Chaosium Removes 40 Community Titles Over AI Content

Short answer: tabletop publisher Chaosium has removed more than 40 titles from its community content programs because it believes they contained AI-generated text. It has not named the creators or titles.

What was reported

• The titles were pulled from sale in programs run with DriveThruRPG: the Miskatonic Repository (Call of Cthulhu), the Jonstown Compendium (RuneQuest and Glorantha), Companions of Arthur (Pendragon) and Sagas of the North.
• Chaosium says it combines staff judgement with several AI-detection tools.
• Creators whose work is judged to be AI-generated will reportedly have their future publications removed too.
• Chaosium's ambassadors will keep reviewing work they suspect.

How Chaosium says it spots AI text

Reported warning signs include unusually uniform formatting, a breathless present-tense style, errors in rules or lore, long scenarios that are hard to run, and very fast publishing. A new author releasing scenarios almost daily was named as a strong reason to look closer.

Treat these as signals, not proof. The coverage itself notes that polished grammar, tidy layouts or frequent tables do not prove AI use. Reports also say Chaosium does not describe an appeals process, so a wrongly flagged creator has no stated route to challenge it.

How the rules grew

Chaosium barred AI-generated art from new community titles in 2023, and DriveThruRPG's guidelines have rejected content primarily written by AI language generators since July 2023. The new statement reportedly covers the whole process: ideas, text, summaries, rules checks, artwork, layout and covers.

What creators and publishers can do

Step 1: read the current program rules

Check the program's own guidelines before you publish, not a news summary.

Step 2: switch off built-in AI helpers

Chaosium warns that tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and AI-powered autocorrect can change a writer's voice. Turn them off in your writing app.

Step 3: keep your drafts

Save early drafts, notes and version history. They show how the work was made if a question comes up.

Step 4: publish at a human pace

Very rapid release schedules draw attention. Spacing releases and playtesting each one helps quality too.

Why this matters beyond tabletop games

Platforms are deciding how much AI-written content they will accept. If you publish online, the same pressure applies to search and AI answers (see AI-blocked content). Check your facts and name your sources (see fact verification sources).

Common mistakes

• Assuming a detection tool is always right or always wrong.
• Using AI for "just the blurb" or "just the layout" where the rules say no AI at all.
• Deleting drafts, which removes your best evidence.
• Treating a news report as the rule. The program guidelines are the source.