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Dicestormers playing their way through the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and there are 10 to be won
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Jan 2019
Chaosium has teamed up with our friends the Dicestormers, who'll be playing their way through the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, and giving away 10 copies as they go! Enter the competition here: https://gleam.io/C9Bvc/call-of-cthulhu-starter-setThe first adventure is Alone Against the F
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Arcanacon is happening in Melbourne, Australia on January 26 - 27
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Jan 2019
Chaosium is pleased to be a major sponsor of Arcanacon 2019, one of Australia's most long-running dedicated tabletop roleplaying conventions.Arcanacon is happening at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition centre (same location as PAX Aus) on the Australia Day weekend, Saturday
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RuneQuest is part of New Gamemaster Month, kicking off on January 8th!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Jan 2019
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!New Gamemaster Month gives you what you need to run your first game: Inspiration, adv
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Happy New Year 2019 and Sacred Time Greetings from The Chaosium
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Jan 2019
We have had a remarkable 2018 at The Chaosium, our successes made bittersweet by the death of our beloved founder Greg Stafford in October. We're so pleased Greg got to see the publication of the new Chaosium edition of RuneQuest, and also that he knew that King Arthur Pendragon - the game
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Call of Cthulhu Starter Set Launch Party in Newcastle, UK
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Dec 2018
Following on from our Call of Cthulhu Starter Set Launch Parties in GOOD GAMES Stores across Australia earlier this month, we're holding a launch party in Newcastle, UK on January 6th.Join Lynne Hardy, assistant Call of Cthulhu line editor, for a day of madness, demonstration games, and ca
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New Chaosium YouTube video series introduces the Call of Cthulhu RPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Dec 2018
To coincide with the launch of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Edition, we've created a new video series introducing the game. Specifically pitched to newcomers to roleplaying games and Call of Cthulhu, these short (2 - 3 minutes) videos cover basic topics including "What is an RPG?" and "What
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Join the Harlem Unbound 2nd Ed Preview List!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Nov 2018
Earlier this year we were pleased to announce that Chaosium is to publish a new edition of Chris Spivey's critically acclaimed Call of Cthulhu supplement Harlem Unbound. Chris and his team are now hard at work on the new edition, which features additional scenarios, new maps and new art. A
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Unnatural Selections #12 - reviewers discuss how Call of Cthulhu the video game gets its inspiration from the tabletop RPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Nov 2018
Here are some more recent reviews of Call of Cthulhu that focus on how the video game is inspired by and emulates the essence of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG:"4/5. Call of Cthulhu immediately
earns points for shelving horror tropes in favor of focusing on the foreboding
atmosphere an
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