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ENNIES spotlight: Hand of Glory (Call of Cthulhu) – Miskatonic Monday #37
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Aug 2021
Author of the ENNIE-nominated Hand of Glory Allan Carey says:"Voting is open for the ENnies and I have been nominated for Hand of Glory. This was the fourth Call of Cthulhu scenario I wrote for the Miskatonic Repository and one of my favourites. Its pitch is 'On the bleak North Yorkshire moors, the
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Chaosium Interviews: Death in Call of Cthulhu, with Mike Mason
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Aug 2021
In a wide-ranging discussion, Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason talks with James Coquillat about character death in Call of Cthulhu. Topics include character Is death important in of Call of Cthulhu?, How to deal with death in long campaigns, and Character resurrection.Part of our 'C
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Chaosium acquires Cubicle 7's Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu lines
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Aug 2021
Ann Arbor, MI, August 20, 2021—Chaosium, publisher of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game, has acquired Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu from publisher Cubicle 7.Cthulhu Britannica was produced under license from Chaosium from 2009-2017. Cubicle 7 released twelve titles that e
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Now on Roll20 : the Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Aug 2021
The Call of Cthulhu release The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic is now available on Roll20!Over 500 spells of dire consequences, secrets, and unfathomable power!Contained within are gathered spells drawn from over thirty years of Call of Cthulhu supplements and scenarios. Each spell has
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ENnies 2021 Voting Now Open - our community content creators need your vote!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Aug 2021
The ENnies are the annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming. This year Chaosium itself did not submit any products for consideration as we've won our fair share recently (30 ENnie Awards from 34 nominations in the last five years). But we strongly encouraged&nbs
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Miskatonic Monday #36: undertaking the 'Write your First Adventure' RPG workshop
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Aug 2021
"I’ve been writing reviews, news stories and feature articles for so long I can do it in my sleep, and have written quite a few (as-yet unpublished) short stories, but hadn’t turned my hand to writing RPG scenarios intended for anything except my own use," says gaming journalist Royce Wilson in a fe
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Chaosium Interviews: Call of Cthulhu projects currently in development with Lynne Hardy
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Aug 2021
Our Call of Cthulhu associate editor Lynne Hardy discusses the Call of Cthulhu projects we currently have in development. Lynne is talking with James Coquillat for our Chaosium Interviews series.
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Unnatural Selections #49 - "flipping the script": notable critical commentary for four recent groundbreaking Call of Cthulhu titles
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Aug 2021
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. Here's some critical commentary about recent groundbreaking Call of Cthulhu releases that "flip the script":BERLIN THE WICKED CITY"I confess I’m blown away. Weimar-era Berlin (1919-1932) is
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