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Chaosium Interviews: Weird tidbits from the 1920s, with Mike Mason
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Feb 2023
What’s the weirdest fact you know about the 1920s? Mike Mason, line editor of Call of Cthulhu, focuses on strange facts from the era which could be expanded into exciting scenario prompts or even full campaigns! He's talking with James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series. C
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Watch 'Bookshops of Arkham' Episode One on YouTube: Call of Cthulhu actual play
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Feb 2023
'Bookshops of Arkham' is the latest official Call of Cthulhu Actual Play—watch episode 1 on YouTube now, and catch Episode 2 on Roll20 Twitch this Wednesday.Join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan through an enco
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Now live on Kickstarter: Call of Cthulhu Gaming & Display Coins by Goliath Coins
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jan 2023
Now live on Kickstarter, and 1000% past the initial funding goal! Goliath Coins are an official Chaosium game accessory. Incorporate them into a scenario or campaign! Also a great display piece for Lovecraft fans. The coins have the following specifications:
Officially LicensedAntique pla
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Miskatonic Monday #68: celebrate alumni of Fall's 'Write Your First Adventure' Workshop with this massive Call of Cthulhu bundle on DTRPG
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Jan 2023
The latest 'Write Your First Adventure' Bundle has been released on DriveThruRPG. It features 25 Call of Cthulhu scenarios by independent creators who are all alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop. These month-long workshops, run by our friends at The Storytelling Collective, are
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"What *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf?" – Monte Cook's Call of Cthulhu essay from Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jan 2023
"Since the early days of the hobby, if you were to ask virtually any roleplayer what *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf... it's likely the answer would be Call of Cthulhu."
So says GAMA Hall of Fame designer Monte Cook in his chapter for Hobby Games: The 100 Best (2007, edited
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Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers in the last two weeks!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jan 2023
Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we're likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule. But never fear, there's already a new shipment on the way – it's due i
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Miskatonic Monday #67c: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jan 2023
The Curse of Black Teeth Keetes is our newest POD title in the Miskatonic Repository (released today!) and Viral is one of the best-selling (and fastest to Platinum status). Call of Cthulhu titles in the Miskatonic Repository that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales
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Miskatonic Monday #67b: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jan 2023
Under the Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can sell and share their own independently-created material on DriveThruRPG. Ttles that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales) are eligible to become Print-On-Demand. Here we're featuring all the titles
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