{"id":59303,"date":"2026-04-07T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=59303"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:31:46","slug":"free-league-launches-city-of-my-nightmares-a-new-vaesen-rpg-campaign-of-murder-and-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=59303","title":{"rendered":"Free League Launches City of My Nightmares, a New Vaesen RPG Campaign of Murder and Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>A four-part mystery tied to the origins of the Society<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2dcfb24fb7c8d0fb9c2f52040&amp;id=6e969309e9&amp;e=05b474b710\"><strong>Free League Publishing<\/strong><\/a> announced the release of <em><strong>City of My Nightmares<\/strong><\/em>, a new full-length campaign expansion for the award-winning <em><strong>Vaesen \u2013 Nordic Horror Roleplaying<\/strong><\/em>. The expansion invites players into a dark, investigative mystery set in 19th-century Stockholm, and expands the game\u2019s lore with new insight into the origins of the Society.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/367370e0-ed49-2142-3e86-428f2e38a427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-59304\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/367370e0-ed49-2142-3e86-428f2e38a427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>City of My Nightmares <\/strong><\/em>is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2dcfb24fb7c8d0fb9c2f52040&amp;id=b874c820b0&amp;e=05b474b710\"><strong>Free League webshop<\/strong><\/a> (including a complimentary PDF), at hobby stores worldwide, and digitally via <a href=\"https:\/\/freeleaguepublishing.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2dcfb24fb7c8d0fb9c2f52040&amp;id=3ddd30697b&amp;e=05b474b710\"><strong>DriveThruRPG<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning four interconnected parts, <em><strong>City of My Nightmares<\/strong><\/em> begins with a series of murders in Stockholm. What starts as a local investigation quickly escalates into a far-reaching conspiracy tied to the Society itself, threatening to plunge the city into chaos. Designed for extended play, the campaign provides Gamemasters with a structured yet flexible mystery that builds from grounded investigation to city-wide stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kiku Pukk H\u00e4renstam, the campaign delivers a layered narrative experience supported by rich worldbuilding and escalating tension. The setting is brought to life through illustrations by Johan Egerkrans and Anton Vitus, capturing the eerie atmosphere of a gothic capital shaped by folklore and fear.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>City of My Nightmares <\/strong><\/em>key features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A full-length, four-part campaign set in 19th-century Stockholm<\/li>\n<li>A mystery-driven narrative that begins with a string of killings and escalates into a conspiracy tied to the origins of the Society<\/li>\n<li>Expanded lore for <em>Vaesen<\/em>, offering new insight into the Society\u2019s role in the hidden world of the supernatural<\/li>\n<li>A large city map and oversized newspaper handout (17 \u00d7 22 inches) designed to enhance investigation and immersion<\/li>\n<li>A premium hardback edition, alongside instant-access PDF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Vaesen \u2013 Nordic Horror Roleplaying<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><em>In dark forests, beyond the mountains, by black lakes in hidden groves. At your doorstep. In the shadows, something stirs. Strange beings. Twisted creatures, lurking at the edge of vision. Watching. Waiting. Unseen by most, but not by you. You see them for what they really are. Vaesen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Based on the acclaimed art book by Johan Egerkrans, <em><strong>Vaesen \u2013 Nordic Horror Roleplaying<\/strong><\/em> has become a fan favorite worldwide and has won multiple awards, including three ENNIEs, since its initial release in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-part mystery tied to the origins of the Society Today, Free League Publishing announced the release of City of My Nightmares, a new full-length [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,4],"tags":[3930,3521,4499,4498],"class_list":["post-59303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-rpg-news","tag-free-league-publishing","tag-headline","tag-nordic-mythology-horror","tag-vaesen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59303","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=59303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}