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Announcing the QuestWorlds SRD: the rules-lite and prep-lite RPG engine
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Apr 2020
Introducing the Questworlds System Reference Document (SRD), a roleplaying rules engine suitable for you to play across multiple genres.QuestWorlds is a rules-light RPG
system that facilitates beginning play easily, and resolves conflicts in play
quickly. It features an abstract, conflict-bas
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Unnatural Selections #33 - our student collaboration 'Refractions of Glasston' earns critical praise
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Feb 2020
In a creative collaboration between Chaosium and the Professional Writing department at Taylor University (Upland IN), Prof T.R. Knight took a group of students through the process of developing and publishing a RPG scenario, with mentoring by Chaosium's Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy. You can read
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Chaosium Twitch launches new live play series 'A Cold Fire Within' (Pulp Cthulhu)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Feb 2020
When the human mind peeks behind the curtain, how long before it is lost? The Stream of Chaos team are playing scenarios from the recent Pulp Cthulhu release A Cold Fire Within. On Chaosium Twitch Tuesdays at 19:30 AEDT / 08:30 GMT
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Announcing John Wick as International Guest of Honour for Chaosium Con Down Under, Sydney May 2-3
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Feb 2020
Award-winning game designer John Wick is International Guest of Honour for Chaosium Con Down Under, taking place in Sydney Australia on May 2-3, 2020.With extensive game industry credentials (Legend of the Five Rings RPG, 7th Sea, Orkworld, etc), John joined Chaosium in 2019 as Creati
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Call for GMs for Chaosium Con Down Under (Sydney, May 2-3, 2020)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Jan 2020
For Chaosium Con Down Under in May, we're planning a boutique yet captivating convention program that's going to be in parts mythic, epic, heroic and horrific, with Chaosium's favourite games on offer including Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, HeroQuest, and more.And so we need
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The Semester is over and Taylor U students' Call of Cthulhu scenario 'Refractions of Glasston' is now out!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Dec 2019
The Fall semester at Taylor University came
to a close today, and Refractions of Glasston is now available to download at the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu community content resource at DriveThruRPG. Prof T.R. Knight
(Professional Writing Department, Taylor Unive
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Unnatural Selections #31: reviews on radio of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Dec 2019
The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set featured on two recent radio shows:The 'Games to Gift List' is in its 10th year on the Lake Effect radio program at WUWM 89.9, Milwaukee WI. James Lowder, our executive editor, is Lake Effect's resident games expert, and gives his seasonal gift suggestions&n
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Talking to Martin Helsdon, author of The Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass (Jonstown Compendium)
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Dec 2019
The Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass is one of the initial releases for
the Jonstown Compendium, DriveThruRPG’s new community content resource for Greg
Stafford’s world of Glorantha. Within 24 hours, A&E was the #2
best-selling title on DriveThruRPG and shortly after reached Silver
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