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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!

The forthcoming Japanese version of our 2019 ENnie-nominated game MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY: THE RESTRICTED COLLECTION ミスカトニック大学禁断の蔵書 looks appropriately eldritch! Due out in Japan on August 22nd. https://arclightgames.jp/product/ミスカトニック大学禁断の蔵書

The RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha Slipcase Set has been described as "one of the most stunning RPG books ever made" and is a nominee for Best Interior Art in the 2019 ENnie Awards. The all-new edition of one of the world’s most influential and acclaimed fantasy roleplaying games is sumptuously illustrated throughout, featuring many of the best artists working in the RPG industry: Congratulations to Rick Becker, Bernard Bittler, Simon Bray, William Church, Miguel Coronado, Gene Day, Andrey Fetisov, Piotr Foksowicz, Lisa Free, Merle Insigna, Tomasz Jedruszek, Kalin Kadiev, Roman Kisyov, Rachel Kahn, Jennifer Lange, Rhonda Libbey, Michelle Lockamy, Juha Makkonen, Mike Mignola, Christine Mitzuk, Luise Perrene, Kevin Ramos, Roger Raupp, Jacob Rebulka, Alex Ries, Naomi Robinson, Simon Roy, Olivier Sanfilippo, Luoto Sari, Tobia Tranell, and Cory Trego-Erdner. 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

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.

Our first creative collaboration with German board game design genius Reiner Knizia scored us two Gold ENnies in 2018, for Khan of Khans (Best RPG-Related Product and Best Family Game). And Reiner's done it again, with his new Chaosium game Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection getting a 2019 nomination for Best RPG-Related Product. Both Khan of Khans and Miskatonic University feature the brilliant graphic design work of multi-award winning graphic designer Ian O'Toole. 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

Here's a great selection of new Call of Cthulhu community titles on DriveThruRPG! Congratulations to all the authors, especially first-time publishers in the Miskatonic Repository. In 2018 the ENnie Awards introduced a new award Best Organized Play. Despite the name, looking at the nominations this year four out of five of them are actually community content creations in the DM's Guild, (the DnD equivalent of the Miskatonic Repository). So for next year's ENnies, we encourage Miskatonic Repository creators to submit their work for consideration. Submissions will open after Gen Con! https://www.chaosium.com/blogmiskantonic-monday-july-releases-for-the-miskatonic-repository

ENnies 2019: be a "Dream Date" at the Chaosium table for the ENnie Awards Come experience the excitement of the Gen Con ENnie Awards on August 2nd with the Chaosium team! The highest bidder in this auction joins us at the cocktail reception starting at 6:30pm, and sits at the Chaosium table during the awards ceremony at 8:00pm. The winner will also receives some amazing Chaosium swag! The prize pack includes: Choice from one of these three premium game sets: RuneQuest:Roleplaying in Glorantha slipcase Set + PDF (2019 nominee!) OR Masks of Nyarlathotep slipcase Set + PDF (2019 nominee!) OR Call of Cthulhu slipcase Set + PDF (2017 winner!) Plus: Miskatonic University the Restricted Collection Boardgame (2019 nominee!) Chaosium Clandestine Game case Poker Chip set - special item from Horror on the Orient ExpressKickstarter, only 100 made Chaosium “tuxedo”black t-shirt The bidding is already open, and closes Sunday July 21! All proceeds from the Dream Date auction are used to fund the production of the ENnie Awards each year. Please note: Winner must have a valid Gen Con badge to attend the ENnie Awards and is responsible for any associated expenses with attending Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN.

We designed the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set to contain everything needed - even dice - to start playing Call of Cthulhu, the tabletop roleplaying game of mystery and horror. Reviewers have described it as "best starter set for any roleplaying game currently available" (Reviews from R’lyeh) and "a magnificent, perfect entry-level product" (Antonios S., RPGNet). Even old experienced Call of Cthulhu hands have said it's been "an absolute joy to delve into" (Hypnogoria). The ENnies judges seem to have concurred with these sentiments, nominating the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set for Best Rules in the 2019 ENnie Awards. 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 Holy Grail of Horror" — Larry diTillio and Lynne Willis's Masks of Nyarlathotep has been described as one of the best RPG adventures ever made. The new Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition slipcase raises the bar, and has been nominated as Best Adventure in the 2019 ENnie Awards. http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019 Furthermore, the HP Lovecraft Historical Society's 6 hour Radio Play adaption of Masks has been nominated for Best RPG-Related Product, and their 130 item Masks Gamer Prop Set has been nominated for Best Non-Digital Aid/Accessory and Product of the Year! Please support Chaosium, HPLHS and our other licensees, partners and friends - ENnies voting is live now, and runs until 11.00PM EST on July 21st.

Our friends The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have done truly amazing things with Call of Cthulhu's Masks of Nyarlathotep: a 6 hour radio dramatization, and Gamer Prop Set (130 items!). It's got them THREE ENnies nominations on their first time entering the awards, including PRODUCT OF THE YEAR - how good is that! Masks itself is up for BEST ADVENTURE. Please support Chaosium, HPLHS and our other licensees, partners and friends - ENnies voting is live now: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

Another fully-remastered PDF true to the original printing: Sandy Petersen's THE GATEWAY BESTIARY, 99 creatures for RuneQuest including giant arthropods, legendary beings, celtic horrors, and H.P. LOVECRAFT CREATIONS ("these are the otherworld nightmares of Lovecraftian mythos such as the mi-go, nightgaunt, or shoggoth."). Predates Call of Cthulhu by a year. —Available from Chaosium: https://www.chaosium.com/gateway-bestiary-pdf—and DriveThruRPG:http://bit.ly/2YOnriV

A comp sci student in Buenos Aires tries to train a Neural Network to "write like Lovecraft". Although he concludes the network was "clearly learning something", the experiment is not deemed a success (although it appears a lot of the output resembles stuff like "Ph’nglui mglw’nafh...") https://www.kdnuggets.com/2019/07/training-neural-network-write-like-lovecraft.html

If you want print versions of the maps they are available in the Gloranthan Cartography section of our Redbubble Store. Depending on their SIZ, maps are available in a variety of formats from Greeting Cards to Posters, from Throw Blankets to King-size Duvet Covers. Print versions are still in the works for all the RQ Classic PDFs. It's only a matter of how they get printed. Something we are still best figuring out.

Our friends The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have done truly amazing things with Call of Cthulhu's Masks of Nyarlathotep: a 6 hour radio dramatization, and Gamer Prop Set (130 items!). It's got them THREE ENnies nominations on their first time entering the awards, including PRODUCT OF THE YEAR - how good is that! Masks itself is up for BEST ADVENTURE. Please support Chaosium, HPLHS and our other licensees, partners and friends - ENnies voting is live now: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019

The final PDFs from the RuneQuest Classic Kickstarter are now available. All groundbreaking releases for the RPG art form in their day, and now easily compatible with the new edition of RuneQuest. —TROLLPAK - https://www.chaosium.com/trollpak-pdf—BIG RUBBLE - https://www.chaosium.com/big-rubble-pdf—PAVIS - https://www.chaosium.com/pavis-pdfAll fully-remastered PDF true to their original printing. The three final RQ Classic releases are now also available at DriveThruRPG. All fully-remastered PDF true to their original printing.—TROLLPAK : http://bit.ly/30oQVUU—BIG RUBBLE : http://bit.ly/2LOSZlc—PAVIS : http://bit.ly/2XFnwJs

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/2019 2. Vote 1 for the Call of Cthulhu/Chaosium product in these categories: Best Adventure — Masks of Nyarlathotep, Chaosium Inc. Best Art, Cover — Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2nd Edition, Chaosium Inc. Best Art, Interior — RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Slipcase Set, Chaosium Inc. Best RPG Related Product — Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection, Chaosium Inc Best Rules — Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, Chaosium Inc. Best Setting — Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2nd Edition, Chaosium Inc. Best Supplement — The Glorantha Sourcebook, Chaosium Inc 3. Your second favourite gets a "2" vote, third favourite gets a “3”, and so on. Please also vote for our Mythos licensees, partners, and friends! PRODUCT OF THE YEAR — Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set, HPLHS Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital — Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set, HPLHS Best Electronic Book — Fear’s Sharp Little Needles, Stygian Fox Publishing Best Monster/Adversary — Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos for 5e, Petersen Games; Hideous Creatures: A Bestiary of the Cthulhu Mythos, Pelgrane Press Best Online Content — Seth Skorkowsky, Seth Skorkowsky Best RPG Related Product — Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - Masks of Nyarlathotep, HPLHS Best Supplement — The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus, Golden Goblin Press 4. Choose Chaosium as your FAN FAVOURITE PUBLISHER - we'd be flattered! Like the Great Old One himself, Chaosium has arisen from the depths, and your support keep us above the waves. 5. Tell your friends who are Call of Cthulhu and Chaosium fans to submit their vote too! Congratulations to the many talented writers, artists, creators and fans world-wide involved in Chaosium's and Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition's continuing success, and the triumphant return of RuneQuest—these nominations are a testament to your talent, dedication, and support! Voting is live and runs until July 21, 2019 at 11:00pm EDT.