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Journey to Jonstown #44: Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks - and our 250th title!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Aug 2022
The Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG is the thriving online community for fans of Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha, setting of the RuneQuest TTRPG, to sell and share their own creations. Today we mark the 250th title released in the Jonstown Compendium with a series of titles abo
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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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Out of the Suitcase #21: The first Manual of Monsters
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Aug 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.Steve Perrin's unexpected passing has gotten me to thinking about his far-reaching legacy within the world of role-playing games. As I ponder his role in those early days I find myself pulling v
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George R.R. Martin farewells an Ace
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Aug 2021
Author George R.R. Martin paid his respects to Steve Perrin on his website today. George R.R. Martin's popular Wild Cards stories stemmed from what he memorably described as a "two-year-long role playing orgy that engulfed not only me, but the rest of my Albuquerque gaming c
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Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Six: Debut at Origins '78
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2021
For our RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter in 2016 Steve Perrin generously provided a personal account of his role in the genesis of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Although at the time of the Kickstarter we publicly featured an excerpt of Steve's recollections, the full account was only ever published a
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Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Five: An Ancient World fantasy
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2021
For our RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter in 2016 Steve Perrin generously provided a personal account of his role in the genesis of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Although at the time of the Kickstarter we publicly featured an excerpt of Steve's recollections, the full account was only ever published a
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Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Four: Came the Ducks
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2021
For our RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter in 2016 Steve Perrin generously provided a personal account of his role in the genesis of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Although at the time of the Kickstarter we publicly featured an excerpt of Steve's recollections, the full account was only ever published a
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Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest – Part Three: Ha Ha in the basement
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Aug 2021
For our RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter in 2016 Steve Perrin generously provided a personal account of his role in the genesis of the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Although at the time of the Kickstarter we publicly featured an excerpt of Steve's recollections, the full account was only ever published a
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