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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 54m

A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...

Meet Greg Stafford, the best modern fantasy author you don’t know

Game designer, shaman, and inspiration.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 10h

As we said at the time of her passing, "We at the Chaosium fondly remember all the wonderful works you created for us, and for others. You have earned your seat at the table of gaming greats many times over."

Vale and farewell, Jennell Jaquays (1956 - 2024)

Since the 1970s Chaosium has had the good fortune of working with some of the most talented creators in the industry, often when they were just starting out. Jennell Jaquays was one such creator, who ...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 10h

Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

SAVE 40% - The Call of Cthulhu Classic 1" box is on sale, was $39.99 now $24.00. Price includes PDFs.

A recreation of the classic #CallOfCthulhu boxed set from 1981, brought to horrific life for the game's 40th anniversary!

Available here, while stocks last:
www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthu...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

Although #RuneQuest focuses on Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of #Glorantha includes two whole continents to explore. Many Jonstown Compendium contributors @drivethrurpg.com are devoted to fleshing out these distant exotic corners of the lozenge.

Journey to Jonstown #78: Explore Distant Lands

Although RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha focuses on homelands in Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha includes two whole continents containing many exotic, far-flung cultures. ...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

...Our team members going to Gamehole Con later this month were looking forward to seeing Rob there. Our condolences to Rob's family and friends. Vale Rob, you rolled high to the end.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

We are saddened to learn that game designer and writer Rob Wieland has passed away. Rob was a passionate and dedicated supporter of the TTRPG hobby, and we loved to see his influential coverage of the industry in the august pages of Forbes, and at EN World...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

The venue featured colours from out of space: you can watch the Call of Cthulhu Live game from last weekend's #PAXAUS on Twitch here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25876...

With Chaosium's Brian Holland as Keeper, the Stream of Chaos team, and special guest, Baldur's Gate 3 star @ameliatyler.bsky.social!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth is a narrative board game where you explore 3 different scenarios set up around the gloomy seaside town of Innsmouth.

Visit our booth at Essen to find out more about the game and get your copy!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to our indefatigable Cult of Chaos GMs we had #ttrpg sessions running continuously - ⚔️ Age of Vikings, 🛡️ Pendragon, 🦆 RuneQuest, 🌊 Rivers of London, and of course, 🦑 Call of Cthulhu.

@paxaus.bsky.social is over for another year: thanks to everyone who gave our games a go!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Final day of #PAXAus with lots of activity at the Chaosium booth. The Great Pendragon Joust has been a hit all weekend, and #BaldursGate3 star @ameliatyler.bsky.social dropped by to say hi. Amelia had great fun guest starring in our #CallOfCthulhu Live game Friday night, so hey, let's do it again!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Great crowd for our 'Leveling Up: The Secrets to Becoming the Best Gamemaster You Can Be' panel at #paxaus2025 this afternoon. @markmwrites.bsky.social, @dailydael.bsky.social, @vlxcat.bsky.social, and @bwholland.bsky.social sure know a thing or two about GMing #TTRPGs, and shared their insights.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 3d

This weekend, BRP & Age of Vikings creative director @jasondurall.bsky.social is representing Chaosium at #BIRCON, the Berlin International #TTRPG Convention in Berlin 🇩🇪. There's Chaosium games to play, and @otherlandberlin.bsky.social is there with an impressive selection of Chaosium titles to buy!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 3d

東京では今日、星が空に輝くべき場所にあります!

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 16d

Chaosium delighted to be a sponsor of the Chaosium 50th Anniversary Con in Tokyo 🇯🇵 taking place on Oct 12th.

This fan-run event will feature gaming sessions for a variety of Chaosium games inc Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, Stormbringer, Rivers of London, and 7th Sea.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 3d

Chaosium's David Scott is at GrogLaw today. This is a one day mini #TTRPG con in London 🇬🇧 where funds raised from our Chaosium 50th anniversary con pack are supporting a cancer charity. Here’s Dave and Jim, the grateful organisers.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 3d

Every year at #PAXAUS we host a community content creators meet-up: it was delightful to have so many creators—new, aspiring, and established—along today. Look out for their work in the Miskatonic Repository, Jonstown Compendium, and Companions of Arthur at @drivethrurpg.com!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 3d

The line, the before, the after - a record crowd of 350 people for tonight's #PAXAUS Horror Panel, hosted by Chaosium's executive producer for RPGs Brian Holland.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Here's Mark Morrison introducing #Pendragon to newcomers at our #PAXAUS booth with The Great Pendragon Joust! It takes about 5 minutes to play and is such a fun way to show off Pendragon's core concepts.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

You can download the scenario for free from our Age of Vikings Resources page, along with Map of iceland, Pregenerated Characters, and Blank Character Sheets:
www.chaosium.com/blogthe-curs...

'The Cursed Farm' is our Age of Vikings demo scenario

'The Cursed Farm' is a demo scenario that introduces Age of Vikings, our new roleplaying game of adventuring in Iceland in the year 977 AD, the era of the Icelandic sagas. Players are heroes, landowne...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

'The Cursed Farm' is a demo scenario for our new Age of Vikings #TTRPG: here's Andrew running it at #PAXAus this weekend.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

A recently-inducted cultist and her erstwhile boyfriend dropped by our #PAXAustralia booth this afternoon...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Are you a horror nut?

Join Chaosium's Brian Holland with Ruby Innes (Back Pocket), Mia (legendary horror streamer), Kevin Powe (Voice Actor), and Isaac Lee (Psychologist) as they break down the year in horror 2025!

Tonight in the Kookaburra theatre!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

PENDRAGON: GLORY OF THE ROUND TABLE is now a Kickstarter 'Project We Love'. From our friends at Pine Box Entertainment, this is a self-contained card game of questing, honor, combat, legends, and all manner of knightly virtues, produced under license from Chaosium. Back at the link:

Pendragon: Glory of the Round Table

A knightly tabletop game for 1-4 players set in the chivalrous world of Greg Stafford's Pendragon RPG.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Chaosium's David Larkins says, "For the following three Sundays, I’m on Tickingtimebob Gaming's YouTube channel to participate (as a player!) in a special #Pendragon livestream for charity. I’ll be playing a hulking Irish monk, so honestly not much different from real life..."

Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers

We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

"Bud's sudden passing leaves a big hole in the gaming community. His videos will live on though, and their timeless quality means he will continue to inform, inspire, and entertain Gloranthan gamers for many years to come," said Chaosium VP Michael O'Brien.

Vale Bud Baird

We are saddened by the news of the passing of William "Bud" Baird, who died in his home town of Liverpool UK on August 10th after a short illness.

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