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"Style: 5 (Excellent) Substance: 5 (Excellent) - this is gaming history in the making. This product is so pioneering, so over-the-top in what it tries to achieve and how triumphantly it succeeds, that it deserves the creation of a whole new grading system. This is the end of role-playing as we know it, and the transcendence towards a new experience with similarities to a LARP." —Antonios S. of RPGNet reviews the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP GAMER PROP SET https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/17/17758.phtml

At Gen Con this year Sandy gave an illuminating seminar on writing horror scenarios—a topic he knows a thing or two about. It is now available on Youtube. Better still, The Alexandrian (RPG writer Justin Alexander's site) now has detailed and incisive step-by-step notes about the seminar. Useful viewing and reading for incipient and even experienced horror scenario writers... https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/40658/roleplaying-games/notes-on-writing-horror-scenarios-the-sandy-petersen-way

95% of orders have now been delivered. If you are still waiting on yours, you should receive it in the next 10 days. More details: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/416625372/13th-age-in-glorantha/posts/2280071

I like that! It makes Magasta's Pool resemble a Black Hole, and all the more terrifying for it You can still avail yourself of that offer right now: buy the PDF and you'll get the full cost of the PDF off the price of the physical book from Chaosium.com. Correct. The US ship landed some time, and the UK ship recently. The Australian ship is due to dock in Sydney on Saturday (with previous shipments the Australian ship was the first to arrive, maybe this one disappeared into a space-time vortext off R'lyeh for a few weeks)

To everyone's surprise, there was a very upbeat discussion about Call of Cthulhu on Japan's NHK this afternoon (the Japanese equivalent of the BBC), and this tweet about it is now ranking #12 on Japanese Twitter: Shiro Sano is a well-known actor (and long-time Call of Cthulhu fan), who appeared in a Japanese version of Shadow over Innsmouth:

Don't Split the Podcast presents the 13th Age Glorantha Panel from Gen Con 2018, with Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan Tweet and Michael O'Brien. https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/dspn-present/chaosium2018gcpanel

Although this sounds just like the opening of a Call of Cthulhu one-shot, we're reasonably confident this isn't the ship delivering the CoC7 reprints, or the new RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha... Spooky similarities though to Chaosium's Free RPG Day offering in 2017, Sandy Petersen's one-shot THE DERELICT (now also featured in the Call of Cthulhu scenario collection PETERSEN'S ABOMINATIONS).

Although this sounds just like the opening of a Call of Cthulhu one-shot, we're reasonably confident this isn't the ship delivering the new RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha...

Will be back on sale again before long.

Chaosium is looking for RuneQuest GMs for PAX Aus 2018, Melbourne Oct 26-28. If you can help us out, you'll get a Chaosium t-shirt and swag. And as a "Tabletop Teacher", you'll get a FREE BADGE to attend PAX Aus. We've got dedicated tables and convention scenarios ready to run, so all we need now is GMs. Our games were in huge demand last year, and is going to be the same this year too! If you can help out, please get in touch with me ASAP! - mob@chaosium.com

Chaosium is looking for Call of Cthulhu Keepers for PAX Aus 2018, Melbourne Oct 26-28.If you can help us out, you'll get a Chaosium t-shirt and swag. And as a "Tabletop Teacher", you'll get a FREE BADGE to attend PAX Aus.We've got dedicated tables and convention scenarios ready to run, so all we need now is Keepers Can you come to help to run games and introduce PAX attendees to the eldritch world of Lovecraftian horror investigations?Call of Cthulhu was in huge demand last year, and is going to be this year too!If you can help out, please get in touch with me ASAP! - mob@chaosium.com

Wow, this is Jody Lee's original cover painting for RuneQuest 3rd Edition. She posted on Facebook today that she recently unearthed it doing some spring cleaning! BTW, the cover models were Jody's friend, the novelist Kate Elliot ('Crown of Stars' series, etc) and her husband.

Ripples from Carcosa is now available on Fantasy Grounds, the online virtual tabletop. Three Call of Cthulhu scenarios exploring Hastur, Carcosa, & The King In Yellow. https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=CHA23134COC7E

Shipping is continuing from all three fulfilment warehouses (USA, UK and Australia). If you haven't received your shipment yet, it should still be coming! Rest assured, we will follow up at the end of the process to ensure everyone correctly receives the rewards they ordered. Backers who ordered maps - these will be shipped to you separately. They are currently on their way to the fulfilment centres, and will be shipped next month. If you ordered a copy of the 13th Age Core Rules - these were sent out to backers who responded two years ago (see update). If you didn't receive your copy then, we will ship your copy to you next month. This will be a separate delivery to other rewards. Backers who ordered leatherette versions - if the fulfilment warehouse sent you a standard edition by mistake, please email customerservice@chaosium.com. If you've received your order but it is incomplete, incorrect, or was damaged in transit - please email customerservice@chaosium.com. If you've received your order and all is good - enjoy! Update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/416625372/13th-age-in-glorantha/posts/2274877

RUNEQUEST CON DOWN UNDER (III). November 11, Kryal Castle, Victoria (www.kryalcastle.com.au) This will be a 9am to 9pm event with a day's events ticket for $60 inc lunch plus a dinner and LARP ticket for $60. Agenda includes Kyral Castle events (normally $70 for a single ticket!), design panel events, game session, auction etc. Plus giveaways from Chaosium! This event is endorsed by Chaosium and organised by the RPG Review Cooperative. More details forthcoming...

Iconic, the 13th Age podcast, looks at one of the new 13th Age Glorantha character classes, the Berserker. Glorantha fans, you can play a Storm Bull or a Zorak Zorani in this class! https://iconicpodcast.com/2018/08/27/s2-e11 And review 13th Age Glorantha itself here, in earlier episodes: Part One: https://iconicpodcast.com/2018/06/04/s2-e05 Part Two: https://iconicpodcast.com/2018/06/18/s2e06/ And talk to 13th Age and 13th Age Glorantha creators Rob and Jonathan: https://iconicpodcast.com/2018/04/09/s2-e01

Unnatural Selections #10 - recent 5 star reviews for Chaosium licensees! Chaosium licensees do wonderful work and we are proud to be associated with them. Here are some recent 5 star reviews for some amazing products! https://www.chaosium.com/blogunnatural-selections-10-recent-5-star-reviews-for-chaosium-licensees

Such a book is now very much on the back burner for the time being: https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/4006-i-wish-for-brp-essentials-to-be/?do=findComment&comment=78948

BRP's Blood Tide ("Black Sails and Dark Rituals") is now discounted on the Chaosium store to USD$16.95 (jncludes PDF): https://www.chaosium.com/blood-tide

The BGB (softcover) is in print and continues to be a steady seller. There are no current plans to replace it.

The immense popularity of Call of Cthulhu in Japan - "hands down the most popular played RPG: ...where you think roleplaying game equals Dungeons and Dragons in many other countries, in Japan... roleplaying equals Call of Cthulhu." Especially popular with Japanese women gamers. (starts at 2.40)

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'Horror on the Orient Express' and 'Reign of Terror' lead writer Mark Morrison - himself, a very experienced video game writer - was on board to help ensure CALL OF CTHULHU the Video Game captures the essence of the tabletop RPG that inspired it. https://www.pcgamer.com/can-call-of-cthulhu-ever-be-a-good-videogame

Antonios S of RPGNet reviews the new RuneQuest dice from Q Workshop: "The best imaginable dice for ancient civilizations out there... the two RuneQuest Dice Sets are fantastic, brilliant, exquisite, and I can continue with a long list of adjectives, all of them positive. They cover a rather incredible hole in the genres of dice marketed out there, namely designs relating to Bronze Age..." Style: 5 (Excellent!)Substance: 5 (Excellent!) https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/17/17738.phtml

A discussion with two of the lead developers of Call of Cthulhu the official video game at Gamescom 2018. Again, nice to see they emphasise up front that the game (out on Oct 30) is based on the Chaosium tabletop RPG: