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"What *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf?" – Monte Cook's Call of Cthulhu essay from Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th Jan 2023
"Since the early days of the hobby, if you were to ask virtually any roleplayer what *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf... it's likely the answer would be Call of Cthulhu."
So says GAMA Hall of Fame designer Monte Cook in his chapter for Hobby Games: The 100 Best (2007, edited
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Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers in the last two weeks!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jan 2023
Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we're likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule. But never fear, there's already a new shipment on the way – it's due i
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7th Sea First Edition titles now available POD at DriveThruRPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jan 2023
Ten new Print-on-Demand titles are now available for 7th Sea First Edition at DriveThruRPG. This includes the Game Master's Guide and Players Guide for the first edition of the game.NEW 7th SEA FIRST EDITION IN PRINT7th Sea: Game Master's Guide7th Sea: Players' GuideNations of Théah: The Pirate
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Miskatonic Monday #67c: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Jan 2023
The Curse of Black Teeth Keetes is our newest POD title in the Miskatonic Repository (released today!) and Viral is one of the best-selling (and fastest to Platinum status). Call of Cthulhu titles in the Miskatonic Repository that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales
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Miskatonic Monday #67b: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jan 2023
Under the Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can sell and share their own independently-created material on DriveThruRPG. Ttles that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales) are eligible to become Print-On-Demand. Here we're featuring all the titles
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Miskatonic Monday #67a: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jan 2023
"No one who had ever seen this guy in his infancy would have supposed him born to be an author" – Jane Austen (probably). Stuart Sellens is excited to announce he's got another Call of Cthulhu release to print: Host and Hostility, his Miskatonic Repository collection of scenarios for&
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New Gamemaster Month is underway: still not too late to take part!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Jan 2023
It's week three of New Gamemaster Month, and if you’re just jumping in, don’t fret—it’s not too late. You have a bit of catching up to do, but nothing you can’t handle. This is the annual month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts, organised by our friends at Monte Cook Games to guide pros
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From the Q&A: How is Chaosium and its games affected by the Dungeons & Dragons' Open Gaming Licence controversy?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Jan 2023
From our Frequently Asked Questions:Q: How is Chaosium and its games affected by the Dungeons & Dragons' Open Gaming Licence controversy?A: Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, Rivers of London, Questworlds and the rest of the Chaosium family of games are utterly unaffected by wh
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