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Create. Explore. Play. BRP’s Universal Game Engine is available royalty-free for personal and commercial use under the ORC license.
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Apr 2023
Create. Explore. Play.
BRP’s Universal Game Engine is available royalty-free for personal and commercial use under the Open RPG Creative license, aka ORC license. Basic Roleplaying (BRP) is a system of core rules for tabletop roleplaying. Whether you’re a seasoned roleplaying veteran or new t
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BRP-based Magic World now available again in POD format
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Apr 2023
Magic World is a self-contained fantasy roleplaying game using the classic Basic Roleplaying (BRP) system, and is now available in print again, via DriveThruRPG's Print-On-Demand.
Magic World (272 page softcover) allows you to play characters in a world of fantasy, adventure, and excite
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"Salt and Serpent" - Pixel Circus plays BRP - starts April 2
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Mar 2023
Starting April 2, Salt and Serpent is hitting the seas with Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine.A story of rainbow romance and revenge, the Pixel Circus crew says "We can't wait to show you what we've put together on this system!"With Saige Ryan, Kailey Bray,
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The age of the ORC begins: Chaosium to release a new edition of Basic Roleplaying in April using the Open RPG Creative License
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Mar 2023
UPDATE! Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine to be released on April 7thFor Immediate ReleaseAnn Arbor, MI—Chaosium, creators of the award-winning Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game, announced today the April release of Basic Roleplaying: The Universal Game Engine in PDF, with hardcover to
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Basic Roleplaying's Big Gold Book: now back in print worldwide on DriveThruRPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Mar 2023
Back in January, when we put the Basic Roleplaying's PDF on sale for 99c, we had many people asking if it would ever be available in print. And now it is!Basic Roleplaying's 'Big Gold Book' is now available in print again worldwide, via DriveThruRPG!$39.95 - 400 page softcover book, price
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Chaosium is part of Paizo's Open RPG Creative License initiative
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th 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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99c for the next 9 days – Basic Roleplaying's 'Big Gold Book'
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th 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 games feature prominently in RPG Geek's '50 Greatest RPGs' List
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
So, according to RPG Geek, in their '50 Greatest RPGs' List – as determined last year by RPG Geek Data – Call of Cthulhu is #2, Pendragon is #13, RuneQuest is #16, 7th Sea is #38, BRP is #45, and Stormbringer is #48. That's good going!Note: one factor in the ratings is the number of owners of a
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