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Announcing the Basic Roleplaying System Reference Document and Open Game License
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Mar 2020
Chaosium is pleased to announce the release of the Basic Roleplaying System Reference Document (SRD).The Basic Roleplaying SRD is based on Basic Roleplaying, the simple, fast, and elegant skill-based percentile system that is the core of most Chaosium roleplaying games, including Call of C
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Unnatural Selections #33 - our student collaboration 'Refractions of Glasston' earns critical praise
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Feb 2020
In a creative collaboration between Chaosium and the Professional Writing department at Taylor University (Upland IN), Prof T.R. Knight took a group of students through the process of developing and publishing a RPG scenario, with mentoring by Chaosium's Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy. You can read
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Chaosium Twitch launches new live play series 'A Cold Fire Within' (Pulp Cthulhu)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Feb 2020
When the human mind peeks behind the curtain, how long before it is lost? The Stream of Chaos team are playing scenarios from the recent Pulp Cthulhu release A Cold Fire Within. On Chaosium Twitch Tuesdays at 19:30 AEDT / 08:30 GMT
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Announcing John Wick as International Guest of Honour for Chaosium Con Down Under, Sydney May 2-3
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Feb 2020
Award-winning game designer John Wick is International Guest of Honour for Chaosium Con Down Under, taking place in Sydney Australia on May 2-3, 2020.With extensive game industry credentials (Legend of the Five Rings RPG, 7th Sea, Orkworld, etc), John joined Chaosium in 2019 as Creati
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Call for GMs for Chaosium Con Down Under (Sydney, May 2-3, 2020)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jan 2020
For Chaosium Con Down Under in May, we're planning a boutique yet captivating convention program that's going to be in parts mythic, epic, heroic and horrific, with Chaosium's favourite games on offer including Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, HeroQuest, and more.And so we need
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In the next two weekends, Chaosium is coming to two Australian conventions (Melbourne, Canberra)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Jan 2020
Chaosium will be at Arcanacon this coming weekend, one of Australia's most long-running RPG conventions. And on the Australia Day Weekend (Jan 25-27) Chaosium will be in the national capital for Can Con, another long-standing event in Australian convention schedule. We're running a suite o
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Acquisitions Inc's C-Team is coming back to play more Call of Cthulhu! - starts Jan 15
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jan 2020
and watch their first adventure, from last year's PAX Aus on YouTube:Delve into the Call of Cthulhu RPG at Chaosium.com and use the code to get 10% off your order!
Code: ACQINC-PLAYS-CTHULHU
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7th Sea RPG to feature as one of the RPGs for New Gamemaster Month; sign up now, be a GM by February
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Dec 2019
We're excited that the 7th Sea RPG is going to be one of the four RPG game systems to feature in January's New Gamemaster Month, run by our friends at Monte Cook Games. 7th Sea creator John Wick himself is on board to navigate newbie GMs through the process!Sign up now, be a GM b
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