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Basic Roleplaying Free Character Sheets Pack
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Apr 2023
Create. Explore. Play.Basic Roleplaying (BRP) is a system of core rules for tabletop roleplaying. Whether you’re a seasoned roleplaying veteran or new to the hobby, Basic Roleplaying has everything you need for years of entertainment.This book contains the core system rules, as well as character cre
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Out of the Suitcase #41: If 12 year old me would have known...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Apr 2023
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.I used to go to a fair number of model railroad shows with my father back in the mid to late '70s, including the Ann Arbor show in 1978. Alas, I had no clue about the other "show" that would be in An
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Chaosium Unveiled: Rivers of London the Roleplaying Game
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Apr 2023
Chaosium Unveiled reveals Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game, based on Ben Aaronovitch's best-selling Urban Fantasy novels. Out now in full color hardback and special leatherette edition!What the critics are saying about Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game
A superb realization of a
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Call of Cthulhu is on Alchemy VTT: back it now on Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Apr 2023
Our friends at Alchemy have launched the world's first virtual tabletop built specifically for cinematic immersion and theater of the mind gameplay. Its scene-based structure empowers gamemasters to tell incredible stories with animated environment, particle effects, and ambient sound, and musi
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Bookshops of Arkham pushes the envelope of actual play in several interesting new ways
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Apr 2023
Four strangers are drawn into a supernatural investigation in this immersive, darkly atmospheric exploration of cosmic horror... Our acclaimed YouTube series Bookshops of Arkham pushes the envelope of actual play in several interesting new ways: Rather than the Keeper play the different non-pla
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Unnatural Selections #71: "No doubt that RuneQuest has been deeply influential in a way that few games other than D&D itself were” - Designers & Dragons
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Apr 2023
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.On his Designers & Dragons Facebook page, RPG historian Shannon Appelcline has been writing different "inspirational, influential, or innovative" RPGs over the course of the month, alphabetically.
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Chaosium Interviews: Jeff talks about Heroquesting
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Apr 2023
In this Chaosium Interview, Jeff Richard talks about heroquesting, a core part of RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha. Jeff is talking with James Coquillat.Explore more in the RuneQuest Starter Set and the Glorantha Sourcebook.
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Salt and Serpent Episode 3 is live now on Youtube - BRP actual play
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Apr 2023
And now 'Devil's Bargain', part three of Salt and Serpent, the rollicking BRP actual play by our friends at Pixel Circus, is out on YouTube!In this episode of our swashbuckling tale of rainbow romance and revenge, the crew takes the plunge into dangerous waters, and an old enemy makes
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