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New Coriolis Adventure Announced By Free League

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Free League Publishing has announced a new Coriolis adventure is on the way…The Last Cyclade, the second part of the Mercy of the Icons campaign.

Far above in the darkness of space, a lone ship waits to enter the portal. Its crew stands ready to complete their mission: to reach the ghost ship Zafirah first to unveil the truth behind one of the horizon’s most ominous mysteries…

Many months ago, the destroyer Zafirah vanished. Now she is back, in a time of turmoil as the council and authorities are questioned, and people begin to revolt against their oppressors. The throat of the Third Horizon is exposed, and this is when something ancient rises from the shadows.

Coriolis was conceived by game designers Mattias Johnsson Haake, Mattias Lilja and Martin Grip as a sci-fi tabletop game set in a remote cluster of star systems called The Third Horizon. It is a place ravaged by conflicts and war, but also home to proud civilizations, both new and old. Here, the First Come colonists of old worship the Icons, while the newly arrived Zenithians pursue an aggressive imperialistic agenda through trade and military power. The Coriolis – The Third Horizon roleplaying game was awarded the ENnies Judges’ Spotlight in 2017. Earlier this year, Free League acquired ownership of Coriolis outright.

The Last Cyclade is a 240-page hardcover that actually consists of TWO stories: The Uharan Echo and In the Shadow of the Zenith. Within the book you will also find four new adventure locations, mission generator tables for making your own adventures, and in-depth background information for the DM.

Coriolis: The Last Cyclade will be available from Free League starting December 8. Pre-orders are now open.

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Simon Stålenhag’s The Labyrinth Launches Kickstarter

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You know artist Simon Stålenhag for his work on Tales From The Loop, a narrative art book that was adapted into a successful tabletop game and all sorts of spinoffs from there. Now he’s working on his second tale told through pictures: The Labyrinth, a post-apocalyptic tale of survival and facing the unknown.

A world covered by ruins and ash, the remnants of an otherworldly phenomenon that has ravaged the earth’s atmosphere and forced the few survivors deep underground. Matt, Sigrid and Charlie leave the safe harbor of the enclave for an expedition into the wastelands of the surface world. During their journey they are forced to confront dark secrets from the time before civilization’s fall.

Will The Labyrinth reach the heights of Tales From The Loop? That’s up to you. The crowdfunding campaign for the book was launched today, in association with Free League Publishing and Skybound Entertainment. The Labyrinth is planned as a large, hardcover volume 150 pages thick on high-quality paper stock.

You can secure a copy of Stålenhag’s latest through this link. A $40 pledge gets you the standard package: one hardcover physical copy of The Labyrinth, plus a digital PDF of the same (extra shipping charges may apply later). A limited-edition version of the book with a backer-exclusive embossed cloth cover is a bit more at $79.

The Labyrinth Kickstarter will be live until October 30. Get your pledges in before then!

Twilight 2000 Revival Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Twilight 2000 Revival Launches Kickstarter Campaign

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Back in 1984, Game Designers’ Workshop introduced the apocalyptic role-playing game Twilight 2000 to the tabletop market. The game was set in the future year of 2000, during a raging World War III. Now GDW and Amargosa Press are looking into producing a new version of the game, twenty years past the sell-by date in the title.

How can one possibly release a game set in a future war that never happened? Easy…you just re-classify the story. The new Twilight 2000 is billed as a “retro-futuristic” tabletop RPG set in a world where the events that led to the game’s conflict actually happened. It’s a Y2K where the Soviet Union never collapsed and the tensions between the superpowers escalated beyond their early-80s height.

In the game, players take roles of survivors in the aftermath of World War III – soldiers or civilians. Their goal, beyond surviving for another day, can be to find a way back home, to carve out their own fiefdom where they are, to find out more about the mysterious Operation Reset, and maybe, just maybe, make the world a little bit better again.

Twilight 2000 may be an older game, but players of titles like Mutant: Year Zero will recognize the game mechanics. The new version uses the same “hexcrawling” system that Mutant and survival fantasy Forbidden Lands do, as well as an adaption of the Mutant Year Zero game engine for its core rules.

Since the Kickstarter was launched a few days ago, it hit its goal in just seven minutes and has grown massively…as of this writing it’s earned $283,000 from a target of $11,500. You can get a digital edition of Twilight 2000 for a $35 pledge, or a physical edition for a $58 pledge. Reserve yours by heading here.

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Vaesen Has Emerged, Thanks To Free League

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Free League Publishing, manufacturers of fine tabletop experiences like Mutant: Year Zero, Tales From The Loop and the official Alien tabletop RPG, have a new one out as of today. It’s called Vaesen, based in Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia.

In Vaesen, you and your friends play paranormal investigators in the 19th century who happen to be somewhat paranormal themselves. You have the gift known as “the Sight” which means you can spot extradimensional phenomena that would be invisible to most people. Usually, this will take the form of horrible monsters you’ll be forced to do battle with. But it’s all in a day’s work.

Vaesen is based on the creations of Swedish illustrator and author Johan Egerkrans, and was written by Nils Hintze who also wrote Free League’s Tales From The Loop.

Vaesen presents a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and old myths of Scandinavia. In the Vaesen RPG, the players step into the roles of 19th century investigators in the Mythic North. They have all been born with the Sight, and are able to see what normal people cannot. Embarking on journeys to remote villages in the wilderness, the players will uncover the secrets of the Mythic North. Armed with nothing but their courage, conviction, and ability to see the supernatural, they will face the creatures of the forest.

The box comes with the core rulebook, a GM Screen and map, a card pack, and a set of custom dice. You can get it today in the Free League webshop, and copies will be shipped to hobby shops soon. If you’d like to see Vaesen in action, you’ll want to check out Free League’s Gen Con Online livestream on July 31, when a play show of the game will be conducted.

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Free League Announces Their New RPG, Vaesen

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The Swedes at Free League have brought us products like Mutant: Year Zero, Tales From The Loop and the official Alien tabletop RPG. Now they’re about to introduce their newest creation…it’s called Vaesen, and it’s based on Nordic folklore and the old myths of Scandinavia.

In Vaesen, you and your friends play paranormal investigators in the 19th century who happen to be somewhat paranormal themselves. You have the gift known as “the Sight” which means you can spot extradimensional phenomena that would be invisible to most people. Usually, this will take the form of horrible monsters you’ll be forced to do battle with. But it’s all in a day’s work.

Vaesen is based on the creations of Swedish illustrator and author Johan Egerkrans, and was written by Nils Hintze who also wrote Free League’s Tales From The Loop. The box comes with the core rulebook, a GM Screen and map, a card pack, and a set of custom dice. It comes out July 28, but it’s available to preorder at the Free League webshop right now. All those who preorder will gain early access to a PDF version of Vaesen.

Vaesen presents a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore and old myths of Scandinavia. In the Vaesen RPG, the players step into the roles of 19th century investigators in the Mythic North. They have all been born with the Sight, and are able to see what normal people cannot. Embarking on journeys to remote villages in the wilderness, the players will uncover the secrets of the Mythic North. Armed with nothing but their courage, conviction, and ability to see the supernatural, they will face the creatures of the forest.

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Tales From The Loop RPG Starter Kit Now Available

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Tales From The Loop has become one of Free League Publishing’s most successful tabletop games since it was released back in 2017. It’s had several expansions since, and even its own Amazon Prime TV series. Free League wants more people to join in, so they’re introducing a Starter Set for newbies. Like the original, this slimmed-down version is set in the 1980s and based around the retro sci-fi art of Simon Stålenhag.

Inside you get:

  • An illustrated rulebook explaining how to play the game
  • The complete adventure called The Recycled Boy by Nils Hintze
  • Five pre-generated characters ready to play
  • A large, full-color map of land of the Loop
  • Ten engraved custom dice

Previously, Free League announced a release for the Tales From The Loop Starter Set on April 3. If it had met that date, it would have coincided with the release of the TV series, but things didn’t turn out that way. But there’s good news: the Starter Set may be late, but it will be released in both physical and virtual versions. You can get it as a module for the Roll20 digital platform, and play anywhere, with anyone.

Look for the Tales From The Loop Starter Set on the Free League website, the Roll20 Marketplace, and in select retail stores….and also watch for the PDF version at DriveThruRPG.com.

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Symbaroum Game Master’s Guide Coming June 2

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Free League Publishing released the first version of their dark fantasy roleplaying game Symbaroum in 2015. They’ve been adding to it since then, and soon, the saga will be complete with the arrival of the Symbaroum Game Master’s Guide.

The ultimate guide to creating your own Symbaroum adventures is divided into three main sections, telling you everything you need to know about the rules of the RPG and intricacies of its world…

  • The Adventure section, with chapters on the design of game worlds, chronicles, adventure landscapes and of adventures set in the Underworld, Yonderworld and Spirit World. It also offers tips regarding how to construct scenarios for experienced player characters, and guidelines for Troupe Play in Symbaroum.
  • The Challenges section, containing alternative rules for pitched battles, advanced traps and social challenges. Adding to this are chapters on Ceremonial Magic (including sixteen ceremonies), expeditions in Davokar, exploration of ruins, the design of legendary creatures and rules for handling player characters owning and managing an estate or smaller domain.
  • The Rewards Section, which offers suggestions on different ways of rewarding player characters and their players, aside from Experience and shiny coins. The chapters also present guidelines for designing what in Symbaroum are called Curiosities, Mystical Treasures and Artifacts, after which the book is rounded off with the description of no less than twenty seven artifacts – all of them with a unique adventure set-up.

With the release of the Game Master’s Guide, the core book collection of Symbaroum will be considered complete, but there is still material on the way. The fourth Adventure Pack for the game is coming next…it’s a 112-page hardcover book that includes two new scenarios, Call of the Dark and Retribution. Adventure Pack 4 will launch later this year.

As for the Symbaroum Game Master’s Guide, it will be physically released June 2, but the digital version can be purchased today on Free League’s website.

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Alien Roleplaying Game Expands With Starter Set, New Scenario

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Free League Publishing released Alien: The Roleplaying Game last December and it quickly took off to become one of their biggest hits. Critics loved it, tabletop enthusiasts ate it up, and it sold well enough to register in the top 5 best-selling tabletop RPGs of the fall….so that means one thing: expansion time!

Two additional products connected to Alien: The Roleplaying Game were announced by Free League on April 26 (4/26, Alien Day). One is the Starter Set, which is basically a mini version of the full game to get newcomers’ toes wet. It comes with 104-page softcover abridged rulebook, 20 custom dice, reference cards, character handouts, a huge starmap, and one complete scenario: Chariot of the Gods by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska. The Starter Set is cheaper than the full version, bearing a price of $49.99.

But for those who already own the full game and want MORE, not less, Free League presents the expansion Destroyer Of Worlds. It is a sequel to Chariot of the Gods, also written by Gaska. “A team of Colonial Marines get dropped onto the moon Ariaricus to handle a growing insurgency, but soon find themselves fighting for their lives against enemies beyond their worst nightmares,” reads the official plot synopsis. Destroyer of Worlds comes with maps, handouts and cards at only $29.99.

There is no release date listed for either the Starter Set or the Destroyer of Worlds expansion, but preorders are open now. Go to alien-rpg.com to get yours in.

 

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Free League Launches Kickstarter For Tales From the Loop: The Board Game

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Tales From The Loop has never been more visible. It started as a series of paintings, was adapted into a tabletop game by Free League, and then spun off into its own Amazon Prime TV series. Now it’s about to become a board game too.

The backstory is the same as in the other incarnations: it’s an alternate 1980s that resulted from particle accelerator experiments conducted decades prior. The accelerator seems to have bridged the gap between our world and another one, and now strange — I mean, WEIRD things are happening. Machines are malfunctioning for mysterious reasons, and unknown creatures no one has ever seen before are roaming the land.

As one of the pint-sized kid characters that Tales From The Loop focuses on, your reaction can be summed up in one word: “Cool!” You and your friends decide to investigate and get close to the phenomena as you can. And that’s where the board game begins.

Unlike most other board games, Tales From The Loop doesn’t have players take turns. Instead, you’ll be moving around the board simultaneously and making your decisions collectively. Remember that you’re still a kid and you only have so many after-school hours in the day to probe the countryside’s mysteries before your mother calls you home for dinner. Plan your hourly activities well!

Tales From The Loop: The Board Game will include at least four scenarios in the base game (probably more as stretch goals are hit), with each scenario taking around two to three hours to complete. You can get a copy for a $60 pledge, or a Deluxe Edition for a $99 pledge. There is also a Retailer Pledge that will allow hobby shops to order five copies at a discount.

Get Tales From The Loop: The Board Game through this link. The campaign lasts until May 7.

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Free League To Produce Tolkien Stuff

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On the verge of the first television series based on a Free League property (Tales From The Loop), it’s clear this tabletop maker is playing with the big boys now — and to prove it, the company just made a major power move by securing the publishing rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s timeless world.

The partnership will produce a new version of the tabletop game The One Ring, by Sophisticated Games. Authors Francesco Nepitello and lead designer Marco Maggi will be involved with the latest edition. It’s possible more products may come after this but no future plans are mentioned beyond that.

“We are thrilled to be working with Sophisticated Games and Francesco Nepitello to bring to life a new edition of The One Ring and its 5E iteration,” says Tomas Härenstam, Free League’s CEO. “We grew up with J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic works and we’re huge fans of the original version of the game. We have a very similar approach to game design as Francesco and we’re convinced that we can create something truly special together.”

“Free League shares all our values. Values which are vital in interpreting the most extraordinary fantasy world ever created, one that is of enduring interest throughout the world in every language. Working with Free League’s highly talented team we look forward to continuing the work we began a decade ago, with publication of The One Ring,” says Sophisticated Games’s MD Robert Hyde.

The new partnership goes into effect June 1, 2020, at which point Free League and Sophisticated Games will announce more detailed plans.

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Tales From The Loop Starter Set Coming April 3

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Tales From The Loop has become one of Free League Publishing’s most successful tabletop games since it was released back in 2017. It’s had several expansions since, and there’s even a TV series on the way. Free League wants more people to join in, so they’re introducing a Starter Set for newbies. Like the original, this slimmed-down version is set in the 1980s and based around the retro sci-fi art of Simon Stålenhag.

Inside you get:

  • An illustrated rulebook explaining how to play the game
  • The complete adventure called The Recycled Boy by Nils Hintze
  • Five pre-generated characters ready to play
  • A large, full-color map of land of the Loop
  • Ten engraved custom dice

Free League plans to release the Tales From The Loop Starter Set on April 3, timed to the release of….the show! Yep, Amazon Prime Video’s Tales From The Loop TV show is almost ready and will premiere that same day (that’s what all this preparation for newbies is about). It will star Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Paul Schneider (Parks and Recreation), and Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones).

We still haven’t seen enough of the show to confirm if it’ll be the Stranger Things knockoff we fear it could be, or if it’ll have a unique voice. The fact that the property is about a bunch of kids confronting monsters in the 80s is going to unavoidably draw comparisons. Both the Tales From The Loop show and the Starter Set will become obtainable April 3.

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Free League’s MORK BORG Is Out Now

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Today is the day you can MORK BORG your head off, as the first tabletop game to be published under Free League’s Workshop label (a new sublabel for externally developed games, as well as a website for fan-created scenarios) becomes available.

MORK BORK is an artpunk RPG, blacker than the blackest depths of a….big black thing. Creators Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell says it’s “about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and decaying world. Who are you? The tomb-robber with silver glittering between cracked fingernails? The mystic who would bend the world’s heart away from it’s inevitable end?” They add, “The world is dying. And you with it.”

MORK BORG can be played as its own standalone game, or its parts can be salvaged as part of an existing game. Within the pages of its rulebook, you’ll find:

  • A brief look at this dying world. From The Two-Headed Basilisks’ gothic cathedral in Galgenbeck and Blood-countess Anthelia’s limestone palace, to the fields of death in Graven-Tosk and the barren wastes of Kergüs.
  • The Calendar of Nechrubel, that decides the speed of the world’s demise.
  • 20 occult Powers that let you bend reality, and just as many magical catastrophes for when you disastrously fail.
  • Optional rules which bring more depth to the game. Omens let you turn bad luck into a slightly better one. Classes with unique traits and quirks, and tables that will bring life into your character.
  • 12 creatures to be murdered by.
  • Game master tools such as tables for corpse plundering, occult treasure, adventure sparks, dungeon generating and other devilry.
  • The introductory dungeon crawl scenario Rotblack Sludge, where you investigate a forgotten part of the Shadow King’s enormous ruin palace. Cannibal warlocks, poison peddlers from beyond the void and hungry gutworms await.

You can pick up MORK BORG at the Free League webshop right now, or at select retail stores and hobby shops.

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