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#81 the straight scoop from the well of chaos... Chaosium to assist Nocturnal Media with the release and distribution of Greg Stafford's King Arthur Pendragon RPG Chaosium Inc will assist Nocturnal Media in the release and distribution of Greg Stafford's King Arthur Pendragon RPG, it was announced at Gen Con on Sunday. Said Chaosium President Rick Meints: "After Stewart’s passing, Steve Wieck met with us and we offered to be there to help him and Jennifer in any way we could. We've all agreed that Chaosium is well placed to assist Nocturnal sell and market Pendragon, get its products into distribution, and help with the fulfilment of several of its Kickstarters. Going forward this includes co-branding many of its forthcoming products." David Larkins was also announced as the new line editor for Pendragon and related titles, as Greg Stafford transitions into a well-earned semi-retirement. Chaosium to publish second edition of the critically-acclaimed Harlem Unbound Chaosium will publish a second, updated edition of the critically acclaimed Call of Cthulhusupplement  Harlem Unbound, it was announced at the close of Gen Con. Harlem Unbound is the creation of African-American game designer Chris Spivey. The first licensed edition was published to critical acclaim by Spivey's indie studio Darker Hue Studios. Spivey's first release, Harlem Unbound won three Gold awards at the 2018 ENies Awards. The new edition of Harlem Unbound will feature additional scenarios, new maps and new art. CTHULHU CHRONICLES: Investigations in Lovecraft Country concludes at Blackwater Creek; a new set of adventures announced! "Blackwater Creek", the final adventure in Cthulhu Chronicles 9-part 'Investigations in Lovecraft has been released on iOS*. Blackwater Creek doesn’t like visitors, but that’s the least of your worries as your misadventures reach the epic conclusion in the final chapter of Investigations in Lovecraft Country. All your actions in previous stories have led to this – so be ready to face the consequences! A new series of Cthulhu Chronicles Adventures! And our friends at MetaArcade have announced the next series of adventures—Mythos Across America, written by a host of well-known professional authors, this campaign picks up where Investigations in Lovecraft Country left off, taking you on a horror-ridden journey across the country that is about to plunge into the depths of Great Depression. Cthulhu Chronicles is free to download and you get free 3 trials every day. * Cthulhu Chronicles is currently on iOS but an Android version is currently in development!   Introducing the Cthulhu Chronicles Creators Program MetaArcade have announced their the new Cthulhu Creators program, where you can submit your own original interactive adventures for Cthulhu Chronicles. Sign up to enrol in the Pilot Program at the link, and if you are accepted you will get access to the Adventure Creator tool, the software used to make Cthulhu Chronicles. "...as far as we know, this is the largest, most detailed prop collection ever made for Call of Cthulhu. And probably any other RPG ever." The amazing Gamer Prop Set for Masks of Nyarlathotep is now shipping! This truly is the ultimate collection of authentic RPG gaming props, from the masters—our friends at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Licensee Focus   Glorantha 28mm Miniatures Kickstarter by Mad Knight Castings     Andrew Taylor of Mad Knight Castings' Gloranthan Miniatures Kickstarter finishes in a few days. It is already over 1300% funded and all stretch goals unlocked - but there are still a few early bird specials still available! This Kickstarter features "Enemies of Sartar - Part One", including trollkin and scorpionmen. We especially love the trollkin battering ram, which is now available as an add-on! This Kickstarter is just the first in a series of official Glorantha miniatures by Mad Knight Castings and ends in four days, so if you're a Glorantha minies fan back it while you can! RQG is available now in PDF from Chaosium.com and DriveThruRPG! The RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary is also available now in PDF from Chaosium.com and DriveThruRPG! Purchase the PDFs from Chaosium, receive a coupon for the full price of the PDFs off the hardback books when they are out later this year Chaosium's 2018 ENnies Success: Thanks to all the creative teams! Chaosium had a great night at the 2018 ENnies Awards at Gen Con, picking up four Gold and two Silver awards from nine nominations.  Many thanks to the ENnies judging panel for shortlisting our work for consideration, and to the Chaosium tribe and voting public for your support! The Chaosium winners were: Khan of Khans - Best RPG-Related Product GOLD, Best Family Product GOLD Reign of Terror - Best Supplement GOLD RuneQuest Quickstart and Adventure - Best Free Product GOLD Down Darker Trails - Best Monster/Adversary SILVER Chaosium - Fans' Favourite Publisher - SILVER Thanks to the creative teams behind each of our winning titles! Everyone involved is acknowledged here. Chaosium was also named Silver FANS' FAVOURITE PUBLISHER, for the second year running. We also want to highlight and congratulate Chaosium licensees and friends Darker Hues Studios for Harlem Unbound (GOLD - Best Cover, GOLD - Best Setting, GOLD - Best Writing) and Miskatonic University Podcast (GOLD - Best podcast). And many thanks also to our friends at Syrinscape, who composed the special walk-up music from their amazing new Masks of Nyarlathotep Sound Set. This was played every time Chaosium won an award!

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