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Chaosium welcomes Simeon Cogswell and Matt Ryan to the team
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jan 2021
We are pleased to welcome two new members to the Chaosium team: Simeon Cogswell (above left) as in-house layout artist and graphic designer, and Matt Ryan (above right) as in-house cartographer. Simeon's layout and design work can be seen in our RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glo
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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 11th 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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New Gamemaster Month 2021 has commenced, and RuneQuest is one of the featured games
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jan 2021
Have you thought about GMing—maybe always wanted to give it a shot—but haven’t quite taken the plunge? What if we told you that by the first week in February, you could be an honest-to-goodness GM—and it’ll be easy!This month is New Gamemaster Month, and we've joined our friends at Monte Cook Games,
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Journey to Jonstown #18 - two Jonstown Compendium titles make Reviews from R'lyeh's Post-Christmas Dozen list
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Jan 2021
Two Jonstown Compendium Titles make Pookie's Christmas ListProlific reviewer Pookie's annual (post-)Christmas Dozen list - "what you should purchase yourself to read and play in the months to come" - recommends two works from our Jonstown Compendium community content program at DriveThruRP
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Unnatural Selections #39 - What the critics say about RuneQuest Classics, now available POD at 25% off until Dec 31
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Dec 2020
Greg Stafford in July 2016, reacquainting himself with his own "lost treasure" from 1979.It's now been more than 40 years since RuneQuest's debut, but as one reviewer has said, "it’s easy to forget how important RuneQuest was in the early days of the RPG hobby. RuneQuest was the one of the first RPG
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Out of the Suitcase #2: Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Dec 2020
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium Over on the RuneQuest Facebook group there's been a wonderful, fragmented discussion of the origins of Ducks in Glorantha recently. I thought I'd spend a little free time writing down what
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The Red Book of Magic: an essential RuneQuest expansion for players and Gamemasters alike
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Dec 2020
We speak with RuneQuest creative director Jason Durall about The Red Book of Magic, our recently-released "ultimate guide" to spirit and Rune magic.Q: What is The Red Book of Magic?Jason: The Red Book of Magic is a new sourcebook and reference guide about Rune Magic and Spirit Magic.
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