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Announcing our official RuneQuest Stream on Chaosium Twitch, debuts Feb 14
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Feb 2022
We are so excited to announce our official RuneQuest Stream! Join our stellar cast from Monday, February 14th at 3PM Pacific, at Chaosium Twitch for our roleplaying game of heroic fantasy rich in magic, mystery and extraordinary adventure, set in the world of Glorantha.Cast MembersTaking t
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Now at Roll20: save 15% with the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Bundle!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Feb 2022
Now at Roll20: save 15% with the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Bundle!Bundle includes the Keeper Rulebook, Keeper Screen Pack, and Call of Cthulhu Starter Set. The perfect trio to start your Keeper collection on Roll20!Play Call of Cthulhu with Roll20!Throughout 2022 we'll be adding mor
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Vale Richard L. Tierney, 1936 - 2022
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Feb 2022
Vale Richard L. Tierney, writer, poet and scholar of H. P. Lovecraft, who passed away on February 1st at the age of 85.Richard was well-known for his work in heroic fantasy including his Red Sonja novels, and his Simon of Gitta series combining the Cthulhu Mythos with Gnosticism. For Chaosium, Richa
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Chaosium Interviews: Red Flags in Roleplaying, with Lynne Hardy
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Feb 2022
In this latest Chaosium Interview, Call of Cthulhu associate editor Lynne Hardy goes through some of the most common red flags you might notice in your TTRPG games, and how you can address them to improve the game experience for everybody. Lynne is talking with Chaosium's James Coquillat.
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From the Q&A: Isn't the Cthulhu Mythos in the public domain?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Feb 2022
From our Fan Use and Licensing Q&A:Q: Isn’t H.P. Lovecraft/Cthulhu Mythos in the public domain?A: Because H.P.Lovecraft died over 70 years ago, his individual writings are now in the public domain. However, the Mythos was/is a shared creation—even in HPL's lifetime ("the Lovecraft Circle").
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Out of the Suitcase #29: Kids, that's how layout was done back in those days...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Feb 2022
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.A relic from The Chaosium archives... I came across the original layout board for page 134 of 1990's Cthulhu Casebook. This is the Star Elder Sign – which first appeared as the 'Arcane Symbol' in Cal
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Call of Cthulhu Classic: Printing and Shipping update
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Feb 2022
As January came to a close we were pleased to be able to update our Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter backers with the best news: all of the printing of the boxes and their contents has been completed and collation of the boxed sets has been underway all month. The latest word from
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New Gamemaster Month is wrapping up, but you can still follow the program and try GMing RuneQuest for the first time
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jan 2022
This is it: The final session of the New Gamemaster Month program! We’ve come a long way over the past few weeks, and we’re closing in on your first game session.But even if you haven't started, you can still follow the program and try GMing RuneQuest for the first time. Head over to the N
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