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Next steps Here are some basic instructions for people who have bought the Syrinscape "Masks" sounds: Download the Syrinscape Sci-fi Player on something (PC, Mac, Android or iOS) Install & sign in with your Syrinscape account Find the "monp" SoundSets (near the bottom of the leftmost column) Experiment by clicking a few of the MOODS (2nd column from the left) These MOODs correspond to locations or encounters in the adventure Now ask questions at support@syrinscape.com or on the very friendly forum.syrinscape.com

Our friends at Syrinscape have launched their first sound pack for Masks of Nyarlathotep, covering the new Peru Prequel Chapter. This enables players to experience and explore this new scenario with fully immersive background sound and music matched scene by scene to the adventure. Here's Syrinscape's Ben Loomes to tell you more about it: The "Part 1 - Peru" SoundPack supports: the exotic bustling streets of Lima trendy cafes and busy streets filled with 'classic' cars Bar Cordano with actual music from the period a high stakes chase on foot a steamboat journey not quite entirely deserted tunnels bumping trucks up terrible roads the extra-ordinary Father of Maggots lamas and many more ungodly mind destroying creatures to haunt your Players' dreams and so much more!

"Chaosium Inc. continues to amaze fans of the seventh edition of Call of Cthulhu....(Masks) has everything to be the icing on the cake of the new supplements for the system". —Donjon Master (review is in Portuguese)

With Masks of Nyarlathotep now in release, Call of Cthulhu line editor Mike Mason and associate editor Lynne Hardy are here to tell you all about it in this new video series. Today's topic to kick things off is Call of Cthulhu itself!

"...this product (Masks) is slick. Lots of resources, new updated things, books for the players, AND the same guarantee-buy now, get the cost of the PDF off the physical book! ...NO thoughts or questions on if I should get this, but when and will this be my next campaign I run at the store?" —Blurbs from the Booth, A Tale of Three PDFs by Throatpunch Games, also gives their opinion of Chaosium's PDF coupon sales model.

BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of KhansBEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5378-Congratulations-To-The-2018-ENnies-Nominees!

An ENnie nomination for the RQ Quickstart and two noms for Khan of Khans - waha! http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5378-Congratulations-To-The-2018-ENnies-Nominees!

The 2018 ENnie Award nominations have been announced! We're delighted to have received eight nominations: 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 FREE PRODUCT - RuneQuest Quickstart BEST FAMILY PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT - Khan of Khans BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror We're also delighted that Call of Cthulhu licensees were nominated: BEST ART COVER: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hues BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK: Hudson and Brand, Stygian Fox Publishing BEST RULES: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hues BEST SETTING: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hues BEST WRITING: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hues PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hues and congratulations to: BEST PODCAST - Miskatonic University Podcast Congratulations and best of luck to all the nominees! Voting commences on July 11, and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on August 3rd at Gen Con. http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5378-Congratulations-To-The-2018-ENnies-Nominees!

Masks of Nyarlathotep is the Number One seller at DriveThruRPG!

Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy are going to talk about Masks in this new video series on the Chaosium Youtube channel. Once they compose themselves that is... Look out for Part One soon!

"For something which had already established itself early on as an rpg classic, Chaosium have gone and ratcheted-up this one to 11." —Whispers from the Ghooric Zone https://ghooriczone.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-lovecraftian-thing-day-2018-no182.html

SCRITCH SCRATCH is now available in general release! You can download a free copy of the PDF here: http://bit.ly/2tNtnvb Or, if you'd like a print copy, it is available POD at Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/lynne-hardy/scritch-scratch/paperback/product-23635572.html BTW you can still get our Free RPG Day releases from previous years POD at Lulu: The Derelict RuneQuest Quickstart

The Call of Cthulhu G+ community has just received its 3000th member! If G+ is your thing, and you want to engage with all things Call of Cthulhu there, here's the link: https://plus.google.com/u/2/communities/115688990229934194291

They are wonderful stories and certainly under consideration though we have to ascertain where the rights reside. @Runeblogger - we are looking for Gloranthan short fiction to publish in Wyrm's Footnotes.

"...this new edition of Masks will set the bar for roleplaying campaigns for some time to come... the new Masks of Nyarlathotep is everything that fans of Call of Cthulhu would want from an update of one of the most compelling RPG campaigns ever written. For players it will be a defining experience of what an RPG can be, offering an immersive, multi-faceted adventure into the heart of both cosmic and human darkness. For Keepers, the book is meticulously researched and provides all the resources and tips for running this holy grail of campaigns." —Another great review from Games Vs Play. http://gamesvsplay.com/first-look-review-masks-of-nyarlathotep-5th-edition

We have already got over 90% of the Kickstarter surveys we sent out on June 20 back already - many thanks! If you haven't returned your survey yet, can you please do so ASAP. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/448333182/miskatonic-university-the-restricted-collection-bo/posts/2226765 I caught up with award-winning designer and illustrator Ian O'Toole in Perth, Western Australia today to discuss the final stages of the layout for our Misktatonic University: The Restricted Collection board game. (Ian did the design and gloriously whimsical art for our other Reiner Knizia game Khan of Khans too). Kickstarter surveys have gone out to backers, and soon we'll be activating Backerkit, our chosen fulfilment partner that we're using to manage and send out the rewards. In the meantime, we've sent out the 10% discount voucher "Field Trip" reward to everyone - even the $1 Students - that we gave in appreciation for reaching 3000 backers. Just in time to use it if you'd like to buy the new Masks of Nyarlathotep (or anything else at Chaosium.com).

Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming, Andrew Logan Montgomery: Masks of Nyarlathotep: the Review "The fifth edition design team of Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, Paul Fricker, and Scott Dorward has managed to the unexpected; they have released an edition of Masks of Nyarlathotep that actually improves upon the original. This is the same thrilling--and often terrifying--Masks that you know and love, but in every measurable way it surpasses any iteration before it. It looks better, reads better, and with massive amounts of support for the Keeper, runs better. If you play Call of Cthulhu, you need to own it. If you don't play Call of Cthulhu, now is the time to start. Masks of Nyarlathotep once again sets the standard for what a complex, lengthy RPG campaign should look like, and with products like these Chaosium reminds us exactly why it is as storied an institution as it is. Masks is a classic car rebuilt from the ground up with modern parts and the original's soul."

Reviews from R'lyeh: The Greatest Roleplaying Campaign Ever? "If Masks of Nyarlathotep is the campaign by which all other Call of Cthulhu campaigns are measured, then Masks of Nyarlathotep: Dark Schemes Herald the End of the World just raised the bar."

The wait is over, the Dark God has returned! Masks of Nyarlathotep is now available for purchase, at Chaosium.com and DriveThruRPG. Buy Masks at Chaosium.com (and get a coupon for the full price of the PDF off the price of the slipcase version when it is released later this year): http://bit.ly/2Kx5EFU Buy Masks at DriveThruRPG: http://bit.ly/2MFdVIH Masks has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest campaigns of all time and a classic of the RPG genre. We think this new edition does it justice!

It's two days until we release the new MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP! To whet their appetites, everyone on our special preview list just got sent the link to a 33 page file full of handouts, maps, and the pre-gens for the campaign. If you want to have an early look too, sign up here: http://eepurl.com/dwlxJ9

SIX AGES is out on iOS: mythic story-driven strategy in the game that is the spiritual successor to KING OF DRAGON PASS! Congratulations to David Dunham, Robin Laws and all the team at A Sharp for this new Gloranthan masterpiece!

For our final Women in Tabletop Gaming Month interview Lynne Hardy interviews Janyce Hill, co-author of the landmark Call of Cthulhu supplement BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (1999), whose Call of Cthulhu campaign began the first year the RPG was published (1981), and has been running continuously ever since. A true legend of RPG gaming! https://www.chaosium.com/blogwomen-in-tabletop-gaming-month-24-chaosium-interviews-janyce-hill/

In our second last Women in Tabletop Gaming Month interview, Lynne Hardy talks to artist Naomi Robinson, whose evocative work has recently appeared in RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and 13th Age Glorantha: https://www.chaosium.com/blogwomen-in-tabletop-gaming-month-23-chaosium-interviews-naomi-robinson

You may have seen Raquel Allen's work as a professional model, cosplay artist and LARP influencer (as Raquel Skellington), but Raquel is studying graphic design too, and recently did some Call of Cthulhu layout for us, and that's the focus of her Women in Tabletop Gaming Month interview with Lynne Hardy: https://www.chaosium.com/blogwomen-in-tabletop-gaming-month-22-chaosium-interviews-raquel-allen

Katya Thomas got her start in games working and demoing at the Chaosium booth at various UK game conventions. She's now an assistant developer at our friends Modiphius, and she talks to Lynne Hardy here for Women in Tabletop Gaming Month: https://www.chaosium.com/blogwomen-in-tabletop-gaming-month-21-chaosium-interviews-katyathomas/