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Chaosium will be demoing Call of Cthulhu at Asylumfest in Beechworth (Oct 27-29)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Jun 2023
Asylumfest is a three-day Australian horror book and pop culture festival in the buildings of Mayday Hills, a former 1800s asylum in Beechworth, Victoria. Where better to hold a horror con? And Chaosium will be there demoing Call of Cthulhu as guests of the convention! On Saturday 28th and
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We're running Call of Cthulhu demo sessions at OzComicCon, Melbourne Australia June 10-11
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Jun 2023
Chaosium's Cult of Chaos will have six tables running continuous Call of Cthulhu demo sessions at OzComicCon Melbourne next month. The convention takes place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on June 10-11. If you're interested in helping run these demos, please contact our
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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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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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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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Miskatonic Monday #74: Prowler at the Threshold and other new Modern Day Call of Cthulhu releases
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd May 2023
According to her bio, two-time Aurealis award winning Fantasy novelist Jane Routley has had a variety of careers, including fruit picker and Occult librarian. She is also a tabletop gamer. After many years playing Call of Cthulhu, she's turned her hand to scenario writing with Pr
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