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Out of the Suitcase #30: A few jokes at Glorantha’s expense
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Feb 2022
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.The back side of the Jan/Feb 1981 Chaosium order form included a few Gloranthan themed jokes. I don’t think these were ever published elsewhere. Fortunately, they are as corny now as they were 40 yea
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We love our new RuneQuest Trailer - featuring the voice talent of Becca Scott!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Feb 2022
Enter the mythic, Bronze Age world of RuneQuest with our new trailer featuring Becca Scott!
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Journey to Jonstown #34: Unboxing A Duckload of Jonstown Compendium POD!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jan 2022
"The one thing I've got to say about the Jonstown Compendium on DriveThruRPG, the supplements top tier – they are practically indistinguishable in terms of layout from fully professional releases."The Jonstown Compendium is Chaosium’s community content store for RuneQuest and Gloranthan gaming
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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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'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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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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