Blog
WeAreAllUs: free HeroQuest Glorantha adventure 'Highwall Inn' will be released on Oct 10 in memory of Greg Stafford
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Sep 2019
"On the Alda-Chur road, as a snowstorm sweeps in, a group of strangers find themselves thrown together. On the run from packs of howling ghouls streaming from the Woods of the Dead, they take shelter from the storm at Highwall Inn - the only safe haven along the road. But with all of the travellers
… read more
WeAreAllUs: 'The Rattling Wind', a preview chapter from RuneQuest's forthcoming Pegasus Plateau will be released in honor of Greg Stafford on Oct 10
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Sep 2019
OCTOBER 10 marks the first anniversary of the passing Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, the 'grand shaman of gaming'. To honor his legacy and with Greg's family's blessing, we encourage Chaosium fans and gamers in general to play a tabletop game from October 10 to October 31 in remembrance of Gre
… read more
Jason Durall is international guest of honour at RQ Glorantha Con Down Under IV (Melbourne, Australia Nov 23-24)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Sep 2019
RQ CON DOWN UNDER returned last year - after a mere 20 years hiatus - and is back again in 2019 as RuneQuest Glorantha Con Down Under IV!The event takes place on November 23-24 at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia.RuneQuest Creative Director Jason Durall is internationa
… read more
Unnatural Selections #27 - Cults of Prax: what the critics said then, and what they say now
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Aug 2019
In a 2010 retrospective review Grognardia says Cults of Prax is "A true classic of the early days of the hobby. ...quite rightly considered one of the best treatments of religion in a fantasy RPG ever written and it's certainly one of the most inspirational."Cults of Prax was published forty years a
… read more
Unnatural Selections #26 - a high regard for Chaosium lines
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Aug 2019
Some reviews about our game lines in general show the gratifyingly high regard in which they are held:GLORANTHA"Glorantha
is one of the richest and most vivid created worlds in fantasy, a world where
everything from the dirt to the stars is literally made of mythology."—The
New York Review of Sci
… read more
From Booth to Game Rooms: Chaosium at Gen Con
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jul 2019
We have our own dedicated rooms at Gen Con where we'll be running our hundreds of sessions of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, 13th Age Glorantha, HeroQuest Glorantha and Prince Valiant.Here's the trail to get there from our booth (#829). Our gaming rooms are in the Dow
… read more
A Gen Con special - RuneQuest: The Red Book of Magic
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jul 2019
We'll be selling special preview copies of this book at Gen Con at our booth (#829).Jeff Richard says "The Red Book of Magic has every Rune and spirit magic in the core rules, the Cults Book, Trollpak, and many more. It is a foundational document for me, as it gives me pretty much every Rune and spi
… read more
Vote in the ENnies - Polls close tonight at 11PM EST. Vote Cthulhu, Vote Chaosium!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jul 2019
It's the final day to vote in the ENnies. Polls close at 11pm EST.It's a very strong field, so Chaosium and Cthulhu need your support - and your vote!How you can vote for Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu, and RuneQuest at the ENnies:1. Go to the ENnies page: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/20192. Vote 1 f
… read more