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Coming later this year for the RuneQuest Starter Set: 14 *more* pre-gen characters – Non-human Adventurers!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jan 2022
Coming later this year for the RuneQuest Starter Set: we're assembling a crew of 14 more pre-gen characters – Non-human Adventurers!A sneak look at some of what's coming: here's a Telmori Wolfsister and an Issaries Duck, gorgeous art by Lionel Marty.You can download the current set of 14 pre-gen cha
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New Gamemaster Month starts today – become a successful RuneQuest GM by the first week of February!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Jan 2022
New Gamemaster Month kicks off today – this is the annual month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts, organised by our friends at Monte Cook Games to guide prospective GMs up to and through their first game.Chaosium is one of the six game companies taking part, and our featured s
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Legendary video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki cites the RuneQuest TTRPG as a key influence for his coming game Elden Ring
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Jan 2022
Did you know legendary video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki (Souls, Bloodbourne) is a long-time fan of our RuneQuest tabletop roleplaying game? His eagerly-awaited new game Elden Ring is due out next month—and he's specifically cited RuneQuest as one of its key influences.Read more a
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'RuneQuest Year Zero', a new podcast for 2022 exploring RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Jan 2022
Baz Stevens, co-host of the popular What Would The Smart Party Do? podcast, is starting a new podcast for 2022 - RuneQuest Year Zero. Baz says,"RuneQuest Year Zero is my ongoing project for 2022 at least. Where after 40 years of never really getting into RuneQuest, I thought it was perhaps
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Here's everything we released on DriveThruRPG for 2021
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Jan 2022
Here's everything we released in 2021 on DriveThruRPG in case there's something you missed for your DriveThruRPG library:JANUARYMalleus Monstrorum Keeper Deck (Call of Cthulhu)The monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos at your fingertips!Call of Cthulhu Keeper Decks (Call of Cthulhu)Four decks of refer
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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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