Six new adventures challenge players to decide Saruman’s fate before the War of the Ring begins
Stockholm, Sweden (November 6, 2025) | Free League Publishing today announced Hands of the White Wizard, a new adventure anthology for the award-winning second edition of The One Ring™ roleplaying game, and Trials of Saruman, its 5E counterpart for The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying. Both expansions are now available for pre-order in the Free League webshop, including a complete PDF featuring six thrilling adventures, lore, and artwork, months ahead of the retail launch.
“He is great among the Wise. He is the chief of my order and the head of the Council. His knowledge is deep, but his pride has grown with it, and he takes ill any meddling.”
Set between 2965 and the opening moves of the War of the Ring, these adventures invite players to serve, observe, or challenge Saruman the White at the height of his wisdom and the edge of his corruption. Once a counselor to kings and master of Ring-lore, Saruman now rules from Isengard, a bastion of knowledge and power where the first cracks of pride begin to show. The treason of Isengard has not yet begun, but its seeds are sown. The question is whether his downfall is inevitable or if the courage of heroes can still change his fate and the fate of Middle-earth itself.
Hands of the White Wizard & Trials of Saruman Key Features:
- Serve or Spy: Decide whether your heroes will aid the White Wizard or uncover the secrets he keeps.
- Six Adventures Across an Era: Follow Saruman’s path from counselor and scholar to would-be tyrant, spanning the years 2965 to the War of the Ring.
- Lore of Isengard: Discover new allies, foes, and mysteries within Orthanc and the valley of Nan Curunír.
- A Turning Point in the Third Age: Shape one of Tolkien’s most pivotal stories, or watch it unfold as history intended.
Alongside Hands of the White Wizard, Free League today also announced Hobbit™ Tales, an expansion letting players experience the adventures Hobbits get up to (when they cannot avoid it!).
Explore the Shire with a thorough description of its four farthings and five exciting ready-to-play adventures, fully playable also by taking on the roles of some Hobbits whose descendants will go on to do extraordinary things, such as Primula and Rory Brandybuck, Paladin Took, and Bilbo Baggins himself!
Note that the material in Hobbit™ Tales has been published previously in the first starter set for the second edition of The One Ring™ and is already available for The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying in the Shire™ Adventures compendium.
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About Free League Publishing
Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. Voted Fan Favorite Publisher at the ENNIES in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, Free League has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.
