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Mike and Lynne are back! In Part Two, they talk about what to expect from the new edition of Masks of Nyarlathotep.

Chaosium's James Lowder is one of the celebrity guests at the Gen Con Worldbuilders Party, and Chaosium is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of the event. As Worldbuilders supports Heifer International we have donated a very special and appropriate gift for the swag bags for everyone who participates. Although James Lowder's Call of Cthulhu game is Sold Out, tickets are still available for some of the other celebrity games, though seats at each table are limited. This is a great event for a wonderful cause!

"A truly engaging and immersive experience... the game compresses elements of tabletop gameplay into simplified actions that make for a truly enjoyable mobile experience you can pick up or drop at any time. Whether it’s your first foray into role playing or you’re an old pro, Cthulhu Chronicles can be equally enjoyed by all."—NEWSWEEK has a gaming column (who knew?) and checked out CTHULHU CHRONICLES on iOS. http://www.newsweek.com/cthulhu-chronicles-review-new-mobile-narrative-horror-game-will-keep-you-edge-1023091

[Mod Hat on: various posts hidden - Melo Yelo might rightfully be mocked as an "mango-hued shitgibbon" by other Gloranthans, but let's keep acrimonious contemporary RW politics out of BRP Central as much as possible, even in this forum.]

To celebrate the launch of the RUNEQUEST GLORANTHA BESTIARY on July 20th, our friends at Encounter Roleplay are going into deadly RuneQuest combat with Chaosium's Jason Durall this Monday, 16th July at 8pm EST. They'll also be giving away 5 copies of the Bestiary PDF during the show, and launching another competition for a hardback copy! Follow the action here: https://www.twitch.tv/encounterroleplay

The Sun Domers of Prax have been very good at picking sides (or at least not being on the losing side) throughout their history - else they wouldn't still be around. The Yelmalio forces adroitly change sides midway through the Second Battle of Moonbroth, shortly after the (somewhat mysterious, some would say suspicious) death of the reigning count in battle. Civil strife ensues when the authorities back at the Sun Dome Temple itself refuse to accept the victorious general who took over command and proclaimed himself count, considering that indecently presumptuous, or the political-religious deal he made with Argrath White Bull, which they consider outrageously blasphemous.

Here's part two! https://www.chaosium.com/blogselkanas-saga-2-how-setting-drives-the-story-and-a-crash-course-on-esrolia

Long, long ago in the early heyday the Sun Domers along the Zola Fel sent missionaries out in the Praxian tribes and made converts, cultural and religious. A decision they later came to regret.

Coming in November, the third Chaosium Fiction release for 2018: Edited by Shirley Jackson Award winner Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., with chapters contributed by a gathering of outstanding horror and dark fantasy authors, including S.P. Miskowski, Michael Cisco, Damien Angelica Walters, Nick Mamatas, Anna Tambour, Jeffrey Thomas, and more. https://www.chaosium.com/blogthe-leaves-of-a-necronomicon-coming-in-november-from-chaosium-fiction

The ENnies 2018 Voting is Live! Chaosium fans - we need your support, and your votes! The following RuneQuest-Glorantha releases are up for awards: BEST FREE PRODUCT - RuneQuest Quickstart BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans And the following Call of Cthulhu releases: BEST ADVENTURE: The Two-Headed Serpent BEST ART COVER - Down Darker Trails BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY - Down Darker Trails BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: The Grand Grimoire BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror And please also vote for Chaosium as FAN FAVOURITE PUBLISHER Please cast your votes here: http://ennie-awards.com/vote/2018/

The ENnies 2018 Voting is Live! Chaosium fans - we need your support, and your votes! The following RuneQuest-Glorantha releases are up for awards: BEST FREE PRODUCT - RuneQuest Quickstart BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans Plus these Call of Cthulhu releases: BEST ADVENTURE: The Two-Headed Serpent BEST ART COVER - Down Darker Trails BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY - Down Darker Trails BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: The Grand Grimoire BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror And please also vote for Chaosium as FAN FAVOURITE PUBLISHER Please cast your votes here: http://ennie-awards.com/vote/2018/

The ENnies 2018 Voting is Live! Chaosium fans - we need your support, and your votes! The following RuneQuest-Glorantha releases are up for awards: BEST FREE PRODUCT - RuneQuest Quickstart BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans Plus these Call of Cthulhu releases: BEST ADVENTURE: The Two-Headed Serpent BEST ART COVER - Down Darker Trails BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY - Down Darker Trails BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: The Grand Grimoire BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror And please also vote for Chaosium as FAN FAVOURITE PUBLISHER Please cast your votes here: http://ennie-awards.com/vote/2018/

The ENnies 2018 Voting is Live! Chaosium fans - we need your support, and your votes! The following Call of Cthulhu releases are up for awards: BEST ADVENTURE: The Two-Headed Serpent BEST ART COVER - Down Darker Trails BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY - Down Darker Trails BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: The Grand Grimoire BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror Plus these RuneQuest-Glorantha releases: BEST FREE PRODUCT - RuneQuest Quickstart BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans And please also vote for Chaosium as FAN FAVOURITE PUBLISHER Please cast your votes here: http://ennie-awards.com/vote/2018/

"AH, THE AGE-OLD QUESTION; what to do in-between sessions, when no Keeper is around but you still want your sanity abused?... Cthulhu Chronicles is perhaps the closest thing to the tabletop Call of Cthulhu experience that gamers can reasonably expect. ...(It) essentially takes tried and true Call of Cthulhu scenarios and adapts them to text-based solo-play. Cthulhu Chronicles is without doubt the closest thing to playing Call of Cthulhu you can get without a Keeper... Recommended heartily for those who need their Cthulhu fix between sessions and for people who are curious what the whole "Call of Cthulhu" thing is about." —A first look at CTHULHU CHRONICLES, by Andrew Logan Montgomery, Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming blog.

MetaArcade wants to bring out an Android version soon, but there is no specific date for this release yet. Apparently from an indie dev POV, starting first with iOS is the way to go.

With our partners MetaArcade, we're launching Cthulhu Chronicles today: a single-player narrative horror mobile game that distills the essence of the award-winning Call of Cthulhu roleplaying system into a story-driven, intuitive experience designed for mobile gamers. In Cthulhu Chronicles, players can play as various archetypal investigator characters such as a policewoman or private detective. Players pursue missions involving crazy cults, sinister creatures, and horrors from beyond space. The immersive narrative is accompanied by images and an ambient soundtrack by Cthulhu contributors Chad Fifer, Cryo Chamber, Graham Plowman, and others. “Our mission is to bring tabletop RPG adventures to mobile into graphically appealing, bite size chunks you can pick up and play, and it’s been exciting converting Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu to our Adventure Creator format for Cthulhu Chronicles,” said David Reid, CEO of MetaArcade, in a statement. “We’ve created new and remastered adventures with multiple branching storylines that create a satisfying balance of horror and adventure through the campaign arc.” Unlike many RPGs, the focus isn’t on building up a character through combat. Instead, players choose an appropriate investigator for the mission at hand, with each investigator having their own strengths and weaknesses as well as individual storylines. At key decision points, players will make choices, as each story has multiple endings and numerous clues to uncover. Their skills — athleticism, appearance, and intelligence — will help them overcome enemies and accomplish special feats, but chance will play a role as well, indicated by a spinning wheel of fate. A failure can be a mere setback, or cause death or insanity. “Cthulhu Chronicles brings the terror and fun of Call of Cthulhu to life on your mobile device,” said Mike Mason, Call of Cthulhu line editor at Chaosium, in a statement. “It emulates the tabletop experience, giving you choices to make, each one taking your investigator down different paths with differing conclusions. Mystery, intrigue, horror, and madness await your investigator, who can gain insights and lose sanity while charting his or her way through the scenarios.” At launch, the game includes five scenarios created with MetaArcade’s proprietary Adventure Creator tool, with four more coming soon. Together, these scenarios comprise the first Cthulhu Chronicles campaign, Investigations in Lovecraft Country. Additional campaigns are planned after launch, and fans will be able to create their own Cthulhu Chronicles stories in the future. Cthulhu Chronicles is designed for both interactive fiction fans and Cthulhu veterans looking for a way to play between sessions. Releasing on iOS today, an Android version will follow.

We are down to our last stocks of HeroQuest (2nd Ed), Robin Laws's innovative, dynamic, and flexible RPG rules engine that is suitable for play in any genre or setting. We will NOT be reprinting this book: the HeroQuest engine will soon be back in an exciting new SRD format (as already being discussed in this forum)—but if you want a print copy of HQ2, NOW is the time to get it! Extremely limited copies are left in our US and UK warehouses.

Award-winning RPG designer Robin Laws has written the equivalent nine novels worth of Gloranthan fiction for the new Six Ages game, now out on iOS. He's interviewed here on the Development Blog: https://blog.sixages.com/index.php/2018/07/09/the-six-ages-team-robin-laws/

'The Horror Show with Brian Keene' discusses our recent announcement to relaunch the Chaosium fiction line, and the diligent work our executive editor James Lowder has done to resolve any outstanding issues with past authors, editors, and artists (starts 16.33).

Our Glorantha game KHAN OF KHANS is up for two ENnie Awards - Best Family Game and Best RPG Accessory. Reviewed here by The Budget Board Gamer:"...a very enjoyable family game. The press your luck element of the game creates tension and uncertainty every time you have to choose between trying for one more raid card and corralling your herd. Gameplay is fast, and playtime is short, around 20 minutes per game. Additionally, the game is easy to learn, and the rules are not overly complicated. Making this an excellent game to play with younger players... I have no issues recommending it for your next Family Game Night." https://www.budgetboardgamer.com/2018/07/review/cows-on-the-plain-review-of-khan-of-khans

Contributions to the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThruRPG can be in any language, so we're happy to welcome the first Call of Cthulhu submission in Japanese (also comes with an English Language version). https://www.chaosium.com/blogmiskatonic-monday-our-first-miskatonic-repository-adventure-in-japanese

We have good news: the container ships bearing the printed versions of 13th Age Glorantha and The Glorantha Sourcebook are all on the high seas, making their way to our fulfilment warehouses in Australia, the USA and the UK. More details at the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/416625372/13th-age-in-glorantha/posts/2232222