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Chaosium welcomes Simeon Cogswell and Matt Ryan to the team
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jan 2021
We are pleased to welcome two new members to the Chaosium team: Simeon Cogswell (above left) as in-house layout artist and graphic designer, and Matt Ryan (above right) as in-house cartographer. Simeon's layout and design work can be seen in our RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glo
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Watch as Becca Scott creates a Call of Cthulhu investigator in just 13 minutes
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Jan 2021
Watch as Becca Scott creates a Call of Cthulhu investigator in just 13 minutes!Becca and her friends at the Good Time Society are currently playing Call of Cthulhu on their fortnightly show, The Calyx: watch live on Twitch on Wednesdays and later on YouTube. Becca also has a
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The Malleus Monstrorum - Q&A with original creator Scott David Aniolowski
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jan 2021
On the print release of the new two volume Malleus Monstrorum Cthulhu Mythos Bestiary for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, we spoke to one of the co-authors (and creator of the original edition), Scott David Aniolowski:Q: What was your first involvement with Call of Cthulhu? Do you recall your
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COVID-19 Shipping and Fulfilment Update - Jan 15, 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Jan 2021
We hope that you, your family, and your friends continue to be in good health.Our five fulfilment warehouses (USA, UK, AUS, EU, CAN) are all back and operating normally after the holiday break. The Covid-19 situation continues to cause some delays to postage times, but if you want to check the
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2020 was a big year for Chaosium on DriveThruRPG: here's everything we released
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jan 2021
2020 was a big year for Chaosium on DriveThruRPG! Over the course of the year, we released 17 titles there: eleven new releases, and six older Chaosium works that somehow had never made it to DriveThruRPG before. Here they all are in case there's something you missed for your DriveThruRPG
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Out of the Suitcase #4: cataloging a bit of Chaosium history
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jan 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumLast Saturday, during an informal discussion about Chaosium history on Discord, I briefly mentioned the old Chaosium catalogs and what wonderful information they contain. The catalogs provid
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The Red Book of Magic - From Concept To Page
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jan 2021
By Brian HollandThe Red Book of Magic is the latest release for the RuneQuest RPG. It expands the rules for Rune and spirit magic, and catalogs more than 500 spells amidst its 260 pages. While the final product is the perfect addition to any RuneQuest player’s library, The Red Book of Magic had
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Out of the Suitcase #3: Sometimes things are less dicey than they seem...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jan 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things ChaosiumBelieve it or not, the scholarly pursuit of understanding and cataloging the specific color of the dice included in each Chaosium boxed set has been seriously undertaken by more than one gaming histor
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