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[Chaosium] Cults of Prax & Cults of Terror: "quite rightly considered one of the best treatments of religion in a fantasy RPG ever written", now back!
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 8152976" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/copcot.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>After being unavailable in physical format for more than 30 years, <em>Cults of Prax</em> and <em>Cults of Terror</em> are now available again, Print-On-Demand. These are fully-remastered softcover editions, true to the original printing. And, along with our <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off" target="_blank">entire range of Print-On-Demand titles</a>, are 25% off until December 31st.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-prax-softcover-pod" target="_blank">Cults of Prax</a> -Softcover - POD - <s>$19.99</s> - $14.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-terror-softcover-pod" target="_blank">Cults of Terror</a> - Softcover - POD - <s>$17.99</s> - $13.49</li> </ul><p>Here's what critics have had to say about two of the most ground-breaking RPG products ever published: </p><h3><strong>Cults of Prax</strong></h3><p>"It is testament to the monumental nature of the book that, even though it was originally released in 1979, it has yet to meet its match in depth and clarity. It is a foundational RPG text (and not just because it might be the first splatbook...)."—<a href="https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/168173926747/cults-of-prax-by-steve-perrin-and-greg-stafford" target="_blank">Vintage RPG</a>.</p><p></p><p>“A vastly innovative product, one of the best looks at religion ever in an RPG (still)."—RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline (<a href="https://www.rpg.net/columns/list-column.phtml?colname=designers-and-dragons" target="_blank">Designers and Dragons</a>).</p><p></p><p>"A true classic of the early days of the hobby. …quite rightly considered one of the best treatments of religion in a fantasy RPG ever written and it's certainly one of the most inspirational."—<a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/04/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Grognardia</a>.</p><p></p><p><em>"Cults of Prax</em> was extraordinary. It not only defined what Glorantha was, it demonstrated what was possible in gaming. It moved the bar from moving miniatures around a table and rolling dice to a shared novel. The depth. The erudition. Just stunning."—Andrew Logan Montgomery, <a href="https://andrewloganmontgomery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming</a>.</p><p></p><p>"Arguably the most important supplement ever for both Glorantha and <em>RuneQuest</em>."—<a href="https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Reviews from R’lyeh</a>.</p><p></p><p>"I cannot rate this book too highly, it makes an already excellent, imaginative, and highly playable FRP system into a masterpiece that richly deserves a place at the forefront of the hobby. 10/10."—<em>White Dwarf</em> #23 (quoted in <a href="https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Reviews from R’lyeh</a> review).</p><p></p><p>"The best extant cosmology designed for use with any FRP that has been published."—<em>Different Worlds</em> #7 (quoted in <a href="https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Reviews from R’lyeh</a> review).</p><p></p><p>"If you play <em>RuneQuest</em>, you want this book. If you are a serious Game Master in any fantasy system, you would do well to look it over… And remember: Gods don't have to be effective to be important. Belief is the thing, and the interactions of social groups and differing beliefs in <em>Cults of Prax</em> is good fantasy reading if you don't game at all."—Steve Jackson, <em>Space Gamer</em> #27 (quoted in <a href="https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Reviews from R’lyeh</a> review).</p><p></p><p>"<em>Cults of Prax</em> is nothing like <em>Gods, Demigods & Heroes</em> (or its successor, <em>Deities & Demigods</em>), for example, which managed to reduce real world religious/mythological figures to mere game constructs; <em>Cults of Prax</em> does the opposite, elevating game constructs to something approaching credible, if clearly fantastical, belief systems."—<a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/04/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html" target="_blank">Grognardia</a>.</p><p></p><p>"This is a book that should simply be treasured by gamers."—<em>Bud’s RPG Review</em> (video review, in two parts – <a href="https://youtu.be/R8KABT2p31A" target="_blank">part one</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/oWiAb1woepY" target="_blank">part two</a>.)</p><h3><strong>Cults of Terror</strong></h3><p>"Not merely a landmark in role-playing history, it’s a giant."—Ron Edwards, <a href="http://adeptplay.com/actual-play/runequest-1980-brambly-hick-coming-age-fantasy" target="_blank">Adept Play</a>.</p><p></p><p>"If you play <em>RuneQuest</em>, or even if you just want to see what an excellent game aid can be, you'll buy <em>Cults of Terror</em>."—<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cults_of_Terror" target="_blank">Space Gamer No.42</a>.</p><p></p><p>"Essential reading."—Oliver Dickinson, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cults_of_Terror" target="_blank">White Dwarf #34</a>.</p><p></p><p>"A work of art... the book is frankly fantastic. The cults are all interesting, workable, and playable, 36 years after being printed. <em>Cults of Terror</em> is and remains classic and an industry standard that many have tried to copy but none have beaten. I can't recommend this book highly enough."—<em>Bud's RPG Review</em> (video review, in two parts - <a href="https://youtu.be/bbFNpeNvV84" target="_blank">part one</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/SgBuco5mACg" target="_blank">part two</a>.)</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/76656944-8229-4050-9b68-684cb1dc2414.thumb.jpeg.52f86c4cf1dc9ad9ab103140fc64089c-1-.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>Chaosium's <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off" target="_blank">entire range of Print-On-Demand titles</a> are all <strong>25% off until December 31st</strong>. There are eight <em>Call of Cthulhu</em> titles and 19 <em>RuneQuest </em>titles on offer. Price includes PDF. Details <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 8152976, member: 6807727"] [CENTER][IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/copcot.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] After being unavailable in physical format for more than 30 years, [I]Cults of Prax[/I] and [I]Cults of Terror[/I] are now available again, Print-On-Demand. These are fully-remastered softcover editions, true to the original printing. And, along with our [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off']entire range of Print-On-Demand titles[/URL], are 25% off until December 31st. [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-prax-softcover-pod']Cults of Prax[/URL] -Softcover - POD - [S]$19.99[/S] - $14.99 [*][URL='https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-terror-softcover-pod']Cults of Terror[/URL] - Softcover - POD - [S]$17.99[/S] - $13.49 [/LIST] Here's what critics have had to say about two of the most ground-breaking RPG products ever published: [HEADING=2][B]Cults of Prax[/B][/HEADING] "It is testament to the monumental nature of the book that, even though it was originally released in 1979, it has yet to meet its match in depth and clarity. It is a foundational RPG text (and not just because it might be the first splatbook...)."—[URL='https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/168173926747/cults-of-prax-by-steve-perrin-and-greg-stafford']Vintage RPG[/URL]. “A vastly innovative product, one of the best looks at religion ever in an RPG (still)."—RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline ([URL='https://www.rpg.net/columns/list-column.phtml?colname=designers-and-dragons']Designers and Dragons[/URL]). "A true classic of the early days of the hobby. …quite rightly considered one of the best treatments of religion in a fantasy RPG ever written and it's certainly one of the most inspirational."—[URL='http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/04/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Grognardia[/URL]. [I]"Cults of Prax[/I] was extraordinary. It not only defined what Glorantha was, it demonstrated what was possible in gaming. It moved the bar from moving miniatures around a table and rolling dice to a shared novel. The depth. The erudition. Just stunning."—Andrew Logan Montgomery, [URL='https://andrewloganmontgomery.blogspot.com/']Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming[/URL]. "Arguably the most important supplement ever for both Glorantha and [I]RuneQuest[/I]."—[URL='https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Reviews from R’lyeh[/URL]. "I cannot rate this book too highly, it makes an already excellent, imaginative, and highly playable FRP system into a masterpiece that richly deserves a place at the forefront of the hobby. 10/10."—[I]White Dwarf[/I] #23 (quoted in [URL='https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Reviews from R’lyeh[/URL] review). "The best extant cosmology designed for use with any FRP that has been published."—[I]Different Worlds[/I] #7 (quoted in [URL='https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Reviews from R’lyeh[/URL] review). "If you play [I]RuneQuest[/I], you want this book. If you are a serious Game Master in any fantasy system, you would do well to look it over… And remember: Gods don't have to be effective to be important. Belief is the thing, and the interactions of social groups and differing beliefs in [I]Cults of Prax[/I] is good fantasy reading if you don't game at all."—Steve Jackson, [I]Space Gamer[/I] #27 (quoted in [URL='https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Reviews from R’lyeh[/URL] review). "[I]Cults of Prax[/I] is nothing like [I]Gods, Demigods & Heroes[/I] (or its successor, [I]Deities & Demigods[/I]), for example, which managed to reduce real world religious/mythological figures to mere game constructs; [I]Cults of Prax[/I] does the opposite, elevating game constructs to something approaching credible, if clearly fantastical, belief systems."—[URL='http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/04/retrospective-cults-of-prax.html']Grognardia[/URL]. "This is a book that should simply be treasured by gamers."—[I]Bud’s RPG Review[/I] (video review, in two parts – [URL='https://youtu.be/R8KABT2p31A']part one[/URL], [URL='https://youtu.be/oWiAb1woepY']part two[/URL].) [HEADING=2][B]Cults of Terror[/B][/HEADING] "Not merely a landmark in role-playing history, it’s a giant."—Ron Edwards, [URL='http://adeptplay.com/actual-play/runequest-1980-brambly-hick-coming-age-fantasy']Adept Play[/URL]. "If you play [I]RuneQuest[/I], or even if you just want to see what an excellent game aid can be, you'll buy [I]Cults of Terror[/I]."—[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cults_of_Terror']Space Gamer No.42[/URL]. "Essential reading."—Oliver Dickinson, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cults_of_Terror']White Dwarf #34[/URL]. "A work of art... the book is frankly fantastic. The cults are all interesting, workable, and playable, 36 years after being printed. [I]Cults of Terror[/I] is and remains classic and an industry standard that many have tried to copy but none have beaten. I can't recommend this book highly enough."—[I]Bud's RPG Review[/I] (video review, in two parts - [URL='https://youtu.be/bbFNpeNvV84']part one[/URL], [URL='https://youtu.be/SgBuco5mACg']part two[/URL].) [CENTER][IMG]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/76656944-8229-4050-9b68-684cb1dc2414.thumb.jpeg.52f86c4cf1dc9ad9ab103140fc64089c-1-.jpeg[/IMG] [/CENTER] Chaosium's [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off']entire range of Print-On-Demand titles[/URL] are all [B]25% off until December 31st[/B]. There are eight [I]Call of Cthulhu[/I] titles and 19 [I]RuneQuest [/I]titles on offer. Price includes PDF. Details [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/blogtwo-weeks-left-to-order-our-pod-titles-at-25-off']here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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