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Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine is out now in hardback
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Oct 2023
264 pages, full color hardcover – $49.99*Also available in special leatherette version (a Chaosium.com exclusive) – $90.00**price includes PDF when purchased direct from Chaosium.com and Friendly Local Game Stores that are part of the Bits & Mortar initiative.Create. Explore. Play. Ba
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Chaosium Interviews: Weirdest BRP Settings, with Jeff Richard
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Sep 2023
Physical editions of the Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine book* are fast approaching!
Here, Chaosium's Jeff Richard talks about some of the strangest settings that the versatile BRP ruleset has been applied to. Part of our Chaosium Interviews series with James Coquillat.
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Chaosium Interviews: What's inside BRP?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Aug 2023
Chaosium's Jeff Richard talk with James Coquillat about what you'll find in Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine book, our system of core rules for tabletop roleplaying. Part of our Chaosium Interviews series.Whether you’re a seasoned roleplaying veteran or new to th
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The new Basic Roleplaying is a Platinum best seller at DriveThruRPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Jun 2023
Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine is a Platinum best seller at DriveThruRPG!This is our new edition of Basic Roleplaying aka BRP—the same core system that powers Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, Rivers of London, and countless others. With BRP you can build the game you want —
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Releasing October - Basic Roleplaying in hardback
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jun 2023
Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine-- Out in hardback in October 2023 --CHA2036-H$49.99*^264 pagesHardcover, full colorISBN: 978-1-56882-470-3Authors: Jason Durall and Steve PerrinCover Art: Loïc MuzyInterior Artists: Loïc Muzy, Grzegorz Bobrowski, Giorgio Baroni, Manuel Castanon, Cha
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New 21 page Handouts booklet and Character Creation chart added to free downloads for Basic Roleplaying
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Jun 2023
We've just added a new Handouts Pack and Character Creation chart to the free downloads for Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine! The 21 page Handouts Pack booklet contains helpful tables and references for GMs and players alike. The Character Creation chart is tabloid-sized (17" x
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New BRP character sheet with hit locations
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th May 2023
We've added a new character sheet for Basic Roleplaying! The new character sheet, available in blank and fillable versions, features a hit location chart. Download it for free from the Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine product page at Chaosium.com, or in the BRP Free Downloads P
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Basic Roleplaying Actual Play: Salt and Serpent Episode 4 is on YouTube
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th May 2023
Salt and Serpent's finale! In Pixel Circus's swashbuckling tale of rainbow romance and revenge, our crew must choose to align their loyalties once and for all. Basic Roleplaying actual play with Saige Ryan, Kailey Bray, Surena Marie, Rowan Hall, and Aabria Iyengar.Salt and Serpent uses the Basi
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