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Thanks @David Scott, seems pretty conclusive to me from the Nomad Gods counters (and Gene Day's awesome art) that the Founders don't ride. I think I would just have this inherent as part of the Call Founder summoning (it is a six point one-use rune spell, after all). Now, if you want the Founder to stick around after it has fulfilled its summoned task – beaten back Cwim/diverted the flood/wrestled the Watchdog of Corflu or whatever – that's when you cheekily might try to "Command Cult Spirit", and just hope it isn't pissed off if you fail.

Do the Founders materialise sky-clad, or do they turn up kitted out with the typical equipment and accoutrements of the tribe? I do think there is way more MGF potential for the the tribe to have to then kit their founders out with special weapons, armour, and magic, as you describe. But that also invites the question, what do these Founders ride?

The Regency Cthulhu SoundPack from our friends at Syrinscape brings you all of the music and sounds that you will need to run your adventures in the time of Regency Cthulhu – from epic dances to spine tingling horror! This Sound Set includes sounds and moods keyed the two scenarios in the book, and for investigations within and without of the town Tarryford. They include sounds and music from a ballroom, duelling, ominous sounds, a sheep attack, nightmare whispers, and many, many more! Ben from Syrinscape shows off what's in the Regency Cthulhu SoundPack:

The Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG is the thriving online community for fans of Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha, setting of the RuneQuest TTRPG, to sell and share their own creations. Here are the latest works by independent creators - we'll start in the familiar setting of Pavis, and then move further afield! New Pavis: City on the Edge of Forever Ian A. Thomson & Friends, inc., Mark Galeotti, Darren Happens, Simon Phipp ($17.50, 203 page PDF) Way back at the dawn of time (well, about 20 years ago) a rabid RuneQuest/Glorantha fan who was studying Professional Writing & Editing, teamed up with Tentacles Press to publish reworked and expanded versions of his epic Pavis & Big Rubble campaign. This Director's Cut is an expanded re-release of the original Companion series, this time with no restraints on the unfolding Grand Plan reveals - eventually including the culmination and expression of that Plan as the Old City rises again! This is 'old school' stuff, all updated to the new rules system (RQG), but written in the classic style of gameplay (RQ2). As with the original series, the Director's Cut is designed to accompany the official Pavis and Big Rubble sourcebooks. Korolan Islands: Hero Wars in the East Isles - Volume 1 Hannu Rytövuori, David Cake, Nils Weinander ($9.99, 87 page PDF) Welcome to the Jewelled Islands, the Ten Thousand Miracles of Vith! Will your characters help in working the Miracle Rescue and restore Vith's Cosmic Order when the Hero Wars mark the end of the latest World Cycle? The Korolan Isles are an archipelago of five islands in the south central region of the East Isles. The Hero Wars are about to begin. New evils and new heroes are about to rise, and the Korolan Islands will have a surprising role in this saga. Fires of Mingai: Hero Wars in the East Isles - Vol 2 Hannu Rytövuori, David Cake, Nils Weinander ($14.99, 129 page PDF) The second book in a series about the Hero Wars in the East Isles. This book is a starting point for a campaign in the East Isles and includes four RQG adventures. The adventures include The Nest, The Hill of Red Top, Korolan Games and Fires of Mingai. Teshnos Companion Paul Baker ($12.00, 84 page PDF) A continuation in the exploration of Teshnos, expands on the information presented in The Houses of Teshnos. Holiday Dorastor: Ragnaglar's Breath Simon Phipp ($3.60, 30 page PDF) Welcome to Holiday Dorastor: Ragnaglar’s Breath, another in our odysseys around the delightful place that is Dorastor. Here, you will find three new locations, and a set of scenarios and HeroQuests allowing you to banish Ragnaglar’s Breath from the Risklands. The Marble Phalanx Dario Corallo ($2.59, multiple file formats) The Famous Marble Phalanx, for your conquest of New Pavis. For play with virtual tabletops. The Silver Shields Dario Corallo ($2.59, multiple file formats) The Silver Shields, a Lunar medium Infantry regiment. For play with virtual tabletops. Eyes' Rise JK Revell ($4.50, 30 page PDF) Shorn of their former defences, the people of the Grantlands face an uncertain future on the very edge of civilisation. But for some, the risk is more immediate than for others. This is a mini-sandbox setting describing a small, mostly forgotten, village on the River of Cradles. It includes nineteen NPCs that can provide interaction or story possibilities for RuneQuest or QuestWorlds games in Glorantha. Much of the material can also be converted to other systems or settings, so long as a half-abandoned frontier settlement might be in need of protection. It also provides a guide to the often-overlooked River Folk of the valley. Glorantha settlement - 19 - Wintertop fort Mikael Mansen ($4.25, 2 maps) Wintertop Fort: one map for day and one map for night. Dragon Pass - Glorantha Area Maps Mikael Mansen ($6.45, 2 maps) Two high resolution maps of Dragon Pass (4256 x 3041). One with text and one without. Plus! [Japanese] グラマーの歩き方 - A Rough Guide to Glamour Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Nick Brooke, Michael O’Brien, Jeff Richard, Greg Stafford and friends ($14.26, 120 page PDF) This book is a complete Japanese translation of A Rough Guide to Glamour with some new art and maps. The original is in English, and there is also a French version.

Download our Regency Cthulhu Keeper and Player handouts pack - 120 pages of FREE resources for Regency Cthulhu, our latest Call of Cthulhu release, including Maps, handouts, Plain Text Handouts, Pregenerated Characters, and Regency Cthulhu character sheets (CoC and Pulp)! https://chaosium.itch.io/regency-cthulhu-free-handouts-pack-call-of-cthulhu

Andrew Peregrine and Chaosium's Lynne Hardy are two core team members behind our recently released call of Cthulhu supplement Regency Cthulhu. In this video for the Chaosium Interviews series, they talk to James Coquillat about the book, what inspired it, and the process of creating it.

PAX Unplugged takes place in Philadelphia, PA from December 2-4. And we'll be there! Find us at Booth #3523. We'll have a wide selection of the latest Chaosium releases, including Regency Cthulhu, Cults of Cthulhu, A Time to Harvest, the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Tips book, RuneQuest Weapons and Equipment, the Stafford House Campaign and more! Plus our remaining FREE copies of The Adventure of the Sword Tournament, our Pendragon 6th edition Quick Start preview. Our friends Pinebox Entertainment are running a 7th Sea: City of Five Sails tournament at PAX Unplugged, for their recently-Kickstarted expandable card game: details here. And come and play Call of Cthulhu with our friends at Gehenna Gaming: details here.

I'd forgotten about that! It was in Tales of the Reaching Moon issue #5, the 'Humakti Special' (Spring 1991). IMO one of the best of the early issues of the zine. Although I think the 'Lottery Swords' I have in the piece with Rudy 'Plunder' Kraft probably has more MGF potential. Esprit de Corps on the Well of Daliath

On Halloween, Saige Ryan took her friends Aabria Iyengar, Alex Ward, Emme Montgomery, Luis Carazo, and Kailey Bray through an eldritch nightmare beneath the Big Top. And now you can watch Ms Pixel's Fantastical Circus on YouTube: Use Pixel Circus's code PIXEL10 for 10% off everything at Chaosium.com!

The Mythos Comes to Jane Austen’s England! Chaosium Unveiled reveals Regency Cthulhu: Available now! Full colour hardcover (price includes PDF) – $44.99 Special leatherette edition (price includes PDF) – $99.99 PDF – $22.99 (nb if you purchase the PDF direct from Chaosium, we'll take that amount off if you later decide to buy the physical book) PDF also available from DriveThruRPG - $22.99

We're very happy to announce Regency Cthulhu is now out in release, details here:

A time of social niceties, grand balls, romantic intrigues and disappointments. Twisted horrors Have lain dormant for centuries now seek to burst forth into England. The latest release for the award-winning tabletop horror game, Call of Cthulhu, releases worldwide today, allowing players to expand their game to the Regency-era of England, made famous by the novels of Jane Austen. REGENCY CTHULHU includes new rules for creating Regency-era Investigators, along with new skills and occupations unique to this slice of history. The book also introduces a brand new mechanic to Call of Cthulhu: Reputation. Much like Sanity and Luck, Reputation is a fluctuating statistic that measures a character’s standing amongst others in high society, and will rise and fall during play. A detailed primer on the fictional English town of Tarryford gives a beginning Keeper everything they need to use the town as a setting for their Call of Cthulhu games in both 1813 and 1913. REGENCY CTHULHU also contains two scenarios designed to introduce players to the Regency-era. The scenarios can be played as one-off games, or used as the foundation for an ongoing campaign. Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England is a historical sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu. Inside, you’ll find: Details on Regency-era England (1811–1820). Rules for creating Regency-era investigators, along with new period-appropriate skills and occupations. A detailed primer on the fictional town of Tarryford, for use as a campaign setting in both 1813 and 1913. Two scenarios with handouts and maps, designed toi ntroduce players to the Regency era and the mysteries of Tarryford. New rules for character Reputation and Estates, as well as Regency-era equipment and weapons. Six pre-generated Call of Cthulhu investigators and six Pulp Cthulhu investigators, ready to pick up and play. Regency Cthulhu available from Chaosium.com now! Full colour hardcover (price includes PDF) – $44.99 Special leatherette edition (price includes PDF) – $99.99 PDF – $22.99 (nb if you purchase the PDF direct from Chaosium, we'll take that amount off if you later decide to buy the physical book) PDF also available at DriveThruRPG - $22.99 And download the Keeper and Player Resources - 120 pages of FREE Regency Cthulhu resources, including Plain Text Handouts. WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING “If you’re seeking the thin whisper of air between two hovering hands in an open ballroom but aren’t afraid to find a writhing tentacle reaching out for you instead, Regency Cthulhu is for you.” — OnePaigeRPG “[...]the world of strict etiquette, teas and reputation as top currency as an interesting, refreshing experience.” — Adam Waskiewicz, Polter.Pl “Sleep, or repose that deserved the name of sleep, was out of question. That… in which her disturbed imagination had tormented her on her first arrival, was again the scene of agitated spirits and unquiet slumbers.” — Jane Austen

Call of Cthulhu creator and Write Your First Adventure alumnus Kat Clay has made a really helpful introductory video for fellow creators wanting to publish their work in the Miskatonic Repository using InDesign. Kat's first published Call of Cthulhu scenario The Hammersmith Haunting has been praised for its highly professional-looking layout (which she did herself), so this 36 minute tutorial is definitely worth a watch if you're an aspiring creator! Kat takes you through how to prep your materials, set up a master page, set up paragraph styles, resize and add photographs, and export your PDF for sale on DriveThruRPG: See Kat Clay's work in the Miskatonic Repository: The Hammersmith Haunting Kat Clay ($4.95 PDF, Softcover Standard Color Book $9.95, PDF + Book $14.90, 39 pages) London 1890: ghost fever grips the suburb of Hammersmith. For three days, no person can sleep without experiencing terrible nightmares, and locals swear to have seen a ghostly medieval woman stalk the streets. Investigators find themselves trapped in Hammersmith, confronted by ghost hunters and an all-pervading fog. But is the ghost all that she appears? Or is there a more sinister reason for the Hammersmith haunting… Cthulhu by Gaslight (1890s) scenario by Australian crime and horror author Kat Clay. What the reviewers say "5 Stars – A tightly written scenario with memorable NPCs (Shotgun Granny!) and an interesting premise. The interior layout and artwork is superb. This is a great example of the power of Call of Cthulhu for learning history as well." — Michael F., customer review. "[An] engaging period piece of horror; solid straightforward investigation to begin a Cthulhu by Gaslight campaign. Production Values: Excellent." — Reviews from R'lyeh. "Bravo to my Melbourne friend Kat Clay, who has made the leap from writing award-winning detective fiction to publishing her debut scenario for Call of Cthulhu. And it’s a gaslight haunting. Perfection. Right up my fog-shrouded alley." — Recently appointed community ambassador Mark Morrison (Horror on the Orient Express, Terror Australis, Reign of Terror, etc.)

Join Saige Ryan, Paula Deming, Cynthia Marie, and London Carlisle as Chaosium's Brian Holland leads them through an enchanting, delightful, and horrifying game of REGENCY CTHULHU: Watch on November 8th, 4pm PT / 7pm ET: www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc

Update: "For though you have borne it with exemplary patience, I am sure you must be sick of all our noise and difficulties." (Mansfield Park)

Update: "For though you have borne it with exemplary patience, I am sure you must be sick of all our noise and difficulties." (Mansfield Park)

As I mentioned earlier, I have some ideas on upgrading selected RQ3 scenarios from the RQ Renaissance period, but none of what I have in mind involves messing with the sorcery rules, for either RQ3 or RQG. (I'm not going say right now what I've actually started working on, other than that does rule out the Lunar Coders and Arlaten from Strangers in Prax. And remember, this is very much a side project, and not work carried out by the core RQ team.)

Chaosium's James Coquillat is a guest of honor for Week End Geek in New Caledonia, next weekend! A fluent French speaker, our star from the Stream of Chaos and Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube will be bringing our games to the Maison des Artisans in Nouméa, from November 11 - 13. Allan, Andrew, James and MOB from Chaosium's Australian team had un merveilleux séjour as special guests for Week End Geek in 2019. Many thanks to the SciFi Club for welcoming Chaosium back to the South Pacific for the 10th anniversary of their convention this year!

There we will have to disagree. But here we do definitely agree! Agreed too. Sadly, the "RuneQuest Renaissance" was all-too-brief - just six books in about two years - but as Shannon Appelcline notes in Designers & Dragons, they were the best official books for RuneQuest 3rd edition, and are still highly regarded by those who remember them. I'm proud of being a part of that, and recall fondly working with Ken 'Rune Czar' Rolston. Combined with all the wonderful stuff going on with Reaching Moon Megacorp, it certainly was a golden period for Gloranthan fandom that was alas over before we knew it. But we're in a real Golden Age for RuneQuest and Glorantha now, and it would be great to bring some of that RQ Renaissance material back for new eyes, just as has been done in the Jonstown Compendium with some of the RMM stuff.

No, just Regency Cthulhu. As noted, the release has been delayed. Although we factored in plenty of extra time to account for shipping delays when setting this release date, unfortunately disruptions like this are out of our control.

As Jeff notes, RQG <-> RQ2 are very much backwards/forwards compatible. So getting RQ Classic back into release made a lot of sense to us. Apart from the issues of bandwidth that Rick alluded to above, there are several reasons why a releasing "RQ3 Classic" line does not: In complexity, RQ3 is a step further in difference. We want to lower the barriers to entry for new fans, not raise them. Until the "RQ Renaissance" in 1992, much of the Gloranthan material released for RQ3 was reprinted material. You can get a lot of that material as presented originally in RQ Classic, so reissuing it again in their RQ3 format seems redundant, especially as, for whatever reason, there were literally no all-new Gloranthan scenarios released until Sun County (1992, fully eight years after the release of RQ3). As Rick notes, with a bit of patience you can still find copies of titles from the RQ3 line for decent prices on the secondary market. The "Fantasy Earth" RQ3 releases (e.g. Vikings, Land of Ninja) are a separate issue. Our focus for now for RuneQuest is very much "Roleplaying Adventures in Glorantha." What is more likely to happen is selected RQ3 scenarios from the RQ Renaissance period (Sun County, River of Cradles, Shadows on the Borderlands, Strangers in Prax, Dorastor) getting upgraded for RQG. I have some ideas on that. But again, this would not be work carried out by the core RQ team. Maybe one day I will have some time.

The Sun Domers of Prax are not racists, but they are xenophobic - a consequence of the centuries of the Solitude of Testing. Like Dara Happa of old, their society is patriarchal; however, the Yelmalio cult takes all comers, regardless of gender, as long as you can abide by the rules and don't break your geases. The current reigning count (c.1627) is a woman. No. The Sun Domers of Prax typically have blonde hair and brown eyes, but the joke goes that's because those who ain't get the geas 'total celibacy'. As a cult that actively recruits outsiders (these days, mainly through their temple in Suntown, New Pavis), Yelmalio cultists residing in the Cradle Valley can look like any Gloranthan human.

Watching 'The Rings of Power' and Galadriel jumping off the boat just before it went through the magic portal to Valinor made me think of something I wrote about the Red Moon long ago. Apart from the Egi, I think there are many other positions of essentially "revered impotence" on the Red Moon for nobles, priests, and other worthy citizens of the Lunar Empire. For mystics, those in genuine honourable retirement, those who have suffered greatly for the cause, elderly “Model Citizens” (yeah, Soviet analogy), and other such types, it is a signal honour to be elevated with a one-way ticket to the Red Moon, there to spend the rest of your no doubt magically extended existence working on rarified pursuits in a state of satiated crimson radiance. But for those still in the prime of life, it’s oblivion as far as their temporal careers go (the "getting kicked upstairs" House of Lords analogy is exact: see Yes Minister, ep 5). Even worse - as with TRoP's Galadriel - it's an honour that is very difficult to decently refuse. But perhaps "approbation, elevation, and castration"* is better than the old Dara Happan method of having your eyes poked out and shoved in a tower, which is one other time-honoured alternative way to dispose of rivals. *I do mean metaphorically

Want to run a game of RuneQuest and not sure where to start? Chaosium's Jeff Richard shares advice about the rules basics, how to share lore, and what makes a good gamemaster.Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series with James Coquillat.

Chaosium is delighted to welcome Mark Morrison back to the Chaosium team. In the early 1990s, Mark was the line editor for the Stormbringer and Elric! RPGs. Today, he formally returns to the company as a member of our Community Ambassador team, supporting independent creators in our community content programs on DriveThruRPG. Along with existing Community Ambassadors Nick Brooke, Allan Carey and Bridgett Jeffries, on Chaosium's behalf, Mark will act as a first point-of-call and helpful sound board for prospective Miskatonic Repository and Jonstown Compendium content creators. "Mark's first ever Call of Cthulhu scenario 'The Crack’d & Crook’d Manse' appeared in an Australian magazine in 1984 and earned him a spot in H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands in 1986, so he’s looking forward to be helping new TTRPG creators on their own roads to publication in this role," said Chaosium vice president Michael O'Brien. Mark needs little introduction to Chaosium fans: Mark was creative lead of both editions of the renowned Call of Cthulhu campaign Horror on the Orient Express, co-author of both editions of Terror Australis, lead author of Reign of Terror, and the author of numerous other Call of Cthulhu scenarios. In between his Chaosium stints he has written and designed for videogames for Atari, THQ and Robot Circus, including the storyline for the recent Call of Cthulhu computer game developed by Cyanide. Nowadays he is also part of Campaign Coins, producing licensed metal products for Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, and other games. “I got my own start as a scenario writer at local conventions and fanzines, the perfect training ground for a lifetime in the profession. I’m really pleased to be invited back into the Chaosium fold to help new community writers along that same journey, by self publishing and sharing their stories with game groups around the world," said Mark. Chaosium's Community Ambassadors Mark, along with Allan, Bridgett, and Nick are here to provide advice with 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. Our Community Ambassadors can also direct queries to the appropriate person at Chaosium or DriveThruRPG if need be. 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. The Jonstown Compendium, established in December 2019, fulfils the same function for RuneQuest and Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha. In 2023, Chaosium is launching a new community content program along similar lines for the Pendragon RPG. 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.