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Chaosium, publishers of tabletop roleplaying games including Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest, announced today that Lucia Versprille has joined the development team as a freelance art director for an unannounced RuneQuest project. Lucia is the founder of company Seersword, and the creator of TTRPG project Sina Una—a sourcebook on pre-colonial Philippines lore compatible with 5E. She is passionate about writing, … Read more

DevaCon V takes place in Chester UK, on April 1st at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Con organiser Stephanie McAlea says, “the theme for DevaCon V is resistance, rebellion, revolution, and general naughtiness! In honour of one of the best graphic novels ever written, V for Vendetta, I thought a general theme might be fun.” Steph is … Read more

The latest RuneQuest ‘Write Your First Adventure’ Bundle’ has been released on DriveThruRPG. It features four RuneQuest scenarios by independent creators who are all alumni of the Fall 2022 RPG Workshop. These month-long workshops, run by our friends at The Storytelling Collective, are designed for first-time tabletop RPG writers. Chaosium has officially partnered to provide a RuneQuest … Read more

Now live on Kickstarter, and 1000% past the initial funding goal! Goliath Coins are an official Chaosium game accessory. Incorporate them into a scenario or campaign! Also a great display piece for Lovecraft fans. The coins have the following specifications:Officially LicensedAntique platingTwo-sided designEach coin comes with an acrylic type two-piece display standCoins are made from a solid … Read more

Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.An unexpected find… As shared here earlier, Jeremiah Evans and I went through the Chaosium vaults and archives this weekend preparing items for the Chaosium Con 2023 auction. We made sure each item has all of its contents, and the Chaosium boxed games … Read more

‘Bookshops of Arkham’ is the latest official Call of Cthulhu Actual Play—watch episode 1 on YouTube now, and catch Episode 2 on Roll20 Twitch this Wednesday.Join Mark Meer as the Keeper of Arcane Lore as he guides Saige Ryan, Carlos Luna, Lucia Versprille, and Patrick Logan through an encounter with the servants of Yog Sothoth.And if you’re … Read more

Rick and Jeremiah are having an enjoyable weekend sorting through the secret vaults of the Chaosium archives. They’re putting together the list of rare and precious items to be sold in the Chaosium Con Collectables Auction in April.Chaosium Con is back for a second year, and the auction is one of the most anticipated events! There’s … Read more

“Since the early days of the hobby, if you were to ask virtually any roleplayer what *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf… it’s likely the answer would be Call of Cthulhu.”  So says GAMA Hall of Fame designer Monte Cook in his chapter for Hobby Games: The 100 Best (2007, edited by James … Read more

Woah – there’s been a truly monstrous surge of “Cthulhu curious” gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we’re likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule. But never fear, there’s already a new shipment on the way – it’s due in early February, … Read more