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How Call of Cthulhu "changed the face of Roleplaying Games" – Bell of Lost Souls
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Apr 2021
In the 40th anniversary year of the game, Tabletop news site BELL OF LOST SOULS describes how the release of Call of Cthulhu in 1981 changed the face of Roleplaying: "Modern gaming wouldn’t look remotely like what it does today without [Sandy] Petersen and Call of Cthulhu. I
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Critical Role's Call of Cthulhu one-shot 'The Shadow of the Crystal Palace' passes one million views on YouTube
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Nov 2019
A million souls, exposed to the madness of Call of Cthulhu! Critical Role's acclaimed one-shot "Shadow of the Crystal Palace" has just clicked over 1 million views on YouTube!
Brilliant work by Keeper of Arcane Lore Taliesin Jaffe @executivegoth and doughty investigators @WillingBlam, @
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Cthulhu needs you! Vote for Chaosium & Friends in the 2019 ENnies
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jul 2019
The ENnies are the annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming, and voting is live! This year the Stars Continue to be Right, with Chaosium picking up seven nominations, and licensees, partners, and friends in the Call of Cthulhu Mythos picking up another eight, in
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"It's already been a fun journey discovering this unique world" - unboxing the RQG Slipcase Set
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Apr 2019
"It's already been a fun journey discovering this unique world" — here's great unboxing video of the new RuneQuest Slipcase Set by Youtube reviewer RPG Imaginings.RPG Imagings has never played RuneQuest before and so is looking at the release totally fresh:
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Seeking Gamemasters for Origins Game Fair
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Feb 2019
Chaosium and the player-run group Rogue Cthulhu are filling tables at Origins Game Fair this June. We are both seeking more gamemasters to run scenarios at this convention.Four time slots gets you a badge to Origins!We are seeking game masters who can join us at Origins for five days of gaming.
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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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RuneQuest Con Down Under is back - it's even taking place in a Castle*
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Sep 2018
*as good a castle as you'll find on the Australian continent...RUNEQUEST CON DOWN UNDER is back, after an absence of only 20 years! RQCon Down Under III takes place on Sunday, November 11, 9.30am to late: a whole day of fun and adventure at an Australian Castle! RuneQuest Con Down Und
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