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Syrinscape's MegaPack of immersive sounds and music for the entire Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Feb 2021
Now available as a MegaPack: Peru, New York, London, Egypt, Kenya, Australia, Shanghai - our friends at Syrinscape have matched immersive background sounds and music to every scene in every chapter of Masks of Nyarlathotep, one of the greatest TTRPG adventures of all time!Masks of Nyarlathotep - Meg
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Our DriveThruRPG Community Ambassadors are panelists at Virtual Horror Con, coming up this weekend
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Feb 2021
Our Community Ambassadors for the Miskatonic Repository and Jonstown Compendium community content programs at DriveThruRPG are guests at Virtual Horror Con, coming up this weekend.At 6:30pm EST on Friday 19th February, our Jonstown Compendium Community Ambassador Nick Brooke will be p
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Out of the Suitcase #9: More about the MiG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Feb 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumAs I mentioned in an earlier 'Out of the Suitcase' post, I've recently been in the process of updating a book that went out of print over 20 years ago. Back in 1999 the Reaching Moon Megacorp pub
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HBO’s horror show 30 Coins explores evil with the style of an RPG (according to the director himself)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Feb 2021
"30 Coins is structured like a tabletop role-playing game, with subplots following each other in a narrative that eventually reveals their close connections. The director said so himself, expressly citing the Call of Cthulhu campaigns The Masks of Nyarlathotep and Tatters of the King."—Polygon.'30 C
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Chaosium Interviews: Mike Mason on Mastering the Malleus Monstrorum
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Feb 2021
Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason describes the indescribable: here he talks to James Coquillat about the eldritch entities found within the pages of the Malleus Monstrorum, our newly-released Cthulhu Mythos Bestiary:
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COVID-19 Shipping and Fulfilment Update - 15 February 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Feb 2021
We hope that you, your family, and your friends continue to be in good health.While our five fulfilment warehouses are all open (US, UK, AUS, EU, CAN), the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause disruptions and delays to postage times in many places around the world. We appreciate people buying d
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RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel's heroic bronze of RuneQuest character Jar-eel selected for the Salon des Artistes Français 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Feb 2021
RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel has cast Gloranthan hero Jar Eel the Razoress in bronze, in the 'heroic nude' style of classical antiquity. Originally created by Greg Stafford for his 1975 White Bear & Red Moon board game, Jar-eel is a major NPC (non-player character) in the
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Out of the Suitcase #8: the 20th Anniversary Edition Call of Cthulhu Rulebook
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Feb 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumThe Call of Cthulhu RPG turned 20 in 2001. In August that year Chaosium produced a special edition "leatherette" binding of the 5th edition rulebook (5.6 if you want to be precise). The
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