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Play Call of Cthulhu and BRP at DevaCon - April 1st, Chester, UK
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Feb 2023
DevaCon V takes place in Chester UK, on April 1st at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Con organiser Stephanie McAlea says, "the theme for DevaCon V is resistance, rebellion, revolution, and general naughtiness!
In honour of one of the best graphic novels ever written, V for Vendetta, I thought a gener
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Chaosium is part of Paizo's Open RPG Creative License initiative
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jan 2023
Chaosium is pleased to be part of the Open RPG Creative License initiative, announced today by our friends at Paizo. In response to Wizards of the Coast’s new version of the Open Game License, Paizo will spearhead the development of a system-neutral open RPG license that can be freely used
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99c for the next 9 days – Basic Roleplaying's 'Big Gold Book'
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jan 2023
Apropos of nothing... we've made Basic Roleplaying aka 'The Big Gold Book' only 99 cents on DriveThruRPG (normally $21.95)*.At some point, almost every gamemaster wants to create their own Mythic World. That's what the Basic Roleplaying System (BRP) is all about! It is simple, fast, and el
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Chaosium Interviews: Lords of the Middle Sea in 2022, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Feb 2022
Jason Durall is Chaosium's creative director for RuneQuest and Basic Roleplaying (BRP). In this interview, he discusses what fans can expect to see this year for the currently in development Lords of the Middle Sea RPG. Jason is talking with James Coquillat for our Chaosium Interviews
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Chaosium games feature prominently in RPG Geek's '50 Greatest RPGs' List
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
So, according to RPG Geek, in their '50 Greatest RPGs' List – as determined last year by RPG Geek Data – Call of Cthulhu is #2, Pendragon is #13, RuneQuest is #16, 7th Sea is #38, BRP is #45, and Stormbringer is #48. That's good going!Note: one factor in the ratings is the number of owners of a
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Chaosium Interviews: Building and breaking Basic Role Playing with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Mar 2021
Line editor for RuneQuest and all things Basic Roleplaying Jason Durall talks about BRP, and his favorite, and most agonised-over sections of the "Big Gold Book". Jason is talking with Chaosium's James Coquillat
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Chaosium Interviews: Jason Durall on developing the Lords of the Middle Sea RPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Mar 2021
In the latest of our Chaosium Interview series, BRP line editor Jason Durall discusses developing Lords of the Middle Sea, our forthcoming proto-Steampunk RPG set in the ruins of a post-apocalyptic and flooded North America. Jason is talking with Chaosium's James Coquillat.
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Chaosium Announces Lords of the Middle Sea Roleplaying Game is in development
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jul 2020
In 1978, hot on the heels of the release of the revolutionary White Bear, Red Moon strategy game and the RuneQuest roleplaying game, Chaosium Inc. released Lords of the Middle Sea. This was a board war game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America, in the year 2401. Lords o
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