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Out now in hardcover: The Meints Index to Glorantha, 3rd Edition
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th May 2023
In the modern collector’s market, knowing what you need is essential if you want to save time and money. MIG3: The Meints Index to Glorantha (aka MIG3), contains an exhaustive catalog of RuneQuest and Glorantha titles and related products.Over the last 40 years, Chaosium President and Glorantha Hist
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Miskatonic Monday #75: new indie releases for Gaslight, Down Darker Trails, 1930s and other Call of Cthulhu settings
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th May 2023
For creators, one of Call of Cthulhu's best aspects is its versatility. Beyond the classic 1920s setting, scenarios can and have been set in pretty much any historical setting, from the distant past to the far future. Here are new releases by independent creators from a variety of those setting
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"Setting a new standard for the future of actual play" - new viewers continue to heap praise on Bookshops of Arkham
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th May 2023
New viewers continue to heap praise on our mind shattering Call of Cthulhu actual play series Bookshops of Arkham! Have you checked it out yet? We invite you to join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan in thi
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The heralds have spread the glad tidings far and wide! - a special newbie-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Pendragon 6th Edition in Manila, The Philippines!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th May 2023
The heralds have spread the glad tidings far and wide! – a special newbie-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Pendragon 6th Edition in Manila, The Philippines!Our friends Greasy Snitches have announced:It's finally here! In collaboration with Chaosium Inc we're bringing you the
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Call of Cthulhu creators - we're opening the Miskatonic Repository to the Roll20 Virtual Tabletop!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th May 2023
Roll20® and Chaosium are pleased to announce they’ve officially agreed to support Miskatonic Repository content on the Roll20 virtual tabletop.Launched in partnership with DriveThruRPG in 2018, the Miskatonic Repository is Chaosium’s platform on DriveThruRPG, hosting independent creators for the Cal
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Characters in the Rivers of London novels canonically play Call of Cthulhu, and now you can see their Investigator sheets
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th May 2023
Check out the Call of Cthulhu investigator sheets based on the ones created by the characters Molly, Nightingale, Abigail, and Indigo from Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London novels.Rivers of London RPG line editor Lynne Hardy says, "Ben Aaronovitch and I had a great deal of fun transl
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The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set is back in stock in North America!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th May 2023
FRESH FROM THE SHIPPING CONTAINER!If you recall, earlier this year a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers converged on Chaosium.com. This was in the wake of the OGL controversy. We ended up selling out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule.We had mor
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Gen Con Events are open: don't miss our Horror on the Tabletop panel, Friday August 4th
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd May 2023
Horror on the Tabletop: At Gen Con, join us as we take a deep dive into horror in the modern age of roleplaying. We'll discuss safety tools, the evolution of horror, mechanics of monsters, and the marriage of atmosphere and gaming that makes horror unique.Friday, August 3rd at 1:00–2:00PM at the Cro
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