RPG Print News – Free League, Legendary Games, and More

Visit three Realms of the Three Rings for The One Ring and learn all about Elves in the Third Age. There are plenty of rules, monsters, adventures, and more for Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Edition and Pathfinder Second Edition. Shadowrun and Savage Worlds both get supplements for combat and super heroes respectively. There are barbaric miniatures and battle tiles that they can fight on. Finally, there are dice with eagle miniatures inside and pumpkin dice that glow in the dark.

Note: RPG Print News covers recent RPG releases and some classics, reprints, and sales available from retailers. It does not cover products that are available directly to customers only through Kickstarter or as print on demand.

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Realms of the Three Rings by Free League Publishing

• SYSTEM: The One Ring Second Edition
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement
• RETAIL PRICE: $39.99
• DESCRIPTION: Middle-earth is back with in depth coverage of the elven realms of Lindon, Rivendell, and Lothlorien that still endure in the twilight of the Third Age. Each realm is highly magical and was built and maintained with one of the three rings given to the Elves. In addition to details on the realms, there are Adversaries to oppose the Elves and the PCs, details on Sauron’s schemes against the Immortal Folk, 12 landmark adventuring locations, rules to play High Elves of Rivendell and Elves of Lórien, and solo rules playing as an Elf-lord.

The Dragon's Hoard - Issue #51 | The Dragon's Hoard - Issue #52 by Legendary Games

• SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Edition
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover supplements
• RETAIL PRICE: $11.99 each
• DESCRIPTION: The Dragon’s Hoard is a monthly anthology of magic items, spells, monsters, and more. In Issue #51: magical items like the elderwood bow and caster's shield, spells such as predatory pounce and wildfire barrage, traps including the cinder chute and the reaping scythe trap, class special features like the Bonewalker ranger and Kiln Sorcery, and monsters ranging from the bloodthirsty sangoi to the awful phantasmagoria wagon. Issue #52: magical items including the bloomblade and staff of the seasons, spells like poisonous snare and electric vengeance, traps such as the face of despair and tornado gate, class special features including the Frost Hunter ranger and the Minimalist wizard, and creatures like the curious assembly ooze and the dead-devouring ammut.

Shrine of Serpents (D&D 5E) | Hoard Monsters (D&D 5E) | Hoard Monsters (Pathfinder 2E) by Legendary Games

• SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Edition/Pathfinder Second Edition
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover supplements
• RETAIL PRICE: $10.99/$16.99/$15.99
• DESCRIPTION: Shrine of Serpents is a ninth-level adventure with the PCs exploring the dusty ruins of an ancient empire of the sands. The sinister serpent cult of Apep the Devourer has returned and has redoubled their rapacious campaign of terror with an inhuman cunning and savagery. Hoard Monsters features over 40 deadly dungeon denizens. This time, the treasure fights back with monsters such the sinister dead ink swarm and bejeweled glisterfae. Guardians such as statuesque graven guardians and stained-glass knights standing watch alongside ioun golems and trompe l’oeil living portraits.

Deadly Arts by Catalyst Game Labs

• SYSTEM: Shadowrun
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement
• RETAIL PRICE: $49.99
• DESCRIPTION: An advanced combat supplement. PCs who fight for a paycheck need more than just the latest hardware—they’ll need to master the deadly art of combat itself. Otherwise, they’re cannon fodder. Maybe it’s the local street samurai who just got some upgraded ’ware and is looking to settle some long-overdue scores. Maybe the mercenary just got a new gun, and their trigger finger is itching. Or the rigger is in control of one of the most advanced military vehicles on the planet, complete with bleeding-edge control systems and weapons.

Necessary Evil - Cosmic Crisis | Necessary Evil - GM Screen & The Return of Dr. Destruction Adventure by Pinnacle

• SYSTEM: Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition Super Powers Companion
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement/GM screen and adventure
• RETAIL PRICE: $39.99/$19.99
• DESCRIPTION: In Necessary Evil - Cosmic Crisis, PCs villains rise after the super heroes fall. When all the super heroes of the world are blown to kingdom come by an army of invading aliens, only the crafty and self-serving super villain PCs are left to fight. Years after the original invasion, a formidable group of Cosmic (Power Level V) scalawags get one chance to free themselves from an inter-galactic prison and save their own futures. Freedom, though, requires that they kill the omnipotent Outsider first. The GM Screen also includes an adventure. After the events of Necessary Evil - Invasion the powerful villain Dr. Destruction has long since faded from view. Decades later he’s back. The PCs have to find out what he’s up to.

Egil | Arvid | Svartarvid by Redbox Games

• SYSTEM: fantasy RPGs
• PRODUCT TYPE: 28mm unpainted metal miniature (some assembly may be required)
• RETAIL PRICE: $9.99 each
• DESCRIPTION: Two Njorn humans with a sword or bow and an evil barbarian archer. Paint them and use them on the Map Tiles - Roads & Bridges below.

Map Tiles - Roads & Bridges by Kobold Press

• SYSTEM: fantasy RPGs
• PRODUCT TYPE: over 20 24 7”x7” dry erase tiles
• RETAIL PRICE: $24.99
• DESCRIPTION: A collection of back-alleys, drawbridges, and other essential travel routes. Examples include: gothic bridge, dirt forest road, crossroads, cobblestone path, back alley, hedgerows, a roadside shrine, and more.

Dice - Bald Eagle Inside with Gold (7) by Old School Dice & Accessories

• SYSTEM: RPGs that use dice
• PRODUCT TYPE: seven dice with a bald eagle miniature inside
• RETAIL PRICE: $17.99
• DESCRIPTION: Includes: one of each: d4, d6, d8, d10, d10 (00-90), d12, and d20. Each one has a bald eagle miniature inside and gold numbers.

Dice - Halloween Pumpkin - Jack O'Lantern (7) by Q-Workshop

• SYSTEM: RPGs that use dice
• PRODUCT TYPE: seven glow in the dark (UV charge) dice
• RETAIL PRICE: $19
• DESCRIPTION: Have a pumpkin head depicted on the highest face. Comes with: one of each: d4, d6, d8, d10, d10 (00-90), d12, and d20.

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[Reynard]

I wonder how Lejendary Games got multiple D&D2024 books out the day after the SRD dropped...

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

Egil | Arvid | Svartarvid by Redbox Games

• SYSTEM: fantasy RPGs
• PRODUCT TYPE: 28mm unpainted miniature (some assembly may be required)
• RETAIL PRICE: $9.99 each
• DESCRIPTION: Two Njorn humans with a sword or bow and an evil barbarian archer. Paint them and use them on the Map Tiles - Roads & Bridges below.

Am I misreading something? Are they really asking $10 each for unpainted figs, two of which you could easily find proxies for in the catalogs of any company that does historical Middle Ages figs?

Spend what you want, but maybe shop around a bit first.

 

[talien]

Am I misreading something? Are they really asking $10 each for unpainted figs, two of which you could easily find proxies for in the catalogs of any company that does historical Middle Ages figs?

Spend what you want, but maybe shop around a bit first.

They're metal miniatures, so I suspect that's a huge part of it (and a bit of a shock, I know, compared to pre-painted plastic minis).

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

They're metal miniatures, so I suspect that's a huge part of it (and a bit of a shock, I know, compared to pre-painted plastic minis).

Nothing shocking about it, Redbox has always been known for their metals and always charged around $10 per fig - which gets them razzed by a lot of the historical players I know, because a lot of their stuff isn't particularly fantastical. Even Wargames Foundry (who works in the same medium, has some stunning sculpts both in and out of historicals) doesn't charge that much, and they're one of the more expensive casters in the field. If you're willing to go for "cheap and cheerful" options like Old Glory your price per figure is down around $5, and you can save a whopping 40% off that (and most of their catalog) for a year by spending $50 to join the Old Glory Army program - which comes with your choice off a menu of "figures of the month" packs that sell for almost that much. At that point they're cheaper than many of best modern plastics on the market - and Frostgrave (plastic or metal) would definitely be another thing worth looking at for generic guy with sword or bow figs.

Short version, the historical market tends to be cheaper than stuff aimed at the RPG market, in part because the folks who play them refuse to pay as much per fig. OTOH, it harder to find individual figs versus packs of 8-20 models, which is a negative for many roleplayers.

 

[talien]

Short version, the historical market tends to be cheaper than stuff aimed at the RPG market, in part because the folks who play them refuse to pay as much per fig. OTOH, it harder to find individual figs versus packs of 8-20 models, which is a negative for many roleplayers.

I find it interesting how RPGs have their roots in historical wargames and the price tolerances now varies so much, with fantasy wargaming somewhere in the middle. I do think the wave (which is probably now over due to tariffs, etc.) of cheap prepainted plastic minis changed expectations significantly. I'm not sure how much it changed historical wargaming, if at all, in terms of consumer expectations and what folks are willing to pay.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If you like those Halloween dice, Etsy has a metric ton of Halloween dice of various styles and materials. (And they tend to be heavier weight than the Q*Workshop ones, if you're like me and find their dice too lightweight.)

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

I find it interesting how RPGs have their roots in historical wargames...

That's how I got into gaming in the first place. Loaner armies and some rules coaching from much older grognards back when I was barely out of single digits. Much lapsed when it comes to actually playing historicals these days, but I still pay some attention to the community.

...the price tolerances now varies so much, with fantasy wargaming somewhere in the middle.

I don't know, some of the highest prices in the whole industry come out of GW's ranges. Ludicrously inflated single-figure costs, and even the unit boxes can be pretty bad. And yet they keep right on selling.

I do think the wave (which is probably now over due to tariffs, etc.) of cheap prepainted plastic minis changed expectations significantly.

Definitely true for roleplayers, and I know a fair few wargamers (self included) who happily buy cheap singles to bulk out collections or just as fun kitbashing/conversion projects.

I'm not sure how much it changed historical wargaming, if at all, in terms of consumer expectations and what folks are willing to pay.

I think the spread of really nice plastic kits has had the biggest impact on the historical crowd. A lot of folks who were devout lead-heads have shifted over, especially as the modern modular kits have come out. Most are bargains by any reasonable standard, and as the variety available has grown you see more and more potential for using parts from one kit on another - even across company lines. 3D printing may eventually pressure even those out of existence, but I don't see it happening in my lifetime and I'm "only" sixty-ish.

 

[talien]

If you like those Halloween dice, Etsy has a metric ton of Halloween dice of various styles and materials. (And they tend to be heavier weight than the Q*Workshop ones, if you're like me and find their dice too lightweight.)

It's funny you say this, because as much as I love how the Q*Workshop stuff LOOKS, the dice are weirdly lightweight and my tactile memory expects dice to weigh a certain amount. It also leads to a lot of bouncing, which means that pretty dice takes a lot of abuse when it bounces off the table.

 

[talien]

I think the spread of really nice plastic kits has had the biggest impact on the historical crowd. A lot of folks who were devout lead-heads have shifted over, especially as the modern modular kits have come out. Most are bargains by any reasonable standard, and as the variety available has grown you see more and more potential for using parts from one kit on another - even across company lines. 3D printing may eventually pressure even those out of existence, but I don't see it happening in my lifetime and I'm "only" sixty-ish.

Yes: RPG Evolution: The New Miniature Era