The most amazing thing when I first read GRoY twenty-five years ago was the way in which it presented an orthogonal view of religion (and history and mythology) in Glorantha, not exactly discrediting the previous stories of the Third Age, but showing that there was something deeper there. That a single culture could present a different point of view that could still be lined up when you squinted.
Greg's creations of artifacts, especially the Gods' Wall, also did a lot to make his world feel lived in.
Fundamentally, GRoY is an emperor's list, and in some ways its core storytelling is very limited as a result. But it's when you understand the larger stories of Glorantha, and what it might be presenting in a different way, that this book really shines.
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