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Chaosium's seminars at Gen Con: building new worlds

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jul 2018

Wow, Gen Con is less than a month away! In addition to hundreds of game sessions (Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, 13th Age Glorantha, HeroQuest Glorantha), we're running four seminars. Spaces are free at three of them — "Cool of Cthulhu" is sold out — so you're coming to Gen Con sign up to the … read more

Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #23: Chaosium interviews Naomi Robinson

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jun 2018

Lynne Hardy interviews artist Naomi Robinson for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background? My background is predominantly in art. I studied Digital Animation at degree level and then decided to return to my original passion for my Masters degree in 2D Illustratio … read more

13th Age Glorantha Update: printed books are on their way!

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jun 2018

Here's 13th Age Glorantha authors Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet holding up a printer's proof copy of 13G that Chaosium passed on at Origins. Rob says, "We knew it was big. And now we know it's beautiful!"Rob has just updated 13th Age Glorantha Kickstarter backers to say:Earlier this month … read more

Unnatural Selections: Recent Chaosium Reviews of Note #9: Gloranthan Goodness

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jun 2018

RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha was launched in PDF to critical acclaim earlier this month: here are some early reviews, plus what reviewers have had to say about some other recent releases set in Greg Stafford's mythic realm.Andrew Logan Montgomery has written a deeply insightful 7000 word revi … read more

Last call for Gen Con GMs!

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jun 2018

With Gen Con approaching rapidly, it is time to match volunteers to our huge schedule of 188 events. Because of the still unmet demand for Chaosium games—particularly Call of Cthulhu—Gen Con have offered us the opportunity to add several additional tables, so we can add to our offerings if we h … read more

Six Ages Preorders are live!

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jun 2018

Our friends at A Sharp have announced that Six Ages, the "spiritual successor" to King of Dragon Pass, is now open for preorders on iOS! Six Ages is a game of resource management and storytelling, set in the magical world of Glorantha (RuneQuest, 13th Age Glorantha, HeroQuest). S … read more

Chaosium is at Origins 2018 in Columbus OH this weekend

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018

Chaosium is at the Origins Game Fair this weekend (June 13-17), in Columbus OH. Team members Rick, Todd and James will be there, along with a full suite of current Chaosium products including the 2018 Free RPG Day release Scritch Scratch. Rick also has advance physical copies of& … read more

Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #4: Chaosium interviews Shel Kahn

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Jun 2018

Lynne Hardy interviews Glorantha artist Shel Kahn for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background? I'm an illustrator and self-publisher, and I've known that I would work as an artist since I was a kid. I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at university and attended fo … read more