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Kelly Grant's 'Women of the French Revolution': a free resource for Call of Cthulhu's Reign of Terror
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Jan 2023
Last Saturday, January 7th, Australian Call of Cthulhu writer Kelly Grant passed away from cancer at the age of 58.Today, in Kelly's honour, we're releasing her work 'Women of the French Revolution'. This is a free 11 page resource to use with our Call of Cthulhu historical supplement
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Want to try a new TTRPG in 2023? Our Starter Sets are just 99c for the next week!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jan 2023
Want to try a new TTRPG in 2023? Or get your friends into playing Call of Cthulhu or RuneQuest?— Call of Cthulhu Starter Set – $0.99— RuneQuest Starter Set – $0.99Both games are based on the world-renowned Basic Roleplaying System (BRP), which uses a roll-low D100 core mechanic that is sim
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Chaosium is part of Paizo's Open RPG Creative License initiative
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jan 2023
Chaosium is pleased to be part of the Open RPG Creative License initiative, announced today by our friends at Paizo. In response to Wizards of the Coast’s new version of the Open Game License, Paizo will spearhead the development of a system-neutral open RPG license that can be freely used
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Out of the Suitcase #37: A recent addition to my collection... 29 years after unknowingly insulting the President of Avalon Hill
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jan 2023
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.While attending RQ Con 1 in Baltimore way back in January of 1994, I gladly took a small bit of time to wander through the "dealer area." While there, I scanned through everything on offer at the Ava
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99c for the next 9 days – Basic Roleplaying's 'Big Gold Book'
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Jan 2023
Apropos of nothing... we've made Basic Roleplaying aka 'The Big Gold Book' only 99 cents on DriveThruRPG (normally $21.95)*.At some point, almost every gamemaster wants to create their own Mythic World. That's what the Basic Roleplaying System (BRP) is all about! It is simple, fast, and el
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Chaosium Interviews: Live Illustration/Q&A with Rivers of London artist Gary Bedell
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jan 2023
Meet a Rivers of London illustrator and watch them work!
Talented artist Gary Bedell talks about the art they created for the Rivers of London TTRPG, as well as sharing valuable insights about working as an artist across various industries. Gary is talking to James Coquillat as part
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Vale Kelly Grant (1964 - 2023)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jan 2023
On Saturday January 7th Australian Call of Cthulhu writer Kelly Grant passed away from cancer at the age of 58. Multi-talented, passionate, cerebral and caring, Kelly still had much to offer creatively, and we will miss her terribly. In her memory, later this week we'll be releasing her wo
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Chaosium Con 2023 – back for a Second Year and a full day longer!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Jan 2023
Back for a Second Year!Come Meet the Tribe!The second Chaosium Con is happening in Ann Arbor, Michigan in April 2023 and it is a full day longer! Come along for a weekend dripping with cosmic horror, essential runes, swashbuckling adventure, and chivalrous quests!For all the details including ticket
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