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The Stars were Right for Chaosium and friends at the 2019 ENnie Awards tonight! Chaosium won awards in every category it was nominated, including Fan's Choice Best Publisher. Our licensees, partners, and friends in the Call of Cthulhu Mythos also won awards in every category nominated, including the HP Lovecraft Historical Society winning Product of the Year for the Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set. Here are the awards Chaosium, licensees, partners and friends won at the awards: Best Adventure —GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep (Chaosium Inc.) Best Aid/Accessory - Non-Digital —GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) Best Art, Cover —GOLD: Call of Cthulhu - Terror Australis 2E (Chaosium Inc.) Best Electronic Book —SILVER: Fear's Sharp Little Needles (Stygian Fox Publishing) Best Interior Art —GOLD: RuneQuest - Roleplaying in Glorantha (Chaosium) Best Monster/Adversary —GOLD: Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5E (Petersen Games) Best Online Content —GOLD: Seth Skorkowsky Best RPG Related Product —GOLD: Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) —SILVER: Miskatonic University: Restricted Collection (Chaosium Inc.) Best Rules —GOLD: Call of Cthulhu Starter Set (Chaosium Inc.) Best Setting —SILVER: Call of Cthulhu - Terror Australis 2e (Chaosium Inc.) Best Supplement —GOLD: The Glorantha Sourcebook (CHaosium Inc.) —SILVER: The 7th Ed. Guide to Cthulhu Invictus (Golden Goblin Press) Product of the Year —GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) Fan’s Choice, Best Publisher —Chaosium Inc. Many thanks to the ENnies judges for shortlisting our products, and the members of the Chaosium tribe, fans, and supporters for your support. As Chaosium President Rick Meints said in his acceptance speech for Fan's Favorite Best Publisher, we couldn't do it without you. #weareallus

Wow, more than 207,000 views in a little over 24 hours! : there's phenomenal interest in Critical Role's 'The Shadow of the Crystal Palace' Call of Cthulhu adventure on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0uhqZdJ8swQ

Helping unpack one of our pallets for Gen Con, Mike has found there are mysterious forces which don't want people reading The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic. As our booth manager Ellie says of the incident, "We are keeping this mangled corpse at the booth as this year's ritual sacrifice. Thankfully I don't have to stab any of the staff now. Always the hardest part of running a booth."

Watch Critical Role play Call of Cthulhu here:

Strange things are afoot in London’s Crystal Palace, and it’s up to these unwitting heroes to rise against it with all their sanity and might! : Watch Critical Role play Call of Cthulhu right now, on Twitch TV: https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole

About as believable as an escaped slave from the West Indies ending up in Iceland. Which happened.

All set for a gaslight-era mystery of malevolent proportions: our friends Critical Role are playing 'Shadow of the Crystal Palace', their special Call of Cthulhu one-shot, tomorrow night at 7pm PST

Such an NPC could be inspired by: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-27/first-black-settler-in-iceland-hans-jonathan-slave-saga/11228536

https://www.chaosium.com/blogstatement-about-metaarcades-cthulhu-chronicles We regret to announce that the Cthulhu Chronicles mobile interactive fiction game is no longer available. Unfortunately Metaarcade, the company that produced it, is no longer in business.

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 spirit magic spell of any cult of any size in Genertela." Quantity is limited!

Promo for the forthcoming Critical Role Call of Cthulhu one-shot:

In the latest survey, CALL OF CTHULHU is the third most popular game played on virtual tabletop Roll 20 (after DnD & Pathfinder): https://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6508-Orr-Group-s-Roll20-Stats-Q2-2019-Use-New-Method-Cthulhu-Up-D-D-PF-Down Interesting factoid: 'One interesting facet of the Call of Cthulhu rise is that the average game length is about a quarter of that of other systems -- "We found that they have an average playtime of 11.9 hours, compared to 40 hour average game times for other systems on these charts."'

That's why games in fringe places like Prax or Pavis or Sun County work well as stepping off points: the players (and GM) don't need know a lot about the world... Thought to be a big reason of why plain vanilla "Human Fighter" is the most popular character class by far on DnD Beyond.

Call of Cthulhu comes to MOAB - the Mother Of All Battles convention in October! MOAB is Sydney’s premier wargaming convention, run annually on the October long weekend since 1990. Call of Cthulhu is running on Monday 7th October 2019, 10.00AM - 3.30PM. Walk-ups are welcome, but you can also register to play here. Every player goes into a lottery draw for a Call of Cthulhu Starter Set (if there are more than 20 players then a copy of Terror Australis will be added). MOAB takes place at the Sylvania Heights Community and Youth Club in Sylvania, Sydney NSW Australia. Many thanks to the Keepers from the Cult of Chaos who will be assisting with the staging of this event, which brings Call of Cthulhu to a new "Cthulhu curious" audience (wargamers!) https://www.chaosium.com/blogcall-of-cthulhu-at-the-mother-of-all-battles-convention-7-october-sydney-australia

For the next 8 days, some 362 Chaosium titles are 25% off in DriveThruRPG's Christmas in July Sale. This includes many Call of Cthulhu Classic, RuneQuest Classic, 7th Sea, Pendragon, HeroQuest, and BRP titles, and the following Call of Cthulhu 7th edition titles: Cold Harvest, Cthulhu Through the Ages, Dead Light, Down Darker Trails, The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic, Horror on the Orient Express, Nameless Horrors, Petersen's Abominations, Reign of Terror, Ripples From Carcosa, S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors, The Two-Headed Serpent. http://bit.ly/2MeTdPc

Wow, our "Dream Date" ended up going for $364.00! We will do our best to ensure the successful bidder has a great night with the Chaosium team at the ENnies!

"I hope we're not too late": a phrase often said by Call of Cthulhu investigators as they try to save the world from doom. Under two hours left to get your vote in for the 2019 ENnies! Support your favourite RPG designers, artists and publishers by voting: https://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

Vote in the ENnies - Polls close tonight at 11PM EST. http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019 It's a very strong field, so Chaosium and Cthulhu need your support - and your vote. Vote Cthulhu, Vote Chaosium!

Here's a sneak peak at the cover art work for a new Call of Cthulhu anthology of scenarios we're working on, due for release in Q1 2020: Featuring the writing talents of Leigh Carr (scenario contest winner, author of The Necropolis), Jon Hook (Age of Cthulhu, The Shadow over Providence, Miskatonic University Podcast), and Chaosium's own Todd Gardiner.The fab cover art is by Chris Huth (13th Age Glorantha).

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Chaosium founder Greg Stafford passed away in October last year. Greg's last public engagement was the 2018 ENnies Awards ceremony at Gen Con 51. He said he was immensely proud of the work Chaosium had done in recent years, particularly since 2015 when he returned as chair of the board and brought the Moon Design Publications team into the company. Greg recognized that everyone’s success in the gaming industry was down to the enthusiasm and support of the fans. We at the Chaosium recognize that countless tabletop roleplaying fans are fans (including us!) because of Greg Stafford and what he achieved. From the outset (to quote Greg's own words) Chaosium “was never content to imitate, but instead published games that were original in their style of play, content and design”. It is our aim to continue Greg's legacy: we are all conscious we are carrying on the tradition of innovation and creativity that Greg started when he founded The Chaosium in 1975. We appreciate the wonderful support and encouragement we get from Chaosium fans old and new around the world. #WeAreAllUs Chaosium is one of the choices for Fan's Favorite Publisher in the 2019 ENnie Awards. We hope you might give us consideration, and vote for the other categories Chaosium has been nominated in too, along with our licensees, partners and friends! http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

Call of Cthulhu's new Australian supplement Terror Australis has already earned the distinction of being acquired by the National Library of Australia, as a work "of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people". As Kotaku writes in their piece In His House At Australia's National Library, Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming, the NLA's acquisitions team reached out to us at Chaosium and we cheerfully obliged, considering it a great honour as well as a tremendous credit to all the talented authors and artists involved. And now Terror Australis has also scored two ENnie nominations - for Best Setting, and for Best Cover Art! Please support Chaosium and our licensees, partners and friends - ENnies voting is live now, and runs until 11.00PM EST on July 21st: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

The Vintage RPG Podcast tried out our ENnie-nominated game Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection and loved it ("It's a great companion to 2016's Khan of Khans!"). They talk about that gameplay experience at the start of this episode. Then - after their next segment talking about some old book called The Dungeon Masters Guide - they interview Chaosium's MOB (starts 24:50) about MU, recent Cthulhu castles he's visited, the Miskatonic Repository, how Australia is Chaosium's Mythos testbed, and more!

The Glorantha Sourcebook has been nominated for BEST SUPPLEMENT in the 2019 ENnie Awards. It is an essential resource for the world of Glorantha, the world of mythology, gods, and heroes that inspired roleplaying games, board games, computer games, comics, fiction, and more... Vote for the GSB and the other Chaosium nominations here: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

Dear friends in the Cult of Chaos,The Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the “ENnies”) are an annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming, and the winners are announced at a ceremony at Gen Con.Voting for the 2019 ENnie Awards is now live, and open to everyone! The Chaosium team would love your support, as would all the talented writers, artists, and designers we work with to create these amazing RPG products. Please also spread the word to your friends who love playing RPGs, especially Chaosium games! Here's the link to ENnies voting page: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019 And here's the Chaosium (plus licensees & friends) ENnies "How to Vote" Ticket: BEST ADVENTURE: Masks of Nyarlathotep, Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2XMX3JS BEST AID ACCESSORY, NON-DIGITAL: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set, HP Lovecraft Historical Society. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/30xT7JZ BEST ART, COVER: Call of Cthulhu Terror Australis 2nd Edition, Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2Lph96v BEST ART, INTERIOR: RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Slipcase Set, Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2LReRMV BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK: Fears Sharp Little Needles, Stygian Fox Publishing. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2XRwSx0 BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5e, Petersen Games and Hideous Creatures, A Bestiary of the Cthulhu Mythos, Pelgrane Press. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2JAxyCY BEST ONLINE CONTENT: Seth Skorkowsky. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2JJVfrm BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT: Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection, Chaosium Inc. and Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - Masks of Nyarlathotep, HPLHS. Vote 1 and 2 here: http://bit.ly/32u0u7a BEST RULES: Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2JBKOr1 BEST SETTING: Call of Cthulhu Terror Australis 2nd Edition, Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2Lpx30s BEST SUPPLEMENT: The Glorantha Sourcebook, Chaosium Inc. and The 7th Edition to Cthulhu Invictus, Golden Goblin Press. Vote 1 and 2 here: http://bit.ly/2JyELn0 FAN'S FAVORITE PUBLISHER: Chaosium Inc. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2LU8ok9 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set, HPLHS. Vote 1 here: http://bit.ly/2XNJwSv Voting closes on 21 July at 11PM EST. The winners will be announced on August 2nd. We greatly appreciate what Cult of Chaos members are doing to spread fun and good will throughout our RPG growing community. Thanks for your loyal support, and kind regards from the all team at Chaosium!