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Call of Cthulhu is on Alchemy VTT: back it now on Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Apr 2023
Our friends at Alchemy have launched the world's first virtual tabletop built specifically for cinematic immersion and theater of the mind gameplay. Its scene-based structure empowers gamemasters to tell incredible stories with animated environment, particle effects, and ambient sound, and musi
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Bookshops of Arkham pushes the envelope of actual play in several interesting new ways
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Apr 2023
Four strangers are drawn into a supernatural investigation in this immersive, darkly atmospheric exploration of cosmic horror... Our acclaimed YouTube series Bookshops of Arkham pushes the envelope of actual play in several interesting new ways: Rather than the Keeper play the different non-pla
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Unnatural Selections #71: "No doubt that RuneQuest has been deeply influential in a way that few games other than D&D itself were” - Designers & Dragons
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Apr 2023
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.On his Designers & Dragons Facebook page, RPG historian Shannon Appelcline has been writing different "inspirational, influential, or innovative" RPGs over the course of the month, alphabetically.
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Chaosium Interviews: Jeff talks about Heroquesting
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Apr 2023
In this Chaosium Interview, Jeff Richard talks about heroquesting, a core part of RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha. Jeff is talking with James Coquillat.Explore more in the RuneQuest Starter Set and the Glorantha Sourcebook.
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Salt and Serpent Episode 3 is live now on Youtube - BRP actual play
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Apr 2023
And now 'Devil's Bargain', part three of Salt and Serpent, the rollicking BRP actual play by our friends at Pixel Circus, is out on YouTube!In this episode of our swashbuckling tale of rainbow romance and revenge, the crew takes the plunge into dangerous waters, and an old enemy makes
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Rivers of London RPG Release Party in Berlin - May 1st
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Apr 2023
"Ever since I can remember, I‘ve wanted my own roleplaying game“ - with these words, Ben Aaronovitch introduces the roleplaying game to his Rivers of London novel series. So here it is, Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game, developed and published by Chaosium, publisher of the legendary RPGs&
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Out now in Hardback: Rivers of London - the Roleplaying Game
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Apr 2023
Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game is now available in hardcover!Solve mysteries, catch criminals, and come face-to-face with the “demi-monde”—those who have been irreversibly changed by magic!"A fantastic gateway into tabletop role-playing games… All in all, if this was your first ever role-pla
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Rivers of London RPG official launch and signing at Forbidden Planet, April 18th
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Apr 2023
What better place to officially launch Rivers of London the Roleplaying Game than London itself! Rivers of London creator Ben Aaronovitch and Chaosium's Lynne Hardy are coming to Forbidden Planet's London Megastore to sign copies of Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game on
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