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He is! Mark is doing the cover art for The Red Book of Magic for Chaosium, and another forthcoming Jonstown Compendium release.

"For fans of RuneQuest and/or Mark Smylie's Artesia comics, here's an adventure set in The Known World with stats for RuneQuest and notes to adapt it to Glorantha. Officially authorized, no less. It is always a pleasure to work with Mark."—Jason Durall, RuneQuest creative director. Available now at DriveThruRPG! BTW, Mark is long-time RuneQuest and Glorantha fan. You can also see more of his artwork for Glorantha on the cover of Martin Helsdon's Men of the West and The Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass in the Jonstown Compendium.

They are! There's also this one, fortunately only one panel: though you mess with people's heads and mix it in with the jigsaw puzzle of Southern Peloria:

I can confirm that. BTW, Andrew Logan Montgomery, has a HQG conversion of the Old Sun Dome vampire here.

With a gigantic, miles-long stupendously-powerful dragon suddenly appearing in the air, rippling destructive shock waves with its roars and flaps of its wings, people of all persuasions - Lunars and Sartarites alike, probably fled in terror. In the panic it's likely a lot of the slaves ran away and didn't come back. As the immense dragon flies in great spirals around Kero Fin (pointedly obscuring the Red Moon), strange draconic energies revive that had been quiet since the days of the Empire of the Wyrms Friends. So I'm sure people would have thought exactly that, and panicked accordingly! (In distant Sun County, Prax, they were so terrified of Draconic retribution they even revived the network of defense towers built across the county in the aftermath of the Dragonkill War - like the Arm of Pavis in the Rubble, these watchtowers once provided aerial defense and also served as heliograph stations. Too bad for the retired priests who were now using them as hermitages).

For a fiendishly challenging mythos jigsaw experience, try the two panel Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen diptych (two separate products - 2 x 252, 2 x 500, or 2 x 1000 pieces) Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen Image - Left Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen Image - Right Available at our Redbubble store, along with dozens of other jigsaw designs. Ideal if you're looking for gifts that would be great for spending time indoors this holiday season. https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-jigsaw-puzzles-at-redbubble-great-gifts-for-time-indoors-this-holiday-season

Here's the ultimate jigsaw for a #Glorantha fan - the fabled Gods Wall, from the RuneQuest Gamemaster Screen Pack, done as a triptych - 3000 pieces! The Gods Wall Image 1 - Left The Gods Wall Image 2 - Middle The Gods Wall Image 3 - Right Available at our Redbubble store, along with dozens of other jigsaw designs. Ideal if you're looking for gifts that would be great for spending time indoors this holiday season. https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-jigsaw-puzzles-at-redbubble-great-gifts-for-time-indoors-this-holiday-season

So, Redbubble now does fitted, three-layered masks - shown here with Moon Runes, one of our twenty fitted Mask designs. More info here:

So, Redbubble now does fitted, three-layered masks - shown here, the fabled 'Mask of Nyarlathotep', one of our twenty fitted Mask designs. And this weekend everything on the Redbubble site (t-shirts, posters, mugs etc) is 20-60% off with the code 'DEALS2020'.

Game systems include Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, HeroQuest, 7th Sea, 13th Age Glorantha, Aquelarre, Würm, Magic World, BRP and more. There's board games and fiction too. Most titles come with the PDF included. Details here:

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We're not doing Black Friday this year (ourselves, we're staying in and gaming). Instead, conveniently listed in one place, here's every physical product we already have on sale at Chaosium.com. Ninety-three titles from 15 - 66% off. Game systems include Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, HeroQuest, 7th Sea, 13th Age Glorantha, Aquelarre, Würm, and more. There's board games and fiction too. Most titles come with the PDF included. [And if you're currently doing it tough financially in these challenging times, do check out all our free stuff, both here on the Chaosium website ("Free Stuff') and over on the Chaosium itch-io page.] On behalf of the whole Chaosium team, Happy Thanksgiving and wishing everyone all the best until the Stars are Right again. Chaosium Warehouse Clearance Sale Chaosium warehouse locations: CALL OF CTHULHU RPG - includes PDF Alone Against the Flames - Softcover - $9.95 $3.99 (EU, AUS, UK) Canis Mysterium - Softcover - $10.95 $7.49 (UK) Devil's Gulch (for use with Down Darker Trails) - Softcover $16.95 $7.99 (US, UK) Masks of Nyarlathotep - Leatherette Slipcase Set - $249.99 $199.99 (AUS) Nameless Horrors - Softcover - $34.95 $24.99 (UK, EU, AUS) Petersens Abominations - Hardcover - $39.95 $34.99 (US, UK, EU, AUS, CAN) Petersens Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors - Softcover - $24.95 $19.99 (EU) Reign of Terror - Hardcover - $34.95 $29.99 (US, UK, EU, AUS, CAN) CALL OF CTHULHU CLASSIC - includes PDF Arkham Now - Softcover - $28.95 $9.99 (EU) Atomic-Age Cthulhu - Softcover - $31.95 $9.99 (US, UK, AUS) H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands - Softcover - $38.95 $9.99 (UK) H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich - Softcover - $25.95 $9.99 (US) Secrets of Kenya - Softcover - $20.95 $9.99 (UK) Secrets of Morocco - Softcover - $20.95 $9.99 (US) Strange Aeons II - Softcover - $34.95 $9.99 (AUS) The Stars Are Right! - Softcover - $23.95 $9.99 (UK) RUNEQUEST CLASSIC - includes PDF RuneQuest Classic - Hardcover - $24.99 $18.99 (UK, EU) RuneQuest Old School Resource Pack Softcover - $49.95 $19.99 (UK, AUS) Borderlands and Beyond - Softcover - $39.99 $18.99 (US, EU) HEROQUEST RPG - includes PDF HeroQuest Glorantha - Hardcover - $39.95 $14.99 (UK, EU, AUS) The Coming Storm - Hardcover - $34.95 $14.99 (US, UK, EU, AUS) 13TH AGE GLORANTHA RPG - includes PDF 13th Age Glorantha - Hardcover - $54.95 $41.99 (US, UK, EU, AUS) GLORANTHA MAPS 24 Map Set of Glorantha (12" x 18") - $110.00 $79.00 (US, UK) 6 Poster Map Set of Genertela (24" x 36") - $60.00 $39.99 (US, UK) BRP RPG - includes PDF Astounding Adventures - Softcover - $20.95 $9.99 (US, UK) Blood Tide - Softcover - $34.95 $9.99 (US, UK) Enlightened Magic - Softcover - $20.95 $9.99 (US, UK) In Search of the Trollslayer - Softcover - $11.95 $4.99 (US) The Magic Book - Softcover - $14.95 - $9.99 (US, UK) MAGIC WORLD RPG - includes PDF Magic World - Softcover - $38.95 $9.99 (US) Advanced Sorcery - Softcover - $23.95 $9.99 (US, UK) AQUELARRE RPG - includes PDF Aquelarre Core Rules - Hardcover - $59.99 $49.99 (UK, EU) Aquelarre GM Screen - 4 panel screen (no PDF) - $19.99 $16.99 (US, UK, EU) WÜRM ICE AGE RPG - includes PDF Würm Core Rules - Hardcover - $39.99 $33.99 (US, UK, EU) Würm Game Master Screen - 4 panel screen (no PDF) - $12.99 $10.99 (US, EU) Black Machairodus - Softcover - $5.99 $4.99 (US, EU) Voice of the Ancestors 1: Tales of the Antler Bearers - Softcover - $12.99 $10.99 (US, EU) Voice of the Ancestors 2: Tales of the Man Eaters - Softcover - $12.99 $10.99 (US, EU) 7TH SEA RPG - accessories 7th Sea Bone Dice - $14.99 $8.99 (US, UK, EU) 7th Sea Booty Box - $79.99 $44.99 (US, UK, EU) 7th Sea - Sorte Deck - $24.99 $14.99 (US, UK, AUS) 7th Sea - Deck of Heroes - $19.99 $8.99 (US, UK, EU) 7th Sea - Deck of Villains - $19.99 $8.99 (US, UK, EU) 7th Sea GM Screen - $19.99 $9.99 (US, UK, EU, AUS) 7th Sea Hero Points - $19.99 $8.99 (US, UK, EU) BOARD AND CARD GAMES Khan of Khans - $24.95 $9.99 (US) Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection - $24.99 $14.99 (US) Sweet Jenny - 7th Sea Card Game - $24.95 $9.99 (US, UK, EU) FICTION - includes PDF and/or e-book (EPUB/MOBI) Cassilda's Song - $16.95 $9.99 (UK) Edge of Sundown - $15.95 $8.99 (US) Eldritch Chrome - $17.95 $9.99 (UK) King of Sartar - $24.95 $9.99 (AUS) Legacy of the Reanimator - $16.95 $8.99 (US, EU) Mark of the Beast - $15.95 $8.99 (US, EU) Once Upon an Apocalypse - $14.95 $9.99 (UK) Steampunk Cthulhu - $18.95 $9.99 (UK) Tales out of Innsmouth - $16.95 $9.99 (US) The Innsmouth Cycle - $14.95 $9.99 (US) The Terror and Other Stories - $15.95 $9.99 (US) The White People and Other Stories $14.95 $9.99 (US) Undead and Unbound - $17.95 $8.99 (US, EU) FICTION - does not include PDF or e-book Arkham Tales - $15.95 $9.99 (UK) Cthulhu's Dark Cults - $14.95 $9.99 (UK) Eldritch Evolutions - $15.95 $9.99 (US, EU) The Book of Dyzan - $15.95 $9.99 (UK) The Necronomicon - $19.99 $9.99 (US, UK) The Three Imposters and Other Stories - $15.95 $9.99 (UK) The Yellow Sign and Other Stories $19.95 $9.99 (UK) The Yith Cycle $16.95 $9.99 (US, UK) Plus Print-On-Demand Softcover titles - all 25% off until the end of the year! (note: discount on POD titles is applied at check-out) CALL OF CTHULHU POD - includes PDF Call of Cthulhu Quickstart - Softcover POD - $9.95 - $7.46 Cold Harvest - Softcover POD - $14.95 $11.21 Cthulhu Through the Ages - Softcover POD - $14.95 $11.21 Nameless Horrors - Softcover POD - $34.95 $26.21 Ripples from Carcosa - Softcover POD - $14.95 $11.21 Scritch Scratch - Softcover POD - $9.99 - $7.49 The Shadow over Providence - Softcover POD - $9.99 - $7.49 RUNEQUEST POD - includes PDF Apple Lane - Softcover POD - $9.99 $7.49 Big Rubble - Softcover POD - $29.99 $22.49 Borderlands - Softcover POD - $29.99 $22.49 Cults of Prax -Softcover POD - $19.99 - $14.99 Cults of Terror - Softcover POD - $17.99 - $13.49 Gateway Bestiary - Softcover POD - $9.99 $7.49 Griffin Mountain - Softcover POD - $29.99 $22.49 Pavis - Softcover POD - $29.99 $22.49 Plunder - Softcover POD - $9.99 $7.49 Rune Masters - Softcover POD - $12.99 - $9.74 RuneQuest Companion - Softcover POD - $12.99 - $9.74 RuneQuest First Edition - Softcover POD - $24.99 - $18.74 RuneQuest Old School SourcePack Collection - Softcover POD - $19.99 - $14.99 RuneQuest Second Edition (RQ Classic) - Softcover POD - $24.99 - $18.74 SnakePipe Hollow - Softcover POD - $9.99 $7.49 SoloQuest Classic Collection - Softcover POD - $19.99 - $14.99 TrollPak - Softcover POD - $29.99 $22.49 Shipping Notes Check the individual product for availability in your local Chaosium warehouse (USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada). Submit orders for items from a single warehouse at a time. Note, not all products are available in every location and stocks of some titles are very limited. If you really, really want an item that is not available to ship to your location please email Dustin and he will do what he can to assist (international shipping charges will apply). Shipping for our POD products is calculated separately from our other products as they ship directly from the Lulu warehouses (USA, UK, Australia) directly to your address. All prices are in USD.

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 5th, 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!

Print edition is due out in February. With the caveat that the pandemic may continue to screw with our shipping schedules though.

I'm sure you're actually asking about the project Robin Laws is working on, but in the mean time we have released all the RuneQuest Classic titles in POD - including Pavis: Threshold to Danger and Big Rubble: The Deadly City. With The Smoking Ruin, The Pegasus Plateau, the RQ Classic POD titles, and the planned release of The Red Book of Magic next month, we will have had four new RuneQuest releases in 2020 - one per quarter (I'm counting the RQ Classic POD titles as a new release here, as getting that done was a major undertaking for us, and most of those titles have not been available in print for decades). Next year we plan to hit that mark of at least one new RuneQuest release per quarter, and Jason and Jeff aim to exceed it!

Here's something new to play if you're staying in over Thanksgiving – our latest Solo Call of Cthulhu release, Alone Against the Tide. What has Professor Harris’ research got to do with the strange green fog enveloping the town? Who are the menacing, dark-suited men that arrived on the ferry with your investigator? And, why is a Buddhist monk visiting Esbury, a town more used to entertaining New England’s wealthy elite? Take on the role of an investigator traveling to a remote lakeside town where strange things are happening. Decide your path through the story, and the fate of the citizens of Esbury! Alone Against The Tide is a solo scenario. All you need is this book, and your copy of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set or Keeper Rulebook, some dice and pencils, and you’re ready to begin your horrific trip to the lakeside town in Massachusetts! Solo Call of Cthulhu scenarios are also perfect for playing with a friend or partner – read the story aloud, make choices, roll dice, and explore the story together! Buy the Alone Against the Tide PDF from Chaosium.com now, get the full price of the PDF off the physical product when it's out in the new year. Also available at DriveThruRPG.

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Since helping take over the reins at Chaosium five years ago, my writing has mostly had to be licensing, media releases and the like, rather than RPG stuff. So I am delighted my new RuneQuest scenario 'Fortunate Sun' is out now in the Jonstown Compendium, our community content platform for gaming in Glorantha at DriveThruRPG! The adventure is based on a convention scenario I wrote with Brian Hebert way back in 1993. It was a great pleasure working with Jonathan Webb @Incendiary Pig , @Nick Brooke, Dario Corallo, and @lordabdul Ludovic Chabant, revising and expanding this work for RQG, and seeing it updated with splendid new layout, art and maps (and lyrics*). You can find 'Fortunate Sun' in the new remastered edition of Sandheart Vol 2, the middle book in Jon's best-selling series of adventures in Sun County, Prax - that place in Glorantha (for all its faults) that is closest to my heart.

Now available on the Roll20 Virtual Tabletop, the Call of Cthulhu Investigator Handbook. The Investigator Handbook contains expanded rules for creating players characters, a wealth of over 100 occupations and skill descriptions, as well as guidance on getting the most from the game. It introduces a range of organizations for your investigator to belong to, detailed information about the classic 1920s setting, equipment and weapons for both the 1920s and modern day, and expert tips and advice for all budding and experienced players alike. Play with Less Prep Call of Cthulhu players will love having the Investigator Handbook at their fingertips during play. The book enhances the player experience and speeds gameplay thanks to a wealth of quick-reference charts, player advice and setting information. The Roll20 Investigator Handbook Bundle also includes the Investigator Handbook Token Pack, containing 42 art assets for use with your Roll20 games. More Call of Cthulhu available on Roll20! Look out for more Call of Cthulhu releases on the Chaosium Marketplace page at Roll20.com. Call of Cthulhu Quickstart Rules - including 'The Haunting' scenario (free) Call of Cthulhu Starter Set Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook The Lightless Beacon scenario (free) Harlem Unbound And we are releasing many more Roll20 Call of Cthulhu titles in the coming weeks and months...

These softcover Call of Cthulhu titles are now available Print-on-Demand, direct from Chaosium.com! CHA23131-S-POD Call of Cthulhu Quickstart - POD - $9.95 - $7.46 CHA23143-S-POD Cold Harvest - POD - $14.95 $11.21 CHA23146-S-POD Cthulhu Through the Ages - POD - $14.95 $11.21 CHA23133-S-POD Nameless Horrors - POD - $34.95 $26.21 CHA23134-S-POD Ripples from Carcosa - POD - $14.95 $11.21 CHA23157-S-POD Scritch Scratch - POD - $9.99 - $7.49 CHA23163-S-POD The Shadow over Providence - POD - $9.99 - $7.49 25% off - to December 31st, 2020 Please note, if you previously purchased one of these titles in PDF, there is NO discount to purchase the POD print version. However, until the end of the year (December 31st, 2020) all our POD titles are 25% off (check out the RuneQuest Classic POD titles too). The 25% discount is applied at Checkout. Ordering POD titles are printed and shipped by Lulu. It will take a minimum seven days for Lulu to print your order. Shipping for our POD products is calculated separately from our other products as they ship directly from the Lulu warehouses (USA, UK, Australia) directly to your address. You will get notified via email as your order moves through the production and shipping process. PDF is included in the price.

FYI, the new version is 90 pages, the MR version was 60. Now has 243 entries, with two versions of the ready to play investigator added, a new Getting Started section which provides guidance on using or adapting certain rules for solo play (inc. combat rules, Luck, and Insanity), all of the entries now have ‘back-track links’ - allowing you to back track your route, new interior art, new cover art. This edition can also be used with just the Starter Set (original MR version would have needed the full Rulebook to play).

Something to play if you're stuck at home over Thanksgiving - we'll be releasing our newest solo Call of Cthulhu adventure next week! (and congratulations to Miskatonic Repository creator Nicholas Johnson)

Now available at our itch-io page, the 24 page handouts pack for Cthulhu Dark Ages – all the Keeper resources, maps, player handouts, pre-gen characters, and the Cthulhu Dark Ages character sheet. It's a free download: print them and use them again and again! https://chaosium.itch.io/cthulhu-dark-ages