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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 17
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jun 2017
By Jeff RichardSo last weekend was Free RPG Day and Chaosium provided 7000 copies of the RuneQuest Quickstart to be given away in game stores across North America, Europe, Australia and beyond. Thanks to the Cult of Chaos, some 70 volunteer GMs took hundreds of people through the
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Free RPG Day is over: here's how to get your copy of the RQ Quickstart if you missed out
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Jun 2017
And Free RPG Day 2017 is now done!Wonderful to have posts and reports of people happy to get a free copy of our RuneQuest Quickstart, along with other cool RPG stuff. And great to hear about all the RQ games that took place in FLGSs all over the world!If your local game store wasn't partic
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Chaosium launches new licensing policies
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jun 2017
Chaosium has launched a new set of fan-use and licensing policies, offering individuals, small publishers and commercial partners the opportunity to share their creations or to partner with us. We support and value the contributions of the wider Chaosium Tribe. If you're interested in
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Glorantha Quickstart will introduce newcomers to the wonders of Greg Stafford's epic campaign world
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jun 2017
Something we announced at our RuneQuest panel at UK Games Expo on the weekend: we're bringing out a Glorantha Quickstart to go along with the RuneQuest Quickstart. It will be a user-friendly introduction to Greg Stafford's epic campaign world, ideal for newcomers to the wonders of Gloranth
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13th Age in Glorantha update: Surprising Darkness Horses (demons, actually)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd May 2017
We let our 13th Age in Glorantha backers know they were going to receive something extra: these guys didn't show up for the playtest packet, but Dragon Pass' most dangerous mercenaries will be in the final version of Chapter 5: Enemies.Over to 13th Age in Glorantha co-designer Rob Heinsoo to ex
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A Sneak Peak Inside the RuneQuest Quickstart Rules
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st May 2017
The full-color hardback RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha rules will be out later this year, but in the mean time, the 48 page RuneQuest Quickstart Rules features everything you need to start playing, and includes a new adventure "The Broken Tower" and five pre-gen characters.Here, Chaosium P
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Team Chaosium says Cthuthanks to all the members of the tribe!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Apr 2017
If Facebook's your thing, come join us in the Chaosium tribe over there: 26,000 chaos cultists now!You can also be part of the tribe on G+ and through our forums at BRP Central, or follow Chaosium on Twitter. However you do it, let's create mythic stories together!
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13th Age in Glorantha update: Horns! (art for acolyte of Atyar & Eternal Battle)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Apr 2017
Here's some more art we recently shared with the 13th Age in Glorantha Kickstarter backers.Consulting our Thanatar Catechism, we're told that priests of Atyar are known as Horns. The acolyte of Atyar is by Rich Longmore. She's wielding at least one magic-blasting head, and will be accompanied b
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