Chaosium is coming to PAX AUS this weekend, with special guest community ambassador Nick Brooke

We're excited to be coming to PAX AUS this weekend, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. PAX AUS is the biggest popular culture and gaming show taking place on this half of the planet, and we've got a whole raft exciting things to offer to Chaosium fans old and new!

Here's everything we're doing, so do come and say hi (or G'day) if you're coming to PAX AUS!:

• Chaosium Booth - Fri-Sun throughout the show! (TT1234)
• Demo Games - Fri-Sun throughout the show! (Expo Hall)
• Press X to Scream: All Things Horror Games Panel - Fri 7:00-8:00PM (Fruitbat Theatre)
• Acquisitions Inc Plays Call of Cthulhu, featuring Erika Ishii - Fri 8:30-11:00PM (Main Theatre)
• So You Want to Write an RPG? Panel - Sat 4:00-5:00PM (Fruitbat Theatre)
• Community Content Pop-up Store, Nick Brooke Meet & Greet - Sat 5:15-6:00PM (Booth TT1234)
• Chaosium Presents Call of Cthulhu Live - Sat 8:00-10:00PM (Quokka Theatre)
• Community Creator Meet-Up with Nick Brooke - Sun 12-1PM (Offsite, at Boatbuilders Yard very close by)

Chaosium Booth - Fri-Sun throughout the show! (TT1234)

Visit the Chaosium booth (TT1234) to buy the latest Chaosium releases!

Demo Games - Fri-Sun throughout the show! (Expo Hall)

Thanks to an awesome team of volunteer GMs from the Cult of Chaos, we'll be running demo scenarios for our tabletop RPGs Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, and Rivers of London! Come find our sign-up table at RPG HQ in the Expo Hall. No experience necessary, we provide everything you need to play.

Press X to Scream: All Things Horror Games Panel - Fri 7:00-8:00PM (Fruitbat Theatre)

The PAX AUS Horror panel returns! Join us as we discuss our absolute favourite genre of games; why they scare us and WHY we want to be scared! The panel will look over the last year in horror games from digital to tabletop, as well as touch on some classics that the whole family* can enjoy.

With Brian Holland, Mia, Isaac Lee, Ruby Innes, and PAX AUS special guest Nick Brooke.

*this is sarcasm"

Acquisitions Inc Plays Call of Cthulhu, featuring Erika Ishii - Fri 8:30-11:00PM (Main Theatre)

Acq Inc's Keeper, Kris Straub, leads a cast of curious characters (Erika Ishii, Jerry Holkins, Ryan Hartman, Laura Stringer) on a tour of terror that is sure to thrill, if not make you physically ILL! (This might be a touch scary, is what we're saying.)

This tenebrous 2-hour session is brought to you by Chaosium.

So You Want to Write an RPG? Panel - Sat 4:00-5:00PM (Fruitbat Theatre)

Our panel of TTRPG Industry experts are here to answer your burning questions about creating tabletop roleplaying games! Whether you want to try your hand at penning a scenario, get started in independent publishing, or are looking for advice on how to get your foot in the door with major publishers, this is the panel for you!

With Brian Holland, James Haeck, Alex Catton, David Naylor, Kat Clay, and PAX AUS special guest Nick Brooke.

Community Content Pop-up Store, Nick Brooke Meet & Greet - Sat 5:15-6:00PM (Booth TT1234)

Join us at the Chaosium Booth (TT1234) at 5:15PM, straight after the So You Want to Write an RPG panel.

We'll have a curated selection of Miskatonic Repository and Jonstown Compendium print titles for sale!

Community ambassador and PAX AUS special guest Nick Brooke will be signing copies of his TTRPG books including his Gloranthan Manifesto and the Gold ENNIE award winning Rough Guide to Glamour.

Chaosium Presents Call of Cthulhu Live - Sat 8:00-10:00PM (Quokka Theatre)

The official Call of Cthulhu Stream of Chaos live from PAXAUS! Join us for a 2-hour one shot actual play of the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG, full of unknowable horror, and maybe a laugh or two!

With the Stream of Chaos team David Naylor, Jaime Coquillat, Art Hunter, Alex Caton, Jackson Heenan, and PAX AUS special guest Nick Brooke.

Community Creator Meet-Up with Nick Brooke - Sun 12-1PM (Offsite, at Boatbuilders Yard very close by)

At lunchtime on Sunday Oct 9 we're planning a social get together for Chaosium community content creators - (Miskatonic Repository, Jonstown Compendium, Explorers Society). Anyone interested in creating for these programs is most welcome! Venue is the Boat Builder's Yard Bar & Cafe close by to the MCEC.