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As many Glorantha fans will know, Chaosium founder Greg Stafford long harbored aspirations to be a published novelist, and worked on perfecting his “Harmast’s Saga” novel over many years – decades even – stopping and starting several times. Greg would sometimes read an … read more

Glorantha, 411 S.T. A generation ago, the sun stopped in the sky. By the time it began moving again, the world had been changed. A new god had been born. A new empire risen... In the barren hills between Dragon Pass and Prax, those who reject the new ways live scattered and hunted. Soon, they will … read more

"The Arthurian legend holds a different significance for us entering the twenty-first century than it held for Chrétien, for Malory, for the authors of the versions called the French Vulgate…. No doubt it held a different significance again for those who told the old Welsh and other C … read more

. "This great book contains robust, resonating myths and legends. Both are wonderful but they are not the same things. Myths are the stories on which we base our lives. Legends are a colorful distraction from the grim realities the myths reveal." — From Michael Moorcock's foreword for Pendra … read more

Visionary game designer Greg Stafford always said that the Pendragon roleplaying game was his magnum opus. In its Arthurian bones, Pendragon is much the same as it was when it debuted as a box set 40 years ago, in 1985. The game featured many innovations and ways to i … read more

The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. What better product to feature in our 100th Unnatural Selections post than the game Chaosium founder Greg Stafford considered his masterpiece? Here's what reviewers said about the Pendragon TTRPG whe … read more

Today, on Halloween, The Chaosium officially turns 50 years old. On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company. Greg named us The Chaosium as a tribute to its birth as a “house of C … read more

Glorantha is one of the oldest and most influential fantasy role-playing settings. It is the masterpiece of legendary designer Greg Stafford, who accumulated Glorantha's myths, legends, and other lore from 1966 until his passing in 2018. “YOUR GLORANTHA WILL VARY” is a long-established … read more