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Unnatural Selections: Recent Chaosium Reviews of Note #6 - "the Pepsi of RPG franchises"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th May 2018
Call of Cthulhu - the definitive horror RPG"Call of Cthulhu is now the Pepsi of RPG franchises, alongside D&D’s Coke, and the game’s success is part of the revival of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian fiction."—Paul StJohn Mackintosh, The Legacy of Lovecraft in greydogtales."The stars are right for the
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Three nominations for Call of Cthulhu in 2018 UK Games Expo Awards!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th May 2018
The shortlist has just been released for the UK Games Expo Awards, and we're pleased to see three recent Call of Cthulhu releases are in contention:NOMINATION FOR BEST ROLEPLAYING ADVENTURE
The Two-Headed SerpentReign of TerrorNOMINATION FOR BEST ROLEPLAYING EXPANSION
Down Darker Trail
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Miskatonic Monday: four new titles - an adventure, an update, a sequel, and an all new genre for Call of Cthulhu
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th May 2018
Four new titles on the Miskatonic Repository: an adventure, an update, a sequel, and an all new genre for Call of Cthulhu:Anime Punk - A New Genre for Call of Cthulhu by Carl Matthews ($10.00, 32 page PDF)"Whether you like your anime with demons and supernatural elements or just straight up mod
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Jeff Richard and Kalin Kadiev are guests at the Eternal Convention this weekend
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th May 2018
This weekend, Chaosium creative director Jeff Richard and Glorantha artist extraordinaire Kalin Kadiev (Prince of Sartar webcomic, 13th Age Glorantha, The Glorantha Sourcebook, Wyrms Footnotes) are attending The Eternal Convention at Burg Stahleck, the gloriously picturesque
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Chaosium releases nominated for three 2018 Origins Awards
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th May 2018
We are delighted three Chaosium products are nominees in the 2018 Origins Awards!The Grand Grimoire (nominated for Best RPG Supplement)The Two-Headed Serpent (nominated for Best RPG Supplement)Call of Cthulhu The Coloring Book (nominated for Best Game Accessory)The Origins Awards are presented
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We've sold out all our events at Gen Con, so we now need more GMs!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th May 2018
With 80 days to go to Gen Con 2018, Chaosium has 3/5ths of the GMs we need to cover out commitment. That's right on par with our recruitment efforts last year. Awesome!Of our 500+ table-hours, we sold nearly every ticket in just three days after event registration opened—all but two events now are d
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What's Happening with RQG #4: Jason, Jeff and Ken talk about plans for the future at Chimériades Convention
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th May 2018
Last weekend Jeff, Jason and Neil of the Chaosium team attended Chimériades, the boutique gaming convention at Château de Buoux in Southern France. Also in attendance was the original "Rune Czar" himself, Ken Rolston, part of the RQG development team.Guest reporter Andrew Jones was on hand
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Keepers Needed: "Scritch Scratch" is coming soon to your FLGS for Free RPG Day!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th May 2018
Free RPG Day is gearing up to flood stores with both old and new roleplayers. Dozens of free products are being shipped to participating game stores, intended to bring in new players or support long standing ones. Visit a participating store on Saturday, June 16th.SCRITCH SCRATCHBy Ch
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