{"id":58890,"date":"2025-08-14T21:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=58890"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:19:12","slug":"coriolis-the-great-dark-the-new-edition-of-free-leagues-original-sci-fi-rpg-now-available-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=58890","title":{"rendered":"Coriolis: The Great Dark, the New Edition of Free League\u2019s Original Sci-Fi RPG, Now Available Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A beautifully illustrated core rulebook, GM screen, and dice set beckon players into The Great Dark<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stockholm, Sweden (August 14, 2025)<\/strong> | Today, Free League Publishing officially released <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=d2afce12fa&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/a><\/em>, the new edition of their original sci-fi RPG. The core rulebook, alongside a GM screen and custom dice set, is now officially available worldwide via <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=6069537799&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">the Free League webshop<\/a>, in digital format via <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=d8eb793af2&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">DrivethruRPG<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=2c20c955cd&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Foundry virtual tabletop<\/a>, and soon if not already in hobby stores across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/214a0158-7536-c49c-e9fc-0422d87b3b7b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-58891\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/214a0158-7536-c49c-e9fc-0422d87b3b7b-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/214a0158-7536-c49c-e9fc-0422d87b3b7b-239x300.jpg 239w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/214a0158-7536-c49c-e9fc-0422d87b3b7b-119x150.jpg 119w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/214a0158-7536-c49c-e9fc-0422d87b3b7b.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a>Inspired by 19th-century expeditions, deep-sea diving, and pulp archaeology, <em>Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/em> is a roleplaying game about exploration and intrigue. Join dangerous expeditions, navigate the Byzantine schemes of Ship City, and hunt for the keys that unlock the mystery of this Lost Horizon.<\/p>\n<p>With a base in the asteroid metropolis of Ship City, the Explorers will venture into the unknown to discover the truth behind the setting&#8217;s mysteries. In this game, the lore is meant to be experienced in play, not read up on beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s rules are based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, which was used in award-winning games such as the <em>ALIEN RPG<\/em>, <em>Tales From the Loop<\/em>, and <em>Forbidden Lands<\/em>. They have been further developed and streamlined for <em>Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/em>. Creating a character and a crew is easy, quick, and flavorful, letting you jump right into the action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/em> Core Rulebook Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Rules for creating your crew of Explorers:<\/strong> with upgrades such as talents, vehicles, and crew maneuvers to enhance campaign play<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Rules for delving into the unknown:<\/strong> traveling on Greatships through the dangerous Slipstream, and trekking across wild planets<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>A detailed gazetteer of the Lost Horizon:<\/strong> the eleven systems of the Charted Sphere and the asteroid-metropolis of Ship City<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>The Black Ziggurat:<\/strong> an introductory adventure that will take you deep into an ancient ruin on a distant moon<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Tools and rules for solo play:<\/strong> making it possible to explore the Lost Horizon all by yourself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/em> is the standalone sequel game to the award-winning <em>Coriolis \u2013 The Third Horizon<\/em>, originally released in 2017. Now out of production, <em>Coriolis \u2013 The Third Horizon<\/em> is still available in digital format through Drivethru RPG and at retailers while stock lasts. Additionally, an upcoming free license will make community-created expansions possible.<\/p>\n<p>To stay current with Free League Publishing, follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=e09f0fc140&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">X (Twitter)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=1dcf69449e&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=8c4a2bc34d&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=722391c6be&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">YouTube<\/a>, and visit their official website at <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=2b3f0c1fe1&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">freeleaguepublishing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Free League Publishing<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautifully illustrated core rulebook, GM screen, and dice set beckon players into The Great Dark Stockholm, Sweden (August 14, 2025) | Today, Free League [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,4],"tags":[4893,3930,3521,389,4727],"class_list":["post-58890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-rpg-news","tag-coriolis-the-great-dark","tag-free-league-publishing","tag-headline","tag-space-travel","tag-year-zero-engine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}