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Is YOUR Tabletop Tainted With Transylvanian Terror?

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Free League Publishing has opened pre-orders for three new Vaesen products released on October 28; The Mythic Carpathia expansion, a revised Core Rulebook, and a Starter Set all arrive together, like a spooky halloween bus on the express route to madness.

KFC - Kids Fried Carpathian style

Dragging players eastward into Central and Eastern Europe, Mythic Carpathia swaps the Nordic fjords and trolls for vampires, rusalkas, and Baba Yaga (a chicken-legged-hut dwelling hag that flies around in a pestle and mortar deep frying children. I kid you not). Centering on Prague with three mysteries spanning Ukraine and Transylvania the expansion includes sixteen new Vaesen illustrated by Johan Egerkrans, Anton Vitus, and Francesca Baerald. Rather than sticking fangs and a pumpkin on existing content, the cultural heavy lifting has been handled by a team of Polish and Ukrainian writers so hold onto your hats as slavic mythology gets weird fast (see huts spinning around on chicken legs).

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If you’re new to the world of Vaesen then the Starter Set has everything you need to... err... get started; condensed rules, five pre-generated characters, custom dice, and The Haunting of Castle Gyllencreutz mystery. For veterans, a revised Core Rulebook streamlines mechanics and is compatible with your existing supplements.

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Get your hands on a pre-release PDF when you pre-order today! Pack your baklava and get on the crazy bus - these nineteenth century mysteries won’t unravel themselves you know.

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A new spin on Chicken Cottage - Free League brings Baba Yaga's rotating hut of horrors to Vaesen. Featuring at least eleven nerds and vices (and probably a partridge in a dead tree). Pre-orders open Now! #TTRPG #vaesen #babaYaga #folklore #freeLeague #horror #rpg #vampire

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