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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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Lords of the Middle Sea Update: fiery destruction and the state of things
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd 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: Side Quests and Sandboxes in TTRPGs, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jul 2022
What’s the coolest sidequest your TTRPG table has ever embarked on? Creative Director of RuneQuest and BRP Jason Durall shares advice from decades of tabletop and video game writing. Here’s an expert’s view on side quests and sandbox content. Jason is talking to James Coquillat as par
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Chaosium's Mike Mason and Jason Durall are guests at Pyrkon, Poznan Poland - 17-19 June, 2022
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jun 2022
Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason and RuneQuest creative director Jason Durall are guests at Pyrkon Multigenere Fan Convention in Poznan, Poland, 17-19 June 2022.Pyrkon is the biggest event of this type in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe.
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Lords of the Middle Sea Update: draft voyager sheet and some favourite interior art
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Jun 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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