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Chaosium Con UK Preview: we'll have advance copies of our next Pendragon Fiction title, plus rebadged Red Cow Saga for QuestWorlds
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd May 2025
Advance copies at Chaosium Con UK later this month!
We'll have preview copies to purchase of Arthur, Leader of Battles, the second novel in Chris Gidlow's masterful 'Ruin of Britain' trilogy.The acclaimed first book of the series, Arthur the Soldier, is out in general release in print, e-book, Kind
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QuestWorlds: watch it played!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Mar 2025
Who better to introduce QuestWorlds to a new group of players than the new book's author himself, Ian Cooper! Watch as Ian takes an all-star cast of experienced TTRPG players - Liv Kennedy, Josephine McAdam, Rachel Williams, and Dom Allen - through their first game.
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From the Q&A: Why was HeroQuest renamed QuestWorlds?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Mar 2025
From our Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Why was HeroQuest renamed QuestWorlds?
A: In the 1970s, Chaosium founder Greg Stafford first used the term "heroquest" to describe a transformative journey in which a quester enters the realm of the gods to reenact a myth, returning with gifts or sp
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Watch our QuestWorlds AMA
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Mar 2025
Burning questions answered about QuestWorlds! Here's the recent Q&A session featuring QuestWorlds line editor and lead developer Ian Cooper, QuestWorlds assistant developer and editor Susan O'Brien, and host, Chaosium community manager Bridgett Jeffr
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Unnatural Selections #97: 'A Masterclass in Narrative RPG Design' – here's what fans and reviewers are saying about QuestWorlds
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Mar 2025
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.
"A Masterclass in Narrative RPG Design", "succeeds magnificently", "inspiring", "a true pleasure to read" – we're delighted by the emphatic response the long-awaited QuestWorlds rolep
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Rules-lite roleplaying: QuestWorlds is now available in print format at DriveThruRPG!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Feb 2025
QuestWorlds offers a complete, rules-light system focussed on resolving in-play conflicts quickly and easily. It centers around a simple core mechanic and optional rules that allow you to customize your game to suit any setting or genre.
Now available in print format (softcover) at DriveThruRPG!
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QuestWorlds Q&A rescheduled to February 27th
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Feb 2025
Please note, due to a family bereavement, our forthcoming QuestWorlds Q&A has been rescheduled to February 27th.
February 27 4PM ET | 9PM GMT | February 28 8AM AET
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Ask all your burning questions about the newly-released QuestWorlds! Our Q&A sessio
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Spec-Ops Magica Crisis, the first 'indy' Genre Pack for Questworlds is out at Itch.io
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Feb 2025
SPEC-OPS MAGICA CRISIS is the first ‘indy’ Genre Pack for the newly-released QuestWorlds roleplaying game. Set in modern Japan you play a student at an elite magic school. Able to wield the magical power of the elements, you are drawn into an anime-inspired world of action and
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