Son of Oak is celebrating a remarkable milestone: its newest innovative TTRPG release, rustic fantasy roleplaying game Legend in the Mist, has been the #2 bestselling title on DriveThruRPG for several weeks in a row. With 56 reviews and an average 5-star rating (out of 5 stars), the game is even outperforming major launches such as Daggerheart and other high-profile releases as the top-reviewed TTRPG of 2025 on DriveThruRPG.
Wide Appeal
Thanks to the narrative-first approach, beautiful illustrations, and evocative writing, Son of Oak accessories are sure to appeal to a wide audience, far beyond the amazing TTRPG crowd – so RSVP and discover this captivating way of entertaining entire groups, even if you haven’t covered tabletop games yet!
Award-Winning Game
City of Mist was originally released in 2016 and won a Silver ENnie (the TTRPG equivalent of an Academy Award) for Best Free Product at the 2017 ENnie Awards ceremony, as well as a Gold ENnie for Best Interior Art a scant year later. This was followed by yet another Gold ENnie Award in 2021 for the City of Mist Character Folio Pack (Best Aid/Accessory) – a great accomplishment!
Legend in the Mist
Meanwhile, we’re excited to confirm that the print version of rustic fantasy TTRPG Legend in the Mist, which is already available in PDF after a Kickstarter campaign that raised almost 800,000 euro (late pledges not included), is scheduled for a late Q1 2026 or early Q2 2026 release. Of course, PDF review copies are already available, and print review copies will follow later.
The response from both fans and industry professionals has been overwhelming, as Legend in the Mist has already garnered rave reviews as well as an impressive 5 out of 5 stars from 56 reviews on DriveThruRPG, making it the best-reviewed game on the most important website and online shop for tabletop roleplaying games out there. With the print release still a few months away, this is sure to herald one of the most significant tabletop game releases of 2025–2026. After earlier successes City of Mist and Otherscape, Son of Oak seems set to cement itself as one of the top tabletop game publishers out there.
Third-Party Publishers
With interest rising this fast, third-party publishers were sure to catch on, and the momentum continues to grow as some have already begun creating their own content for Son of Oak’s proprietary rules system, the Mist Engine, which – uniquely – uses words and tags instead of the usual numbers to create characters and decide which actions succeed and which fail, moving forward the collaborative story created by Game Masters and their players.
Upcoming third party books are bound to follow the success of the Balkan & Slavic folklore supplement Zamanora: Ballad of the Witch, which is double-statted for both Dungeons & Dragons and Legend in the Mist. Released by Eren Chronicles and filled with gritty character options, eerie magic, and fabled relics, Zamanora: Ballad of the Witch wrapped up its recent Kickstarter campaign past the 300K mark – at 1,517% of its original 20K goal.
5E Crossover Tool
The fact that games are being released that are adapted from the D&D 5E toolset or that are already double-statted for both 5E and the Mist Engine is no accident. In fact, Son of Oak already has its unique 5E Crossover Tool available – an impressive resource that allows players to add intriguing layers to their D&D 5E characters by infusing them with narrative-driven mechanics from Legend in the Mist that focus on building relationships, consequences for choices, and adding depth to campaign settings, both existing ones and new ones.
The 5E Crossover Tool allows players and Game Masters to create Legend in the Mist characters using their 5E knowledge, migrate existing 5E characters into a Legend in the Mist game or clone them for solo stories, convert 5E characters before trying Legend in the Mist as a group, and learn how Legend in the Mist works by drawing on their existing roleplaying knowledge.
