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Fateful words of Lovecraftian horror... in anapaestic tetrameter. Take a quick peek inside the The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers. H. P. Lovecraft’s classic short story, gloriously reimagined as a children’s book by R.J. Ivankovic.Available now, exclusively from Chaosium.Geni … read more

If Facebook's your thing, come join us in the Chaosium tribe over there: 26,000 chaos cultists now!You can also be part of the tribe on G+ and through our forums at BRP Central, or follow Chaosium on Twitter. However you do it, let's create mythic stories together! … read more

Here's some more art we recently shared with the 13th Age in Glorantha Kickstarter backers.Consulting our Thanatar Catechism, we're told that priests of Atyar are known as Horns. The acolyte of Atyar is by Rich Longmore. She's wielding at least one magic-blasting head, and will be accompanied b … read more

By Jeff RichardIn my last design note I mentioned that while the new RQ Design team widely agreed RuneQuest 2nd Ed wasn't broken, it had some weak points: these were - how Rune Magic was obtained, social interactions, and the disconnect between Initiate and Rune Master.For the new RQG … read more

Work is proceeding apace to complete the 13th Age in Glorantha book, and we're getting a whole lot of wonderful art back from the artists we've engaged. Here is some art we recently shared with the 13AG Kickstarter backers, showing off some cool magical effects.The first piece is Caleb Cle … read more

By Jeff RichardThe recent Icv2.com article Chaosium returns to its roots with RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha noted:"the company is pulling in a lot of star power for the new edition, touting material written by industry veterans Steve Perrin (RuneQuest), Ken Rolston (The Elder Scrolls … read more

We recently showed off a sample layout page to the Kickstarter backers of our other Glorantha project in the works - 13th Age in Glorantha.This is what 13thAG project leader Rob Heinsoo shared—it's certainly going to be a very nice looking book!Here’s a sample layout of Chapter 5: Ene … read more

Runes, Passions, and Rune Spells, oh my!By Jeff RichardSome of the most significant changes to the new RuneQuest are Runes and Passions, and the use of Rune Points to cast Rune Spells. These new features are easy for players and GMs to get the hang of, but they add tremendously to player opportuniti … read more