{"id":56588,"date":"2023-06-16T21:13:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T01:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=56588"},"modified":"2023-06-16T21:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T01:13:48","slug":"two-new-expansions-for-free-leagues-forbidden-lands-the-bloodmarch-and-book-of-beasts-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=56588","title":{"rendered":"Two New Expansions for Free League&#8217;s Forbidden Lands \u2013 The Bloodmarch and Book of Beasts \u2013 Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b65f7f3e-7add-d357-c068-3fe73c308054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56589\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b65f7f3e-7add-d357-c068-3fe73c308054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b65f7f3e-7add-d357-c068-3fe73c308054.jpg 600w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b65f7f3e-7add-d357-c068-3fe73c308054-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b65f7f3e-7add-d357-c068-3fe73c308054-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Be on Your Guard, for Monsters and Demons are Flooding the Forbidden Lands.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u00a0(June 15, 2023) <\/strong>\u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=86fdd7fcd8&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free League Publishing<\/a> today announced that not one, but two<em>\u00a0<\/em>major expansions for the multi-award-winning RPG\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=b92b16ecce&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbidden Lands<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>have been released today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-56590\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ce0370b9-71d9-5368-38cb-04e00a8e816e.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The release includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Book of Beasts<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0a bestiary you can play, beautifully illustrated and filled to the brim with murderous monsters and lethal encounters.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Bloodmarch<\/em><\/strong>, a campaign book expanding the game world and including a full campaign \u2013\u00a0<em>Legacy of Horn\u00a0<\/em>written by fantasy author Erik Granstr\u00f6m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The expansions are now available in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=2f7801bd72&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.com\/en\/store\/?collection_id%3D84541866032%26mc_cid%3D23d5d8731e%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686661046474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yqnrLxqqb61DFpmwqv-OS\">the Free League webshop<\/a>\u00a0in print, PDF, and virtual tabletop formats, on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=e8d6df64b3&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/11437\/Free-League-Publishing\/subcategory\/27806_31447\/Forbidden-Lands?mc_cid%3D23d5d8731e%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686661046474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2t7UTxqYRG60aPqeOXcC--\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>, and soon in hobby stores worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=3186b48700&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.com\/en\/store\/?collection_id%3D84541866032%26mc_cid%3D23d5d8731e%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686661046474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yqnrLxqqb61DFpmwqv-OS\">Find out more about the expansions here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>FORBIDDEN LANDS: BOOK OF BEASTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Book of Beasts<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is a bestiary you can play. It presents\u00a028 new monsters in great detail. Each beast comes ready to play with tailored random encounters, presenting the Gamemaster with a handy set of mini-adventures to go.<\/p>\n<p>The book also includes legends about each monster, introduces the option to harvest resources from slain beasts, and lets players use their Lore skills to gain insight into a monster&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses. This will help you and your fellow adventurers to defeat \u2013 or at least survive &#8211; an encounter with the book&#8217;s monstrosities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the monsters within these covers you will find the Amphibian, the Basilisk, the Iron Dragon, the Twisted Ent, and many more, ready for use in any\u00a0<em>Forbidden Lands<\/em>\u00a0campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Book of Beasts<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is penned by seasoned game writers Andreas Marklund and acclaimed Swedish fantasy author Erik Granstr\u00f6m,\u00a0illustrated by Henrik Rosenborg, with graphic design by Niklas Brandt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>FORBIDDEN LANDS: THE BLOODMARCH<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<strong><em>The Bloodmarch<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Forbidden Lands\u00a0<\/em>gets even stranger. <em>The Bloodmarch<\/em>\u00a0is the name given to the volcanic region west of Ravenland, accessible as the Shadowgate Pass is again opened. This ancient land of battle-ready horse riders and secretive dwarves is rapidly changing due to the demonic vegetation spreading across the land. Most see this red curse as a threat to all that is good, while others view it as a good thing \u2013 or at least a necessary evil needed to reach other goals.<\/p>\n<p>You will be able to choose a side, or side with yourself, as the\u00a0<em>Legacy of Horn<\/em>\u00a0campaign sets explorers on a hunt for Horn\u00b4s Astra, a legendary set of artifacts sought by many in the ashen land. These powerful items are said to be able to stop the demonic growth, or be powerful enough to ensure its triumph.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Bloodmarch<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0<em>Legacy of Horn<\/em>\u00a0are written by acclaimed Swedish fantasy author Erik Granstr\u00f6m, lead setting writer for<em>\u00a0Forbidden Lands<\/em>\u00a0RPG and designer of the game&#8217;s first campaign module,\u00a0<em>Raven\u00b4s Purge<\/em>.\u00a0<em>The Bloodmarch<\/em>\u00a0is illustrated by Henrik Rosenborg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <em>Forbidden Lands<\/em> \u2013 Rogues &amp; Raiders in a Cursed World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the best RPGs of 2018 according to Geek &amp; Sundry<\/p>\n<p><em>Forbidden Lands<\/em>\u00a0is a new take on classic fantasy roleplaying &#8211; an open-world survival RPG. You don&#8217;t play heroes sent on missions dictated by others \u2013 instead, you are raiders and rogues bent on making your own mark on a cursed world. You will discover lost tombs, fight terrible monsters, wander the wild lands and, if you live long enough, build your own stronghold to defend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Forbidden Lands\u00a0<\/em>won four ENNIE Awards in 2018, among them Gold ENNIES for Best Production Values and Best Cartography, and Silver ENNIES for Best Rules and Product of the Year, and was voted Best RPG at the UK Game Expo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=f0761f5720&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.com\/en\/store\/?product_id%3D2164836859952%26mc_cid%3D23d5d8731e%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686661046475000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VXIVDKndYOPtcaFLFbm8W\">Read more about Forbidden Lands RPG here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=37c9920dfb&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.com\/en\/store\/?product_id%3D2221726826544%26mc_cid%3D23d5d8731e%26mc_eid%3DUNIQID&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686661046475000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1k0BteeedtbC8Kk8UPaWEs\">Curious adventurers can explore\u00a0the free Quickstart PDF that gives a taste of the RPG.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To keep up to date with Free League Publishing, be sure to follow them on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=69c6ba1ef1&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=b8c323bffd&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=eb85ebaf6e&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=d81b9b40dc&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">YouTube<\/a>, and visit their official website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=5b3ee54455&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">freeleaguepublishing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Free League Publishing<\/strong><br \/>\nFree League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. We have published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Our upcoming games include\u00a0<em>Dragonbane<\/em>,\u00a0<em>PIRATE BORG<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead Universe RPG<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Zone Wars &#8211; A Mutant: Year Zero Wargame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Our current game portfolio includes the official\u00a0<em>Blade Runner RPG<\/em>, <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em>\u00a0roleplaying game,\u00a0<em>Tales From the Loop &#8211; The Board Game<\/em>, the official\u00a0<em>ALIEN RPG<\/em>\u00a0(Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Gothic horror game\u00a0<em>Vaesen<\/em>\u00a0(winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG\u00a0<em>M\u00d6RK BORG<\/em>\u00a0(winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020), the alternate &#8217;80s\u00a0<em>Tales From the Loop RPG<\/em>\u00a0(winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy\u00a0<em>Forbidden Lands<\/em>\u00a0(winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic\u00a0<em>Mutant: Year Zero<\/em>\u00a0(Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the science fiction games\u00a0<em>Coriolis &#8211; The Third Horizon<\/em>\u00a0(Judge&#8217;s Spotlight Award 2017)\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Death in Space<\/em>, the dark fantasy game\u00a0<em>Symbaroum<\/em>, the weird-fantasy\u00a0<em>Into the Odd Remastered<\/em>, the cyberpunk RPG\u00a0<em>CY_BORG<\/em>, and the new edition of the RPG classic\u00a0<em>Twilight: 2000<\/em>\u00a0(Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be on Your Guard, for Monsters and Demons are Flooding the Forbidden Lands. 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