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Chaosium coming to SXSW Sydney's Game Festival (19-22 October)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Oct 2023
Chaosium is coming to SXSW Sydney's Games Festival. Our team will be in Sydney Australia from Thursday October 19th to Sunday October 22nd, with an actual play show, a panel, and a weekend of game demos!STREAM OF CHAOS: CALL OF CTHULHU LIVEFortress Sydney Alienware Arena, 8:30-10:30PM Thursday
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Miskatonic Monday #83: On Strange Seas is a complete Regency Cthulhu sourcebook with six scenarios - and out in POD!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Oct 2023
Here's a prime example of a talented crew of independent Call of Cthulhu creators taking on one of Chaosium's official Call of Cthulhu settings and expanding it dramatically in exciting ways — which creators are expressly permitted and even encouraged to do as part of the Miskatonic Reposi
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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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