Some news from Chaosium...
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Chaosium Converges of Germany - Spiel Essen and The Kraken
The following English language titles will be available for sale at the booth:
- 7th edition Call of Cthulhu slipcase sets (hardcover) - limited copies
- 7th edition Keeper Rulebook
- 7th edition Investigator Handbook
- S. Petersen Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors
- 7th edition Keeper Screen Pack
- Nameless Horrors
- Horror on the Orient Express
- Ripples from Carcosa
- Cold Harvest
- RuneQuest Classic
The week before Essen (October 7-10), the Chaosium team, sans Mike but including Sandy Petersen, will be at at Schloss Neuhausen, a Prussian Château outside Berlin for The Kraken, "the baroque gathering of international gamers". Other special guests include Jason Durall, Ian Brumby and Robin Laws.
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The Plains of Prax!
This iconic map, well-remembered from RuneQuest 2, and William's Church's paired map of Dragon Pass, are now available as posters, wall art and more at our Chaosium Redbubble store. Along with classic RuneQuest covers, like the infamous "At last I'll be able to afford some clothes!" cover of Plunder:
We keep adding more art, maps, classic covers and more to our Redbubble store, where you can also get t-shirts, mugs, tote bags and other cool stuff. And if you "follow" Chaosium on Redbubble, you'll find out first when we add new stuff, or when Redbubble have one of their frequent sale days.
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Licensee Focus: Stygian Fox
A licensed sourcebook for Cthulhu by Gaslight,
detailing a ready-made anti-Cthulhu Mythos Victorian organisation.
Taking its inspirational cues from Sherlock Holmes, Ripper Street, Auguste Dupin, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, and The Incendiary's Trail, our friends Stygian Fox's are bringing out a licensed sourcebook for Cthulhu by Gaslight. Hudson and Brand takes a mature look at the horror of Mythos machinations and the many dark corners in the seat of empire. Investigators get a ready made base from which to operate; the offices of the inquiry agents Hudson & Brand (missing, presumed dead). Inside there's plans of the lodgings and office, case notes, NPCs, pregenerated characters, maps, and an adventure into the dark underbelly of London! God Save The Queen! Stygian Fox set a high benchmark with their previous Kickstarter, Things We Leave Behind; this most recent project and this promises to reach that bar too. The Kickstarter funded in 5 hours and still has a month to go! Find out more about it here: http://kck.st/2dzYO6B |
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Licensee Focus: Weird 8
A 1920s horror Call of Cthulhu RPG scenario set in New England with ancient magics, unbridled ambition & a new take on an old god.
With just over a week to go, our newest licensee Weird 8's Sun Spots Kickstarterpassed a major milestone at $10K, meaning the scenario now comes with 1920s-style visitor's guide handout.
Sun Spots was originally going to be a project for the late Keith Herber, Chaosium's celebrated Call of Cthulhu line editor. Dave Sokolowski is going all out to make this something 'Doc' would have been proud of. It's definitely worth checking out: http://kck.st/2d1Wg1m
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What is Ab Chaos?
(...from Ab Chaos #7, May 31 1992)
Ab - Latin "from"
Chaos - (1) Any condition or place of total disorder (modern vernacular); (2) the disordered state of unformed matter which preceded creation (since Milton, Paradise Lost); (3) the dark, empty space which preceded creation (Greek Mythology); (4) the [formerly] Californian roleplaying game company.
Ab Chaos is an informal newsletter for Chaosium fans. Through our history we have tried to serve the players and gamemasters through craft and art as well as (and sometimes at the expense of) marketing and moneymaking. We appreciate your loyalty, and offer this communication to those who are curious about us, beyond the mere "product".
It is planned to be informal and irregular. We are, after all, not the Orderium. |
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