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Free League on Embracer’s purchase of Lord of the Rings, supply challenges and the D&D ecosystem: An interview with Tomas Härenstam

September 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After Ruins for the Lost Realm, we are planning for more adventures in Eriador, and after that, we have our eyes set on Moria and beyond.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: embracer, Free League Publishing, ruins for the lost realm, The One Ring, the rings of power, Tomas Härenstam, vaesen

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #170

September 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s roleplaying game (RPG) news, reviews, interviews, bundle offers, and advice are summarised in Routinely Itemised.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: anymini, book of ebon tide, Free League Publishing, kobold press, routinely itemised, ruins of the lost realm, The One Ring

YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Spider Lore

September 4, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Year Zero World Building creates campaign settings using Free League’s RPGs. This month features a return to Middle-earth via The One Ring Second Edition and a look at spider lore that just might uncover the webs they spin to cover Eriador in darkness.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, lord of the rings, year zero engine, year zero world building

Dragonbane: Free League’s re-imagined 40-year-old RPG is already brushing half-a-million

September 1, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

1982’s Dragonbane is Scandinavia’s first and largest tabletop RPG. Now, we commemorate its 40th anniversary with a new and revamped version, with one foot in the Swedish gaming legacy and the other in Free League Publishing’s current and inventive game design.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonbane, Free League Publishing, kickstarters

Embracer games company buys Lord of the Rings

August 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It is the first time the rights to the iconic fantasy series have been sold since 1976 when The Saul Zaentz company bought them.

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: embracer, Free League Publishing, games workshop, lord of the rings, Middle-earth, the saul zaentz company

The Lord of the Rings RPG heads to 5e but not does simply walk there

August 8, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The year is 2965 of the Third Age and the Shadow is returning. Rumors of strange things happening outside the borders of civilized lands are spreading and they sometimes reach the ears of individuals who recognize the sinister truth they hide.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Free League Publishing, the lord of the rings

Brutal and silly: Free League announce the Dragonbane RPG

August 4, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Although a toolbox allowing you to tell fantasy stories of all kinds, Drakar och Demoner / Dragonbane is a game with room for laughs at the table and even a pinch of sillyness at times – while at the same time offering brutal challenges for your adventurers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonbane, Free League Publishing, Tomas Härenstam

What are the best-selling games in DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July mega sale?

July 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThruRPG’s big Christmas in July sale has been on for a few days, with about two weeks left. That’s enough time to see which games are contenders for the best sellers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ChamomileHasAdventures, conan, CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, cyberpunk red, dark lord, drivethrurpg, Expeditious Retreat Press, Free League Publishing, kids on bikes, m20 the operative's dossier, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Ptolus, sales, sentinel hill press, Shadowrun, star trek, star trek adventures, the dare, the halls of arden vul, The One Ring, thought police interactive, traveller, Vampire: The Masquerade, worlds without number

YZ Worldbuilding: Twilight: 2000

July 10, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

World War III has ended, and everyone lost. The PCs, caught up in the final battle, flee the carnage.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Free League Publishing, twilight: 2000, year zero engine, year zero world building

UKGE 2022 Awards: The best RPGs and board games of the year

June 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The UK’s largest and one of the most significant gaming conventions in Europe is over, and the UK Games Expo is done for another year. The busy event has many attractions, one of which is the influential UK Games Expo Awards. The UKGE 2022 Awards has two categories, Judges and People, which means two winners […]

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