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#shipsofRQ update: the Australian cargo (and Terror Australis for Call of Cthulhu) are now safely entombed in plastic in Aetherworks' Sydney warehouse. Meanwhile, the MOL TRIBUTE has traversed the Suez Canal and has sailed past the five of the ancient mouths of the Nile (the Pelusiac, Tanitic, Mendesian, Phatnitic and Sebennytic). Bolbitinic, and Canopic mouths to go.

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I wrote this in response to a comment on Facebook, so I figured I'd post here too (less ephemeral than FB if I ever want to come back to it): Here's how I imagine the Coders were part of the Cradle adventure: The Coders were one of the Lunar teams that came on board to explore the Cradle when it beached at Pavis. On discovering the Giant Baby, her safety and welfare became their paramount concern. When the Cradle was refloated after the storm, Count Julan, Princess Anderida, Eslas and Maculus were the last Lunars to make their escape (but Nose Ring was nowhere to be seen). Later, the Coders were part of the Wyvern assault at Corflu. Maculus remained on the sidelines, helping coordinate the magical team animating the Watchdog, but Count Julan and Princess Anderida landed on the deck and engaged the defenders directly. Meanwhile Eslas remained aloft deploying her devastatingly accurate skill with the bow. Both Anderida and Julan fought duels with Argrath (Garrath Sharpsword). Anderida withdrew from the fight following a brief exchange of words*, but after a heroic fight Julan was bested by the Orlanthi wind lord. Only Nose Ring emerging from the hold to come to his friend's rescue saved Julan's life**. They jumped overboard together, just as Cradle's magic defeated the Watchdog. The Lunar assault failed and the Cradle passed into the Ocean. *what Argrath said to Anderida is unknown, but she immediately returned to Glamour and within a season had withdrawn to a sanctuary on the Red Moon itself. **rather than flee, Nose Ring remained hidden on board the Cradle to safeguard the helpless Giant infant, swearing by Danfive Xaron to protect her against all danger. He would have remained on the Cradle, but broke his cover to save Count Julan's life in the final battle at Corflu. Having heard that the Cradle later disappeared into Magasta's Whirlpool, it is said Nose Ring later captained one of the Lunars' fabled Black Galleys to the Underworld, seeking her there.

We have set up a thread in the Board Games sub-forum for Rules Questions and Clarifications; your question and the answer is there:

Please use this thread to ask rules questions and clarifications. This question was asked elsewhere: Q: When you layout the Sanity cards no value can be the same. Does this only apply to the Red cards? On the diagram (p.4) the Black and top Red card are both 6. A: If you reveal a Red Sanity card that has an identical value to an already displayed card, please shuffle the duplicate back and draw another Red Sanity card. So, in the diagram the Red 6 card would need to be replaced by another card whose value is not 6. (In this example, the new card cannot be 3 or 2 either as they have already been drawn). Keep drawing until all cards have different values.

MOB (moderator hat): I have closed the poll at Martin's request. MOB (Chaosium hat): We are discussing with Martin the best way for his work to reach a wider audience. Stayed tuned. MOB (moderator hat): This thread is closed for further comment.

Everyone who has bought PDFs will be sent their discount coupons just before the books go on sale, so hopefully you will be primed and ready.

When we have the slipcases in all three warehouses. They have already landed in Australia, but are still en route to the US and UK. We are hoping by mid March, but that is dependent on shipping and drayage (a useful term I recently learned - thanks @styopa)

YGMV is a very useful acronym, especially in discussions forums like here: Someone posts something they've surmised about Glorantha. Ends what they've written with YGMV. E.g. "In my Glorantha, the Durulz lay eggs because [states reasons]. YGMV" Go with it or not, completely up to you.

Weird fiction writer Ed Erdelac was at the HPLHS game last Friday - it was his first time playing Call of Cthulhu: https://emerdelac.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/my-first-call-of-cthulhu-game

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Further update on the #ShipsofRQ:—RQG (and Terror Australis!) has landed in Botany Bay and made its way ashore!—XIN LOS ANGELES, en route to North America, is currently off the Japanese province of Mutsu, founded as a refuge for the samurai defeated in the Boshin War.—MOL TRIBUTE, destined for Southampton (and also carrying Terror Australis), is currently steaming between the Hadhramaut coast of Yemen and the isle of Socotra, home of frankincense and Dragon's Blood Trees.https://www.chaosium.com/blogshipsofrq-are-on-their-way

Further news about TERROR AUSTRALIS:—OOCL MEMPHIS is due at Longbeach CA by 22 Feb: http://bit.ly/2GSljAM—MOL TRIBUTE is due at Southhampton on 7 March (same ship as RQG!) http://bit.ly/2NeBwBg—XIN CHI WAN - arrival date at Botany Bay (Sydney) is 25 Feb (also same ship as RQG) http://bit.ly/2DXxsRTThis means (customs and drayage willing) we should have Terror Australis in hardback available by mid-late March.

"When they say this is all you need to enjoy horror roleplaying they certainly aren’t kidding… I can’t stress enough how every person who loves RPGs should have this in their collection." —The Vintage RPG Podcast unbox the new CALL OF CTHULHU STARTER SET.

THE STRANGE CASES OF RUDOLPH PEARSON is 40% off today as DriveThruFictions's Deal of the Day!

Greg's passing in October 2018 mentioned in Amazing Stories magazine: "Game Designer Greg Stafford (b.1948) died on October 11. Stafford created the Glorantha setting for his game White Bear and Red Moon and later it was used for the game Runequest, published by Chaosium, the gaming company Stafford co-founded. Stafford also designed the Arthurian RPG Pendragon and Elric, based on Michael Moorcock’s fiction. He was inducted into the Origins Award Hall of Fame in 1987." https://www.amazingstories.com/2019/02/in-memoriam #WeAreAllUs

So, where are the #ShipsofRQ right now? —the XIN CHI WAN (final destination Botany Bay) is cruising along the so-called Shipwreck Coast in the treacherous straits between mainland Australia and Van Dieman's Land. —the XIN LOS ANGELES (final destination Longbeach, CA) has just crossed the "Blakiston Line" separating the Japanese Islands of Honshu and Hokkaido: certain animals only live north of that line; others only south. —the MOL TRIBUTE (final destination Southampton, UK) is passing around Dondra Head, the extreme southernmost tip of Ceylon; here is an ancient temple to the god Upulvan, guardian deity of Sri Lanka. Follow them at the link: https://www.chaosium.com/blogshipsofrq-are-on-their-way

It's #MiskatonicMonday! Check out these newly-released community content titles for Call of Cthulhu at the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThruRPG: https://www.chaosium.com/blogmiskatonic-monday-go-solo-go-sail-on-a-voyage-of-terror-then-traverse-the-desert-and-finish-with-a-little-light-housekeeping/

Great to see! Our Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection game is now making its way out to Kickstarter backers...

According to our shipping agent: Mol Tribute due in Southampton UK on March 7th. Xin Los Angeles is due in Longbeach California on March 6th XIN CHI WAN is due at Botany Bay on February 25th. Port Botany is Sydney Australia's container port. (BTW, this is the site where Lieut. Cook landed in 1770, and where the First Fleet initially attempted to set up the prison colony in 1788, before quickly moving to the more suitable Port Jackson to the north).

And if you can't make it to Melbourne, Australia on March 3rd, our friends at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society are having a Call of Cthulhu Game Night at their HQ in Glendale, CA: https://store.hplhs.org/products/call-of-cthulhu-game-reign-of-terror Join Keeper of the Arcane Lore Sean Branney for another evening of tabletop RPG gaming at HPLHS Headquarters in Glendale, California on Thursday, February 21 at 7pm. The good folks over at Chaosium have given us a sneak preview of a new scenario they're getting ready to publish and we thought we'd take it out for a test drive. No previous experience with Call of Cthulhu™ is necessary. NOTE: To discourage those who book a seat at the table and then don't show up, we've had to implement a policy of charging for gaming reservations. For your $5 fee, you'll get a seat at the table and we'll provide tasty refreshments! Seats are limited and reservations are required. Book your ticket now.

To celebrate the release of H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers we're having a Call of Cthulhu Game Night, in association with Gamezilla RPG Night! When: Sunday March 3rd, 6PM-10PMWhere: Izakaya Chuji Japanese Restaurant, 165 Lonsdale St, Melbourne 3000. Come along and meet the author/artist himself, R.J. Ivankovic. Win a signed copy of the book! We'll also be debuting some brand new Call of Cthulhu one-shots from Chaosium's Chaos Library. Come and play Call of Cthulhu, with amazing Japanese food, and mark the launch of this new title, by the "genius poet-artist" creator of H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers. We'd love to see you there! Reserve your place at Eventbrite. What does my AUD$5.65 ticket price cover? Your ticket includes the usual $2 entry fee for all Gamezilla meetups. $3 will cover your small gift from Chaosium Inc, along with the cost of printing materials. The remainder is Eventbrite's booking fees. Table service is available to your game and the restaurant is fully licensed, with a great range of drinks and sake, including local Melbourne craft beer from our friends at Kaiju Beer.

Here's news about the ships bringing the new RuneQuest to our shores! Australia: XIN CHI WAN - arrival date at Botany Bay (Sydney) is February 25th. United States: XIN LOS ANGELES - arrival date at Longbeach CA is March 6th. (btw, the RuneQuest shipment to the United States takes up TWO 40' containers). United Kingdom: MOL TRIBUTE - arrival date at Southhampton is March 7th. We'll be following the progress of these #ShipsofRQ on Twitter via Marinetraffic.com. More details at the link: https://www.chaosium.com/blogshipsofrq-are-on-their-way

Happy Valentines Day from Chaosium Inc! While Harrek the Beserk and Jar-Eel the Razoress's relationship could be described as heart-rending (literally), if there's someone special in your life we hope you have a wonderful day together. To celebrate Valentine's Day, here's Mike Perry's amazing Harrek and Jar El mural, as featured in The Guide to Glorantha, free for you to enjoy as wallpapers at the link: https://www.chaosium.com/blogyou-have-taken-my-heart-happy-valentines-day-2019-from-chaosium-inc