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Table Tales: Tell Me About...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Sep 2026
By Mark Morrison
A few weeks ago I ran one of the best RuneQuest sessions of my life, and trust me, I’ve seen more than my share of Sacred Times. What made this particular game sing was these three words:
“Tell me about…”
“Tell me about Glorantha” is something t
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Statement from Suzanne Stafford and Chaosium regarding a recent AI-generated article about Chaosium founder Greg Stafford
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th May 2026
Chaosium and the Stafford Estate are disappointed in 4 Pillar Games’ recent decision to post an AI-generated “historical archive article” on Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away in 2018.
The piece reads as a lightly edited compilation of existing online sources, and
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Releasing on February 4th: The Sauvage King for Pendragon
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Jan 2026
Prepare for adventures in the Forest Sauvage! Available from Chaosium and your friendly local game store February 4th. Who's excited?
What Kind of Knight Will You Become?
Pendragon is Greg Stafford's award-winning Arthurian roleplaying game. As players you take on the role of knights following the
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Read 'Invitations', an excerpt from Greg Stafford’s forthcoming Gloranthan novel A Pyre for Gods and Heroes
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Jan 2026
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
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Coming in 2026: Greg Stafford's long-anticipated Gloranthan novel, A Pyre for Gods and Heroes
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2025
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
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Exploring the legends of King Arthur: Phyllis Ann Karr's The Arthurian Companion - Special Edition
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Dec 2025
"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
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'This great book contains robust, resonating myths and legends' – The Annotated Le Morte d’Arthur
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Dec 2025
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"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
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Celebrating 40 Years of Greg Stafford’s Greatest Game: the Pendragon Core Rulebook Magnum Opus edition
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Dec 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 i
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