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Chaosium Con 2023 Event Spotlight: Cults of RuneQuest Panel
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Mar 2023
Join Creative Directors Jeff Richard and Jason Durall for the Cults of RuneQuest Panel We are proud to announce the 10-volume Cults of RuneQuest — a series of player-focussed supplements for Chaosium's Bronze Age epic fantasy TTRPG RuneQuest!
The first of these books is set to r
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Chaosium Interviews: Breaking the Lore, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Mar 2023
What’s the strangest change you’ve seen in a TTRPG using an established setting’s lore?Jason Durall, creative director of RuneQuest and all things BRP, talks to James Coquillat about when and how to best break the lore.Part of our Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube.
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Chaosium Interviews: How Genres Evolve, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Feb 2023
In the latest of Chaosium Interviews series, Jason Durall, creative director of RuneQuest and all things BRP, talks about how the evolution of genres has affected the TTRPG industry. He's talking to James Coquillat.
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New Gamemaster Month is underway: still not too late to take part!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Jan 2023
It's week three of New Gamemaster Month, and if you’re just jumping in, don’t fret—it’s not too late. You have a bit of catching up to do, but nothing you can’t handle. This is the annual month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts, organised by our friends at Monte Cook Games to guide pros
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Chaosium Interviews: Stories you CAN'T tell with TTRPGs?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th Nov 2022
Jason Durall, creative director for RuneQuest, the forthcoming Lords of the Middle Sea, and all things BRP at Chaosium, challenges the idea that there are some stories that cannot be told in the TTRPG format.Chaosium's James Coquillat is asking the questions for the Chaosium Interviews ser
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Lords of the Middle Sea Update: more Ossi art
Posted by Michael Douglas O'Brien on 15th Nov 2022
Lords of Middle Sea: The Roleplaying Game is in development. Based on Lynn Willis's 1978 futuristic proto-Steampunk board game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America, the tabletop RPG utilizes a streamlined version of the Basic Roleplaying system.Jason Durall, creative lead fo
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Lords of the Middle Sea Update: Inspirational Sources
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Sep 2022
Lords of Middle Sea: The Roleplaying Game is in development. Based on Lynn Willis's 1978 futuristic proto-Steampunk board game, set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of a flooded North America, the tabletop RPG utilizes a streamlined version of the Basic Roleplaying system.Jason Durall, creative lead fo
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Chaosium Interviews: TTRPG Writing Styles, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Sep 2022
What makes a TTRPG book unique? What makes TTRPG writing unique? Jason Durall, Line Editor of RuneQuest, the forthcoming Lords of the Middle Sea, and all things BRP at Chaosium, shares his perspective on different styles of TTRPG writing. Do you have a favourite style?Jason is talking with Chaosium'
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