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RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel's heroic bronze of RuneQuest character Jar-eel selected for the Salon des Artistes Français 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Feb 2021
RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel has cast Gloranthan hero Jar Eel the Razoress in bronze, in the 'heroic nude' style of classical antiquity. Originally created by Greg Stafford for his 1975 White Bear & Red Moon board game, Jar-eel is a major NPC (non-player character) in the
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Journey to Jonstown #20: FAQ for community creators
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Feb 2021
The Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG is our thriving community content platform for RPG material set in Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha. New content is being added every week, with more and more independent creators taking the plunge of creating their own work. To help everyon
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Out of the Suitcase #6: Maps and Legends
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Jan 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumI was sorting through some things when I came across these original maps from 1979. Drawn by William Church, they debuted in the 2nd edition RuneQuest Rulebook. For years they were tacked up on Greg's
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People are still (very sensibly) staying in and gaming – so our 'Stay In and Game' Warehouse Clearance Sale is continuing into 2021!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jan 2021
Around the world people are still (very sensibly) staying in and gaming – so our 'Stay In and Game' Warehouse Clearance Sale that we kicked off late last year is continuing into 2021!
We've now emptied our different warehouses of various clearance items, and those titles are now offi
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Journey to Jonstown #19 - Citizens of Lunar Empire and more
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jan 2021
Chris Gidlow's Citizens of the Lunar Empire is the latest Jonstown Compendium release to feature evocative Gloranthan cover art by Mark Smylie of Artesia fame. A 172 page sourcebook for RuneQuest urban adventures, this engaging and entertaining work by the creator of Credo focuses on the d
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Out of the Suitcase #5: The Meints Index to Glorantha, aka the MiG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jan 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium In 1999 the Reaching Moon Megacorp published the second edition of my book The Meints Index to Glorantha (MiG for short). The MiG included cover pictures and text descriptions for everythin
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2020 was a big year for Chaosium on DriveThruRPG: here's everything we released
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jan 2021
2020 was a big year for Chaosium on DriveThruRPG! Over the course of the year, we released 17 titles there: eleven new releases, and six older Chaosium works that somehow had never made it to DriveThruRPG before. Here they all are in case there's something you missed for your DriveThruRPG
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The Red Book of Magic - From Concept To Page
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jan 2021
By Brian HollandThe Red Book of Magic is the latest release for the RuneQuest RPG. It expands the rules for Rune and spirit magic, and catalogs more than 500 spells amidst its 260 pages. While the final product is the perfect addition to any RuneQuest player’s library, The Red Book of Magic had
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