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The Pendragon Core Rulebook - Magnum Opus Edition will be available for the first time at Gen Con!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Jul 2025
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 inject roleplaying games with re
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Greg Stafford is named 2025 E. Gary Gygax Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 22nd Mar 2025
-- The award was presented by Gary Con CEO Luke Gygax (right) to Chaosium's Jeff Richard (left) on Greg's behalf. --
Chaosium founder Greg Stafford was named the 2025 recipient of the E. Gary Gygax Lifetime Achievement Award today.
The award, named after the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragon
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Releasing in early 2025 - Pendragon Gamemaster's Handbook
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Dec 2024
-- releasing in early 2025 --Pendragon Gamemaster's HandbookGreg Stafford's masterpieceIn Pendragon, the Gamemaster is the leader of the game, the source of knowledge, the organizer of society, armies, and the land itself. Without the Gamemaster there would be no game; in roleplaying there is n
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Legendary Gloranthan computer game King of Dragon Pass celebrates its 25th anniversary: and it's still a groundbreaking triumph
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Oct 2024
25 years ago this week our friends at A Sharp first released King of Dragon Pass. Originally a boxed CD, it was a truly unique and innovative combination of narrative and strategy games, bringing the mythic world of Glorantha – best known from the RuneQuest TTRPG – to life on a computer sc
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Round Table Roundup #1 - the inaugural titles in The Companions of Arthur, our new community content program for independent Pendragon creators
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Oct 2024
The Companions of Arthur is Chaosium's community new content resource for TTRPG content for the Pendragon roleplaying game. In these Round Table Roundup posts we'll highlight new releases in the program - here are the inaugural titles!The Barnyard TournamentThe Barnyard TournamentDavid Zeeman ($9.99
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Announcing the winners of the 2024 Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Oct 2024
The Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom was established in November 2018 in memory of Chaosium's revered founder and original creative visionary Greg Stafford. With the blessing of Greg's family Chaosium presents the award to recognise a significant and exceptional contribution t
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The Companions of Arthur, the community content program for Pendragon 6th Edition, has arrived!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Oct 2024
Today marks the sixth anniversary of passing of the revered founder of Chaosium, Greg Stafford. Among the many accolades he earned in his life as one of the greatest game designers of all time, Greg considered the award-winning Pendragon roleplaying game to be his magnum opus. So today is
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"King Arthur has provided me with tremendous satisfaction and entertainment for many years. Now, I seek to share Arthur's work with you. " – Greg Stafford
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Jun 2024
"King Arthur has provided me with tremendous satisfaction and entertainment for many years. Now, I seek to share Arthur's work with you. Enter into the magic realm. Let those dreams within you stir, come to life, and be tested."— Chaosium founder Greg Stafford.
Pendragon Core RulesThe Pendrago
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