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Chaosium Interviews: How Mythology Underpins Glorantha, with Jeff Richard
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
Chaosium's Glorantha guru Jeff Richard talks about how mythology is central to the structure and development of RuneQuest and Glorantha as a setting. Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube, with James Coquillat.
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Chaosium games feature prominently in RPG Geek's '50 Greatest RPGs' List
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
So, according to RPG Geek, in their '50 Greatest RPGs' List – as determined last year by RPG Geek Data – Call of Cthulhu is #2, Pendragon is #13, RuneQuest is #16, 7th Sea is #38, BRP is #45, and Stormbringer is #48. That's good going!Note: one factor in the ratings is the number of owners of a
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Pendragon Design Journal #5: Honor and Glory
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Dec 2021
By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor.A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendra
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Call of Cthulhu podcasts top EN World's Favourite TTRPG Podcasts of 2021 poll
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th Dec 2021
Congratulations to our friends at the Miskatonic University Podcast (including Chaosium's own Bridgett Jeffries), the Modern Mythos Podcast, and Ain't Slayed Nobody. These Call of Cthulhu podcasts were nominees in EN World's Favourite TTRPG Podcasts of 2021 poll. Thousa
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Start the New Year off right with a discounted Roll20 annual subscription – and play Call of Cthulhu!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Dec 2021
Start the New Year off right with a discounted Roll20 annual subscription – and play Call of Cthulhu!Throughout 2021 we've added a whole lot of new Call of Cthulhu titles to Roll20, where the game remains the second-most popular system on the platform.And until December 31st, our friends a
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Unnatural Selections #57 - "Perfection in a Box"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Dec 2021
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.RuneQuest Starter Set"Perfection in a Box: Chaosium’s RuneQuest team has nailed it! Raising the bar to new heights, they have put together a Starter Set that other companies can only dream of emulating
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Instant reading for the Holidays: Have you got these recent PDF releases?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Dec 2021
No need to wait! : buy a Chaosium PDF now and save when the printed book is out in 2022. Here's how that works: on the day the physical book is released we'll email you a coupon. Use the coupon on checkout and you get what you paid for the PDF deducted off the cost of the physical book.So start
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Sacred Time Greetings from The Chaosium
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Dec 2021
Sacred Time Greetings for 2021 from The Chaosium. To all members of the tribe, our heartfelt thanks for your support during this very challenging year.We wish everyone all the best in 2022, until the Stars are Right again!– from all of the Chaosium team:Dustin, Nick, Mike, Rick, Jeff, Neil
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