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As successful community creators themselves, our Community Ambassadors Allan, Bridgett, Mark and Nick are all experienced in the pitfalls and pathways to independent publishing. Here are some samples of their community content work:Allan Carey's Miskatonic Repository release The Mummy of Pemberley Grange, is part of his 'Seeds of Terror' series of accessible and exciting scenarios for Call of Cthulhu that Keepers can pick up and run in one evening.Bridgett Jeffries's Miskatonic Repository release Sorrow in Tsavo is a Call of Cthulhu scenario set in 1898 Kenya and based on historical events.Mark Morrison's The Saltwater Inheritance was written in 1985 but first published (on the Miskatonic Repository) in 2019. It came runner-up in a White Dwarf magazine scenario competition, which, as Mark says, "is kind of like winning second prize in a beauty contest, but with more tentacles". Described as "Top-shelf, high-grade Gloranthan psychedelia", Nick Brooke's Jonstown Compendium scenario Black Spear is a lavishly illustrated, stand-alone mini-campaign for RuneQuest.

-- L-R: Allan, Bridgett, Mark, and Nick -- Chaosium's Community Ambassadors support independent creators in our community content programs on DriveThruRPG. These programs enable fans to self-publish material for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, and 7th Sea TTRPGs. Creators can offer their work free of charge, set a price, or offer it as pay-what-you-want. As successful community creators themselves, Allan, Bridgett, Mark and Nick are all experienced in the pitfalls and pathways to independent publishing. They are here to help with advice about the various aspects of creating and publishing a community content work, including ideas generation, IP issues, writing, editing, art direction, layout, publication, and preparing a title for print-on-demand. They can also direct queries to the appropriate person at Chaosium or DriveThruRPG if need be. The success of these fan-driven programs is evident by their thriving communities of creators and the rapidly growing number of titles available, with more added every week. The Miskatonic Repository is Chaosium's platform on DriveThruRPG for independent creators of gaming material for the Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game. It was launched in December 2018. We recently celebrated its 1000th independent title! The Explorer's Society established in March 2017, is our DriveThruRPG community content program for John Wick's 7th Sea RPG. The Jonstown Compendium, established in December 2019, fulfils the same function for gaming in Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha with the RuneQuest RPG, along with the QuestWorlds, and 13th Age Glorantha systems. We recently celebrated its 250th independent title! Later in 2023, we're launching a new community content program along similar lines for the Pendragon RPG! Contact our Community Ambassadors via our Contact the Team page.

2" box now SOLD OUT in our EU warehouse. Still available in our US, UK, and AUS warehouses. But remember, when our 40th Anniversary Sets are gone, they are gone. https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-classic-2-deluxe-boxed-set/

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From our Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Did Greg Stafford own the first-ever copy of D&D sold, bought directly from Gary Gygax himself? A: TL/DR - Yes. As Greg himself told it in the now defunct Stafford Codex (retrieved via Wayback Machine) The First Dungeons & Dragons Game Ever Sold "I'd like to share one tale about D&D, from way back when. After high school I used to work for Bergamot Brass Works, a belt buckle company out of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Real hippie job. I'd take buckles, hitchhike around the country and sell them to shops. After a while, though, I moved to California and stopped doing that. My friend and business partner, Jeff Platt, remained in the Midwest, selling buckles (we were called Buckle-itis). Through the various circumstances described elsewhere, I'd decided to publish my first board game, White Bear & Red Moon, on my own. As I was finishing up work on it, I got a package in the mail from my old partner Jeff. His cover letter said, “I was picking up my catalogues from the printer the other day and there was this guy waiting for his stuff. I asked what it was, and he said it was a fantasy game. I said, ‘Hey, my buddy in California is doing one too! Can I buy one from ya?'" Of course the guy was happy to, and so Jeff sent me this strange little box called Dungeons & Dragons. Later on I wondered, “Heck, I wonder if that was the first one ever sold?" Well, I asked Gary Gygax if he remembered this incident and he did, and confirmed that it was the first one ever sold. Man, do I ever now wish that I'd not lent it to my DM! I never got it back!"

In this interview, which is the fourth part of a series, Lynne Hardy, line editor for Rivers of London and associate editor for Call of Cthulhu, talks about the magic system in the Rivers of London tabletop roleplaying game. Lynne is talking with Chaosium's James Coquillat. Get the PDF for Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game now, and we'll take that cost off the physical book when it is released in April 2023!

We will be making an announcement about the official release date soon.

In his newest 'Out of the Suitcase' post, @Rick Meints discusses how Chaosium made errata available in its early days, back when "cut and paste" literally meant with scissors and glue... https://www.chaosium.com/blogout-of-the-suitcase-39-errata-a-lesson-on-how-change-can-be-difficult/

In the latest of Chaosium Interviews series, Jason Durall, creative director of RuneQuest and all things BRP, talks about how the evolution of genres has affected the TTRPG industry. He's talking to James Coquillat.

Bookshops of Arkham Episode 3 is now available on YouTube! Join Mark Meer, Saige Ryan, Lucia Versprille, Carlos Luna, and Patrick Logan as they continue their investigation into the twisted world of the Cthulhu Mythos! 'Bookshops of Arkham' is an original Call of Cthulhu adventure by Belinda Cornish and Darren Ormandy. Get started with Call of Cthulhu yourself with the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set. And learn more about Call of Cthulhu on Roll20 and 'Bookshops of Arkham' at Roll20's Call of Cthulhu Hub.

"In the USA, Dungeons & Dragons is synonymous with the tabletop RPG hobby, but in Japan, Call of Cthulhu is the most popular pen-and-paper RPG." Screenrant talks to our localisation partner Arclight about the extraordinary popularity of Call of Cthulhu in Japan; read the full article by Derek Garcia here: https://screenrant.com/dnd-alternative-call-cthulhu-ttrpg-popular-japan

Event Registration for Chaosium Con 2023 is open! Prebook over 200 events – games, seminars, workshops, VIP games, the auction, and more. It's going to be amazing. Note, we will continue accepting event submissions up to April 7th, so do check back every once in a while and see what new offerings are on the schedule. https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2023

Today our friends at FrogGames announced a forthcoming new licensed Japanese edition of RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, the mythic fantasy RPG created by Greg Stafford and published by Chaosium since 1978. Hobby Japan translated and sold a portion of RuneQuest 3rd Edition from 1987 to 1994. At the time, the game was even more popular in the Japanese market than Dungeons & Dragons and it still has many fans in Japan and abroad. FrogGames's announcement has been well-received by TTRPG fans in Japan. Publication of the new Japanese edition is scheduled for the fall of 2023. Please stay tuned to FrogGames and Chaosium on social media for further developments. 2023年秋の出版を予定しています。 『RuneQuest』は、Greg Stafford氏によって制作され、1978年からChaosium社によって出版されている神話ファンタジーRPGです。青銅器時代のグローランサ世界を舞台に、魔法と謎、そして非日常的な冒険に満ちた『RuneQuest』は、その長い歴史から業界の名作として知られています。 同作品は日本市場において、1987年から1994年まで『ルーンクエスト第3版』の英語版の一部をホビージャパンが翻訳・販売しました。当時、日本市場では『ダンジョンズ＆ドラゴンズ』を凌ぐ評価を誇っていました。現在でも国内外に多くのファンを持っています。 最新版である『RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha』が2018年にChaosium社から出版されました。 FrogGamesは『RuneQuest』の日本語版を制作しており、予定では2023年秋に発売予定です。 今後の展開については、FrogGamesとChaosiumのソーシャルメディアにご期待ください。

In two eldritch minutes Noura shows off the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set — and she's got a special discount code at the end!

Chaosium President Rick Meints has run collectible auctions across the world, but the Chaosium Con Collectable Auction is a very special one. He and Mike Mason will be auctioning a truly amazing array of rare collectables from the secret vaults of Chaosium itself at Chaosium Con II on Saturday April 15th from 3 PM to 5 PM. Reflecting on the process of sorting through the Chaosium vaults, Rick said, "As we slowly cleaned out the Chaosium warehouse to bring some order out of chaos we uncovered numerous treasures. You could open a dozen dusty boxes and find only bank statements, but then open a rusty filing cabinet and find a stack of mint copies of Different Worlds magazine in the bottom drawer. The greatest find was the “library”, where mint copies were stored for reference, and, um, never referenced… I doubt it had even been opened for many years." -- Rick deep in the Chaosium archives in September 2015 -- Full details about the auction are in the catalog. Download the complete 60 page Chaosium Con II Auction catalog here. Here are some examples of the more than 200 rare items on offer (note, all items are complete and in excellent or better condition unless otherwise noted. The pictures shown in the catalog are of the actual item being sold): Play Games. Make friends. Experience Chaosium like never before! For more information and to get your ticket go to our Chaosium Con 2023 Page.

A lot of effort goes into producing a show like Bookshops of Arkham. We're happy these talented folks came together to create something hauntingly beautiful. Catch up on Bookshops of Arkham on Chaosium's YouTube channel here. Watch episode 3 tomorrow on Roll20 Twitch.

Bookshops of Arkham unfortunately had severe technical difficulties. In this audio-only episode, Keeper Mark Meer narrates the missing events in an evocative and all-together unsettling manner. Check it out before episode 3 releases on Roll20 Twitch on Wednesday! The upcoming episode 3 also contains a brief recap of what was missed, but for those who want the full Bookshops of Arkham experience, we heartily recommend you check this out – as co-writer Belinda Cornish says, it's like a scary little podcast! Enjoy!

Episode 2 of Bookshops of Arkham is now live on YouTube! Watch the official blockbuster actual play of Call of Cthulhu, and see episode 3 this Wednesday over Roll20's Twitch channel. Bookshops of Arkham is an original Call of Cthulhu adventure by Belinda Cornish and Darren Ormandy. Join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan through an encounter with the servants of Yog Sothoth. Learn more about Call of Cthulhu on Roll20 and 'Bookshops of Arkham' at Roll20's Call of Cthulhu Hub.

'Bookshops of Arkham' is the latest official Call of Cthulhu Actual Play—watch episode 1 on YouTube now, and catch new episodes on Roll20 Twitch on Wednesdays. Join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan through an encounter with the servants of Yog Sothoth. And if you're new to Call of Cthulhu, Bookshops of Arkham also features helpful pop-ups about the game's rules! 'Bookshops of Arkham' is an original Call of Cthulhu adventure by Belinda Cornish and Darren Ormandy. Learn more about Call of Cthulhu on Roll20 and 'Bookshops of Arkham' at Roll20's Call of Cthulhu Hub.

The latest 'Write Your First Adventure' Bundle has been released on DriveThruRPG. It features 25 Call of Cthulhu scenarios by independent creators who are all alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop. These month-long workshops, run by our friends at The Storytelling Collective, are designed for first-time tabletop RPG writers. Chaosium has have officially partnered to provide a Call of Cthulhu stream and a RuneQuest stream. The Call of Cthulhu Path was designed by co-author of Call of Cthulhu 7th edition, Paul Fricker, author of the bestselling Miskatonic Repository titles Full Fathom Five, Dockside Dogs, and My Little Sister. Aspiring creators can focus on either game system, or both! And by the end, they'll have written, produced, and published a 3,500-word adventure! And here they are, from alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop: Support community creators on DriveThruRPG and save $40.00! Please note, as with all DriveThruRPG bundles if you've already bought any of the titles included you don't pay twice for the titles you own. WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE MISKATONIC REPOSITORY COMMUNITY PROGRAM? Under the Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can make their own work for use with the game line available to the public, using guidelines, templates, and art provided by Chaosium. Whether you share your content for free or put it up for sale, this program is a digital home for terror that joins the dreamscapes of all who peruse it. Miskatonic Repository Guidelines for Content Creators Additional Guidelines

The latest RuneQuest 'Write Your First Adventure' Bundle has been released on DriveThruRPG. It features four RuneQuest scenarios by independent creators who are all alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop. These month-long workshops, run by our friends at The Storytelling Collective, are designed for first-time tabletop RPG writers. Chaosium has officially partnered to provide a RuneQuest stream and a Call of Cthulhu stream. The RuneQuest Path, inaugurated last year, was designed by Chaosium community content ambassador Nick Brooke, author of the best-selling Jonstown Compendium titles Black Spear, The Duel at Dangerford, and Crimson King. Aspiring creators can focus on either game system, or both! And by the end of the Workshop, they'll have written, produced, and published a 3,500-word adventure! And here they are, from alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop: Support community creators on DriveThruRPG and save 39%! Please note, as with all DriveThruRPG bundles if you've already bought any of the titles included you don't pay twice for the titles you own. Under the Jonstown Compendium community content license, fans of Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha can sell and share their own material on DriveThruRPG. If that appeals, check out the Jonstown Compendium Guidelines and start creating!

Now live on Kickstarter, and 1000% past the initial funding goal! Goliath Coins are an official Chaosium game accessory. Incorporate them into a scenario or campaign! Also a great display piece for Lovecraft fans. The coins have the following specifications: Officially Licensed Antique plating Two-sided design Each coin comes with an acrylic type two-piece display stand Coins are made from a solid zinc alloy metal Coins are 2.75 inches (69.85 mm) in diameter Each coin weighs almost 4 ounces Coins are about 6 mm thick You do NOT have to choose your coins now. Back now, and after the project is completed, you will receive a survey to select your coins from these choices: Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Dagon, Azathoth, Elder Sign. And there are exciting stretch goals! Plus, to incorporate these coins into your own Call of Cthulhu scenarios and campaigns, Goliath Coins have created an official backstory, with the newspaper article "The Murderous Rampage of Alfred Harrison" (free PDF download). Back the Kickstarter today!

Although Rick is the Chaosium collector par excellence, when sorting through the company archives last weekend getting ready for the coming Chaosium Con auction, he came across a RuneQuest item he'd never seen before... https://www.chaosium.com/blogout-of-the-suitcase-38-what-happened-to-runequest-an-unexpected-find-in-the-chaosium-vaults/

'Bookshops of Arkham' is the latest official Call of Cthulhu Actual Play—watch episode 1 on YouTube now, and catch Episode 2 on Roll20 Twitch this Wednesday. Join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan through an encounter with the servants of Yog Sothoth. And if you're new to Call of Cthulhu, Bookshops of Arkham also features helpful pop-ups about the game's rules! 'Bookshops of Arkham' is an original Call of Cthulhu adventure by Belinda Cornish and Darren Ormandy. Learn more about Call of Cthulhu on Roll20 and 'Bookshops of Arkham' at Roll20's Call of Cthulhu Hub.

Here's a closer look at the precious items Rick and Jeremiah selected from the Chaosium vaults for April's Chaosium Con Collectables Auction. All items are in at least 'Excellent' condition; most are 'Near Mint' or 'Mint', some still in their original shrink-wrap! The 2023 Auction catalog with pictures and descriptions is coming soon. Please note, we are only selling a portion of what we have in the vaults each year.