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Ossi Hiekkala shares his unconventional approach for the forthcoming RuneQuest Weapons and Equipment Book
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Nov 2021
On his blog, acclaimed artist Ossi Hiekkala shares his unconventional approach for the forthcoming RuneQuest Weapons and Equipment Book (to be released on December 10th)."Instead of the obvious choice of showing gear porn, I painted the group of pre-gen characters camping and enjoying each othe
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Next week: a cadre of brand new players enter the mythic world of RuneQuest! Tues Nov 30th on Twitch.
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Nov 2021
Next week!We take a cadre of brand new players into the mythic world of RuneQuest!Join Josephine McAdam, Jess McDonell, Cynthia Marie, and London Carlisle on their first foray into RuneQuest accompanied by Chaosium's James Coquillat and GM Brian Holland!Live on twitch.tv/chaosiuminc! Tuesday No
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Seen in the Wild - demoing RuneQuest at Zulu's
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Nov 2021
"Yesterday, I had the good fortune to host a GM a game of RuneQuest at Zulu's Games in Bothell, WA," Sven Lugar wrote to let us know. Sven is an old friend of Chaosium; in fact, he was one of Greg Stafford's original playtesters of RuneQuest first edition (in particular, Sven invented the
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Have you bought your copy of the RuneQuest Starter Set yet? Because this is coming next – December 10th!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Nov 2021
Featuring more glorious cover art from Ossi Hiekkala, who did the box cover art for the RuneQuest Starter Set.
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Unnatural Selections #54 - "Best starter set I have ever bought" : initial reactions to the RuneQuest Starter Set
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Nov 2021
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. The RuneQuest Starter Set has been out for a week and initial reactions from fans who've bought a copy have been ecstatic. Here are some of the customer reviews left on the RQ Starter Set&nb
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Seen in the Wild - RuneQuest Starter Set launch at the Otherland Bookshop, Berlin Germany
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Nov 2021
Seen in the Wild! – at the RuneQuest Starter Set launch party at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin, Germany last Saturday night. Chaosium's Jeff Richard and Jason Durall were both in attendance. RQ line editor Jason Durall said it was "A wonderful night. Pizza and grappa with good friends.
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Chaosium Interviews: Magic in RuneQuest, with Jeff Richard
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Nov 2021
Here our resident Gloranthan guru Jeff Richard explains to James Coquillat the differences between the main types of magic in the RuneQuest RPG. Part of our Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube.
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Mark Smylie on the newly-released RuneQuest Starter Set
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Nov 2021
We were honored to have the renowned comic book artist Mark Smylie, creator of the epic fantasy series Artesia, contribute several artworks for RuneQuest Starter Set. This is what Mark said on the Starter Set's release earlier this week:"I did a few pieces for Chaosium's RuneQuest Starter Set l
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