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Table Tales: In Praise of Game Conventions

Table Tales: In Praise of Game Conventions

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Nov 2026

As I've said in Table Tales before, I love a games convention. I wouldn’t be writing this now if I had not discovered them. My first con was Phantastacon 82 in Melbourne*, where I volunteered to be a DM for the major AD&D tournament. In those days tournaments were entirely about killer pu … read more
More Arms and Armor in the Age of Vikings TTRPG

More Arms and Armor in the Age of Vikings TTRPG

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Nov 2026

As Viking heroes adventure throughout the greater world beyond the shores of Iceland, they'll inevitably come into contact with foreign foes wielding new weapons and armored differently. Heroes may end up taking some of these foreign arms and armors for their own, perhaps bringing them back to Icel … read more
Watch as we sweep away the sands to reveal the horrors of The Necropolis...

Watch as we sweep away the sands to reveal the horrors of The Necropolis...

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Nov 2026

'The Necropolis' in Gateways to Terror is a fantastic intro scenario for Call of Cthulhu, and here in this game recorded at Scryglass Studio we show a way to make it even more fun — because the player characters are archeologists exploring an Egyptian tomb, the map gets slowly revealed by bru … read more
Out Now: The Apple Lane Campaign for RuneQuest

Out Now: The Apple Lane Campaign for RuneQuest

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Nov 2026

Your First Adventures In The Mythic World of Glorantha! Out now! RuneQuest: The Apple Lane Campaign is designed for new players and gamemasters, and presents a thrilling beginner campaign set in the aftermath of the war between the free peoples of Sartar and the dreaded Lunar Empire. Much of the c … read more
Chaosium coming to Tabletop ME in Dubai this weekend (Nov 6-8)

Chaosium coming to Tabletop ME in Dubai this weekend (Nov 6-8)

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Nov 2026

Chaosium is returning to Tabletop ME in Dubai this weekend. This convention, the first tabletop games convention in the Middle East, takes place at The Concourse Convention Hall, Dubai Outlet Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 6th-8th. With our friends in the Gulf Roleplaying Community … read more
Chaosium to release Folklorists, a new roleplaying game in mid-2027

Chaosium to release Folklorists, a new roleplaying game in mid-2027

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Oct 2026

Gdańsk, Poland: October 30th, 2026. For Immediate Release. Today at Chaosium Con EU in Gdańsk, Poland, renowned game publisher Chaosium announced the forthcoming release of a new tabletop roleplaying game themed about investigators in the 1860s discovering the dark truths behind folk tales and myth … read more