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Tue, 21 May 2002 16:54:36 -0600

The R'lyeh Report Volume 6, Number 3 May 21, 2002 Read A Book!

Transmitted by the Leng Embassy, Colorado.

Welcome to the MAY 2002 issue of the R'lyeh Report, featuring all the latest Chaosium news and views. To receive this monthly newsletter in your mailbox, you can mail majordomo@chaosium.com, with the command "subscribe chaos-info" in the body of the message.

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Howdy Folks!

This Month's report is a brief one. Hopefully we'll have lots of good news for you next month.

Origins Awards

We here at Chaosium are honored to have received several Origins Awards Nominations from The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Designs.

Best Game-Related Short Work: How Nyarlathotep Rocked the World by Greg Nicoll. From Song of Cthulhu . Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product: Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition. Best Illustration: Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition : interior art - by Paul Carrick Best Roleplaying Adventure: Unseen Masters - by Bruce Ballon.

You can vote for your favorite books and games at http://www.aagad.org/originsawards/

The Summer Cons

We're really looking forward to see you folks this summer ate Origins & Gen Con. Those shows are always a good reminder as to why we work so hard all year. Because somewhere out there, you folks are enjoying our books and games.

We still need volunteer GM's to run events for us at Origins & Gen Con. If you're planning to attend these shows, and have some time to spare, drop us a line! mailto:dustin@chaosium.com

Our d20 plans & the fate of BRP (one last time)

While we've tried to make it clear in the past that Chaosium is not abandoning our classic Call of Cthulhu line, we're still (as of May 17th) getting email from upset cultists who think we're switching entirely to d20. So it bears repeating: Chaosium will continue to support our Basic Role Playing Call of Cthulhu & Stormbringer lines. While some of our future releases will be dual stat releases (including BRP & d20 material), we will continue to print BRP only releases as well. We've been publishing BRP system books for over 20 years, and with your support, will do so for the next 20 years as well.

So why are we printing ANYTHING using the d20 system? Because there are thousands of gamers out there we'd like to introduce to our game lines, who might not look at our books otherwise. We want and need those extra sales, and those new Chaosium gamers, so we can continue printing Books and Games for another 26 years. So we hope most of you will see this as an opportunity to find more Chaosium players, and ensure we can keep printing the books you want.

Here's our upcoming releases: Go let your local shop know you want these books! Support your local shop - it's where new Chaosium gamers come from.

At the printer:

The Creature Companion #2375 $21.95 ISBN 1-56882-133-6 Our Manual of Mythos Monsters is expected to release in June/July. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2375.shtml

H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (Hardcover) #2394, $34.95 ISBN 1-56882-157-3 We'll be releasing a hardcover edition of our Dreamlands Sourcebook in June/July. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2394.shtml

For Call of Cthulhu Fiction:

Encyclopedia Cthulhiana (reprint) #6022 $16.95 ISBN 1-56882-119-0 Our reprints have been delayed in favor of newer books. Expected SUMMER http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6022.shtml Disciples of Cthulhu II #6033 $13.95 ISBN 1-56882-143-3 February Release. This Book should be sent to the printer soon. Summer release. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6033.shtml

The Necronomicon 2nd edition #6034 $19.95 ISBN 1-56882-162-X Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6034.shtml

Other Nations A Cthulhu Mytjhos Novel #6025 $13.95 ISBN 1-56882-128-X Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6025.shtml

The White People & Other Tales The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen Vol. 2 #6035 $14.95 ISBN 1-56882-147-6 Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6035.shtml

For Call of Cthulhu

Miskatonic University a 1920's Sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu (BRP) by Sam Johnson and Friends A Manuscript is now in house, and we hope to release this book in August. #2389 $39.95 ISBN 1-56882-140-9 http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2389.shtml

Pulp Cthulhu: Reckless adventures in the 1930's ( dual stat d20 & BRP) A new setting for Call of Cthulhu & Call of Cthulhu D20. 8800 $29.95 256 pages ISBN 1-56882-159-X Expected July http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/d20cthulhu/8800.shtml

d20 Cthulhu GM Screen #8801 $19.95 ISBN 1-56882-159-X June release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/d20cthulhu/8801.shtml

Secrets of Japan Modern Day Exploration of the Land of the Rising Sun #2392 $27.95 ISBN 1-56882-156-5 by Michael Dziesinski A manuscript is in house, and we hope to release the book this Fall. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2392.shtml

For Stormbringer & Dragonlords of Melnibone

Cults of Law & Chaos A New Dragon Lords of Melniboné D20 sourcebook. This book is currently being written by Gareth Michael Skarka. Release Date Unknown. 2020 $23.95 192 pages ISBN 1-56882-158-1 http://www.chaosium.com/woec/2020.shtml

Arkham Horror Classic Game of Lovecraftian Monster Hunting #1051 $59.95 ISBN 1-56882-163-8 Expected Fall 2002 http://www.chaosium.com/arkham_horror

For more information about our upcoming releases, see our web page!

Thank you for your support everyone. We literally couldn't be here without you! --

Dustin Wright- Chaosium Colorado "Leng Embassy" /|\_(@jjjj@)_/|\ http://www.chaosium.com 27 Years of Quality Mayhem and counting Support your local game shop!

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CHAOSIUM
CHAOSIUM	Tue, 21 May 2002 16:54:36 -0600 The R'lyeh Report Volume 6, Number 3 May 21, 2002 Read A Book! Transmitted by the Leng Embassy, Colorado. Welcome to the MAY 2002 issue of the R'lyeh Report, featuring all the latest Chaosium news and views. To receive this monthly newsletter in your mailbox, you can mail majordomo@chaosium.com, with the command "subscribe chaos-info" in the body of the message. To remove your address from this mailing list, send the command "unsubscribe chaos-info" to majordomo@chaosium.com Howdy Folks! This Month's report is a brief one. Hopefully we'll have lots of good news for you next month. Origins Awards We here at Chaosium are honored to have received several Origins Awards Nominations from The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Designs. Best Game-Related Short Work: How Nyarlathotep Rocked the World by Greg Nicoll. From Song of Cthulhu . Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product: Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition. Best Illustration: Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition : interior art - by Paul Carrick Best Roleplaying Adventure: Unseen Masters - by Bruce Ballon. You can vote for your favorite books and games at http://www.aagad.org/originsawards/ The Summer Cons We're really looking forward to see you folks this summer ate Origins & Gen Con. Those shows are always a good reminder as to why we work so hard all year. Because somewhere out there, you folks are enjoying our books and games. We still need volunteer GM's to run events for us at Origins & Gen Con. If you're planning to attend these shows, and have some time to spare, drop us a line! mailto:dustin@chaosium.com Our d20 plans & the fate of BRP (one last time) While we've tried to make it clear in the past that Chaosium is not abandoning our classic Call of Cthulhu line, we're still (as of May 17th) getting email from upset cultists who think we're switching entirely to d20. So it bears repeating: Chaosium will continue to support our Basic Role Playing Call of Cthulhu & Stormbringer lines. While some of our future releases will be dual stat releases (including BRP & d20 material), we will continue to print BRP only releases as well. We've been publishing BRP system books for over 20 years, and with your support, will do so for the next 20 years as well. So why are we printing ANYTHING using the d20 system? Because there are thousands of gamers out there we'd like to introduce to our game lines, who might not look at our books otherwise. We want and need those extra sales, and those new Chaosium gamers, so we can continue printing Books and Games for another 26 years. So we hope most of you will see this as an opportunity to find more Chaosium players, and ensure we can keep printing the books you want. Here's our upcoming releases: Go let your local shop know you want these books! Support your local shop - it's where new Chaosium gamers come from. At the printer: The Creature Companion #2375 $21.95 ISBN 1-56882-133-6 Our Manual of Mythos Monsters is expected to release in June/July. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2375.shtml H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (Hardcover) #2394, $34.95 ISBN 1-56882-157-3 We'll be releasing a hardcover edition of our Dreamlands Sourcebook in June/July. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2394.shtml For Call of Cthulhu Fiction: Encyclopedia Cthulhiana (reprint) #6022 $16.95 ISBN 1-56882-119-0 Our reprints have been delayed in favor of newer books. Expected SUMMER http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6022.shtml Disciples of Cthulhu II #6033 $13.95 ISBN 1-56882-143-3 February Release. This Book should be sent to the printer soon. Summer release. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6033.shtml The Necronomicon 2nd edition #6034 $19.95 ISBN 1-56882-162-X Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6034.shtml Other Nations A Cthulhu Mytjhos Novel #6025 $13.95 ISBN 1-56882-128-X Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6025.shtml The White People & Other Tales The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen Vol. 2 #6035 $14.95 ISBN 1-56882-147-6 Summer Release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/fiction/6035.shtml For Call of Cthulhu Miskatonic University a 1920's Sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu (BRP) by Sam Johnson and Friends A Manuscript is now in house, and we hope to release this book in August. #2389 $39.95 ISBN 1-56882-140-9 http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2389.shtml Pulp Cthulhu: Reckless adventures in the 1930's ( dual stat d20 & BRP) A new setting for Call of Cthulhu & Call of Cthulhu D20. 8800 $29.95 256 pages ISBN 1-56882-159-X Expected July http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/d20cthulhu/8800.shtml d20 Cthulhu GM Screen #8801 $19.95 ISBN 1-56882-159-X June release http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/d20cthulhu/8801.shtml Secrets of Japan Modern Day Exploration of the Land of the Rising Sun #2392 $27.95 ISBN 1-56882-156-5 by Michael Dziesinski A manuscript is in house, and we hope to release the book this Fall. http://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu/rpg/2392.shtml For Stormbringer & Dragonlords of Melnibone Cults of Law & Chaos A New Dragon Lords of Melniboné D20 sourcebook. This book is currently being written by Gareth Michael Skarka. Release Date Unknown. 2020 $23.95 192 pages ISBN 1-56882-158-1 http://www.chaosium.com/woec/2020.shtml Arkham Horror Classic Game of Lovecraftian Monster Hunting #1051 $59.95 ISBN 1-56882-163-8 Expected Fall 2002 http://www.chaosium.com/arkham_horror For more information about our upcoming releases, see our web page! Thank you for your support everyone. We literally couldn't be here without you! -- Dustin Wright- Chaosium Colorado "Leng Embassy" /\|\_(@jjjj@)_/\|\ http://www.chaosium.com 27 Years of Quality Mayhem and counting Support your local game shop! -- To unsubscribe from the chaos-info ML, send an "unsubscribe" command to chaos-info-request@chaosium.com. Chaosium Inc., Call of Cthulhu, and Nephilim are Registered Trademarks of Chaosium Inc. Elric! and Pendragon are Trademarks of Chaosium Inc. This message may be freely reproduced and redistributed. This release was made publically available. We post it here for informational purposes. The actual ownership, accuracy copyright and credit is retained by the original author. It is provided under its original intent, as a press release.

CHAOSIUM

This release was made publically available. We post it here for informational purposes. The actual ownership, accuracy copyright and credit is retained by the original author. It is provided under its original intent, as a press release.