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Dear members of the Chaosium tribe, Many of you - like us - may be staying put at home over the coming weeks. We're all in this together, and to help keep spirits up and minds occupied, the Chaosium team is working on some fun and engaging diversions we can enjoy while staying in, working-from-home, in quarantine, or in self-isolation. To start things off at #homewithchaosium, we've made the Gold ENnie award-winning Call of Cthulhu the Coloring Book available as a free download. While away the hours in lockdown coloring an amazing array of scenes, with striking images from H.P. Lovecraft’s stories­—and the Call of Cthulhu RPG his imagination inspired (Horror on the Orient Express, Masks of Nyarlathotep, The Fungi from Yuggoth and more). Wishing everyone all the best until the Stars are Right again. — your friends at Chaosium Announcing Call of Cthulhu Coloring Competition! What's more, we're going to run a Call of Cthuhu Coloring Competition! There are 28 eldritch scenes of Lovecraftian horror in Call of Cthulhu the Coloring Book. Colour in any of these pictures and share your work on social media with the hashtag #homewithchaosium. Use Photoshop or a paint program on your computer, or print off your picture of choice and color it in with pencils, pens, Star Vampire blood, ichor, etc, we don't mind. We'll share your works on our channels and BRP Central for everyone's delectation. We'll also pick out some winners! Winners will receive a Chaosium Redbubble Art Board of their own coloring-in masterpiece. Download Call of Cthulhu the Coloring Book for free here. BTW - if you'd like the printed version it's available here for USD$9.95 (includes PDF).

CANCELING OUR KICKSTARTER Dear friends, When we geared up to launch Red Thread of Fate, we had no idea that world events would overtake our quirky board game about fate, poetry, and overcoming the challenges that prevent true love. But in the last few days - and especially the last 24 hours or so - we know that (like us) many of you are right now instead focusing on quarantine or self-isolation, school and work closures, travel cancellations, border restrictions, shortages of supplies, and anxiety for loved ones. We've realised now is not the time to continue to ask you to support the launch of our game. Soon we will be ready for fun and romance again, ready to play Japanese spirits weaving a tale with the help of poetry and dice to reunite two lost lovers. But now is not that time. So we are going to cancel our Red Thread of Fate Kickstarter today and relaunch it later at a more appropriate time. We offer our grateful thanks to everyone who has backed the campaign so far. You will be the first to know when we launch again! We wish everyone all the best until the Stars are Right again. — your friends at Chaosium Kickstarter update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthreadoffate/red-thread-of-fate/posts/2785552

We're pleased to announce the release of our newest board game Kickstarter, Red Thread of Fate, a game about fate, poetry, and overcoming the challenges that prevent true love (and shapeshifters...). It's live on Kickstarter now! In this cooperative story telling game by award-winning Brazilian-Icelandic designer Pedro Ziviani, you play the role of one of the shapeshifters, the Henge: Kitsune, the charming and devious Fox Tanuki, the fearless and mischievous Raccoon Dog Mujina, the cunning and lazy Badger Neko, the adventurous and impulsive Cat Nazumi, the risk-taking and dirty Rat Plus 5 more Henge Stretch Goals! In Japan, long long ago, two forlorn people contemplate the same full moon… both feeling brokenhearted without knowing why. Unbeknownst to them, their red thread of fate has been severed. Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon, hears their prayers and gathers a group of shapeshifters, the henge. He gives them a mission… to reattach the thread of fate and help the two brokenhearted people find each other and love. You devise a plan using the henges' supernatural powers. But as with many tales of great love, the path does not always run smoothly, depending on how the dice roll... With 11th century Japanese poetry as inspiration, the players follow the games’ basic plan, and with as much imagination as they wish, fine stories are told. Some romantic, some tragic and some hilarious. Another high quality release by Chaosium We received plenty of compliments about our previous ENnie award winning boardgames Miskatonic University and Khan of Khans. People loved their beautiful design and artwork, and their quality components and boxes. We hope you can see from Kat Birmelin's amazing art here, Red Thread of Fate will also meet that high bar! The basic "Henge" Pledge is just $25.00. his includes the complete game with all stretch goals and expansions! We're delighted to have Erika Ishii, who you may have seen playing Call of Cthulhu on Critical Role last year, join us to be the model for Tzuru the Crane, one of our 'New Henge' Stretch goals. Red Thread of Fate: On Kickstarter Now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthreadoffate/red-thread-of-fate At Chaosium we love story telling, roleplaying, mythology, and poetry – all of which are in this game. If you love these too, you’ll love Red Thread of Fate! Thanks for your support — from all the team at Chaosium!

Please note, we had Dead Light and Other Dark Turns printed at two locations: US and Lithuania. We have isolated the problem to the US printing, copies of which were then distributed via our US and Australian fulfilment warehouses. All copies sold through our UK and EU warehouses are from the Lithuanian printing and should be fine.

"In Japan, long long ago, two people forlornly contemplate the same full moon… Both feeling broken hearted without knowing why. Unbeknownst to them, their red thread of fate has been severed." Get to know the game with our introductory trailer... We can't wait to share this game about poetry, love and fate with all of you!

40% off until Sunday!: seventeen CALL CTHULHU 7TH Edition titles in DriveThruRPG's GM's Day sale: —Alone Against the Dark—Call of Cthulhu Starter Set—Canis Mysterium—Cold Harvest —Cthulhu Through the Ages —Dead Light —Doors to Darkness —Down Darker Trails —Horror on the Orient Express —Nameless Horrors —Petersen's Abominations —Petersen Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors —Reign of Terror —Ripples of Carcosa —Shadows over Stillwater —The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic —The Two-Headed Serpent

With regret and sadness we have made the decision to cancel Chaosium Con Down Under for 2020. The uncertainties of the Covid-19 corona virus with respect to staging public events and its impact on travel, and concern for the health and safety of everyone involved (and their friends, family, and loved ones), has prompted us to take this course of action now. We're deeply disappointed we can't go ahead after spending the past year making plans for the convention and sharing our excitement and enthusiasm for it with Chaosium fans all over Australia and beyond. We thank everyone who has already enrolled for your support: all tickets that have been purchased will be promptly refunded. But What has Sunk will Rise... we plan for Chaosium Con Down Under to return in 2021! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us. We wish everyone all the best until the Stars are Right again — the team at Chaosium Con Down Under.

On INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2020 we raise a glass to RPG trailblazer Kerie Campbell-Robson. In 1986, as a 20 year old Kerie was lead designer of HAWKMOON. Before that, at age 17(!), she conceptualised and then co-wrote Call of Cthulhu's DREAMLANDS. An inspiring pioneer for Women in tabletop gaming! Here's Kerie in 1986 at Pacificon with Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, and staffers Charlie Krank (L) and Jeff Okamoto (R - who graciously supplied the pic). Note the Hawkmoon cover photo on the back wall; it had been recently released. Everyone at Chaosium appreciates the many talented and creative female designers, artists, authors, editors, playtesters and more who've been part of our games and fiction since we started in 1975!

Julia, our 'merc of merch' is starting a line over at Redbubble - "Casual Wear for Cultists". Here's the first offering, ideal for laundry day... https://www.redbubble.com/people/chaosium/works/45463913-my-cultists-robes-are-in-the-wash

Get reading - The Stafford Library and King of Sartar, plus more Chaosium fiction titles are 40% off in DriveThruFiction's GM's Day Sale. Until March 16!

Get reading - 39 Chaosium fiction titles are 40% off in DriveThruFiction's GM's Day Sale. Until March 16!

Read about the project and see some more of the art here: https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/10331-project-update-the-children-of-fear-mythos-adventures-in-central-asia-and-northern-india/

New Future for Kadimah RPG Setting: Darker Hue and Chaosium Agree on New Home for Science Fiction Project https://www.chaosium.com/blognew-future-for-kadimah-rpg-setting-darker-hue-and-chaosium-agree-on-new-home-for-science-fiction-project Eighteen months after announcing a science fiction RPG setting built around the Basic Roleplaying system, Ann Arbor-based publisher Chaosium Inc. and award-winning designer Chris Spivey have announced that they have halted development on the project. All setting material created to date will be released to Spivey, who had been serving as creative lead. Spivey will continue developing the material through his studio, Darker Hue. The decisions to stop work at Chaosium on the Afro-Judeo setting, currently titled Kadimah, and for Spivey to take control of the material were mutual. “I’ve been working on this project for quite some time and was looking forward to partnering with Chaosium to bring it to life. After months of positive discussion together, it became clear to both of us that the best way forward was to take the journey separately,” Spivey said. “I look forward to publishing this project in the future and I am thrilled Chaosium will continue to lend their support. The science fiction genre is perhaps my all-time favorite, and incorporating African and Jewish elements into the setting and story will reflect the richness of my and my family’s heritage.” Chaosium executive editor James Lowder added, “The recent growth in popularity of our core game lines, the acquisitions (or reacquisitions) of 7th Sea and King Arthur Pendragon, and the progress of new ventures such as the upcoming Rivers of London RPG have devoured Chaosium’s development and production bandwidth. It became clear at the start of 2020 that we couldn’t schedule the BRP science fiction project as quickly as we had originally hoped. Moreover, as Chaosium worked with Chris Spivey, we recognized that the material he was creating was intensely personal. Out of respect for Spivey as a creator, Chaosium revised the original work-for-hire contract and released the material to him. We know that he will do fantastic things, and we look forward to seeing the project’s final form.” Chaosium and Spivey continue to work together on other existing collaborations. Spivey is the creator and writer of a currently untitled modern-day superhero campaign book for the Pulp Cthulhu line, which is in the early stages of development. The second edition of Spivey’s award-winning Harlem Unbound is in final production and will see release by Chaosium early in 2020. “Spivey is a talented designer,” Lowder noted. “We hope to see his name alongside the Chaosium dragon for years to come.”

Artwork from the forthcoming Call of Cthulhu supplement CHILDREN OF FEAR has been nominated for the 2020 Spectrum 27: Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Awards. Congratulations to Sija Hong, whose 'The Three Lords of Shambhala' has been selected by the jury in the Book category. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Kansas City, MO on Friday evening, March 20, 2020. http://spectrumfantasticart.com/blog/spectrum-27-awards-nominations

As with any work belonging to others, please do not share the files (or where you can get a hold of them) on BRP Central.

"Another bespoke creation by TYPE40, so you know it's going to be quality fit for a Rune Lord", says MOB of Chaosium Inc (me). Just launched on Game On TableTop by our friends at TYPE40, a gorgeous leather wallet to keep your RuneQuest core rulebook, Bestiary and GM screen nice and snug. https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf259/official-runequest-leather-document-wallet.html nb TYPE40 also did officially licensed wallets for Call of Cthulhu too, these are the same quality:

Have you checked out the Jonstown Compendium yet? It is Chaosium's community new content resource for RPG content set in Greg Stafford's mythic universe Glorantha. Journey to Jonstown is our regular update of new titles - see the first instalment too. Here are the two newest titles from community creators: https://www.chaosium.com/blogjourney-to-jonstown-2-two-new-titles-on-drivethrurpg-for-runequest-glorantha

Registration is now live for Chaosium Con Down Under - May 2-3 in Sydney, Australia. With guests of honour John Wick, Sean Branney and Andrew Leman from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society, Mark Morrison, and Penelope Love. Our convention is limited to just 150 spaces, so book now to avoid missing out!https://chaosconventions.com/chaosium-con-down-under

HotOE will eventually be back in a new edition—most likely in a slipcase rather than a box—sometime in the next several years (no firm date yet).

Gateways to Terror will be released in print later next month. Check your spam and junk mail folders in case the email with the coupon ended up there. Otherwise, email Dustin at customerservice@chaosium.com and he'll be able to assist.

Due for release next month.

Now available as 120 page softcover book! - ALONE AGAINST THE FROST. Armed with a pencil, some roleplaying dice, and a copy of the Call of Cthulhu Rulebook or the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, you are ready to brave the remote wilderness as one of MU’s youngest ever professors! Dare you take on the challenge? If the answer is yes, then don’t forget to wrap up warm! It can get mighty cold out there... Originally released over 30 years ago, this new edition of ALONE AGAINST THE FROST has been completely revised and updated for Call of Cthulhu 7th edition—over 650 entries, complete with new illustrations and an afterword by the original author. Available now direct from Chaosium, includes PDF. https://www.chaosium.com/alone-against-the-frost Also now available as 88 page softcover book! - DEAD LIGHT AND OTHER DARK TURNS. Featuring two scenarios for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition dealing with the theme of roadside adventure, along with six story seeds for the Keeper to expand and develop. In the classic Dead Light scenario, now revised, a chance encounter with a distressed young woman leads the investigators into the hideous aftermath of a crime gone terribly wrong. While in the brand-new Saturnine Chalice scenario, seeking help from a nearby homeowner after their vehicle runs out of gas traps the investigators in a house where nothing is quite what it seems. Available now direct from Chaosium, includes PDF. https://www.chaosium.com/dead-light-and-other-dark-turns

We welcome Monika Godyń to our team as our new staff graphic designer. Monika is based in Poznan, Poland, and is a graphic design graduate from SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Wroclaw). She also enjoys cosplay photography and creating artworks based on the photos she takes. Monika has been a video gamer since she was a kid, and loves fantasy and horror movies. Welcome to Chaosium Monika!