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Journey to Jonstown #34: Unboxing A Duckload of Jonstown Compendium POD!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jan 2022
"The one thing I've got to say about the Jonstown Compendium on DriveThruRPG, the supplements top tier – they are practically indistinguishable in terms of layout from fully professional releases."The Jonstown Compendium is Chaosium’s community content store for RuneQuest and Gloranthan gaming
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New Gamemaster Month Week Three, but if you’re just jumping in, don’t fret—it’s not too late!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jan 2022
It's week three of New Gamemaster Month, and if you’re just jumping in, don’t fret—it’s not too late. You have a bit of catching up to do, but nothing you can’t handle. This is the annual month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts, organised by our friends at Monte Cook Games to guide
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This weekend Chaosium will be at CanCon, Canberra Australia
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Jan 2022
CanCon in Australia's national capital is back for 2022, and Chaosium will be there running Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest. Prebook your sessions now, or sign up on the day at the Snowy Pavilion, EPIC Exhibition Park – same location as last time (CanCon 2020).Our friends Aetherworks will also be
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Out of the Suitcase #28: How 'Beyond the Pass' became Griffin Mountain
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Jan 2022
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.I played through Griffin Mountain in the summer of 1981 shortly after it was published. It's my favorite RuneQuest campaign. Here's the story about how Griffin Mountain came to be
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Coming later this year for the RuneQuest Starter Set: 14 *more* pre-gen characters – Non-human Adventurers!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jan 2022
Coming later this year for the RuneQuest Starter Set: we're assembling a crew of 14 more pre-gen characters – Non-human Adventurers!A sneak look at some of what's coming: here's a Telmori Wolfsister and an Issaries Duck, gorgeous art by Lionel Marty.You can download the current set of 14 pre-gen cha
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New Gamemaster Month starts today – become a successful RuneQuest GM by the first week of February!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jan 2022
New Gamemaster Month kicks off today – this is the annual month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts, organised by our friends at Monte Cook Games to guide prospective GMs up to and through their first game.Chaosium is one of the six game companies taking part, and our featured s
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Legendary video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki cites the RuneQuest TTRPG as a key influence for his coming game Elden Ring
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Jan 2022
Did you know legendary video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki (Souls, Bloodbourne) is a long-time fan of our RuneQuest tabletop roleplaying game? His eagerly-awaited new game Elden Ring is due out next month—and he's specifically cited RuneQuest as one of its key influences.Read more a
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'RuneQuest Year Zero', a new podcast for 2022 exploring RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Jan 2022
Baz Stevens, co-host of the popular What Would The Smart Party Do? podcast, is starting a new podcast for 2022 - RuneQuest Year Zero. Baz says,"RuneQuest Year Zero is my ongoing project for 2022 at least. Where after 40 years of never really getting into RuneQuest, I thought it was perhaps
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