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It's Free RPG Day 2025, and we're taking part! At participating Friendly Local Game Stores around the world pick up your copy of the The Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine Quickstart. Powering some of the most influential and celebrated roleplaying games of all time, the Basic Roleplaying sys … read more

Free RPG Day is coming up on June 21st, and Chaosium is taking part! This year we're releasing the Basic Roleplaying Quickstart Rules. Powering some of the most influential and celebrated roleplaying games of all time, the Basic Roleplaying system is presented here as an easy-to-use, intuitive, and … read more

By Jason Durall and Brian Holland Age of Vikings: The Roleplaying Game is the latest game from Chaosium. Using the famous Basic Roleplaying (BRP) roll-low D100 System, the mechanics of Age of Vikings will feel familiar to fans of Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest.  But just what is Age of Vikings? … read more

We are excited to announce our Age of Vikings Launch celebration taking place in Iceland ! Attendees can get advance copies of the game, play in demos, and meet members of the creative team. Ticket info and further details can be found at the event link: https://buff.ly/8L1xPMC Can't make it … read more

Coming in 2025 – Adventure in an Iceland of myth and legend! Age of Vikings transports you to medieval Iceland—a vibrant land on the edge of the known world, where Vikings seek honor and fame through adventure. This book contains everything you need to both play and run Age of Vikings!cover art by O … read more

The Basic Roleplaying Gamemaster Screen Pack is the essential expansion for any BRP creator, gamemaster, or player. Take your tabletop experience to the next level with this collection of components designed to streamline play.Inside, you’ll find:The Gamemaster ScreenA 3-panel landscape screen … read more

Chaosium is pleased to announce the final results of our $10,000 BRP Design Challenge!Chaosium vice president Michael O'Brien said, "We were amazed to receive 195 entries - this far exceeded our expectations. It was a difficult process whittling them down to just ten, and then pick a final … read more

Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlist for our $10,000 Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge! This is Chaosium's TTRPG design competition which financially assists new and upcoming creators in bringing their games to independent publication (be that digital or print). We … read more