The anniversary Kickstarter celebrates ten years of the acclaimed dark fantasy tabletop RPG, offering a more accessible entry point for first-time players and rich material for longtime fans

Stockholm, Sweden (April 21, 2026) | Today, Free League Publishingannounced the Symbaroum Anniversary Kickstarter, celebrating ten years since the acclaimed dark fantasy tabletop RPG’s international launch. Launching in late May 2026, the campaign revisits the world of Symbaroum through revised core books and a hardcover setting expansion, designed to welcome first-time players while offering longtime fans more to explore.

As part of the anniversary project, the content of the original four core books has been reorganized into three revised hardcover volumes while preserving a standalone, all-in-one Core Rulebook. Together, the Core Rulebook, Gamemaster’s Guide, and Davokar Creature Codex are intended to provide a smoother, more user-friendly path into Symbaroum. Alongside the revised core books, City States of Vendilyn – A Ravaged Realm presents a new thrilling campaign setting for gaming groups to explore.

Symbaroum Anniversary Kickstarter Key Features

• Core Rulebook: Provides everything needed to bring Symbaroum to the table, including a tutorial adventure, guidelines for creating homebrew scenarios, and an introduction to the dark and foreboding Davokar region.
   
• Gamemaster’s Guide: Offers advanced guidance for running Symbaroum, including support for campaign building, adventure creation, and optional rules for large-scale battles, advanced traps, and social scheming.
   
• Davokar Creature Codex:  A detailed bestiary presenting the monsters and people players will encounter on their travels, featuring updated practical stat blocks while building on the legacy of the award-winning Monster Codex.
   
• City States of Vendilyn – A Ravaged Realm: A full-color hardcover volume introducing the City States of Vendilyn as a campaign setting where survivors struggle to endure after the once-peaceful realm was devastated by the malevolent elves of Duskwood.

All volumes will be available in English and presented in premium hardcover format. Each book also features detailed illustrations by Martin Grip and Gustaf Ekelund, with Grip contributing new original character art for the Core Rulebook.

The Symbaroum Anniversary Kickstarter launches in late May 2026, and fans can sign up to follow the project here.

About Symbaroum

Symbaroum is an acclaimed fantasy tabletop RPG known for its dark and gritty world. First released in Swedish in 2014 and later translated into English for a worldwide release in 2016, the game has since grown into a line spanning more than a dozen hardcover books, along with supporting products such as card sets and maps. It supports a wide range of play styles, from action-heavy adventures and intrigue-driven stories to one-shot scenarios and long-form campaigns. Its flagship six-part campaign, Throne of Thorns, has helped define the setting for longtime fans.

Symbaroum is designed to be quick to learn, flexible in play, and easy to tailor for different groups. Its modular approach also supports optional rules and house rules for players who want added depth or customization.

About Free League Publishing

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.

Our game portfolio includes Coriolis: The Great Dark, the renowned fantasy RPG Dragonbane (ENNIE Award winner 2024), the official Blade Runner RPG(winner of two Gold ENNIE Awards 2023), The One Ring (Gold ENNIE winner 2022), the official ALIEN RPG (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Nordic horror game Vaesen (winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG MÖRK BORG (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020) and its two spin-offs CY_BORG and PIRATE BORG, the alternate ’80s Tales from the Loop RPG (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the blue-collar science fiction game Death in Space, the dark fantasy game Symbaroum, the weird-fantasy game Into the Odd Remastered, the new edition of the RPG classic Twilight: 2000 (Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022), the official The Walking Dead Universe RPG, and The Electric State Roleplaying Game.

We have also published the art books Tales From the Loop, Things From the Flood, The Electric State, and The Labyrinth by the acclaimed visual storyteller Simon Stålenhag, as well as the illustrated editions of the Lovecraft classics The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Dunwich Horror by the praised artist François Baranger.

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