News Call of Cthulhu maker offers $10,000 worth of cash prizes to aspiring tabletop RPG designer Chaosium’s inaugural BRP Design Challenge will spotlight “new and upcoming” talent. March 7, 2024 Chase Carter
News Call of Cthulhu RPG returns to Arkham with sourcebook next month, new campaign and scenario collection revealed Three-part 1920s campaign and follow-up to one-shot anthology Gateways to Terror will release this spring. Jan. 30, 2024 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News The first-ever copy of Dungeons & Dragons was bought by another RPG industry legend RuneQuest co-creator Greg Stafford still remembers the one that got away. Jan. 30, 2024 Chase Carter
Feature ‘The hobby is only just catching up to what Greg did 40 years ago’: Pendragon 6E, ‘ultimate’ edition of an RPG legend’s masterpiece, reclaims its crown Return of the King. Jan. 29, 2024 Matt Jarvis
News Exclusive first look at Pendragon 6E’s Player’s Handbook and The Grey Knight, fantasy RPG’s biggest update in almost 20 years Revised core rulebook and re-release of first-ever adventure will release in April. Jan. 29, 2024 Matt Jarvis 3 comments
News Jennell Jaquays, Dungeons & Dragons and video game designer, has passed away Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia creator dies following battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Jan. 10, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
Deals Call of Cthulhu RPG humble bundle unleashes a world of charity-supporting eldritch horrors for $5 Starter set and beginner scenarios accompany a Chaosium-approved colouring book. Jan. 9, 2024 Chase Carter
News One of Call of Cthulhu’s most iconic and deadly RPG campaigns is becoming a board game from Nemesis designer Off the rails. July 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis 3 comments
News Pathfinder Studio releases first draft of ORC universal roleplaying game licence for public comment Paizo skipped Creative Commons in favour of a highly permissible and unalterable RPG licence. April 11, 2023 Chase Carter
News Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest rules become free for anyone to make their own RPGs with under new D&D OGL rival Publisher Chaosium updates its Basic Roleplaying system for the Open RPG Creative Licence. March 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu RPGs sell out months’ worth of books in two weeks after D&D OGL backlash Paizo and Chaosium announce extra printings following ‘overwhelming surge’ in interest. Jan. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
Video Horror and hilarity collide as we play RPG Call of Cthulhu with guest GM Mike Mason! Mysterious mansions, deadly birds and delicious cosmic nightmares. Sept. 27, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Chaosium scraps future NFT drops for Call of Cthulhu after fan backlash “We want to make sure you are comfortable with the way we do business.” Feb. 16, 2022 Chase Carter 2 comments
News After dropping Call of Cthulhu NFTs last summer, Chaosium is planning for more The publisher of Pendragon and Runequest RPGs believes environmentally sustainable NFTs are possible. Feb. 11, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Call of Cthulhu marks the horror RPG’s 40th anniversary with a new Keeper Rulebook Limited-edition tome includes designer commentary and return of classic scenario. Sept. 15, 2021 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News Steve Perrin, co-creator of ‘70s fantasy RPG RuneQuest, has passed away Seminal roleplaying designer created Basic Roleplaying system later used in Call of Cthulhu. Aug. 16, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Call of Cthulhu’s first box set is being ‘remastered’ for the horror RPG’s 40th anniversary Classic collection will reprint roleplaying game’s original box set and five supplements. June 29, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Opinion Call of Cthulhu’s epic Masks of Nyarlathotep shows the perfect way to run a RPG campaign over years Into the Months of Madness. April 26, 2021 Kiran Trivedy 1 comment
News Classic board games White Bear & Red Moon and Nomad Gods are getting their first new editions in decades Set in Glorantha setting of RPG RuneQuest. Feb. 10, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Horror RPG Call of Cthulhu is bigger than D&D in Japan More Japanese-language copies sold than all other languages combined. Feb. 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News “Ultimate edition” of RuneQuest creator’s King Arthur Pendragon RPG on the way, 6E quickstart and adventure out now Sixth Edition announcement follows passing of designer Greg Stafford in 2018. Oct. 19, 2020 Matt Jarvis
News HeroQuest RPG publisher confirms Hasbro has acquired trademark, roleplaying series rebranded as Questworlds Following surprise reveal of crowdfunded return for 1989 board game. Sept. 23, 2020 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Call of Cthulhu studio’s ‘70s board game Lords of the Middle Sea is being revived with an RPG Based on wargame by late Masks of Nyarlathotep and RuneQuest author Lynn Willis. July 24, 2020 Matt Jarvis
News Classic Spanish fantasy RPG Aquelarre is being released in English for the very first time 30 years after it debuted. May 29, 2020 Matt Jarvis
News New edition of Mansions of Madness brings the classic collection of haunted house stories back to Call of Cthulhu RPG Two revised classic scenarios and three brand new adventures. May 6, 2020 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Call of Cthulhu studio opens up Basic Roleplaying System to other tabletop RPG creators Back to Basic. March 27, 2020 Sara Elsam
News Call of Cthulhu studio halts work on upcoming sci-fi RPG, Harlem Unbound creator takes full control Afro-Judeo setting Kadimah in development for 18 months. March 9, 2020 Matt Jarvis
News Enjoy a cursed commute with new Call of Cthulhu RPG supplement Dead Light and Other Dark Turns Highway to Hell. Dec. 10, 2019 Sara Elsam
News Rivers of London, an RPG based on the adventures of a magical policeman, is on its way Prepare for supernatural mysteries in ol’ London Town. Dec. 2, 2019 Alex Meehan 4 comments