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Moon Design Publications transfers ownership of the HeroQuest trademark to Hasbro
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Sep 2020
MEDIA RELEASE: For immediate releaseAnn Arbor, MI. 22 September 2020Moon Design Publications has announced the formal transfer of ownership of the HeroQuest trademark to Hasbro. Moon Design's HeroQuest tabletop roleplaying game line, published by Chaosium, will be rebranded as "Questworlds"."We know
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Lords of the Middle Sea RPG: EN World interviews Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Sep 2020
Find out more about Lords of the Middle Sea, one of our new RPG projects! Line developer Jason Durall talks with Charles Dunwoody of EN World about the coming game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America.Read the interview here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/lo
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Come play Chaosium TTRPGs at PAX Online - Sept 17th-20th
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Sep 2020
https://warhorn.net/events/chaosium-online-gaming-at-pax-onlineCome play Chaosium tabletop rpgs at PAX Online! We're running over 100 tables of events, 24 hours a day from September 17th - 20th. Games include Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Questworlds, Aquelarre, and 13th Age Glorantha. All o
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'Get a foot in the RPG industry door with community content!' A PAX Online panel for aspiring RPG writers - Wed 16 Sept
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Sep 2020
https://online.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/get-a-foot-in-the-rpg-industry-door-with-community-contentWant to write for roleplaying games? Now is the perfect time to get your foot in the industry door with community content programs on DriveThruRPG. The DM’s Guild (Dungeons & Dragon
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Join a cast of brand new players as they explore RuneQuest for the first time at PAX online - Tues 15 Sept
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Sep 2020
https://online.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/chaosium-creators-series-runequestJoin a cast of brand new players as they explore RuneQuest for the first time! The perfect actual play to learn more about the mythic setting of RuneQuest, and the unique (and brutal!) game mechanics.Tuesday Septem
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Call of Cthulhu's 'Dead Light' is part of the Chaosium Creator's Series at PAX Online - Sat 19 Sept
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Sep 2020
https://online.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/chaosium-creators-series-call-of-cthulhuChaosium’s James Coquillat takes our intrepid investigators through a story of horror and mystery in a scenario called Dead Light at PAX Online. Taking place on a rural road in 1920s Arkham, they’re in t
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John Wick and the I Speak Giant crew play 7th Sea at PAX Online - Fri 18 Sept
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Sep 2020
https://online.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/chaosium-creators-series-7th-seaLearn to play a games of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas at PAX Online! Meet malicious villains, daring heroes, and a bakery. The I Speak Giant crew is run through the rules by the game’s creator, John
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"The Velvet Underground of RPGs" Advanced Designers & Dragons maps out Chaosium's interactions with the RPG industry over the decades...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Aug 2020
RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline writes:Not every company in the industry works regularly with others. ICE is an example of a company that largely went their own way, focused on their Middle-earth license and their Rolemaster system, while Hero Games regularly teamed up with other companies in the '
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