Dupont, Don; Interior: Free, Lisa A.; booklet: What's in the box (1 page ); Book One: Uz Lore (64 pages); Book Two: Book of Uz (48 pages); Book Three: Book of Adventures (64 pages); Player Handouts (8 pages); Munchrooms A (12 pages); Munchrooms B (6 pages); Map of Dagori Inkarth, July 1982.
  • 4017 - SoloQuest;[13] LaVergne, Alan; Illustration cover: Becker, Richard; pages 80, June 1982.
  • 4018-X - Questworld; Boxed; Boyle, John E.; Florio, Mark; Goldberg, Ron; Harmon, Mark; Kirby, Janet; LaVergne, Alan; Stafford, Greg; Map: Krank, Charlie; Willis, Lynn; Illustration: Cover: Roland, Mark; Interior: Perenne (Perrin), Luise; booklet: What's in the box (1page); Introduction to Questworld (8 pages); Candlefire (40 pages); Lord Skyppen's Mansion (48 pages); Greenwald Tales (32 pages); Map of Kanos (17x22); Map of Greenwald region (17x22); August 1982.
  • 4019 - SoloQuest 2: Scorpion Hall;[14] LaVergne, Alan; Illustration, Cover: Becker, Richard; 96 pages, July 1982.
  • 4020 - SoloQuest 3: The Snow King's Bride;[15] LaVergne, Alan; Illustrations Perenne (Perrin), Luise; 48 pages, November 1982.
  • 4021-X - Pavis: Threshold to Danger; Boxed; Dickinson, Oliver; Krank, Charlie; Perrin, Steve; Petersen, Sandy; Rolston, Ken; Stafford, Greg; Swenson, Anders; Trout, Michael; Willis, Lynn; Willner, M.B.; Map: Chodak, Yurek; Krank, Charlie; Willis, Lynn; Illustration: Cover: Blum, Michael; Foster, Brad W.; Interior: Blum, Michael; Foster, Brad W.; Perenne (Perrin), Luise; booklet: What's in the box (1 page); Common Knowledge for Players (40 pages); City Guide for the Gamemaster (40 pages); Map of New Pavis (17x22); Episodes for the Gamemaster (40 pages); Map of N. & S. River Cradles (11x34); 1983.
  • 4022-X - Big Rubble: The Deadly City;[16] Boxed; Perrin, Steve; Stafford, Greg et al.; booklet: What's in the box (1 page); Common Knowledge for Players (16 pages); Guide for the Gamemaster (32 pages); Episodes for the Gamemaster (96 pages); Map of Big Rubble (11x34); 1983.[1]: 209 
  • 4023 - RuneQuest Companion; Johnson, Bill; Kahn, Sherman; LaVergne, Alan; McCormick, Jim; Nance, Ron; Petersen, Sandy; Stafford, Greg; Cartes: Krank, Charlie; Illustration: Cover: Becker, Richard; Interior: Becker, Richard; Church, William; Day, Gene; Ramos, James Kevin; Swenston, Steve; 72 pages, 1983.
  • 4500 - King of Sartar; Book by Stafford, Greg; 285 pages, 1992
  • 4501 - Wyrms Footprints, Glorantha Legends and Lore by Stafford, Greg; Stafford, Greg; Hargrave, David A.; Johnson, Bill; Krank, Charlie; Illustration: Cover: Barker, Dan; Interior: Church, William; Horsley, Ralph 'RCH'; Roland, Mark; Swenston, Steve; 112 pages, June 1995
  • XXXX - The Sea Cave, scenario, Stafford, Greg; Illustrations Jaquays, Jennell; 24 pages, 1980 (published in 2016)

Avalon Hill third edition

Boxed Supplements

The boxed supplements each contained a number (usually three) paper covered books.

Softback books

The softback books were generally saddle stitched, though some were prefect bound. All had cardboard covers.

Games Workshop third edition

The Games Workshop supplements were hardback books converted from the Avalon Hill boxed sets.

  • GW4616 - Runequest Fantasy Roleplaying Adventure, 1st Volume Perrin, Steve; James, Warren; Stafford, Greg; Willis, Lynn; Petersen, Sandy; Henderson, Steve (1987). Runequest Fantasy Roleplaying Adventure, 1st Volume (3rd ed.). England, UK. 4616.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • GW4628 - Advanced Runequest, 2nd Volume Perrin, Steve; James, Warren; Stafford, Greg; Willis, Lynn; Petersen, Sandy; Henderson, Steve (1987). Advanced Runequest, 2nd Volume (3rd ed.). England, UK. ISBN 1-869893-09-3. 4628.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • GW4667 - RuneQuest Monsters, 3rd Volume Perrin, Steve; James, Warren; Stafford, Greg; Willis, Lynn; Petersen, Sandy; Henderson, Steve (1987). RuneQuest Monsters, 3rd Volume (3rd ed.). England, UK. ISBN 1-869893-12-3. 4667.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • GW4655 - Land of Ninja, 4th Volume Charette, Bob; Petersen, Sandy (1987). Land of Ninja, 4th Volume (3rd ed.). ISBN 978-1869893255. 4655. Reprint of the Avalon Hill boxed set.
  • GW4630 - Griffin Island, 3rd Volume Kraft, Rudy; Jaquays, Paul; Stafford, Greg; Petersen, Sandy (1987). Griffin Island, 5th Volume (3rd ed.). England, UK. ISBN 1-869893-32-8. 4630.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Mongoose RuneQuest 4th and 5th Editions

There were an extensive number of MRQ supplements, generally published as hardback books. The bulk are set in the second age of Glorantha.

RuneQuest 4th edition, Mongoose 1st edition
CodeTitlePublishedAuthorSettingNotes
MGP8100Runequest Rulebook2006Matthew Sprange
MGP8101Glorantha, The Second Age2006Robin D LawsGlorantha
MGP8102Games Master's Screen2006None givenGeneric
MGP8103RuneQuest Monsters2006Richard Ford & Greg LynchGeneric
MGP8104RuneQuest Companion2006Greg Lynch, Kenneth Hite & Ian BelcherGeneric
MGP8105Cults of Glorantha Volume 12006Jeff KyeGlorantha
MGP8106Legendary Heroes2006Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Richard Ford, Bryan SteeleGeneric
MGP8107Magic of Glorantha2006Aaron Dembski-BowdenGlorantha
MGP8108Arms & Equipment2006Bryan SteeleGeneric
MGP8109Player's Guide to Glorantha2006Bryan SteeleGlorantha
MGP8110Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar2006Aaron Dembski-BowdenLankhmar
MGP8111Rune of Chaos2006Bryan SteeleGeneric
MGP8112Trolls - A Guide to the Uz2007Aaron Dembski-BowdenGlorantha
MGP8115The Clanking City2007Aaron Dembski-BowdenGlorantha
MGP8116Elric of Melniboné2007Lawrence WhitakerElric of Melniboné
MGP8120Cults of Glorantha Volume 22006Jeff Kyer & Robin D LawsGlorantha
MGP8123Jrustela2007Gareth HanrahanGlorantha
MGP8124Dragonewts - A Guide to the Eravssarr2007Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8128Blood of Orlanth2007Gareth HanrahanGlorantha
MGP8129Dara Happa Stirs2008Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8130Elfs - A Guide to the Aldryami2007Shannon AppelclineGlorantha
MGP8134Games Master's Handbook2008Lawrence WhitakerGeneric
MGP8137Land of Samurai2008Lawrence WhitakerMythic Earth
MGP8138RuneQuest Spellbook2007Bryan SteeleGeneric
MGP8139RuneQuest Character Pack2007Generic
MGP8141Pirates2007Gareth HanrahanMythic Earth
MGP8146Magic of the Young Kingdoms2007Lawrence WhitakerElric of Melniboné
MGP8148Dwarfs - A Guide to the Mostali2009Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8149Ruins of Glorantha2008Joshua ColeGlorantha
MGP8150Elric of Melniboné Companion2007Lawrence WhitakerElric of Melniboné
MGP8151Cults of the Young Kingdoms2008Lawrence WhitakerElric of Melniboné
MGP8154Elric of Melniboné: Dream Realms2009Joshua ColeElric of Melniboné
MGP8155Fronela2009Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8156Ducks - A Guide to the Durulz2008Bryan SteeleGlorantha
MGP8159Ralios2006Robin D LawsGlorantha
MGP8165Lankhmar Unleashed2009Simon Beal, Aaron Dembski-BowdenLankhmar
RuneQuest 5th edition, Mongoose 2nd edition
CodeTitlePublishedAuthorSettingNotes
MGP8170RuneQuest II Core Rulebook2010Lawrence Whitaker and Pete Nash
MGP8172Pavis Rises2010Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8175Cults of Glorantha2010Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8176Races of Glorantha, volume 12010Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Bryan Steele, Lawrence Whitaker, Pete NashGlorantha
MGP8177Arms & Equipment2010Bryan Steele and Lawrence WhitakerGeneric
MGP8178Monster Coliseum2010Lawrence WhitakerGeneric
MGP8180Glorantha The Second Age Core Rulebook2010Robin Laws, Bryan Steele and Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8182Necromantic Arts2010Gareth Hanrahan and Simon BealGeneric
MGP8184Empires2010Lawrence WhitakerGeneric
MGP8185Deus Vult2010Gareth HanrahanMythic Earth
MGP8188Ex Cathedra2010Gareth HanrahanMythic Earth, Adventures for Deus Vult
MGP8191The Abiding Book2010Lawrence WhitakerGlorantha
MGP8196Elric of Melniboné2010Lawrence Whitaker, Pete NashElric of Melniboné
MGP8199Vikings2010Pete NashMythic Earth
MGP8201Cults of the Young Kingdoms2010Lawrence Whitaker, Pete NashElric of Melniboné
MGP8211Cities of the Young Kingdoms_ The South2011Lawrence WhitakerElric of Melniboné

The Design Mechanism RuneQuest 6th edition

In 2012 RuneQuest 6th edition was written and published by The Design Mechanism. In 2015 the RuneQuest licence reverted to Chaosium. In 2016 RuneQuest 6 was re-branded and re-published by The Design Mechanism as Mythras.RuneQuest 6th edition and its supplements supplements are available as Mythras editions after 2016.

RuneQuest 6th Edition, The Design Mechanism
CodeTitlePublishedAuthorSettingNotes
TDM100SRuneQuest 62012Lawrence Whitaker and Pete NashGeneric
Firearms2012Lawrence Whitaker and Pete NashGeneric
TDM101Book of Quests2013Darren Driver, Tom Griffith, Russell Hoyle, Bruce Mason, Keane Peterson, Marko Vojnovic, Jonathan Webb, John White, and Lawrence WhitakerThe Realm
TDM102Monster Island2013Pete Nash & FriendsSword & Sorcery [17]
TDM103Ships & Shield Walls2014Jonathan Drake, Pete Nash and Lawrence WhitakerGeneric
TDM200Mythic Britain2014Lawrence WhitakerRoleplaying in Dark Ages Britain [18]
TDM300Shores of Korantia2014Jonathan Drake & FriendsThennla [18]
TDM400Luther Arkwright2015Chad Bowser, Pete Nash, Bryan Steele and Lawrence WhitakerRoleplaying Across the Parallels. Luther Arkwright Created by Bryan Talbot

RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha

4th Edition Chaosium RuneQuest, Chaosium
CodeTitlePublishedAuthorsISBNNotes
4025The Guide to Glorantha2014Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Sandy Petersen9780977785377
4027RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Quickstart2017Jason Durall, Jeff Richard978-1-56882-450-5
4028RuneQuest - Roleplaying in Glorantha2018-09-18Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Jason Durall, Steve Perrin978-1-56882-502-1
4029RuneQuest: Gamemaster Screen Pack2019Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Jason Durall978-1-56882-504-5
4032RuneQuest: Glorantha Bestiary2019Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Jason Durall, Sandy Petersen978-1-56882-503-8
4033The Glorantha Sourcebook2018Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Michael O'Brien, Sandy Petersen978-1-156882-501-4
4034The Red Book of Magic2021Jeff Richard, Greg Stafford, Steve Perrin, Sandy Petersen978-1-56882-523-6
4035RuneQuest Starter Set2021Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Jason Durall978-1-56882-524-3
4036RuneQuest - Weapons and Equipment2021Richard August, Jason Durall, Martin Helsdon, Eric McGuire, Diana Probst, Jude Reid, Jeff Richard, Jared Twing, Dom Twist978-1-56882-525-0
4038The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories2020Jason Brick, Rachael Cruz, Steffie de Vaan, Jason Durall, Helena Nash, Steve Perrin, Diana Probst, Jeff Richard, Dom Twist, John Wick978-1-56882-507-6
4039The Smoking Ruin & Other Stories2021-01-24Christopher Klug, Steve Perrin, Jeff Richard, Greg Stafford, Jason Durall978-1-56882-506-9
4041Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology2023Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard978-1-56882-465-9
4042Cults of RuneQuest: The Prosopaedia2023Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Sandy Petersen, Katrin Dirim978-1-56882-466-6
4043Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers2023Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard978-1-56882-467-3
4044Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses2023Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard978-1-56882-468-0
4045RuneQuest: The Glorantha Sourcebook 2nd Edition2024Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard, Michael O'Brien, Sandy Petersen978-1-56882-526-7
4046Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way2024Greg Stafford, Jeff Richard978-1-56882-474-1


Supplements for RQG are generally hardcover books and PDF's.

4027 RuneQuest Quickstart Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Durall, Jason; Perrin, Steve (2017). RuneQuest Quickstart. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-450-5.

4028 RuneQuest - Roleplaying in Glorantha Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Durall, Jason; Perrin, Steve (2018). RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-502-1.[19]

4029 Gamemaster Screen Pack - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Durall, Jason (2019). Gamemaster Screen Pack. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-504-5. Screen plus adventure/setting book.

4032 Glorantha Bestiary - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Durall, Jason; Petersen, Sandy (2019). Glorantha Bestiary. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-503-8.

4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook

4034 The Red Book of Magic - Richard, Jeff; Stafford, Greg; Perrin, Steve; Petersen (2021). The Red Book of Magic. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-523-6. Grimoire.

4035 RuneQuest Starter Set - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Durall, Jason (2021). RuneQuest Starter Box. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-524-3. Boxed set containing four paper covered books, maps, character sheets and play aids.

4036 Weapons and Equipment - August, Richard; Durall, Jason; Helsdon, Martin; McGuire, Eric; Probst, Diana; Reid, Jude; Richard, Jeff; Twing, Jared; Twist, Dom (2021). Weapons & Equipment. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-525-0.

4038 The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories - Brick, Jason; Cruz, Rachael; de Vaan, Steffie; Cruz, Durall; Jason, Jason; Nash, Helena; Perrin, Steve; Probst, Diana; Richard, Jeff; Twist, Dom; Wick, john (2020). The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-507-6. Six ready to run adventures.[20]

4039 The Smoking Ruin & Other Stories - Klug, Christopher; Perrin, Steve; Richard, Jeff; Stafford, Greg; Jason, Jason (2019). The Smoking Ruin & Other Stories. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-506-9. Six ready to run adventures.[20]

4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology

4042 Cults of RuneQuest: The Prosopaedia - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff; Petersen, Sandy (2023). Cults of RuneQuest 1 Prosopaedia. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-466-6. An Encyclopedia of the Deities of RuneQuest.

4043 Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff (2023). Cults of RuneQuest Volume 2: The Lightbringers. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-467-3. Seventeen long cult write-ups for RuneQuest.

4044 Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses - Stafford, Greg; Richard, Jeff (2023). Cults of RuneQuest Volume 3: The Earth Goddesses. Chaosium. ISBN 978-1-56882-468-0. Sixteen long cult write-ups for RuneQuest.

As well as the official books listed above there is an active fan publishing scheme known as the Jonstown Compendium and published through DriveThruRPG. By March 2022 there were over 200 such publications, some of which were available as Print On Demand hard copies.

Books by third party publishers

Games Workshop

Judges Guild

References