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HBO’s horror show 30 Coins explores evil with the style of an RPG (according to the director himself)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Feb 2021
"30 Coins is structured like a tabletop role-playing game, with subplots following each other in a narrative that eventually reveals their close connections. The director said so himself, expressly citing the Call of Cthulhu campaigns The Masks of Nyarlathotep and Tatters of the King."—Polygon.'30 C
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Chaosium Interviews: Mike Mason on Mastering the Malleus Monstrorum
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Feb 2021
Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason describes the indescribable: here he talks to James Coquillat about the eldritch entities found within the pages of the Malleus Monstrorum, our newly-released Cthulhu Mythos Bestiary:
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COVID-19 Shipping and Fulfilment Update - 15 February 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Feb 2021
We hope that you, your family, and your friends continue to be in good health.While our five fulfilment warehouses are all open (US, UK, AUS, EU, CAN), the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause disruptions and delays to postage times in many places around the world. We appreciate people buying d
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RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel's heroic bronze of RuneQuest character Jar-eel selected for the Salon des Artistes Français 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Feb 2021
RPGs elevated to fine art: sculptor Eric Vanel has cast Gloranthan hero Jar Eel the Razoress in bronze, in the 'heroic nude' style of classical antiquity. Originally created by Greg Stafford for his 1975 White Bear & Red Moon board game, Jar-eel is a major NPC (non-player character) in the
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Out of the Suitcase #8: the 20th Anniversary Edition Call of Cthulhu Rulebook
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Feb 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumThe Call of Cthulhu RPG turned 20 in 2001. In August that year Chaosium produced a special edition "leatherette" binding of the 5th edition rulebook (5.6 if you want to be precise). The
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Journey to Jonstown #20: FAQ for community creators
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Feb 2021
The Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG is our thriving community content platform for RPG material set in Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha. New content is being added every week, with more and more independent creators taking the plunge of creating their own work. To help everyon
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Four easy steps in order to turn off the background from your Chaosium PDF
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Feb 2021
We occasionally get asked about removing the backgrounds from PDFs for home printing and readability. Here are the 4 easy steps in order to turn off the background from your Chaosium PDF:https://chaosium.com/removing-the-background-from-pdfs
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Chaosium Interviews: Mike Mason Talks New Books
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Feb 2021
Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason talks with James Coquillat about upcoming Call of Cthulhu projects...
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