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Guide to Glorantha is back in a special "50th Anniversary of Glorantha" slipcase edition!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jan 2017
A world of gods, heroes, and mythic fantasy, fully described in epic detailThe 2015 Diana Jones-winning Guide to Glorantha has returned! And to mark the fiftieth year of Greg Stafford's mythic universe, the second printing is housed in a magnificent "50th Anniversary of Glorantha" slipcase.&nbs
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CHAOSIUM LAUNCHES FIRST REINER KNIZIA BOARD GAME AT ESSEN SPIEL '16
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Oct 2016
At Internationale Spieltage '15 last year, the iconic American game company Chaosium announced a partnership with world renowned game designer Reiner Knizia to produce two board games in the coming year.This year at Essen, the first of these games has been officially revealed.KHAN OF KHANS is a
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Geek and Sundry gives 4 REASONS YOU NEED TO PLAY THIS 38 YEAR-OLD RPG NOW
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Sep 2016
Geek & Sundry deftly explains why while most other 70s RPGs lie rotting in landfills, RuneQuest still inspires devotion. And Sandy Petersen himself has some interesting points to make about RQ's singular appeal...http://geekandsundry.com/4-reasons-you-need-to-pla...TLDR? - here are the four
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The Gods War Kickstarter success brings Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha to a wider audience
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Sep 2016
A note of thanks from Chaosium...It's over - Sandy Petersen's The Gods War attracted nearly 2000 backers, and raised over $585K - wow! Sandy has his note of thanks from Petersen Games to everyone who supported the campaign in this Kickstarter update link.And we at Chaosium also wish to tha
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Star Trek and Glorantha both turn 50 years old, and there's a connection...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Sep 2016
Star Trek is 50 years old today. And Greg Stafford also discovered his mythic fantasy setting Glorantha in 1966 too. But did you know that in the intervening half-century Glorantha has found its way into the Star Trek universe?Robert Hewitt Wolfe, RuneQuest fan and one of the pro
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Designing the New RuneQuest - Part 11
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Aug 2016
SORCERY!By Jeff RichardSo, there is a lot of interest in the new sorcery rules for RuneQuest!Here then is how they work in a nutshell: sorcery involves manipulating one or more Runes with a Technique according to a formula (or "spell").Runes and TechniquesA sorcerer's understanding of the Runes is n
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Designing the New RuneQuest - Part 10
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jul 2016
By Jeff RichardGood news RuneQuest fans - the manuscript for the core rules of RuneQuest has now been passed over to Jason Durall for copy editing! Jason's been informally involved with the design team from the beginning as a sounding board, but now he's taking on a very active role (including
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Jason Durall joins Design Team for Chaosium's new RuneQuest
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jul 2016
Award-winning game designer Jason Durall has formally joined the design team for Chaosium's new edition of RuneQuest RPG, coming on board as editor of the new core rules, Chaosium's creative director Jeff Richard announced today.Durall has extensive credits in tabletop gaming, including World W
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