''Cults of Terror'' is a

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supplement for ''

RuneQuest ''RuneQuest'' (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson (game designer), Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford (game designer), Gre ...

'', originally published by

Chaosium Chaosium Inc. ( ) is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford in 1975. Chaosium's major titles include ''Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Call of Cthulhu'', based on the horror fic ...

in 1981. The sourcebook details nine evil deities and the cults that worship them, for use in Greg Stafford's fantasy world of

Glorantha Glorantha is a fantasy world created by Greg Stafford. Overview It was first introduced in the board game '' White Bear and Red Moon'' (1975) by Chaosium and then in a number of other board, roleplaying and computer games, including ''RuneQ ...

Publication history

Originally published as a softback book by

in 1981. It was republished in 2002 by

Moon Design Publications Moon Design Publications are publishers of tabletop role-playing game books set in Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha. They were founded in 1998 by Rick Meints and Colin Phillips in the UK. History Rick Meints was an ...

in a single volume with ''

Cults of Prax ''Cults of Prax'' is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1979 for the fantasy role-playing game ''RuneQuest'' that describes the various religions that are central to the game. It was republished in 2016 in PDF format as part of Chaosium's ''R ...

'' as ''Glorantha Classics Volume 3, Cult Compendium'', as a hardback with a dustcover and softback, it was republished as a PDF in 2010. The 1981 edition was republished in 2016 in PDF format as part of Chaosium's RuneQuest: Classic Edition Kickstarter. Shannon Appelcline explained that "Though some of ''RuneQuest'''s first supplements were simple dungeon crawls and stat books, many others were groundbreaking. ''Cults of Prax'' (1979) and ''Cults of Terror'' (1981) gave precise details on the worship of a few dozen gods within the world of Glorantha, further delving into the depths of ''RuneQuests sophisticated religions."

* Introduction - How Gloranthan cults work, maps, a pronunciation guide and ''The Reminiscences of Paulis Longvale'', an in-world document detailing a region called ''Dorastor''. * History And Cosmology By Greg Stafford. An 11 page Gloranthan guide. * Primal Chaos By Ken Kaufer * Mallia By Anders Swenson * Bagog By Charlie Krank And John Natzke * Thed By Sandy Petersen * Vivamort By Sean Summers * Thanatar By Jennell Jaquays * The Crimson Bat By Rudy Kraft * Krarsht By John Natzke, Lynn Willis, and Charlie Krank * Nysalor/Gbaji By Greg Stafford

Reception

Ron Pehr reviewed ''Cults of Terror'' in ''

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'' No. 42. Pehr commented that "if you play ''RuneQuest'', or even if you just want to see what an excellent game aid can be, you'll buy ''Cults of Terror''." Patrick Amory reviewed ''Cults of Terror'' for ''

Different Worlds ''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987. Scope ''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Rune ...

'' magazine and stated that "I advise you that you do not waste money on ''Cults of Terror'': it is not being used at half its potential if only for NPCs. However, if you plan to use it like any cult book, I give it my heartiest recommendation. ''Cults of Terror'' is one of the most thought-provoking, well-written and imaginatively-designed sourcebooks on the market." Oliver Dickinson reviewed ''Cults of Terror'' for ''

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'' #34, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that "For GMs who set their campaigns in ''Glorantha'' and use the ''RuneQuest'' religious structures and cosmology, and for all those who wish to know more of this fascinating world, this book is essential reading."

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* {{official, http://www.chaosium.com/runequest Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1981 RuneQuest 2nd edition supplements

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