Pre-Orders for Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying: Revised Edition are open!

Stockholm, Sweden (October 7, 2025) | Today, Free League Publishing announced that the Mythic Carpathia expansion, Starter Set, and revised Core Rulebook for its award-winning Gothic TTRPG Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying are now available for pre-order through the Free League webshop ahead of release on October 28, 2025. Pre-orders give immediate access to complete PDFs of the products, at no extra cost.

 Dark myths made manifest await all those who commit themselves to purchase. 

Venture into Mythic Carpathia to face Vampires, Rusalkas, Baba Yaga, and other even stranger horrors of Central and Eastern European folklore. Wander the busy streets of Prague, where history and myths collide. Visit old cities, deep forests, and high mountains to face creatures beyond belief.

This beautifully illustrated hardback expansion to the award-winning Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying includes information about the Carpathia branch of the Society, a gazetteer of the city of Prague, a chapter with local vaesen, and three complete mysteries to play set in Prague, Ukraine, and Transylvania. Mythic Carpathia is illustrated by acclaimed artists Johan Egerkrans, Anton Vitus, and Francesca Baerald and is written by a team of Polish and Ukrainian writers and editors.

Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying: Mythic Carpathia Expansion Key Features:

• A chapter detailing no less than 16 local mythical beings, each with background, stats, and story seeds. These include Vampire, Golem, the infamous Baba Yaga, and many more.
   
• Information about the Slavonic Society “Pravda,” its founders, and its headquarters in Prague
   
• Three new complete mysteries to play, set in Prague, Ukraine, and Transylvania.
   
• A large full-color map of Mythic Carpathia and the city of Prague
   
• The new archetype Vampire Hunter

Welcome to the Mythic North — northern Europe of the nineteenth century, but not as we know it today. A land where the myths are real.

The Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying Starter Set is the perfect entry point for newcomers to roleplay in the beloved (and feared) world of Vaesen. It contains everything needed for game night, including abridged rules, character sheets, custom dice, maps, and the introductory mystery, The Haunting of Castle Gyllencreutz.

Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying: Starter Set Key Features:

• The complete introductory mystery, The Haunting of Castle Gyllencreutz, lets the players explore the headquarters of the Society itself
   
• Codex Occultum, the Society’s old journal of Vaesen, is available as a player resource
   
• Condensed rules for action skill tests, combat, damage, and fear
   
• A large full-color map featuring Mythic North and the town of Upsala
   
• Five pre-generated and illustrated player characters
   
• A map of Castle Gyllencreutz
   
• Three handout sheets
   
• Five rules reference cards
   
• Ten initiative cards
   
• Ten engraved custom dice for the game

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.

Based on the acclaimed art book by Johan Egerkrans, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying has become a fan favorite worldwide and has won multiple awards, including three ENNIEs, since its initial release in 2020. Now, having been out of print for several months in many regions, the game is back in a revised edition with clarified and improved game mechanics, yet it remains fully compatible with all previous releases. To coincide with the release of Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying Revised Edition, a deluxe Gamemaster’s screen ($24.99) and a custom set of ten engraved 16 mm six-sided dice ($19.99) will also launch on October 28. 

“The perfect roleplaying companion for the spooky season.” – OnTableTop

 “Vaesen is a deliciously dark take on the horror mystery genre.” – Tabletop Gaming Magazine 

“I was not too surprised when Vaesen turned out to be good. I just did not expect it to be this good.” – Save or Quit

Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying Revised Edition Key Features:

• A new and improved edition of the best-selling gothic tabletop RPG
   
• A score of bloodcurdling vaesen to encounter, all beautifully illustrated by Johan Egerkrans
   
• Game mechanics based on an adapted version of the award-winning Year Zero Engine
   
• Ten ready-to-use archetypes let you create a character in minutes—or use the included life path tables and let the dice decide
   
• Quick and flavorful rules for combat, investigations, and horror
   
• An introductory Mystery called The Dance of Dreams
   
• A detailed gazetteer of the Mythic North setting and the town of Upsala