Happy 125th Birthday H. P. Lovecraft! Howard Philips Lovecraft was born 125 years ago today in Providence, Rhode Island. The grandson of the magnificently named Whipple Van Buren Philips, the stars were evidently in the right conjunction on his birth for Lovecraft to conjure tales of cosmic menace, forbidden knowledge, and of the mythos we all so enjoy. So get the shoggoth to make a cake, ask Nyarlahotep to send the invitations, and have Azathoth provide the entertainment - it's H. P. Lovecraft's birthday! The New Chaosium! At GenCon, Chaosium company founder Greg Stafford and long-time creative force Sandy Petersen announced that Moon Design Publications - the team responsible for the revival of Glorantha through the award-winning Guide to Glorantha and - have taken over the management of Chaosium. The new Chaosium team is: Rick Meints - President, Head of Production Jeff Richard - Vice President, Creative Director and Licensing Michael O'Brien - Vice President, Product Development and Community Outreach Neil Robinson - Chief Financial [...]

Sponsor support is beginning to roll in to provide prize support, Play-To-Win titles and Mosh Pit donations. Brotherwise Games http://brotherwisegames.com/ Bully Pulpit Games http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/ Chaosium http://www.chaosium.com/ Dreamscape Design http://dreamscapedesign.net/ Heroes' Beacon http://heroesbeacon.com/ Lame Mage Production http://www.lamemage.com/ Prince of Darkness Games http://www.princeofdarknessgames.com/ Red Raven Games http://www.redravengames.com/ Rio Grande Games http://riograndegames.com/ Rite Publishing http://www.ritepublishing.com/ Sand and Steam Productions http://www.sandandsteam.net/ Ye Olde Gaming Companye http://yeoldegamingcompanye.com/

Revised Rulebook PDF Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition A new revised version of the Call of Cthulhu Rulebook PDF has been updated to the www.chaosium.com website. If you have already downloaded the PDF previously, then all you need to do is log in and go to Your Account and look in your completed purchases – find the Rulebook PDF and re-download and you’ll get the new version. If you haven't yet purchased your copy, you can find it here: http://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-7th-ed-rulebook-pdf/ Please note – only the PDF version has been revised (the other epub versions have not been revised). Enjoy! Chaosium

The Stars Are Right... For a blow-out sale! We’re here to sell games, and chew bubblegum. And we’re all out of bubblegum. Over the years, our warehouse has become stuffed full of more Cthulhuy goodness than the Martense Mansion. We’re bursting at the seams and need to make room for the new things coming in! We’ve decided to blow the doors off Cthulhu’s tomb, and close out all the “Non-Standard” items in our warehouse. So now’s your chance to get deep discounts on Monographs, Fantasy Flight Games’ Cthulhu games, non-English language editions of our games, CDs, Magazines, The Laundry RPG, miniatures and much more! Thus, we have 50% off the Following: All BRP and Call of Cthulhu Monographs! Novelties & Accessories! All licensed Call of Cthulhu products, including Fantasy Flight Games boardgames and miniatures, Cubicle 7 books, Golden Goblin, Arc Dreams, and more! All non-English language books! Nephilim! (These books will not be reprinted or reordered once they’re gone!) Also, we have 75% off all [...]

GREG STAFFORD & SANDY PETERSEN RETURN TO CHAOSIUM INC. While we wanted the Kickstarter backers to hear this directly from us first, we also wanted all of you, the faithful, to get this information as soon as possible. Here is what we sent out. More very soon. We have pressed the reset button. In 1975 Chaosium started out as a quirky boutique game company. We were all about creativity, artistry and craftsmanship. With every game we vowed to provide you with new realms of imagination and entertainment. Over the last few years we forgot that, and lost our way. The Great Old Ones have Returned… Greg Stafford, founder of Chaosium and creative force during its heyday, is now President. Sandy Petersen, world renowned game designer who brought Cthulhu into the light three decades ago, has rejoined the team as well. Greg says: "Chaosium is part of my legacy. My intent is to restore it to its rightful place in the world of gaming. Something we [...]

This September Impossible Realities returns for another great weekend of gaming! Impossible Realities 14: Silicon-Based Lifeforms Welcome When: Sept 11-13, 2015 InterAction School of Performing Arts 228 Germain Street, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 2G4 Doors Open Friday Sept 11 at 6:00PM Admission is $20 for a weekend pass or $10 for a single day. Doors open Friday at 6PM with cleanup Sunday at 5PM. *** While Impossible Realities IS a family oriented event, please be responsible for your young children, as we can't watch them for you. We do want them to follow in your footsteps to become the next generation of gamers, but please find a sitter for very mobile children so that you, and your fellow gamers, can enjoy their gaming experience without distraction.*** It is time once again to get ready for a full weekend of gaming! Games will include everything from board games, roleplaying, miniatures and cards, Live Action and of course the Fight For Infinity is invited. We are [...]

A new monograph of adventures for Basic Roleplaying, and a download of upcoming adventures for Call of Cthulhu: Mission to Epsilon The Intergalactic Federation encompasses a region of space hundreds of light years across. Flare Teams are rapid response units of the Intergalactic Federation. Patrolling assigned sectors of IGF space in small starships, they respond to distress calls and render whatever assistance is possible. Their mandate includes humanitarian relief, technical assistance, emergency medical care, rescue, law enforcement, and military duties. You are part of a Flare Team. You travel light and are trained to deal with nearly every conceivable situation. You might go long periods without receiving an emergency call—but when your subspace radio detects a call your Team must respond immediately. However, resources of the IGF are spread thin. A Flare Team is always on its own, and is expected to overcome whatever challenges it may encounter. Teams know that there is no back-up—assistance from the IGF might take months to arrive. The Adventures [...]

While we wrangle with the printer on the print version of Call of Cthulhu, we’ve been at work getting a number of other projects completed. Our project backers should have seen some of this information and, at the least, have gotten a code for a free download of Cthulhu Through The Ages. If you are a backer and have not gotten this code or these notes, please let us know. ALONE AGAINST THE FLAMES This is a solo adventure for the Call of Cthulhu game, and a return to a type of product we released in our early years. This is a horror story set in the 1920s where you are the main character, and your choices determine the outcome. It is also designed to lead you through the basic rules of the game in a gradual and entertaining fashion. Although most such adventures are played with your friends, this one is just for you. Before you begin to play, make sure you have a [...]

Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 9:00am - 11:00PM at Kent Theatre, Saint John, NB A full Day of Gaming for $10 Parking lot accessible from Peters St The time has come again for another great day of gaming with Impossible Realities! As always, if you would like to run a game please let Steve Henderson or Dana Betts know. Games will run from 9:00AM until 10:30PM and the cost for the event remains at $10 for the day! PLAY TO WIN Little Devils - Stronghold Games Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom - Stronghold Kurt's Games​Pastiche - Gryphon Games Dungeon! - Private donation to IR Triassic Terror - Eagle Games Other titles to be announced (One lucky winner from those who signed out the above games WILL TAKE IT HOME!) Schedule so far: 9:00AM - Magic Booster Draft ($10) - Brian Smart​ Pathfinder Society - DM Tony Spence​ D&D Adventurers League - Patrick Smith​ 8 player Carcassonne - Dana Betts 10:00AM - 13th Age RPG - [...]

For about six to eight weeks we have been slaving away in the game mines, hand-crafting Horror on the Orient Express for our backers, and roughing-up those few suppliers who have not yet gotten product to us. In fact, our warehouse guys were in here on New Year's day keeping up with the collating! While offering our backers there choice of passports from among the six we had created for the game was fun, it slowed our assembly of the shipping packages. Nonetheless, the demand for Horror on the Orient Express has been great. We know that it took us a long time to get this luxury campaign released, but everyone who has gotten their copy raves about the contents, the storyline, and the pudginess of the box. There have been some great reviews, too, at some of the on-line magazines. Just Posted In all the hustle-and-bustle of the holidays, we failed to post the free PDF version of the Orient Express handouts (Book VI [...]