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Unnatural Selections: Recent Chaosium Reviews of Note #8
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Jun 2018
Some recent reviews of note of Call of Cthulhu releases by Antonios S. of RPG.Net, Pookie at Reviews from R'lyeh, and American entertainment trade journal Variety:ALONE AGAINST THE DARK (CALL OF CTHULHU)"…a high-octane, globe-spanning adventure that promotes its relentlessness from the get go…
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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #12: Chaosium interviews Susan O'Brien
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Jun 2018
Lynne Hardy interviews Chaosium's board games line editor Susan O'Brien for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1.
What is your background?I always say I’m on about my fourth career—life
can lead you in many interesting ways. I’ve had several different jobs: while at university studyi
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Free RPG Day 2018 is over: here's how to get SCRITCH SCRATCH if you missed out
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jun 2018
Free RPG Day 2018 is over! Our release for this year, Lynne Hardy's SCRITCH SCRATCH proved to be very popular, with all copies gone at many locations soon after doors opened. It was also great to see the scenario being played in stores all around the world, thanks to the wonderful efforts
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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #11: Chaosium interviews Kelly Grant
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jun 2018
Lynne Hardy interviews Australian RPG writer and ceramicist Kelly Grant for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background?I trained as a primary school teacher,
then as a ceramicist (potter - handiwork to the right!). I’ve since morphed into teaching Art and
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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #10: Chaosium interviews Kat Birmelin
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Jun 2018
Lynne Hardy interviews artist Kat Birmelin for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What
is your background? I hold a BFA in commercial illustration
from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. In 2016, I studied for a semester
online with Rebecca Leveille Guay, and this coming fall
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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #9: Chaosium interviews Sarah Newton
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Jun 2018
Lynne Hardy interviews award-winning RPG writer Sarah Newton for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What
is your background? Well, I have a number of backgrounds!
Educationally I’m a literature and languages fiend—I studied Russian and German
language and literature at Cambridge
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Darker Hues Studio's Harlem Unbound receives Diana Jones Award Nomination
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018
Congratulations to our friends Chris Spivey and Darker Hue Studios for the Diana Jones Award nomination of Harlem Unbound, their ground-breaking Call of Cthulhu/Trail of Cthulhu sourcebook, set in 1920s Harlem.As the nomination states, "Harlem Unbound places (issues of racism) fr
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A German edition of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018
Chaosium and Uhrwerk Verlag have announced the signing of a licensing deal to bring out a German edition of the newly-released RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha RPG.Jeff Richard, Chaosium's creative director said, “I’ve long been impressed with the high quality and artistry of Uhrwerk Ver
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