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  1. Michael O'Brien

    Coming [Chaosium] Shipping & Fulfilment Update: 29 April 2024

    Delays and supply chain disruptions continue to affect international shipping movements all over the world, and have sadly conspired against the previously announced release dates for our newest RuneQuest and Pendragon titles. While we had some advance copies available for lucky attendees at...
  2. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] How well is Chaosium community content doing?

    How well is Chaosium community content doing? There are some two dozen such independent creator programs at DriveThruRPG, enabling fans to officially produce and sell titles for various TTRPG systems. But, currently, of the top ten best-selling titles ALL TEN are from our Miskatonic Repository...
  3. Michael O'Brien

    Release [Chaosium] The Cradle of Heroes is a character creation app for RuneQuest

    Attention RuneQuest players and GMs! - The Cradle of Heroes is a fan-created gaming tool to create and manage characters and creatures and to simplify the character creation process. Developed under license, this tool is still in BETA phase and the developer is actively seeking feedback for...
  4. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor was a hit with attendees (Unnatural Selections)

    The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look. Last weekend's Chaosium Con in Arbor MI was by all accounts a great success — here's some write-ups by attendees. "At Chaosium Con, community content creators thrive. It’s a wonderful place to...
  5. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Chaosium Con Australia Update: get indie creations at our community content pop-up store!

    We're excited to announce we'll be replicating the success of last weekend's community content pop-up store at Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor at Chaosium Con Australia, coming up in June. Community Content Pop Up Store: supporting and promoting independent creators Chaosium Con Australia attendees...
  6. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] We welcome Chandler Kennedy to the Chaosium team

    Chaosium welcomes Atlanta-based layout designer Chandler Kennedy to the team. Chandler studied Graphic Design at Kennesaw University, with a focus on print and book design, and has worked with Monty Python on their Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme RPG and with Weta...
  7. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge: Getting The Most Out of Your Setting

    Basic Roleplaying Line Editor Jason Durall does a deep dive on how to best approach the BRP System when designing a game for your original setting. Our $10,000 Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge is open for submissions now. The goal of the BRP Design Challenge is to financially assist new and...
  8. Michael O'Brien

    Coming [Chaosium] Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor has come to its close for another year... but there's another Chaosium Con happening in June

    And so Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor has come to its close for another year — a wonderful gathering of the Chaosium tribe, from near and far, with old friends and new. From all the team at Chaosium, we thank everyone who attended and made the convention such a great success! ...And now attention...
  9. Michael O'Brien

    Release [Chaosium] A Rough Guide to Boldhome returns at Chaosium Con

    Following the triumphant return of the 51 player Home of the Bold game at Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor this weekend, A Rough Guide to Boldhome is now available worldwide in print and PDF in the Jonstown Compendium at DriveThruRPG. Designed as the official sourcebook for the Home of the Bold...
  10. Michael O'Brien

    Release [Chaosium] Out now: Going Underground, a new case file for the Rivers of London Roleplaying Game

    Out now: Rivers of London: Going Underground is a stand-alone scenario for Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game based on the novels by Ben Aaronovitch. A new case for the Folly London, 2016: There’s been an incident on the London Underground and the specialist services of the magic branch of...
  11. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Chaosium will be at Tabletop Scotland (Edinburgh, September 6-8)

    Chaosium will be at Tabletop Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland September 6-8 2024! We will have a booth in the dealer hall, and will be running demo games throughout the RPG Schedule. Event bookings open in three weeks, so get your tickets are now. The convention takes place at Highland Hall in...
  12. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] BRP Design Challenge: 11 Tips For Starting a New Game Design Project

    The Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge is well underway! Given you absolutely do not need to have a completed game or manuscript in order to enter the competition, it’s never too late to start! Beginning a new creative project can be a big hurdle—few things are as intimidating as a white blank...
  13. Michael O'Brien

    Coming [Chaosium] Releasing at Chaosium Con: 'Going Underground', a new case file for the Rivers of London TTRPG

    Rivers of London fans - exciting news! We've got a new case file, Lynne Hardy's 'Going Underground', coming. This 38 page ready-to-play scenario for the Rivers of London TTRPG will be officially released in print and PDF at Chaosium Con next week! Chaosium's award-winning Rivers of London: the...
  14. Michael O'Brien

    Release [Chaosium] Out now: a new look Glorantha Sourcebook

    “Glorantha is my personal North Star as an author of vast fantasy game narratives...” — Ken Rolston, (The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion RuneQuest: The Glorantha Sourcebook is a guide to the mythical world of Bronze Age fantasy created by legendary game designer Greg...
  15. Michael O'Brien

    Sale [Chaosium] Kickstarter special: save $40 on our two volume Horror on the Orient Express Call of Cthulhu campaign

    Our Horror on the Orient Express The Board Game Kickstarter is rocketing along the rails — and to mark its meteoric success, we've decided to do something special with the legendary tabletop roleplaying game campaign it is based on... For the duration of the board game Kickstarter campaign...
  16. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Chaosium's Jason Durall and Dustin Wright are guests of honour at Chupacabracon (San Marcos, Texas - May 17-19)

    Chupacabracon is the premiere tabletop RPG and board game convention in central Texas. And this year, Chaosium's Jason Durall and Dustin Wright are both guests of honour. What's more, this years - the convention's tenth anniversary - has a Cthulhu theme and Chaosium is a Platinum sponsor...
  17. Michael O'Brien

    Release [Chaosium] Secrets and Sacrifices: the first Regency Cthulhu novel on sale now

    Out Now! Secrets & Sacrifices is the first release in the partnership between Aconyte Books, the fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, and Chaosium to create and publish brand new novels in the Call of Cthulhu game settings Regency Cthulhu and Cthulhu by Gaslight. When Cassandra...
  18. Michael O'Brien

    Kickstarter [Chaosium] All Aboard! Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is live on Kickstarter!

    All Aboard! - Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is now live at Kickstarter! The classic Call of Cthulhu TTRPG campaign has been brought into the board gaming world by the authors of Nemesis, Frostpunk, and Destinies! The base pledge of $98 saves you $72 off the price of the game...
  19. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] GMs at Chaosium Con to receive their own 'Schedule Activity Number' or SAN rating

    Ann Arbor, MI, April 1, 2024—With Chaosium Con now just weeks away, today Chaosium announced the trial of an innovative new system to assist with programming: each GM participating at the convention is to be assigned their own Schedule Activity Number or 'SAN rating'. Chaosium spokesperson...
  20. Michael O'Brien

    Press [Chaosium] Miskatonic Repository creators win a Silver Fenix Award at Gothcon

    Congratulations to the independent Call of Cthulhu creators of the Miskatonic Repository bundle Northern Lights and Darkness - at Gothcon XLVII in Gothenburg, Sweden this weekend it won the Silver Fenix Award for Best Third Party or Community Content. These awards, voted for by readers of Fenix...
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