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Cult of Chaos Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy means everyone gets to have fun
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th May 2016
The Cult of Chaos, our Organized Play and Game Master program, is all about having fun and being inclusive. And so far in A Time to Harvest, our first big Organized Play Campaign for Call of Cthulhu, we fortunately haven't had any sort of the issues reported that are talked about in t
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Part Two of Call of Cthulhu Organized Play Ready for Download
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th May 2016
The second installment of A Time to Harvest, Chaosium's new Organized Play campaign for Call of Cthulhu, is ready for download. The campaign is available free to all Cult of Chaos members. Join now and you can also receive the first installment!Part Two brings the investigat
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Call of Cthulhu "The Greatest RPG of all Time" says Geek & Sundry
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th May 2016
In a recent article, the influential geekandsundry.com has proclaimed that Call of Cthulhu is "unequivocally the greatest role-playing game ever written". The gauntlet is thrown - or in this case, the tentacle, but yep, we think so too!http://geekandsundry.com/the-best-rpg-of-all-time
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Designing the New RuneQuest - Part 6
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st May 2016
By Jeff RichardI figured in this set of RuneQuest Design Notes I'd answer a
key question that we get quite often -"are you using the [pick a rule]
from RQ [pick an edition]?"One of the mantras we have in writing the new edition is
"if it ain't broke, don't fix it." In RQ2 the main things that wer
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Talking to Mike Mason about A Time to Harvest
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th Apr 2016
A Time to Harvest is Chaosium's new organized play campaign, unfolding over six months. It's offered free to all members of The Cult of Chaos, Chaosium's Game Master and Organized Play Program.Written by established Call of Cthulhu authors Brian Sammons, Charles P Zaglanis, Glynn Owen Barrass and Mi
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Call of Cthulhu 7e Kickstarter Backers receiving their long-awaiting rewards
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th Apr 2016
We're happy to report that all four of Chaosium's fulfillment warehouses, located across the globe (USA, Canada, UK and Australia), are now hard at work getting the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition shipments sent out to backers. And indeed some backers have already received their long-awaited rewards! De
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Designing the New RuneQuest - Part 5
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Apr 2016
By Jeff RichardA few thoughts on RuneQuest combat...RuneQuest combat is a fundamentally different experience than in most other roleplaying games. First, and I think most commonly talked about, the actions in a RuneQuest combat correspond with what we imagine might actually happen in a melee - someo
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It's not too late to take part in "A Time to Harvest"!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Apr 2016
Call of Cthulhu Keepers and Players! It's not too late to join the Cult of Chaos and participate in our 6-part Organized Play campaign A TIME TO HARVEST!Part One is currently available, and Call of Cthulhu Keepers all over the world have started their campaigns. Join and we'll send you the link
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