I am on vacation at some point soon (writing is like weird time travel), so this week I’m going to cover several of the most recent Free League core rules and bundle deals. I write about Free League often and Free League sends me products and PDFs to review although I’ve spent my fair share of money on their RPGs. I’ve GMed many campaigns using their rules and settings. Many of the rules are on sale until July 3 so everyone wins. Several core rulebooks are on sale for less than $25! Hardcover, saddle stitched, full color, some with bookmarks. Amazing prices for amazing RPGs and PDFs are included if you order direct from Free League. Coriolis – The Third Horizon, not listed below but the RPG from which Free League gets its name, is also on sale as are many other RPGs in the Free League store that I didn’t have space to cover.
Blade Runner RPG | Blade Runner RPG bundle
Alien RPG | Alien RPG bundle (includes Chariot of the Gods and Destroyer of Worlds Cinematic Adventures) | Alien RPG Heart of Darkness
The Lord of the Rings RPG | The Lord of the Rings RPG bundle
The One Ring | The One Ring bundle
Twilight: 2000 | Twilight: 2000 Urban Operations
Vaesen | Vaesen bundle
Tales from the Loop | Tales from the Loop bundle (not available in US or Canada)
Ruins of Symbaroum bundle
Forbidden Lands | Forbidden Lands bundle | Forbidden Lands The Bitter Reach map and cards
Blade Runner RPG | Blade Runner RPG bundle
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle
- SALE PRICE: $24.22/$55.64
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: Blade Runner RPG (geeknative.com)
- DESCRIPTION: Blade Runner is about investigations and roleplaying what it means to be human or to be near human. PCs get put into difficult situations in which their conscience may not align with what society and their bosses want. The future is bleak and doing what it right is hard. The bundle includes the core rulebook, a boxed starter set with adventure and dice, and a GM screen.
Alien RPG | Alien RPG bundle (includes Chariot of the Gods and Destroyer of Worlds Cinematic Adventures) | Alien RPG Heart of Darkness
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle/box set
- SALE PRICE: $24.22/$42.45/$31.61
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: Alien RPG (geeknative.com)
- DESCRIPTION: The trilogy of Cinematic adventure looks great. But I ran a Campaign and had player buy in for betrayal by other PCs. It was brutal and emotional and one of my favorite campaigns I have run. In space, everyone can hear you roleplay. The bundle includes the Starter Set complete with the first Cinematic adventure with pregenerated PCs in a trilogy as well as the second adventure, Destroyer of Worlds. Heart of Darkness is the last Cinematic Adventure in the trilogy.
The Lord of the Rings RPG | The Lord of the Rings RPG bundle
- SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle
- SALE PRICE: $48.44 (not on sale, sad face)/$93.32
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: The Lord of the Rings RPG (geeknative.com)
- DESCRIPTION: The Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition version. Takes place between The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The bundle includes a GM screen and the Shire box set. A two book supplement bundle is on pre-order
The One Ring | The One Ring bundle
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle
- SALE PRICE: $24.22/$55.64
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: The One Ring (geeknative.com)
- DESCRIPTION: I ran a year long campaign in Middle-earth. It was spectacular and a mix of landmarks (simple locations) and full adventures. The rules cover everything from PCs to monsters. The bundle includes the core rulebook, the Starter Set set in the Shire, and a GM screen with Rivendell compendium. The adventure hardcovers (one so far in Ruins of the Lost Realm and another, Tales from the Lone-lands, on the way) are great support for running the setting.
Twilight: 2000 | Twilight: 2000 Urban Operations
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: box sets
- SALE PRICE: $26.56/$37.22
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: review of Twilight: 2000
- DESCRIPTION: Everything in a box to run the end of the world including battle maps and standees. Urban Operations brings in more support with new rules, battle maps, standees, and more.
Vaesen | Vaesen bundle
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle
- SALE PRICE: $46.66 (not on sale)/$93.50
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland
- DESCRIPTION: Victorian Age supernatural adventure in Europe. Already has two adventure collections available and a third (The Lost Mountain Saga) on the way. The bundle has the core rulebook, a GM screen in landscape format, a full-color map of the Mythic North and the town of Upsala, a set of engraved custom dice, and a card deck.
Tales from the Loop | Tales from the Loop bundle (not available in US or Canada)
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle (not available in US or Canada)
- SALE PRICE: $20.99/$72.52
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: review of Tales from the Loop (my first article for EN World!)
- DESCRIPTION: Teenagers investigate weird mysteries in the 80s that never were. From robots to time travel to dinosaurs and more. Two adventure collections including Our Friends the Machines are available and a third (They Grow Up So Fast) is on pre-order. The bundle, sold out in the US and Canada, has the core rulebook, the Our Friends the Machines mystery compendium, a GM Screen, a set of 10 engraved dice, and a full-color map of the Mälaren Islands and Boulder City.
Ruins of Symbaroum bundle
- SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover/bundle
- SALE PRICE: $82.82
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: Ruins of Symbaroum (geeknative.com)
- DESCRIPTION: The D&D version of Symbaroum. PCs explore a fallen empire and a forest haunted by monsters. Every PC and creature has a colorful Shadow, an ethereal reflection of themselves. When nature is cultivated or violated, including spellcasting, it causes Corruption. Casters are constantly threatened by this Corruption which mutes and darkens their Shadow and can leave permanent Marks. Includes the Player's Guide, Gamemaster's Guide, and Bestiary all of which are needed for play.
Forbidden Lands | Forbidden Lands bundle | Forbidden Lands The Bitter Reach map and cards
- SYSTEM: Year Zero Engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: box set with two hardcover core rulebooks and poster map/bundle/map and cards
- SALE PRICE: $46.78 (not on sale)/$148.22/$17.66 (sold out in the US and Canada)
- OTHER RPG COVERAGE: review of Forbidden Lands
- DESCRIPTION: Hex crawling in a realm recovering from a deadly Blood Mist that has just lifted. PCs face demons, orcs, undead, and bandits in a realm scattered with ruins and settlements. Stronghold building is also part of the core rules. The bundle is massive and includes the box set core rules, a dice set, 12 engraved dice, a card deck, a GM screen, character sheets, an epic campaign called Raven's Purge, and an icy second setting: The Bitter Reach. The map and cards for The Bitter Reach are sold separately, not on sale, and are sold out in the US and Canada.
