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It was a great night, celebrating the diversity and wonder of the Australian TTRPG community! Congrats to all the winners! And bestselling author M.T. Black (Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, The Room with No Doors, and many platinum DM's Guild titles) was an inspirational keynote speaker—there's so much to learn from his own journey as a TTRPG creator.

Congratulations to the Stream of Chaos, winners of the 2021 Australian Roleplaying Industry Award for 'Best TTRPG Stream'! Here's Jackson, James and David on the podium at the ARPIA Awards at Fortress Melbourne tonight. (Art was unable to be there). The stream submitted to the ARPIA Awards was the Call of Cthulhu one-shot 'The Necropolis' from Gateways to Terror. You can watch The Stream of Chaos play The Necropolis on YouTube. And catch all the Stream of Chaos's TTRPG streams live at Chaosium Twitch and later at the Chaosium YouTube channel.

Save the date and brace yourself because CarcosaCon is back! 23-26 March 2023. With undisguised blasphemous joy, our friends at Black Monk Games have announced that in less than a year, Czocha Castle will once again be taken over by Investigators and Cultists from around the world. CarcosaCon is a unique, international RPG convention for Cthulhu Mythos lovers who wish to experience a memorable weekend full of dread and terror. CarcosaCon takes place in the atmospheric Czocha Castle near the Polish-Czech border. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet legendary RPG creators, talk and play with them in a low-key environment. So what else is there waiting for the players? The halls and chambers of the Czocha castle are full of nooks and crannies, perfect for RPG sessions, a games room full of Cthulhu-related games, a tavern hall, original lectures, and dungeons filled with never-before uncovered, terrifying secrets. All this is within a scenic castle overlooking a tranquil yet mysterious lake. More information soon!

On Tuesday April 19th, we're showcasing the wonderful Harlem Unbound 2nd Edition by Chris Spivey! Join London Carlisle, Briana DeCoster, Jesus Rodriguez, Kelli Butler, and Brandon O'Brien as they venture into 1920s Harlem as seen through the Cthulhu Mythos! Live at 6pm PT / 9pm ET on twitch.tv/chaosiuminc What the critics say about Harlem Unbound 2nd Edition An essential Call of Cthulhu 1920s supplement, expanding not just the game we love, but how you view the entire genre and society itself." — Mark Morrison, Call of Cthulhu writer (Horror on the Orient Express, Reign of Terror, Terror Australis, etc) "An expansion of Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium’s wildly popular tabletop roleplaying game based on Lovecraftian lore... Spivey’s critically lauded expansion of the game is a landmark for both the tabletop roleplaying world and for Lovecraftian literature... The book is an engrossing historical tome as well as a literal guidebook for meaningfully exploring racism in Lovecraftian fiction." — Consequence of Sound. "Harlem Unbound takes the fight to New York City during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. Not only does the book offer an excellent history of Harlem, how the Renaissance came to be and what caused its downfall, it also offers thoughtful discussion of the racism of the era and different ways in how to address the issue." — Forbes, Fight Cthulhu Across Time and Space on your Tabletop. "A top tier supplement, which I think belongs in every Keeper’s library... All in all, it is the best historical RPG sourcebook I’ve encountered. It is very high quality, and has material enough for multiple campaigns, and it will both educate and inspire you. I highly recommend it." — Mindlands, That Jazz Craze & Harlem Unbound: Review and Keeper Advice. Harlem Unbound 2nd edition, 368 page full colour hardcover - $49.99, price inc PDF Harlem Unbound 2nd edition special leatherette edition - $100.00, price inc PDF Also available at DriveThruRPG and on Roll20

And great to hear that bestselling TTRPG creator M.T. Black has been announced as keynote speaker for the ARPIA Awards. Best-known for his platinum and adamantine DM's Guild titles and the official D&D 5e release Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, M.T. has also branched out to Call of Cthulhu with the bestselling Miskatonic Repository release The Room with No Doors. (That's M.T. on the left, with Chaosium's @MOBand Merric Blackman, at Arcanacon in 2020).

ARPIA 2021 Awards Night - Celebrating the diversity and wonder of Australian TTRPG community! In the Tavern at Fortress Melbourne, Melbourne CBD, Sunday 17th April at 7pm. Featuring ARPIA Game of the Year and 6 other award categories. Light meal and drinks provided. Keynote speaker: To be announced. Ticket prices: Light meal & soft drinks $25, Light meal & alcohol $40. Eventbrite - Private Event Link ARPIA Awards Night sponsored by Chaosium, The Quest Suppliers, The Tray Tinker.

And so the inaugural Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor has come to its close. By all accounts the event was a critical success — a wonderful gathering of the Chaosium tribe, from near and far, with old friends and new. Thank you to all who attended, to the GMs who ran games, and everyone who helped make our first convention such a memorable occasion. We're keen to do Chaosium Con again, and hope to see you next year! —from all the team at Chaosium #weareallus

Some more sights and scenes at Chaosium Con...

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Chaosium Con's Great Market — offering all manner of choice items produced by Chaosium and our licensee friends!

Coming Chaosium releases, revealed at Chaosium Con... Magic has returned to our world. The London Metropolitan Police Service’s special magic branch take to the streets to come to grips with the “demi-monde”—those who have been irreversibly changed by magic. Welcome to Rivers of London. Based on the novels by Ben Aaronovitch. Coming soon. The Prosopaedia: An Encyclopedia of the Gods of RuneQuest! An essential reference for all Glorantha fans. Discover the deities of RuneQuest and inspire your adventures and characters for years to come. Coming soon! 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. Welcome to Regency Cthulhu. Coming soon! What Kind of Knight Are You? The Pendragon Starter Set contains everything you need to step into Arthurian Legend. Begin with a solo scenario to learn the core rules, and then enjoy 5 in-game years of group play in King Arthur's Britain! Coming soon! Plus, Mike showing off advance copies of these imminent Call of Cthulhu releases...

Lots and lots of gaming going on at Chaosium Con — Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, and more!!

So, tonight here in Melbourne those of us of the Australian Chaosium team who couldn't make it to Ann Arbor had our own mini Chaosium banquet. As Chaosium Con gets underway on the other side of the world we drank a toast to its success! #weareallus

Tonight, the first-ever Chaosium Con kicked off with a banquet — Chaosium president Rick Meints is welcoming friends old and new to a weekend dripping with cosmic horror, essential runes, swashbuckling adventure, and chivalrous quests!

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From across the globe, members of the Chaosium team have gathered in Ann Arbor, ready to welcome the tribe to the first-ever Chaosium Con! We've also wrapped up several days of team meetings, making all manner of exciting plans. We look forward to sharing them with you! From Left to Right: Ian Cooper, Jaye Kovach, Michal Lisowski, Jeff Richard, David Larkins, James Lowder, Nick Nacario, Brian Holland, Dustin Wright, Rick Meints, Matt Ryan, Nick Brooke, Andrew Bean, Jason Durall, Lynne Hardy, Neil Robinson, John Wick, Bridgett Jeffries, Simeon Cogswell, Todd Gardiner, Daria Pilarczyk, Mike Mason #weareallus

Masks of Nyarlathotep, the epic Call of Cthulhu campaign critics have described as "the holy grail of horror" and one of the greatest ttrpg campaigns ever made, is now available on Fantasy Grounds VTT. Playable with either standard Call of Cthulhu or Pulp Cthulhu, this Massive Package includes: Masks of Nyarlathotep Book - Omnibus of both volumes (666 pages) Keeper Screen you can print out to fit over your existing Call of Cthulhu Keeper's Screen NPC Portraits pack with 105 portraits Keeper Reference Booklet Handout Booklet with Maps and Pre-generated Characters High-resolution images of the amazing covers by Sam Lamont and Rhys Pugh 10 Pre-Generated Characters with Character and Background Sheets What are you waiting for? Go Save the World! Available from direct from Fantasy Grounds and Steam for $59.95. Check out the full range of Call of Cthulhu titles on Fantasy Grounds here.

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In his latest 'Out of the Suitcase' post, Chaosium president Rick Meints shares a small example of how Chaosium earned its "quirky game company" reputation back in the 1980s. Plus, Rick speaks to the God Learners podcast about his lifelong passion of collecting Gloranthan books, his work on the Meints Index to Glorantha, ChaosiumCon 2022, and much more. https://www.chaosium.com/blogout-of-the-suitcase-32-a-quirky-game-company-indeed-plus-rick-talks-to-the-god-learners

Chaosium's Jeff Richard talks to James Coquillat about talks about the complexities of writing new content for the RuneQuest RPG while still being respectful and cognisant of older source material. Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube.

For Immediate Release Free "PDF" announced for Chaosium's clay tablet cuneiform edition of RuneQuest Ypsilanti, MI. April 1, 2022 Last April, Chaosium took Bronze Age authenticity to the next level by announcing the cuneiform edition of RuneQuest, their popular heroic fantasy tabletop RPG. Consisting of 360 individual clay tablets, the edition instantly won over core fans of the game, who loved its Ancient World verisimilitude but decried its cumbersome weight (a substantial 10.08 kilograms). "We've received a lot of complaints about hernias, stress fractures, and broken gaming tables," said Ea-nasir, Chaosium's hardworking customer service representative in Ur. "To address these concerns, we've come up with an innovation we're calling a PDF — short for Papyrus Delivery Format." Customers who buy the PDF first will get the price of the PDF off the cuneiform edition, costs redeemable through a clay tablet coupon created by our highly trained scribes at the time of your order. With the current global supply chain issues and ongoing invasion of the Sea Peoples, customers should be aware the system may have its teething problems, but we are certain RuneQuest fans will enjoy this more portable PDF edition as much as they enjoyed its heftier predecessor. As always, please direct all comments, complaints, and concerns to Ea-nasir. (He's used to it.)

Announcing the Call of Cthulhu Wiki: an excellent companion for those who are just starting out, and contains all the rules references and information to go along with the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set. It contains info on Sanity, Skill rolls, magic, and much more. We also have a RuneQuest Wiki! More details about both here:

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Chaosium is pleased to announce the launch of two new tools for both our Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha fans. The Call of Cthulhu Wiki and the RuneQuest Wiki are live now, and contain a wellspring of information on both rules and lore for both tabletop roleplaying systems. New players interested in either system will find the wikis one of the best ways to take a look at the base rules and settings for both Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest. The Call of Cthulhu Wiki is an excellent companion for those who are just starting out, and contains all the rules references and information to go along with the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set. It contains info on Sanity, Skill rolls, magic, and much more. The RuneQuest Wiki has expansive information on runes, passions, combat, and spells, allowing players and GMs alike to keep the game moving even through the most involved and exciting quests the adventurers have found themselves on! It is an ideal companion to the RuneQuest Starter Set. Whether you’re playing online with one of our VTT partners, or like to look up the answers to burning questions on the fly at the tabletop, these wikis are about to be your new best friend!