A new edition isn’t coming

So I heard directly from a Chaosium rep that the recent rumors of a second edition are false. An individual not associated with Chaosium was making his own game rules as a spec script he pitched to the rep. However, the spec game was declined because it did not fit with where Chaosium wanted to take the game creatively. 

Addendum 8/17/2026: The thread seems to have vanished from the forums. No idea why.

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