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Chaosium Interviews: How Mythology Underpins Glorantha, with Jeff Richard
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
Chaosium's Glorantha guru Jeff Richard talks about how mythology is central to the structure and development of RuneQuest and Glorantha as a setting. Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube, with James Coquillat.
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Chaosium games feature prominently in RPG Geek's '50 Greatest RPGs' List
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Dec 2021
So, according to RPG Geek, in their '50 Greatest RPGs' List – as determined last year by RPG Geek Data – Call of Cthulhu is #2, Pendragon is #13, RuneQuest is #16, 7th Sea is #38, BRP is #45, and Stormbringer is #48. That's good going!Note: one factor in the ratings is the number of owners of a
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Unnatural Selections #57 - "Perfection in a Box"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Dec 2021
The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.RuneQuest Starter Set"Perfection in a Box: Chaosium’s RuneQuest team has nailed it! Raising the bar to new heights, they have put together a Starter Set that other companies can only dream of emulating
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Instant reading for the Holidays: Have you got these recent PDF releases?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Dec 2021
No need to wait! : buy a Chaosium PDF now and save when the printed book is out in 2022. Here's how that works: on the day the physical book is released we'll email you a coupon. Use the coupon on checkout and you get what you paid for the PDF deducted off the cost of the physical book.So start
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Learn the RuneQuest rules by playing our FREE online SoloQuest adventure: 'The Battle of Dangerford'
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Dec 2021
Learn to play RuneQuest in the best way possible—by playing! “The Battle of Dangerford” is a single-player scenario designed to teach you the rules of the game as you play. Take on the role of Vasana as she joins her Sartarite brothers and sisters in an epic clash against the invading Lunar Empire.P
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Unnatural Selections #56: "Chaosium makes it easy for you to dive right in to a new ttrpg and what better time than the holidays to learn"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Dec 2021
Our RuneQuest Starter Set sure has impressed! - here's what reviewers are saying:"Thank you to the good folks at Chaosium for sending me this Starter Set! I had the pleasure of playing RuneQuest on The Glass Cannon this year (available on VOD*). Chaosium makes it easy for you to dive right
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January is New Gamemaster Month, and RuneQuest is one of the featured RPGs
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Dec 2021
Have you thought about GMing—maybe always wanted to give it a shot—but haven’t quite taken the plunge? What if we told you that by the first week in February, you could be an honest-to-goodness GM—and it’ll be easy!New Gamemaster Month gives you what you need to run your first game: Inspiration, adv
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Mark Smylie on RuneQuest's newly-released Weapons & Equipment book
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Dec 2021
In addition to his work in the RuneQuest Starter Set and Red Book of Magic, we are delighted that renowned comic book artist Mark Smylie, creator of the epic fantasy series Artesia, has more Gloranthan art in our recently-released RuneQuest: Weapons & Equipment book. Pos
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