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by Carol Tierney Let’s talk about hólmgang, a very Viking way of settling scores. This is one the most evocative elements you can drop into an Age of Vikings game. Honour and reputation were crucial to the Viking worldview. With strength and fighting prowess viewed as pinnacles of virtue, it...

We have another surprise to close out the year of our 50th anniversary... The Call of Cthulhu Slipcase Set Chaosium 50th Anniversary Edition! This slipcase set contains the Call of Cthulhu: Keeper Rulebook, Call of Cthulhu: Investigator Handbook, and Call of Cthulhu: Keeper Screen Pack, all...

Chaosium is coming to Dragonmeet on Saturday November 29th. The annual one day event has a new location at London Excel in London's Docklands. Chaosium Booth David Scott and Laurence Finch will be manning our booth. They'll have a wide range of publications available. Specials and new products...

It was exciting to watch the final 24 hours of the Pendragon Classic Kickstarter and see the total funding break $140,000 in the last few minutes. And reach exactly 1400 backers. As we said, we're gonna need a bigger Round Table. With projects such as these, the Chaosium Nostalgia Department...

Pendragon Classic Kickstarter: next Stretch Goal attained! With under 12 hours to go, we've just cantered past the $130K mark, and so will be adding a magnificent menagerie of new creatures and monsters to the GM's book, including: Basilisk, Copper Giant, Faerie Knight, Griffin, Hippogriff, four...

Mark Morrison writes: I think that the first edition of Pendragon from 1985 remains the most beautiful box set in the history of the roleplaying game art form. It’s all thanks to the gorgeous cover by Jody Lee, the innovative but clean layout by Yurek Chodak, the simply wonderful full colour map...

We are in the final days of our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter and multiple stretch goals have been unlocked! (Update: we just passed the Color Heraldry Stretch Goal! Next Stretch Goal: More Creatures!) Back now, while you can, and don't miss out...

As we enter the final days of our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter campaign, here's a run down of all the bonus content we're adding. While Greg Stafford was able to get most of his Pendragon material published, he wrote a number of associated articles that never made it into a printed Pendragon...

Today, on Halloween, The Chaosium officially turns 50 years old. On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company. Greg named us The Chaosium as a tribute to its birth as a “house of Chaos”...

The first official Call of Cthulhu audio investigation adventure, Alone Against the Tide, is now available on Sound Realms. Step into the story as it unfolds around you, with full voice acting, cinematic music, and chilling 360° surround sound design that brings Lovecraftian horror to life in...

Pendragon Classic Kickstarter: new stretch goals announced! Our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter has another five days to go. Having passed the first two Stretch Goals, Double the Dice and GM Screen, we're pleased to announce new Stretch Goals to carry us through to the end of the campaign...

Immerse yourself in the story with professional narration, atmospheric soundscapes, and a branching narrative faithful to the classic Call of Cthulhu solo adventure. Available October 30, exclusively on the Sound Realms app for iOS and Android. Prepare to face the horrors that lurk in the deep…...

Represent your favorite game your way with Chaosium's all new t-shirt collection! Whether you're a fan of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, or Vikings, there's something for you! Check out the full range at our Redbubble store! Which one are you going to be rocking to your next...

Back for 2025! The Miskatonic Repository Halloween Collection brings together a diverse range of scenarios from independent Call of Cthulhu creators, all at 60% off until November 9th. There are so many titles on offer, this year the bundle is a two parter! 2025 Bundle Part One 2025 Bundle...

And the RuneQuest Starter Set is on sale from Chaosium: was $29.99 now $19.99 (price inc PDF) https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-starter-set/