One Launch to Bring Them All: Free League Unveils Triple Tolkien Release Day

Free League Publishing will be kicking off the summer with a trio of new Lord of the Rings books for The One Ring and The Lord of the Rings roleplaying games. June 2nd will see the release of Hobbit Tales and Hands of the White Wizard for The One Ring, whilst the fifth edition powered The Lord of the Rings sees the release of Trials of Saruman.

The Trials of Saruman and Hands of the White Wizard contain the same content sleeved to correspond to their respective system. Both books include six adventures that can be played individually or as part of a larger campaign.

Set between the year 2965 of the Third Age and the opening moves of the War of the Ring, Hands of the White Wizard and Trials of Saruman invite players to serve or watch Saruman the White before the treachery of Isengard begins. Across six adventures, players will journey to Isengard and decide whether Saruman’s doom is already written or whether they can still change his fate and save the White Wizard from corruption.

For Saruman the White is Lord of Isengard, a counsellor to kings, a master of Ringlore, and chief adversary of the Enemy. Great is his wisdom, yet greater still is his pride.

Hobbit Tales, which features five adventures that were previously available in The One Ring 2nd Edition Starter Set, offers up a chance to go adventuring across the Shire, and experience the kinds of adventures Hobbits get up to when they cannot avoid it.

Explore the Shire with a thorough description of its four farthings and five ready-to-play adventures, fully playable also by taking on the roles of some Hobbits whose descendants will go on to do extraordinary things, such as Primula and Rory Brandybuck, Paladin Took, and Bilbo Baggins himself!

Trails of Saruman, Hands of the White Wizard, and Hobbit Talesare all currently available to pre-order on Free League’s webstore, along with a complimentary PDF copy of the book with a physical purchase.