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Out of the Suitcase #45: RuneQuest Advertising in (The) General...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Oct 2023
The above RQ3 advert is from The General Vol. 25, No. 2, page 5 (1989).Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.A few days ago I was asked about the Avalon Hill staff that worked on RuneQuest 3rd Edition (RQ3) products. From 1984 through 19
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Chaosium welcomes acclaimed artist Ossi Hiekkala to the team
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Oct 2023
Chaosium Inc, publisher of the Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest tabletop roleplaying games, welcomes acclaimed artist Ossi Hiekkala to the Chaosium team. Ossi has formally joined the company as Staff Artist, working with fellow Staff Artist Loïc Muzy and Staff Cartographer Matt Ryan
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Arkham unveiled – behold Loïc Muzy's full wrap-around cover art for our forthcoming Arkham book, out in early 2024!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Oct 2023
Arkham unveiled – behold Loïc Muzy's full wrap-around cover art for our forthcoming Call of Cthulhu: Arkham book, to be released in full colour hard cover in early 2024!
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Chaosium Interviews: Meet Dustin Wright
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Oct 2023
Meet Dustin Wright, Chaosium's master of customer, distributor, and retail support, who's worked at the company since 1996, the longest-serving member of the team.Dustin is talking to James Coquillat for our Chaosium Interviews series.
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Mark Smylie is the 2023 recipient of the Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Oct 2023
The Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom was established in November 2018 in memory of Chaosium's revered founder and original creative visionary Greg Stafford. With the blessing of Greg's family Chaosium will occasionally and irregularly present the award to recognise a significant an
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the passing of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Oct 2023
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the passing of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford. To memorialise the occasion Chaosium president Rick Meints writes:As one of the keepers of Chaosium’s archives, I cannot remember a day that didn’t involve Greg Stafford in some fashion or another. Eve
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Miskatonic Monday #84: the unspeakable and blasphemous Zgrozy collection
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Oct 2023
Zgrozy started in Poland and quickly became very popular both there and in the English-speaking Call of Cthulhu community, having released over 30 supplements—scenarios, bestiaries, and more—on the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium's platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at Drive
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Out now in hardcover - Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Oct 2023
Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology168 pages, full color hardcover – $39.99*Also available in special leatherette version (a Chaosium.com exclusive) – $90.00*And at DriveThruRPG – $18.99*price includes PDF when purchased direct from Chaosium.com and Friendly Local Game Stores that are part of th
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