Free League Publishing kicked off Gen Con 2025 with a flurry of announcements including Twilight Sword, a brand new anime-style RPG designed by the award-winning Italian games studio Two Little Mice and to be published by Free League.
Twilight Sword is inspired by classic video games like The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Ni No Kuni and by the animated movies of Studio Ghibli. In Twilight Sword, players take on the role of Champions who travel to bring back Hope to the lands of Radia.
Champions need to free the World free from Desperation, before they enter to the Fortress of Evil, where they can face the scourge Vardas in a battle for the fate of Radia.
Twilight Sword is planned for a 2026 release and will be a 11.5×21 cm hardcover book that opens into a perfect square. Each spread of the book is divided into squares and rectangles that keep all the information easily accessible!
Check out a tease of this exciting release as well as a 16-page preview below!
Free League Publishing has announced the official release date for two gorgeously-illustrated, lore-rich Starter Sets for both The One Ring and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E. On July 31, would-be wanderers can pick up their very own Starter Sets in person at Gen Con 2025 at the Free League booth, or order online through the Free League webshop. The new Starter Sets will also be available in hobby stores worldwide, and in digital format at DrivethruRPG.
Can’t wait for the journey to begin? Both Starter Sets are available now for pre-order on the Free League webshop, and all pre-orders of the new expansions give buyers immediate access to a complete PDF with rules, background lore, artwork, and more.
You are enjoying a rare, quiet evening at the inn in Bree when a hunter joins your table to share a tale about a dark threat looming over the North Downs. However, you are not merely simple guests at The Prancing Pony — you are members of a Company. It is your self-appointed duty to inquire about the bone-chilling dangers that might emerge from the houseless hills beyond. Are you ready to take the road to adventure?
These new and beginner-friendly Starter Sets for The One Ring tabletop RPG and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E, based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, provide all you need to embark on your journeys in Middle-earth. Immerse yourself in a world set between the time of Bilbo’s first adventure and the events of The Lord of the Rings, exploring the Lone-lands of Eriador and taking on the roles of characters whose stories are yet to be told.
The One RingStarter Set and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E Starter Set Key Features:
Condensed rules for action resolution, combat, councils, and journeys
The complete adventure Over Hill and Under Hill, bringing the heroes deep into the wild lands of northern Eriador to face a dark threat
A large full-color map of the lands of Eriador, with a combat diagram on the back
Beautifully illustrated cardboard stand-up figures for Player-heroes and Adversaries
Five pre-generated and illustrated Player-heroes
Special dice engraved with custom symbols*
*Note that the type of dice depends on which Starter Set is purchased. The One Ring Starter Set includes two D12 Feat Dice and six D6 Success Dice, all engraved with custom symbols. The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E Starter Set contains a full set of transparent polyhedral dice, including two D20s engraved with the Rune of Gandalf and the Eye of Sauron.
Starter Sets for both The One Ring and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E will be available for purchase worldwide on July 31, 2025 through the Free League webshop. Both Starter Sets are priced at $29.99 USD.
Free League Publishing has shared that The Throne of Thorns II, the latest addition to the 5th Edition-compatible Ruins of Symbaroum game line, is now available on Free League’s webshop, in hobby shops worldwide, and in digital format at DrivethruRPG. All online purchases of the new expansions in the Free League webshop give buyers immediate access to a complete PDF version of the massive adventure module.
With the Ruins of Symbaroumgame line, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroumcomes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules! This new book presents two grand adventures that together form the mid-section and turning point of the epic six-part campaign The Throne of Thorns.
The capital city of Yndaros descending into chaos amid preparations for a royal wedding; deadly conspiracies that threaten to plunge the Davokar region into all-out war; the most perilous and decisive wilderness expedition in Ambrian history — experience all this and more as the epic quest for the legendary Throne of Thorns continues! The Throne of Thorns II contains the third and fourth episodes of the acclaimed adventure chronicle The Throne of Thorns, adapted for play with the 5e ruleset and the Ruins of Symbaroum setting books.
Two full-length adventures The Darkest Star and Mother of Darkness, for characters of 10th to 14th level.
Close to 20 color maps, detailing adventure locations in towns, forests, and ruins.
Over 60 stat blocks, covering non-player characters of different types — monsters, potential allies or adversaries, as well as famous (or notorious) individuals.
A rich collection of handouts to be used during play, offering important information for social challenges and problem-solving.
Note that this book requires access to the Ruins of Symbaroum core setting books — the Player’s Guide, Gamemaster’s Guide and the Bestiary, as well as the 5E rulebooks.
This week, Netflix released the major motion picture adaptation of The Electric State, bringing Simon Stålenhag’s gripping narrative art book of the same name to a global streaming audience. The movie, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, tells the story of an unlikely team adventuring across a world on the brink of collapse.
If that brief glimpse of Stålenhag’s vision of an alternative near-apocalyptic 1990s left you wanting to dive deeper into this dark and strange world, then keep the adventure going with The Electric State RPG by Free League Publishing. The Electric State RPG — which released in October 2024 and remains available in the Free League webshop, hobby stores, and digitally on DriveThruRPG — asks players to explore themselves, their friends, and what they are willing to do when the world collapses around them.
The Electric State Roleplaying Game includes lavish art by Simon Stålenhag and pieces created for The Electric State art book project but never published before.
Written by Nils Hintze in collaboration with the Free League core team, the rules of the game are based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, used in award-winning games such as the ALIEN RPG, the Blade Runner RPG, the Tales From the Loop RPG, and The Walking Dead Universe RPG, but uniquely tailored for this new game. The Electric State RPG is a standalone book that contains all the tools you need to play and create short to mid-length campaigns in a society on the brink of apocalypse.
Here’s a quick synopsis of the story: Following the discovery of neuronics in the late 1960s, technology diverged from our world. It is now 1997, and the world is on the verge of apocalypse. The ever-present Sentre corporation pushes neuronic technology to the population via cheap headsets. Civilization crumbles as something strange spreads through the neuronic net. People fail to turn up for work, basic services cease to function, and the government is rapidly losing control.
Players will embark on a journey of exploration and relations, conflict between groups and individuals found on the road, and they will discover what they are willing to do when they’re stuck halfway to their goal and bad turns to worse.
Free League has announced that The Throne of Thorns II, the latest addition to the 5th Edition-compatible Ruins of Symbaroum, is available for pre-order now on Free League’s webshop. When a pre-order is placed, you’ll receive immediate access to the alpha-PDF as well. With the Ruins of Symbaroum game line, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroum comes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules! This new book presents two massive adventures that together form the mid-section and turning point of the epic six-part campaign, The Throne of Thorns.
The capital city of Yndaros descending into chaos amid preparations for a royal wedding; deadly conspiracies that threaten to plunge the Davokar region into all-out war; the most perilous and decisive wilderness expedition in Ambrian history — experience all this and more as the epic quest for the legendary Throne of Thorns continues! The Throne of Thorns II contains the third and fourth episodes of the acclaimed adventure chronicle The Throne of Thorns, adapted for play with the 5e ruleset and the Ruins of Symbaroum setting books.
Key Features of The Throne of Thorns II:
Two full-length adventures — The Darkest Star and Mother of Darkness — for characters of 10th to 14th level.
Close to 20 color maps detailing adventure locations in towns, forests, and ruins.
Over 60 stat blocks, covering non-player characters of different types — monsters, potential allies or adversaries, as well as famous (or notorious) individuals.
A rich collection of handouts to be used during play, offering important information for social challenges and problem-solving.
Note that this book requires access to the Ruins of Symbaroum Core Setting books — the Player’s Guide, Game Master’s Guide, and the Bestiary.
Free League Publishing and Skybound Entertainment have announced Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, an upcoming superhero tabletop roleplaying game based on the groundbreaking comic book Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, currently adapted as an animated series on Prime Video.
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying launches on Kickstarter later this year, and fans can already sign up to be notified on the pre-launch page. The initial offering will include a comprehensive Core Rulebook and Starter Set with illustrations by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley and graphic design by Johan Nohr.
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying is designed by Adam Bradford, D&D Beyond founder and producer on titles for Dungeons & Dragons, Cortex Prime, and Marvel, and Tomas Härenstam, Free League co-founder and lead designer of titles such as the ALIEN RPG, the Blade Runner RPG, Mutant: Year Zero, and Dragonbane.
Free League invites players for a season of revelry and a break from the doom and gloom of the Davokar Forest in Symbaroum: Agrella – City of Eternal Euphoria. The adventure module is now available on the Free League webstore with immediate access to a complete PDF, in hobby stores everywhere, and in digital format at DrivethruRPG. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the city, but beware; enemies of the Crown could be waiting to strike…
Agrella – City of Eternal Euphoria is a 176-page, full-color, hardcover book designed by Erik Hylander (Symbaroum: Adventure Pack 4), co-written with debutant Marco Zamorano-Tóth, illustrated by Gustaf Ekelund (Blade Runner The Roleplaying Game), with cover art by Grant Griffin. It contains a new campaign and setting set in the city of Agrella, and brings adventurers into corners of Symbaroum’s world never before seen.
The festival season is drawing close in Agrella, and it will be a season like no other. On the surface, nothing seems out of the ordinary – jester troupes are honing their performances, brewers are refining their recipes, mask-makers are sketching out the year’s novelties, and among the population at large, excitement is rising every day. But nothing is as it should be; in reality, the threat against Agrella and its inhabitants has never been greater. The question is, will someone notice the lurking dangers in time to avert the looming catastrophe?
Symbaroum: Agrella – City of Eternal Euphoria contains:
The campaign The Outrage of Betrayed Brethren containing the adventures Intrigue, Assassination, and Chaos, offers gaming groups a tumultuous experience of how fantastically fearsome Agrella’s festivals can be.
A thorough overview of Agrella’s history, activities, factions and conflicts, meant to be read by both players and Game Masters.
A freestanding double-sided color map (558 x 432 mm) of the city and a pair of adventure locations, in addition to over a dozen maps within the book.
A large number of establishments where the player characters can eat, rest, party, search in archives, and visit local dignitaries.
A chapter for the Game Master, featuring hidden conspiracies and plot hooks that may be developed into exciting adventures.
Note that this book requires the Symbaroum Core Rulebook, and should be combined with Advanced Player’s Guide, Game Master’s Guide, and Monster Codex for the ideal playing experience.
Free League Publishing has announced that Mythic Carpathia and City of My Nightmares, two highly-anticipated expansions for Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying that smashed their fundraising goals on Kickstarter last fall, are now open for late pledges on Pledge Manager.
Delve deeper into the Mythic North – and beyond. Investigate a lurking evil threatening to throw the capital into chaos in City of My Nightmares and venture into Mythic Carpathia to face Vampires, Rusalkas, Baba Yaga, and other even stranger horrors of Eastern European folklore.
Mythic Carpathia and City of My Nightmares are scheduled to print in September 2025 – just in time for the spooky season.
In dark forests, beyond the mountains, by black lakes in hidden groves. At your doorstep. In the shadows, something stirs. Strange beings. Twisted creatures, lurking at the edge of vision. Watching. Waiting. Unseen by most, but not by you. You see them for what they really are. Vaesen.
Since its release in 2020, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, based on the acclaimed art book by Johan Egerkrans and written by Nils Hintze and Free League, has become a fan-favorite across the globe and won multiple awards, including three ENNIEs.
About Mythic Carpathia
It’s time to wander south to the busy streets of Prague, where history and myths collide in an unusual fashion. Explore the Pravda Society that deals with the phenomena from all over Mythic Carpathia and beyond. Visit old cities, deep forests, and high mountains to find colorful folklore and myths.
This hardback volume will take your Vaesen adventures to Central and Eastern Europe. It includes information about the Prague branch of the Society, a gazetteer of the city complete with adventure locations and secret societies, a chapter with over a dozen local mythical beings including Drekavac, Golem, the infamous Baba Yaga, and – of course – the Vampire.
The book also presents three new complete mysteries to play, set in Prague, Ukraine, and Transylvania. The book will include a large separate map of the city of Prague and Mythic Carpathia.
Mythic Carpathia is written by a team of Polish and Ukrainian writers and editors in partnership with the Free League core team, and illustrated by Johan Egerkrans and Anton Vitus.
About City of My Nightmares
Did you think you were safe from the vaesen in the crowds and lights of the city? Think again. Unspeakable horrors lurk in the dark alleys, crawl underneath the cobblestone streets, or soar through the twilight skies above.
City of My Nightmares is a full-length campaign in four parts in which the characters are invited to the capital to investigate a series of grisly murders, only to become embroiled in a much deeper mystery involving the very origins of the Society itself and threatening to throw the city into utter chaos.
City of My Nightmares is set in 19th century Stockholm but can be adapted to London, Prague or any Gothic metropolis of the era. This beautifully illustrated hardback book will include a separate large map of Stockholm and a detailed newspaper handout.
The book is written by Kiku Pukk Härenstam, and illustrated by Johan Egerkrans and Anton Vitus.
Gather up your party for endless adventure with this bundle of tabletop role-playing books from Free League Publishing! The Free League RPG Mega Bundle features a wide variety of TTRPG games for you to enjoy with your friends. Get explorer’s kit contains rulebooks, sourcebooks, and campaign resources for Forbidden Lands RPG, Tales from the Loop RPG, Mutant: Year Zero, and more. Get everything you need to embark on an epic journey together and help support Direct Relief with your purchase!
Gather up your party for endless adventure with this bundle of tabletop role-playing books from Free League Publishing! The Free League RPG Mega Bundle features a wide variety of TTRPG games for you to enjoy with your friends. Get explorer’s kit contains rulebooks, sourcebooks, and campaign resources for Forbidden Lands RPG, Tales from the Loop RPG, Mutant: Year Zero, and more. Get everything you need to embark on an epic journey together and help support Direct Relief with your purchase!
