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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: Prep games like a Pro, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Sep 2023
What is your best tip to prepare for a gaming session? Chaosium's Jason Durall shares some of his suggestions in the latest interview on our Chaosium YouTube channel. He is talking with James Coquillat.
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Chaosium Interviews: When to Write Niche, with David Larkins
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Sep 2023
How narrow is too narrow for the focus of a story? Pendragon line editor David Larkins talks about writing for a fixed niche, be it the Knights of King Arthur or the eldritch horrors lurking in 1920s Berlin.
David is talking to James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Inter
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Chaosium Interviews: Unkillable Monsters, with Mike Mason
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Sep 2023
What is the most powerful Call of Cthulhu creature you’ve defeated? In this Chaosium Interview, Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason talks about how including unkillable enemies in your games can change their dynamic. Mike is talking to James Coquillat.Catch all the interviews in t
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Chaosium Interviews: Critiquing RPGs
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Sep 2023
What are the differences between critical analysis of movies versus TTRPGs? Creative director Jeff Richard talks to James Coquillat about media criticism and how movies or music criticism varies from TTRPGs!.Part of our Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube.
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Chaosium Interviews: Settingless Content, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Sep 2023
Is it easier to write for a complex established setting or to invent content for a blank slate? In this Chaosium Interview with Jason Durall, creative director of RuneQuest and all things Basic Roleplaying, he talks to James Coquillat about how to write content for generic settings!BR
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Chaosium Interviews: Globetrotting in Call of Cthulhu, with Mike Mason
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Sep 2023
In this Chaosium Interview, Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason discusses how your Investigators can move around the world and what globetrotting brings to your campaign! He's talking 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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