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Announcing the $10,000 BRP Design Challenge Winners and People's Choice
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Sep 2024
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
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Shortlist for the $10000 BRP Design Challenge announced - vote for the People's Choice!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Sep 2024
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
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Coming in November: The Basic Roleplaying Gamemaster Pack
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jul 2024
The Basic Roleplaying Gamemaster 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 adorned
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BRP Design Challenge receives 195 entries!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jun 2024
We are so thrilled to discover that there were 195 entries to the BRP Design Challenge! The judging team sure has their work cut out for them—watch this space in the coming weeks for further announcements, and good luck to all entrants!
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Basic Roleplaying: Stat Block Design & You
Posted by Brian Holland on 17th May 2024
There are just a few short weeks remaining to submit your game to the BRP Design Challenge! Hopefully you’re on the tail-end of your work, fine-tuning and triple-checking all your spelling and stat blocks!To help with that, we have Basic Roleplaying creative director Jason Durall with some
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BRP Design Challenge: 11 Tips For Starting a New Game Design Project
Posted by Brian Holland on 12th Apr 2024
The Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge is well underway! Given you absolutely do not need to have a completed game or manuscript in order to enter the competition, it’s never too late to start!Beginning a new creative project can be a big hurdle—few things are as intimidating as a white blank p
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BRP Design Challenge: What The Judging Panel Is Excited To See
Posted by Brian Holland on 30th Mar 2024
It has now been a few weeks since we announced the Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge. We have been overjoyed to see discussion both online and at conventions about the competition. We’ve been especially enthused to hear the budding ideas and inspiration that independent creators are bursting with f
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BRP Design Challenge FAQ
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Mar 2024
Our newly-announced BRP Design Challenge has already elicited great interest, with articles in The Wargamer, Dicebreaker, Tabletop Gaming News, EN World, and elsewhere.For questions you might have about the BRP Design Challenge, please see our FAQ here.
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