ASTOUNDING ADVENTURES Pulp Adventures for Basic Roleplaying Welcome to the heart-pounding, two-fisted, action-filled world of the Pulps! Throughout ASTOUNDING ADVENTURES you will find Basic Roleplaying rules for new character types, skills, combat, magic, mad science, and a plethora of villains, henchmen and monsters. Accompanying the text are several sidebars containing special, optional rules to help jack up the pulpiness of your campaign, and rules aimed specifically towards those who enjoy using miniatures and map grids in their games. How far you want to push the envelope is up to you—and you’ll find all the tools you need within these pages. So strap on a rocket-pack, load up your .45, and get ready to take on a dozen Nazis single-handedly, while standing atop the ruins of a lost Aztec temple! Once you open up the Pulps you are in for the adventure of a lifetime! CALL OF CTHULHU 7th Edition Horror Roleplaying in the Worlds of H. P. Lovecraft By Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, Paul [...]

CALL OF CTHULHU 7th Edition Horror Roleplaying in the Worlds of H. P. Lovecraft By Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, Paul Fricker, and Lynn Willis The Great Old Ones ruled the earth aeons before the rise of humankind. Originally they came from the gulfs of space and were cast down by even greater beings. Remains of their cyclopean cities and forbidden knowledge can still be found on remote islands in the Pacific, buried amid the shifting sands of vast deserts, and in the frigid recesses of the polar extremes. Now they sleep -- some deep within the enveloping earth and others beneath the eternal sea, in the drowned city of R'lyeh, preserved in the waters by the spells of mighty Cthulhu. When the stars are right they will rise, and once again walk this Earth. CALL OF CTHULHU is Chaosium’s classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror, in which ordinary people are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. CALL OF CTHULHU [...]

By TARA CHISLETT chislett.taralynn@dailygleaner.com Attention capital region comic book lovers: if you're looking to pick up a unique addition to your collection while helping a worthy cause, the manager of Strange Adventures is hoping to see you at the shop this weekend. The comic book and collectible shop, located downtown on York Street, will be auctioning off about three dozen comics with one-of-a-kind covers designed by Maritime artists Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. as a fundraiser for the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital Foundation. Store manager Jason Arnold said the idea for the auction came in December, when the store received a number of comics with blank covers from Marvel Entertainment. A relatively recent development in comic publishing, Arnold said the idea behind the blank, cardstock covers is that fans can purchase the comic and take it to conventions for their favourite artists to draw on. But, with Christmas around the corner, Arnold said he started wondering if there was a way the blank [...]

It has been some time since we sent out a proper newsletter; we've been working away on products near and far. In the near category, you will soon see Atomic-Age Cthulhu in your friendly local game store, along with the recently-released Terror From the Skies. Chaosium is also honored that Diehard Gamefan has awarded Tabletop Gaming Awards to two of our 2012 publications: Cthulhu By Gaslight Cthulhu By Gaslight won Best Re-Make / Re-Release. It was praised for the new content and quality of production. Everyone at Chaosium is thrilled to be part of creating great products. While we strive to publish books of the highest quality, our aim for 2013 is to publish more great quality works. We are working hard to ensure more releases for your enjoyment. “Cthulhu By Gaslight wasn’t just the best re-make of the 2012, it was one of the best RPG books of the year, period.” — Alexander Lucard Mythic Iceland Mythic Iceland was also honored with an award, [...]

Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 9:00am - 11:00PM at Chinese Commerce Centre, Saint John, NB A full Day of Gaming for $10 Parking lot accessible from Peters St The annual tradition of a day of gaming after March Break continues. As always, we are at the Chinese Commerce Center (Kent Theatre). The cost for a full day of fun is $10! Here is the tentative schedule as of Jan 8th, to be added to as we gain more volunteers: 9:00AM-1:00PM ... Star Fleet Battles - Joe Hatfield Infinity - Peter Darling GURPS: Steampunk Adventure - Heather Cato Battletech - Darren Drew 2:00PM-6:00PM Demon the Fallen Larp - Chris Fougere Magic booster draft ($10 cost) - Rob Watters Munchkin - Heather Cato AD&D 2nd Edition - Donna Nutter 7:00PM-11:00PM Vampire the Masquerade (LARP) - Steve Henderson Call of Cthulhu - Dana Betts Zombie Dice/Cthulhu Dice - Heather Cato Vendors and guests include: Andre Myette (artist) Kadi Oram (L00T jewelery and novelties) Tina and Amber Vautour (crafts/oragami) [...]

At the Chaosium Online Store you can fill your last-minute gaming needs. We are offering GREAT PRICES on items across our catalog. You can find DISCOUNTS FROM 10% to 30% on games, supplements, and miniatures including the following great titles: TERROR FROM THE SKIES A Race to Save Humanity From a Dark Future: In Terror From The Skies the investigators race to save earth from malevolent creatures in this Call of Cthulhu supplement. Set in 1920s England, the adventure is rife with plot twists, mini-adventures linked to create a sizable campaign, and formidable foes. Investigators are lured into the campaign with a tale of local mystery, slowly unfolding into a heart-pumping time-sensitive race for humanity! This campaign intertwines historic events with mythos themes, creating a captivating experience for keepers and players alike. Terror From The Skies includes 10 chapters, an array of NPCs, and a variety of maps and handouts. BIG FANTASY FLIGHT STOCK-UP Just in time for our holiday special, we received a bunch [...]

Our Kickstarter project to revise and re-imagine our classic Horror On The Orient Express adventure for Call of Cthulhu has been a great success. Virtually every ascept of the campaign has been improved. We have met about a dozen stratch goals, and we encourage you to click on the image above and give our project a glance. Thanks-- The Folks at Chaosium

Well, this certainly has taken longer than expected! We thought electrons moved faster than this. The Chaosium website has moved to a new server; a process proving more troublesome than expected. The little green men gnashed their teeth when moving our old website, muttering about broken databases. They stomped their feet when upgrading our shopping cart software. They flailed their hands in the air when making the final move, redirecting name servers and MX records, IP addresses, mail processes, and server and firewall ports. We just shake our heads and sigh. Anyway, the move to the new server is finished, but not all of the changes we will make are completed. We are still working out kinks and would appreciate you letting us know what is not working. Here are a couple of differences you will notice in the new software: Chaos Points: we have enabled a system whereby you can earn Chaos Points, good for discounts on future orders. You can earn Chaos Points [...]

WOW. It's been a very busy few days since Harbour Con-Fusion wrapped up and we've already been asked many times if we would be able to host a COSPLAY and costume event. Tentatively we're working on making that happen (courtesy of the HCF panel), and there's rumours of a dance and midnight movies for the all night crowds. If all goes as planned, Impossible Realities will be even more for everyone. As we know, we'll post.

Chaosium (of course!), Blue Panther LLC, PEGINC.COM and Flying Buffalo have provided support packages for you, our players. Is that love or what? More coming!