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We designed the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set to contain everything needed - even dice - to start playing Call of Cthulhu, the tabletop roleplaying game of mystery and horror. Reviewers have described it as "best starter set for any roleplaying game currently available" (Reviews from R’lyeh) and … read more

"The Holy Grail of Horror" — Larry diTillio and Lynne Willis's Masks of Nyarlathotep has been described as one of the best RPG adventures ever made. The new Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition slipcase raises the bar, and has been nominated as Best Adventure in the 2019 ENnie Awards. Fur … read more

Our friends The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have done truly amazing things with Call of Cthulhu's Masks of Nyarlathotep: a 6 hour radio play dramatization, and Gamer Prop Set (130 items!). It's got them three ENnies nominations on their first time entering the awards, including … read more

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 … read more

Following the recent successful launch of their Chivalry & Sorcery 5th Edition Kickstarter, ANDY STAPLES of Brittannia Games shares with us the resonant connections between C&S and Chaosium's RuneQuest, which go way, way back to the earliest days of Roleplaying Games, and begin with a m … read more

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Julia Rawcliffe as Chaosium's new merchandising coordinator. Julia will be overseeing all the cool stuff that goes up on our Redbubble store. As someone who literally grew up in the Chaosium tribe (she attended her first RuneQuest Con when sh … read more

After discussing the current state of the Horrors of War Kickstarter, Chaosium and Adam Scott Glancy have decided on the best path forward for the project. Over the past few years, Chaosium has extended the license for the Kickstarter several times, but the license has now expired. We've all ag … read more

The Shadow Over Providence is a new Call of Cthulhu scenario set in a venue that may seem strangely familiar to anyone who has visited Providence’s iconic Biltmore Hotel. The adventure was written by Jon Hook of the Miskatonic University Podcast, with with artwork and maps by Matt Rya … read more