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Free League announces The Walking Dead RPG
The Walking Dead TV series is wrapping up with its usual dramatic flare, and the tabletop RPG will head to Kickstarter in the Spring of 2023.
Are these the 9 most scary monsters from Free League?
I wondered what the scariest monsters Free League Publishing has helped to bring to the tabletop are. Kindly, Free League permitted me to share some pictures, so here they.
An interview with Chris Birch: Modiphius sees business sense in helping others
In the first of two interviews, we talked about lessons learned and helping others.
Free League on Embracer’s purchase of Lord of the Rings, supply challenges and the D&D ecosystem: An interview with Tomas Härenstam
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.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #170
This week’s roleplaying game (RPG) news, reviews, interviews, bundle offers, and advice are summarised in Routinely Itemised.
YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Spider Lore
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.
Dragonbane: Free League’s re-imagined 40-year-old RPG is already brushing half-a-million
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.
Embracer games company buys Lord of the Rings
It is the first time the rights to the iconic fantasy series have been sold since 1976 when The Saul Zaentz company bought them.
The Lord of the Rings RPG heads to 5e but not does simply walk there
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.