This review will cover both the Shire Adventures and the Rivendell Compendium. Upon release, The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E will have 2 pieces of expansion content. Both of these expansions are available in the original game, The One Ring. This content, like the core rulebook, is a modification of the 5th edition DnD core rule set.
In 2021, Free League Publishing made Kickstarter history again. They raised over 2 million dollars to produce the second edition of The One Ring RPG. The game was a smashing success, beloved by Tolkien fans and RPG lovers alike. These fans were all of them deceived, for another game was made. In the land of Sweden, in the offices of Stockholm, Free League Publishing forged in secret a 5th edition game. And into this game, they poured the rules for DnD, their ambition, and their will to dominate all RPG tables. The Lord of the Rings 5E Roleplaying was born.
Free League Publishing released a new game module in early 2023 for Ruins of Symbaroum: The Call of the Dark expansion, set in the Kingdom of Ambria, and Retribution, set in the city of Kurun. This is a 94-page hardcover book designed by Mattias Johnsson Haake, Mattias Lilja, and Jacob Rodgers where the main theme revolves around Nature and its struggle with Civilization.
February 28th, 2023, saw the release of the IKHON expansion for the acclaimed TTRPG MÖRK BORG. If you don’t know what MÖRK BORG is let me be the first to tell you, it is not for the faint of heart. First released in 2020, MÖRK BORG burst its way onto the tabletop roleplaying scene and made a splash immediately. The game designers aim to provide a game that is light on rules but a brutal challenge in every other facet. The game’s core rules fit on one page and character creation should only take a few minutes. This is good because a few minutes is also the average life expectancy of your character. MÖRK BORG takes place in a dying world, where a two-headed Basilisk prophesied the end of the world is on its way. The world is now riddled with apocalyptic calamities for players to contend with. MÖRK BORG went on to win multiple awards at the ENNIES and even picked up silver for the game of the year.
Mana Project Studio has traveled into the dark to illuminate you with the Nightfell D&D 5E TTRPG Setting, a grimdark Horror using the rules of the world’s most well-known game of heroes battling monsters. Gloom, death, and decay are apparent with every page turn, and the art is beautiful. Never before has a world of doomed fantasy felt so enticing; with a host of new options and a richly tailored game world, Nightfell beams in its execution.
Have you ever wondered what happens after your tabletop roleplaying game character dies? Now, with the Ink TTRPG by Snowbright Studio, you can tell that tale – and the experience is a lesson in acceptance, healing, and community, all classic staples of Snowbright’s mission statement.
The chill of mist-filled night. The howl of distant wolves. The leer of hungry, ravenous undead. Welcome to the world of Shiver, the tabletop roleplaying game by Parable Games! Shiver and Shiver: Double Feature are created by Charlie and Barney Menzies and is a full, setting-agnostic TTRPG designed to emulate your favorite horror movies. With a fast, exciting, and creative narrative combat system and killer art from Ben Alexader, the game will surely slay your RPG lull.
Rule of Chaos has created a new setting and ruleset for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Published by Alexander Amstler, it is a new way to play your favorite ttrpg by focusing play onto powerful demons of various shapes and sizes. Rule of Chaos – Demonic 5E features 6 new playable demon races, 10 re-imagined classes, and hundreds of new magic item, subclass, and template combinations that will never make the same game!
We’ve all been there: You’ve got the urge to play your favorite tabletop roleplaying game. You want the thrill of telling a great story, tossing some dice, and making instant memories. The only problem: your gaming group’s on hiatus, or you’re travelling for a work trip, or – in today’s pandemic world of self-isolation – you’re not able to meet with friends. The only option before was to simply pine over our lost hobby and dream if the good ol’ days. But now, there’s hope: A light that shines at the end of this proverbial tunnel: The Radiance Adventure Engine.
The Wicked Ones TTRPG by Bandit Camp Games is a new tabletop roleplaying game being funded on Kickstarter along with its new expansion, Undead Awakening. In both books, Player Characters play as monsters building a dungeon together and slaying adventurers – it’s heavily inspired by the PC game Dungeon Keeper. Both games are currently on Kickstarter in a high-quality print run of the successful 2019 Kickstarter of the original (digital-only) Wicked Ones campaign.
The newest Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set from Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro showcases a tutorial-style approach mixed with a classic adventure style to bring brand-new players into the fold. The starter set features everything you need to explore your first campaign – but its emphasis on new players may leave experienced players looking for another plot hook.
And in the End of the Third Age of Man, A Free League forges a new One Ring…