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Love + Craft: our one-on-one collection 'Does Love Forgive?' is 25% off for Valentine's Day
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Feb 2022
Does Love Forgive? is a collection of two special scenarios for Call of Cthulhu for one Keeper and one player. And it's 25% off for Valentine's Day. Play Does Love Forgive? with someone special in your life: both adventures are perfect for a fun evening of gaming for two people. Each scenario c
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'The Dread from Geneva Lake' to debut at Gary Con XIV next month
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Feb 2022
The Dread From Geneva Lake is an officially licensed Call of Cthulhu scenario by Luke Gygax and Skeeter Green that will make its debut at Gary Con XIV next month. Featuring original music from Eric Harris of Gygax Guild.Gary Con is the gaming convention held in Lake Gen
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Now at Roll20: save 15% with the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Bundle!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Feb 2022
Now at Roll20: save 15% with the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Bundle!Bundle includes the Keeper Rulebook, Keeper Screen Pack, and Call of Cthulhu Starter Set. The perfect trio to start your Keeper collection on Roll20!Play Call of Cthulhu with Roll20!Throughout 2022 we'll be adding mor
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Vale Richard L. Tierney, 1936 - 2022
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Feb 2022
Vale Richard L. Tierney, writer, poet and scholar of H. P. Lovecraft, who passed away on February 1st at the age of 85.Richard was well-known for his work in heroic fantasy including his Red Sonja novels, and his Simon of Gitta series combining the Cthulhu Mythos with Gnosticism. For Chaosium, Richa
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From the Q&A: Isn't the Cthulhu Mythos in the public domain?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Feb 2022
From our Fan Use and Licensing Q&A:Q: Isn’t H.P. Lovecraft/Cthulhu Mythos in the public domain?A: Because H.P.Lovecraft died over 70 years ago, his individual writings are now in the public domain. However, the Mythos was/is a shared creation—even in HPL's lifetime ("the Lovecraft Circle").
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Out of the Suitcase #29: Kids, that's how layout was done back in those days...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Feb 2022
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.A relic from The Chaosium archives... I came across the original layout board for page 134 of 1990's Cthulhu Casebook. This is the Star Elder Sign – which first appeared as the 'Arcane Symbol' in Cal
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Call of Cthulhu Classic: Printing and Shipping update
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Feb 2022
As January came to a close we were pleased to be able to update our Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter backers with the best news: all of the printing of the boxes and their contents has been completed and collation of the boxed sets has been underway all month. The latest word from
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Talking about Terror Paths
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jan 2022
Call of Cthulhu creator Sandy Petersen discusses Terror Paths, a new board game inspired by the Call of Cthulhu RPG, and produced by our friends at Petersen Games under license from Chaosium Inc. The expected release is later this year. For more about Terror Paths visit: https://petersenga
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