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ElfQuest: The Roleplaying Game returns from Chaosium

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ElfQuest: The Official Roleplaying Game

The ElfQuest roleplaying game will return! Chaosium and Wendy and Richard Pini have announced that Chaosium will produce a reissue of the tabletop roleplaying game. It was first published in 1984 by Chaosium and based on the comic series created by Wendy and Richard Pini.

ElfQuest: The Official Roleplaying Game was originally written by Steve Perrin, Sandy Petersen, and Yurek Chodak and included several releases including supplements that featured Pini’s artwork.

ElfQuest is a comic series created by Wendy and Richard Pini and debuted in 1978. It’s a fantasy series about different species, like elves, who struggle to survive and coexist on an Earth-like planet. The series has been published by Warp Graphics, Marvel, DC Comics, and Dark Horse Comics currently publishes the series. Every comic published between 1978 and 2013 can be read for free online.

The reissue will be led by Rick Meints and will be working closely with the Pini’s on the development and presentation.

ElfQuest: The Official Roleplaying Game will launch on Kickstarter in October 2014 and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the game. The vintage game will return in its original box edition format with the later supplements included.

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Call of Cthulhu Coming to Syrinscape

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Syrinscape and Chaosium Inc. have announce their partnership to create the official sounds for the Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game. With a suite of sounds for the base game as well as various modules in the works, players will experience this renowned game like never before. The first custom SoundSet, Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition: Masks of Nyarlathotep, is set for release at Gen Con 2018.

The new edition of Masks of Nyarlathotep is a complete reanimation of the classic multi-part campaign for the Call of Cthulhu game, with a new chapter and full-color all new maps, handouts and artwork. Set in 1925, the steadfast investigators must unravel secrets and battle the minions of darkness in an attempt to stop world-shattering events from destroying humanity. The Masks of Nyarlahotep PDF will release in May 2018, with the published edition coming out at Gen Con 2018.

To accompany the new edition, Call of Cthulhu gets its first official sounds from Syrinscape in the Masks of Nyarlahotep Sound Set, which will be available for sale individually on Syrinscape.com or as part of a subscription. Set for release in conjunction with the module, gamers will be able to play Call of Cthulhu like never before in dynamic, realistic, cosmic horror sound.

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