Ruins of Symbaroum 5e has now officially launched! Finally, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroum comes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules. The three richly illustrated Setting Books provide special rules, custom classes, unique creatures and much more, inviting you to enjoy adventures in the world of Symbaroum using the 5th Edition OGL ruleset.
In our webstore you can find a wider selection of products than what is presented below. For instance, if you prefer to play online, there are official modules for the Foundry VTT platform (as standalone VTT-modules, or bundled with prints and PDFs). The webstore also offers a Gamemaster’s Screen bundled with a 26-page Adventure Booklet.
Do you have questions about the books, or something else? You’re welcome to our forum, dedicated to Symbaroum and our other games.
All three setting books at a discounted price.
This bundle gives you the following three products at a discounted price. For detailed information, see the respective product pages.
You will receive digital PDF versions of the three books shortly after purchase.
Price: Approx. $102 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Ruins of Symbaroum Player’s Guide features customized rules, origins, classes, equipment, spells and more.
With the Ruins of Symbaroum game line, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroum comes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules. This richly illustrated, 236-page Player’s Guide introduces setting specific rules and provides guidelines on how to create player characters for adventures in the world of Symbaroum using the 5th Edition OGL ruleset.
A PDF of the book is included, and will be sent to you shortly after purchase.
Price: Approx. $39 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Ruins of Symbaroum Gamemaster’s Guide includes setting and lore, optional rules, guidelines for exploration and rewards, and much more.
With the Ruins of Symbaroum game line, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroum comes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules. This beautifully illustrated, 200-page Gamemaster’s Guide offers inspiration, guidelines and optional rules that will help you when designing adventures and running game sessions in the world of Symbaroum using the 5th Edition OGL ruleset.
A PDF of the book is included, and will be sent to you shortly after purchase.
Price: Approx. $39 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Ruins of Symbaroum Bestiary presents descriptions and stats for nearly 200 monsters and adversaries, plus lots of material for designing your own creatures.
With the Ruins of Symbaroum game line, the acclaimed setting of Symbaroum comes to the world’s most popular roleplaying game rules. This 236-page Bestiary, with its awe-inspiring and award-winning artwork, presents monsters, creatures and adversaries that can be encountered in the world of Symbaroum, with stats and rules adapted to the 5th Edition OGL ruleset.
A PDF of the book is included, and will be sent to you shortly after purchase.
Price: Approx. $39 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
Below are links to some of the most popular Symbaroum products, including the latest release: Treasure Hunts in Davokar. The boxed starter set is specifically designed to let you and your friends experience treasure hunts and expeditions in the dark and dangerous forest of Davokar, including two ready-made adventure sites for you to explore. It also contains guidelines and resources for creating your own treasure hunt adventures as well as the the first official Symbaroum dice set!
In our webshop you can find the massive Korinthia Bundle, featuring the four Core Books, six setting and adventure books, along with two maps. Of course, the webshop also lets you purchase single products and less comprehensive bundles.
Do you have questions about the pre-order, or something else? You’re welcome to our forum, dedicated to Symbaroum and our other games.
NOTE: The products below are for the original Symbaroum game system, not for the 5e conversion.
This boxed starter set for the Symbaroum roleplaying game contains everything you need to start playing!
Enter the wondrous world of Symbaroum! This boxed starter set for the Symbaroum roleplaying game contains everything you need to start playing:
Featured Content:
You will get downloadable PDFs of the two books and the character sheets shortly after purchase!
Price: Approx. $40 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Korinthia Bundle is perfect for gaming groups or RPG clubs that want to take their first swaying steps into the forest of Davokar.
The Korinthia Bundle is perfect for the gaming group or RPG clubs that want to delve deeply into the forest of Davokar; it includes most of the products that are currently available for the fantasy roleplaying game Symbaroum, namely the following:
You will get downloadable PDFs of the ten books shortly after purchase!
Price: Approx. $295 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Davokar Bundle includes all four Symbaroum core books!
The Davokar Bundle includes all four Symbaroum core books: the Core Rulebook, the Advanced Player’s Guide, the Monster Codex and the Game Master’s Guide – hence, everything you need to delve deep into the world of Symbaroum.
You will get downloadable PDFs of the four books shortly after purchase!
Price: Approx. $115 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
The Chronicle Bundle includes all four previous episodes of the Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns!
With the Chronicle Bundle you get the first five episodes of Symbaroum’s epic campaign and adventure chronicle The Throne of Thorns: Thistle Hold – Wrath of the Warden, Karvosti – the Witch Hammer, Yndaros – the Darkest Star, Symbar – Mother of Darkness and Alberetor – The Haunted Waste. For more information, see the respective product page.
Downloadable PDFs included in purchase!
Price: Approx. $140 (exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout.)
Symbaroum is a fantasy tabletop RPG, often described as dark, gritty and deadly. It was first released in Swedish in 2014, then translated into English for a worldwide release in 2016. Since then, the game has captured the imagination of an ever-growing number of gamers and today the game-line encompasses a dozen hardcover books, along with several support products in the form of card sets, maps and more.
The Symbaroum rule set is a D20, roll under, fully player-facing system, designed to be quick, punishing, and easy to get into. Also, it is highly flexible and modular, so those who want more complexity are offered numerous optional rules, or can easily introduce their own house rules.
The game is also flexible when it comes to what type of games it facilitates – action and/or intrigue; one-shot scenarios and/or long adventure campaigns; serious stories and/or furious fun. However, one can argue that the flagship of Symbaroum is the acclaimed, six-part adventure chronicle The Throne of Thorns. Each of the standalone but interlinked episodes not only offer a massive adventure – they also introduce new lore, setting information, equipment, abilities, and optional rules.
“Like a steel-clad ship in a thundering storm, she cut through the waves of darkness and dread. I was there to bear witness; I am one of few who stood in awe as the first light of dawn got caught in her armor, transforming our young Queen into a mounted, sword-wielding sun – Korinthia Nightbane, our sovereign, slayer of the dark.
The blood that was spilt, the lives that were lost, the tears that keep falling from red-rimmed eyes; the skies filled with ash, the soils turned to dust, the rivers transformed into muddy trenches. Such is the price we had to pay, for the Dark Lords’ betrayal, but also for the hardships that finally led us here, to the Promised Land.
Strengthened and enlightened, we begin again, the children of Alberetor matured into the mothers of Ambria. The sorrow that blackens our hearts will be delivered in tears of hope and joy, not of grief and despair. We shall harvest the fruits of earth and forests, we shall harness the force of rivers and mountains, we will rise higher than ever before. To the pleasure of Prios we shall ascend to a place where there are no shadows, where darkness is no more. Because we are the people of Korinthia Nightbane and we will never be vanquished!”
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The intimate, richly nuanced Symbaroum setting revolves around the Ambrians – a civilization that two decades ago were forced to flee their ancestral soil after a devastating war. Their new and promised land borders on the vast forest of Davokar, covering the remnants of the Empire of Symbaroum which fell into ruin hundreds of years ago. Brimming with natural resources and mythical treasures, the forest calls out to the Ambrians to be explored and exploited, but the road into its depths lays far from open. Not only are the shadowy halls beneath the foliage fraught with danger, monsters and infectious corruption; there are also the elves of the Iron Pact who have vowed to die to keep anyone from disturbing the ruins of old, warning that the ancient evil of Symbaroum stirs in its sleep. The horrors of Davokar are about to awaken.
“The game that has inspired me most this year.”
– John Dodd, Tabletop Gaming magazine
“The simple system and rich setting, thick with dark and evocative imagery, makes this a worthy consideration for new and experienced gamers alike.”
– Paul Baldowski, GeekNative
“All in all, this is a stunning piece of work. It has all the sophistication of 13th Age, the mechanical beauty of Dungeon World, and the dark attractiveness of Warhammer Fantasy in a comprehensive and elegant game.”
– Rodney Orpheus, Medium
“Symbaroum is a dark fantasy set in a deep and dark forest chock full of ancient ruins and treasures. Its landscapes are haunted, its characters traumatised, and its monsters are pure, unbridled nightmare fuel. (-) Also the art by itself is enough to haunt your dreams”
– Sara Elsam, Dicebreaker, 10 best fantasy RPGs that aren’t Dungeons & Dragons
“What makes the Symbaroum Core Rulebook really stand out is its art which is superb, in turns, dark and brooding, dangerous and foreboding, majestic and mysterious, brutal and bloody… ”
– Reviews from R’lyeh
Free League Publishing is a Swedish publisher dedicated to speculative fiction. We have published a range of award-winning tabletop role-playing games and critically acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.
Besides Symbaroum, our game portfolio includes the official ALIEN The Roleplaying Game (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Nordic horror roleplaying game Vaesen, pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG Mörk Borg, alternate ’90s Things from the Flood, alternate ’80s Tales from the Loop (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), sandbox retro fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), and the space opera Coriolis – The Third Horizon (Judge’s Spotlight Award 2017). To learn more, visit freeleaguepublishing.com.
We have also published the art books Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State by internationally acclaimed visual artist Simon Stålenhag, as well as the illustrated editions of the Lovecraft classics The Call of Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness by the praised French artist François Baranger.