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Did you know legendary video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki (Souls, Bloodbourne) is a long-time fan of our RuneQuest tabletop roleplaying game? His eagerly-awaited new game Elden Ring is due out next month—and he's specifically cited RuneQuest as one of its key influences. Read more about it at Screen Rant: BTW Miyazaki created Elden Ring in collaboration with George R.R. Martin, who has noted Chaosium games SuperWorld (by his friend Steve Perrin) and Call of Cthulhu as creative influences of his own.

Chaosium's Glorantha guru Jeff Richard talks about how mythology is central to the structure and development of RuneQuest and Glorantha as a setting. Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube, with James Coquillat.

By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor. A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendragon RPG, which will be first to be wholly published by Chaosium in a quarter-century. Pendragon Design Journal #1: Where It All Began Pendragon Design Journal #2: Bringing the Light Pendragon Design Journal #3: A Modular Approach Pendragon Design Journal #4: Refining Traits and Passions Happy Winter Phase! For this, the final Pendragon Design Journal of 2021, we are taking a quick look at how the new edition handles two of the game’s most definitive Statistics: Honor and Glory. Honor For existing players coming into the new edition, Honor carries the most revisions and changes of the two. This isn’t to say Honor is greatly changed. It may still be invoked as a Passion, though it exists outside of the Passion Courts system discussed in Design Journal #4. Honor may only be decreased through a knight’s own action or inaction, as always, but it is here that we find Greg putting in a lot of work on defining the nuances of Honor and how knights and ladies may lose or gain it. As with much of Sixth Edition, these are extrapolations from elements already found in the game, given increased weight and additional applications. For example, we are introduced to the concept of Public versus Private Honor. Honorable or dishonorable acts do not fully affect a knight’s Honor value unless they are witnessed or talked about. A perfidious Player-knight who slays their brother, for example, would normally lose 10 points of Honor for fratricide. However, if the murder were committed in total secrecy (say in the middle of a wild moor or dark forest) with no witnesses (or at least none who were suffered to live…), our murderous knight’s Honor would remain unchanged in the view of the public, allowing the Player-knight to go on living a lie. It is impossible to hide from ourselves, however, and so our fratricidal Player-knight would make a note on their character sheet that their true Honor value is actually 10 points lower, and all rolls are made against that value. If and when the truth of the murder comes to light, the Player-knight then adjusts their Honor to the true value it has been all along; if this is enough to drop the number below the minimum threshold for knighthood, they would experience their degradation in status at that point in addition to any other in-game consequences coming their way. In a similar vein, Sixth Edition provides details on losing Honor through inaction (when confronted with dishonorable acts and failing to do anything about it), through accusation (whisper campaigns can be hazardous to one’s social standing!), through the shame of failing to live up to an oath, and through conflicts with one’s Traits and Passions. As always, it is harder to gain Honor than it is to lose it, but rules are provided for increasing the value by acting in accordance with honorable Traits and Passions, by defending one’s good name and disproving scurrilous rumors, and by holding true to vows and oaths. Glory Glory remains largely unchanged in its design and application, as befits such a simple and elegant system. The old “bonus point” gained from crossing a 1,000-point threshold is now called a Prestige Reward, as it can be applied in ways other than modifying your character’s Statistics. Most notably, a Prestige Reward may be used to ensure healthy childbirth and guarantee the birth of an heir! Veteran Gamemasters will be pleased to see that the guidelines for Glory awards are the most comprehensive ever published, including clearly defined Glory from Standard of Living, conspicuous consumption, and social events such as feasts. Lastly, by way of a tantalizing preview of a future Design Journal, certain Glory award benchmarks have been revised, perhaps nowhere more notably than in the new Battle system. Battles are still a great source of potential Glory, but how your knights earn that Glory differs notably from older versions of the Battle rules. 2022 - The Year of Pendragon Before I wrap up this month’s Journal, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has expressed their excitement for the forthcoming edition over the course of the year, and for your patience as you await its rollout. We have taken our time in making sure that Sixth Edition does justice to Greg’s vision and memory, and I cannot wait to share with you all the greatness he has left us. As we move through the production cycle towards completion, rest assured that as soon as we can be positive of a release date, you will hear about it almost in the same instant! Regardless, I am looking forward to making 2022 “The Year of Pendragon”! ART - "ROUND TABLE" BY ANDREY FETISOV

Congratulations to our friends at the Miskatonic University Podcast (including Chaosium's own Bridgett Jeffries), the Modern Mythos Podcast, and Ain't Slayed Nobody. These Call of Cthulhu podcasts were nominees in EN World's Favourite TTRPG Podcasts of 2021 poll. Thousands of votes later and the MU Podcast and Modern Mythos have finished first and second respectively in 'Talk' category, and Ain't Slayed Nobody has finished second in the 'Actual Play' category. Give these entertaining shows a listen! Miskatonic University Podcast: A podcast dedicated to Call of Cthulhu and other Horror and Lovecraftian roleplaying games. Modern Mythos: A podcast about the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, writing, game mastering, and playing -- presented by the hosts, Jon Hook and Seth Skorkowsky. Ain't Slayed Nobody Podcast: Call of Cthulhu comedy-horror podcast riding through the American Old West. Saddle up as we turn femurs into mist and canteens into grenades. Tombstone meets The Thing meets The Adventure Zone. Other podcasts that have featured Call of Cthulhu content also appear in EN World's Actual Play top ten, including The Old Ways Podcast (#3), Grizzly Peaks Radio (#4) and Red Moon Roleplaying (#6). Thank you to Call of Cthulhu fans who voted in the poll! P.S. right now EN World is holding another poll for Most Anticipated RPG of 2022. Chaosium titles Pendragon, Lords of the Middle Sea, and Rivers of London are all nominees! Show your support with a vote here: Vote For The Most Anticipated RPG of 2022!

Start the New Year off right with a discounted Roll20 annual subscription – and play Call of Cthulhu! Throughout 2021 we've added a whole lot of new Call of Cthulhu titles to Roll20, where the game remains the second-most popular system on the platform. And until December 31st, our friends at Roll20 are offering discounts on their Plus yearly Subscription ($49.99) and Pro yearly Subscription ($99.99 - that adds up to THREE MONTHS FREE with a Pro Yearly subscription!). Subscription features include additional storage, Dynamic Lighting, API, Roll20 Reserve, and more! This sale ends December 31st, so make sure you visit Roll20's subscription page today to find the right plan for you while the sale is on! And then check out all the Call of Cthulhu titles on offer in Chaosium's Roll20 Marketplace:

Talking to Dieku Games, RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline ('Designers & Dragons') ends this annual review remembering those we have lost this year. Shannon leads off with RuneQuest creator Steve Perrin, "the one that really touched me... I would definitely put (him) in my 10 most influential people in the Roleplaying Industry... He was unassuming and I don't think he ever really took up that pedestal that he was well-deserving of off as one of the real founders and creators of the industry." Vale Steve. Watch here: https://bit.ly/3JmHCfN

No need to wait! : buy a Chaosium PDF now and save when the printed book is out in 2022. Here's how that works: on the day the physical book is released we'll email you a coupon. Use the coupon on checkout and you get what you paid for the PDF deducted off the cost of the physical book. So start reading now over the holidays and be ready to play next year! RuneQuest Weapons & Equipment PDF $17.99 – Hardback release in Q2 2022 ($35.99) Cults of Cthulhu PDF $24.99 – Hardback release in March 2022 ($49.99) Keeper Tips PDF $8.99 – Hardback release in January 2022 ($17.99) A Time to Harvest PDF $25.99 – Hardback release in February 2022 ($49.99)

Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason talks about what to expect in the new year for the Call of Cthulhu RPG. He's talking with James Coquillat. Check out our Chaosium YouTube channel for all the interviews in the Chaosium Interviews series!

Sacred Time Greetings for 2021 from The Chaosium. To all members of the tribe, our heartfelt thanks for your support during this very challenging year. We wish everyone all the best in 2022, until the Stars are Right again! – from all of the Chaosium team: Dustin, Nick, Mike, Rick, Jeff, Neil, MOB, Todd, Raja, Jason, Susan, Ian, James, Lynne, Kalin, Jamie, David S, Andrew, David L, John, Julia, David N, Michal, Monika, Brian, Nick, Allan, Jaye, Simeon, Matt, Loïc, Bridgett, Daria, Adam, Mike, and Lee Art by Michelle Lockamy, from The Red Book of Magic.

In this Chaosium Interview, our Organized Play director Todd Gardiner shares details with James Coquillat about Chaosium Con, our inaugural convention happening in Ann Arbor MI next April. And in this Chaosium Interview, our Organized Play director Todd Gardiner talks to James Coquillat about his experience organising Chaosium's presence at a variety of conventions. For more information about Chaosium Con and to book your ticket, visit our convention page.

Learn to play RuneQuest in the best way possible—by playing! “The Battle of Dangerford” is a single-player scenario designed to teach you the rules of the game as you play. Take on the role of Vasana as she joins her Sartarite brothers and sisters in an epic clash against the invading Lunar Empire. PLAY THE BATTLE OF DANGERFORD SOLOQUEST (it's free!) "Alone Against the Flames proved to be a highly successful and effective way to introduce newcomers to Call of Cthulhu. So we created a similar solo adventure for RuneQuest, that teaches the rules as you play. Our free online version lets you play through 'The Battle of Dangerford' digitally, with no need for dice, paper, or pencils", said Chaosium vice president Michael O'Brien. The adventure is also available in a printed form as part of the RuneQuest Starter Set.

Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason gives a retrospective on what happened in 2021 for Call of Cthulhu. He's talking with James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series. Catch them all at the Chaosium YouTube channel!

Have you thought about GMing—maybe always wanted to give it a shot—but haven’t quite taken the plunge? What if we told you that by the first week in February, you could be an honest-to-goodness GM—and it’ll be easy! New Gamemaster Month gives you what you need to run your first game: Inspiration, advice, and a step-by-step process that guides prospective GMs up to and through their first game. Each January our friends at Monte Cook Games run a month-long seminar in the form of twice-weekly posts. This year, Chaosium is one of the six game companies taking part. Our featured system is RuneQuest! New Gamemaster Month officially kicks off on January 4th, but in the meantime: find out more about Getting Started with RuneQuest check out the New Gamemaster Month How Can I Get Started Now? page* join the New Gamemaster Month Facebook group! See you in January! *You’ll need a copy of the RuneQuest Starter Set or RuneQuest core rules for New Gamemaster Month. You can get these titles wherever you buy roleplaying games. If you purchase from Chaosium.com, you will get 10% off your total order by using coupon code at checkout: NewGamemasterMonth2022. The code is valid through to 1 February 2022, and can be used once per customer.

In addition to his work in the RuneQuest Starter Set and Red Book of Magic, we are delighted that renowned comic book artist Mark Smylie, creator of the epic fantasy series Artesia, has more Gloranthan art in our recently-released RuneQuest: Weapons & Equipment book. Posting on Facebook, Mark writes: "A little while back I did a couple of illustrations for the just-released (in pdf, at least) Weapons & Equipment Guide for RuneQuest Glorantha. I recommend it regardless of my contributions to it, there's a lot of fun stuff in it above and beyond lists of equipment as they're using the lists to dive deep into Gloranthan culture, with my favorite sections being on the costs and styles of funerals and weddings (something similar will have to be included in the second edition of the ARTESIA RPG!). You can check it out at DriveThru and the Chaosium home site (where they offer a coupon on the future print edition should you buy the pdf direct from them)." In addition to his work in the RuneQuest: Weapons & Equipment book and RuneQuest Starter Set, you can also see more of Mark Smylie's art for Glorantha on the cover of RuneQuest's The Red Book of Magic, along with the covers of Chris Gidlow's ENNIE-nominated Citizens of the Lunar Empire, and Martin Helsdon's best-selling The Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass and Men of the West in the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG.

Chaosium's James Coquillat asks Glorantha expert Jeff Richard to tell us all about the Earth Goddess Ernalda, one of the main deities featured in the RuneQuest RPG. Part of our Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube.

Being born to gamer parents, Julia Rawcliffe, our 'merc of merch', talks about her experiences growing up with the world of Glorantha and attending her first RuneQuest Convention in 1990 when she was 1 year old. (Julia has also observed that the new German edition "probably marks the first-ever instance of an inter-familial generational hand-down of an RPG translation." It was her father Lutz, who translated the first German edition of RuneQuest - the original 3rd Edition - in the early 90s.) Here Julia is talking with James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series.

Great news! Chaosium Con has already sold enough tickets to guarantee the event is happening next April. And the hotel is starting to get tight on reservation space. So sooner is better than later for committing to this event. Here are some events we already have from members of the Chaosium team. A seminar about publishing your own material on DriveThru RPG through our community creator programs. A seminar about mythology and gaming from Jeff Richard, Jason Durall, and David Larkins. A seminar from Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy about writing Call of Cthulhu scenarios. A seminar on forming your own successful gaming group running games around your region from Todd Gardiner, with guests from You Too Can Cthulhu, Lurking Fears, and Novus Ordo Seclorum, VIP game sessions with Jason Durall, Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, David Larkins, James Lowder, and other Chaosium staff. A room running non-stop games from You Too Can Cthulhu. A block of games from authors of Jonstown Compendium and Repository published scenarios. The launch of a new Organized Play initiative. A brand new 70+ person Freeform/LARP set in Glorantha. An auction of Chaosium rarities. And dozens or hundreds of GM submitted gaming events over the course of the weekend! Join us in person for the first ever Chaosium convention! Come along for a weekend dripping with cosmic horror, essential runes, swashbuckling adventure, and chivalrous quests! Play Games. Make friends. Experience Chaosium like never before. Book your ticket today!

And don't forget the capricious whims of Chaosium. 251 PDF sales means a JC title is eligible for POD. But not all JC titles need to be or should be available as POD. Please also remember the Electrum threshold comes from us (Chaosium), not OBS. We have instituted this to help our community content programs stay in OBS's good graces. We have to be mindful of how often we approve titles to get processed for POD publishing on DTRPG. They have a limited capacity to add POD titles on their site.

The corrections thread for Weapons & Equipment is here. Please post any corrections you might find there instead of here.

With the PDF release of RuneQuest: Weapons & Equipment, this thread is to catch any typos or errors spotted. Please note them here, quoting the relevant page number, the error, and the suggested correction. We will correct the PDF file and the print file before it goes to print. IMPORTANT NOTE: this is not a thread for questions or discussion of the rules, we are specifically looking for errors and typos only. Please take discussion to another thread.

RUNEQUEST: Weapons & Equipment Out now in PDF!* An essential reference guide for RuneQuest players, Weapons & Equipment showcases Gloranthan culture and life, describing the items and services adventurers use every day, exceptional and magic items, as well as how they can sell their hard-won treasure. Inside, you’ll find: New weapons, armors, and adventuring equipment. Beasts of burden, mounts, and awakened animals. Exotic and rare goods such as magic crystals, enchanted items, extraordinary gems, and rules for attunement. Mercenaries and hirelings. Dwellings and rules for expanding, improving, and customizing holdings. Guidelines and travel times for journeys across Glorantha. Common goods such as foods, drinks, clothing, jewelry, and other everyday items. The Bronze Age world and Gloranthan metals and crafts. Weapons & Equipment dramatically expands the RuneQuest core rules, with new means of equipping and advancing your adventurers. Gamemasters can use these contents for treasure hoards and other material rewards, making this an invaluable resource for every RuneQuest player. RUNEQUEST: WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT Format: Full Color PDF (Full Color Hardback coming in mid-2022) Page Count: 128 ISBN: 978-1-56882-525-0 Authors: Richard August, Jason Durall, Martin Helsdon, Eric McGuire, Diana Probst, Jude Reid, Jeff Richard, Jared Twing, Dom Twist Cover Artist: Ossi Heikkala Artists: Dimitrina Angelska, Ben Bauchau, Timothy Brumley, Thomas Haller Buchanan, Alberton Foche Duarte, Rocío Espín, Dani Hartel, Ossi Heikkala, Chris Huth, Jeff Laubenstein, Anh Le, Lionel Marty, Naomi Robinson, Simon Roy, Mark Smylie, Gábor Szügyi, Cory Trego-Erdner Layout: Simeon Cogswell *Buy the PDF now, get the full price off the full colour hardback when it is released in 2022.

Good news - the RuneQuest Starter Set is back in stock in our UK warehouse! Of course, also available from our US, EU, AUS, and CAN warehouses too. USD$29.99 for the Starter Set critics have already said is the "standard by which other starter sets are going to be measured." Plus, buy direct from Chaosium and the PDFs are included in the price. P.S. UK Call of Cthulhu fans, we've also restocked: Call of Cthulhu Starter Set 7th Ed Slipcase Set Dead Light The Grand Grimoire Order at Chaosium.com.

GM event submission is now open, ahead of the previously set date in January. If you have acquired a badge to the event, all you need to do is go to this form and submit your event for us to schedule. Chaosium Con Event Submission Form In addition to Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon and 7th Sea, we want everything from the entire history of Chaosium. Run that game of Stormbringer! Or run something new, such as Würm. Who has some decks of Mythos they want to play?

Join James Coquillat and David Naylor from The Stream of Chaos as they brave The Battle of Dangerford and answer your questions about streaming roleplaying games. This Friday (3PM PT) they're playing the RuneQuest Starter Set's SoloQuest adventure live on the Stream of Chaos at Twitch TV.

Introducing the RuneQuest Wiki! Learn about the RuneQuest roleplaying game system and the World of Glorantha: rules and setting overview, as well as quick-reference for your gaming table, all in once place! Check it out here: The RuneQuest RPG Wiki