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Unnatural Selections: Recent Chaosium Reviews of Note #9: Gloranthan Goodness

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Jun 2018

RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha was launched in PDF to critical acclaim earlier this month: here are some early reviews, plus what reviewers have had to say about some other recent releases set in Greg Stafford's mythic realm.Andrew Logan Montgomery has written a deeply insightful 7000 word revi … read more

Women in Tabletop Gaming Month #21: Chaosium interviews KatyaThomas

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Jun 2018

Lynne Hardy interviews assistant game developer Katya Thomas for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background?I left education fairly early at 17 after becoming very unwell, with only GCSEs and a diploma in Fine Art in my pocket. I always knew I’d to go into a creativ … read more

Ellie A. Akers: diving into a bold colourful world

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jun 2018

A fan breaks down how RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha brought the setting to life for herBy Ellie A AkersWhile I’ve been a long time fan of the Glorantha setting, first discovering it via the King of Dragon Pass video game, RuneQuest was never really on my radar. I never expe … read more

Six Ages Preorders are live!

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Jun 2018

Our friends at A Sharp have announced that Six Ages, the "spiritual successor" to King of Dragon Pass, is now open for preorders on iOS! Six Ages is a game of resource management and storytelling, set in the magical world of Glorantha (RuneQuest, 13th Age Glorantha, HeroQuest). S … read more

A German edition of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018

Chaosium and Uhrwerk Verlag have announced the signing of a licensing deal to bring out a German edition of the newly-released RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha RPG.Jeff Richard, Chaosium's creative director said, “I’ve long been impressed with the high quality and artistry of Uhrwerk Ver … read more

WHAT IS RUNEQUEST?— PART TWO: an RPG with a difference

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jun 2018

If your roleplaying gaming has mostly been in the D20 sphere, here are some interesting ways you might find RuneQuest is different.1. RuneQuest is part of Chaosium’s D100 Basic Roleplaying system. It is intuitive and easy to play: virtually all rolls determining success or failure of a task are dete … read more

Chaosium is at Origins 2018 in Columbus OH this weekend

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jun 2018

Chaosium is at the Origins Game Fair this weekend (June 13-17), in Columbus OH. Team members Rick, Todd and James will be there, along with a full suite of current Chaosium products including the 2018 Free RPG Day release Scritch Scratch. Rick also has advance physical copies of& … read more