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Event Registration for Miskatonic Repository Convention 2022 is open
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Sep 2022
Event Registration is open for the Call of Cthulhu Miskatonic Repository Convention! This is a three-day virtual convention celebrating Chaosium’s online collection of user-made content in the Miskatonic Repository at DriveThruRPG. Proudly sponsored by Chaosium, Miskatonic Reposi
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Significant Streams #2: Spot Hidden - Call of Cthulhu actual play show
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Sep 2022
Significant Streams is a new feature on the Chaosium news blog where we highlight actual play streams, podcasts, and YouTube channels featuring Chaosium games that we think are worth checking out.Spot Hidden is a Call of Cthulhu actual-play show. Join London Carlisle, Hudson Hubbard, Matt Stephenson
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Chaosium Interviews: Generic Fantasy or Genre Fantasy?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Sep 2022
What do you prefer, generic fantasy or genre fantasy? What do those two terms even mean? David Larkins, line editor for the Pendragon RPG, shares his thoughts on the structure and stories underpinning fantasy media, including roleplaying.The latest of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series with
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A first look at 7th Sea: City of Five Sails from Pine Box Entertainment
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Sep 2022
Coming: a new expandable card game for 7th SeaOriginally released in 1998 as a collectible card game, John Wick's 7th Sea has been a beloved card game and role-playing game setting for over two decades. Now, under license from Chaosium, Pine Box Entertainment is adding to the 7th Sea universe w
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Miskatonic Monday #60 + Journey to Jonstown #45: Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest Bundles from the Summer 2022 RPG Writers Workshop
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Sep 2022
We are very proud of the alumni of the Summer 2022 RPG Writer Workshop! These new bundles at DriveThruRPG are a great way to see their handiwork and support and encourage these talented first-time TTRPG creators.
Call of Cthulhu BundleRuneQuest BundleIn this one-month-long, self-paced worksho
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Call of Cthulhu coming to Waikato New Zealand this weekend!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Sep 2022
Our Kiwi friends at the Waikato Role-Playing Guild are running Convergence 2022 this coming weekend (10-11th September), and Call of Cthulhu is one of the featured games. You'll have the chance to explore ancient tombs beneath the sand, lonely lighthouses, the back roads of Arkham country and m
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Chaosium Interviews: Why it's Fun to Fail in TTRPGs, with John Wick
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Sep 2022
7th Sea creator John Wick talks to James Coquillat about why failing in a TTRPG is a fun and necessary part of gameplay. The latest in our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube.
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Lords of the Middle Sea Update: fiery destruction and the state of things
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Sep 2022
Lords of the Middle Sea: The Roleplaying Game is in development. Based on Lynn Willis's 1978 futuristic proto-Steampunk board game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America, the tabletop RPG utilizes a streamlined version of the Basic Roleplaying system.Jason Durall, creative lea
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