RuneScape has long been one of the most popular online role-playing video game franchises for PC, Mac, and mobile, and has a long history in gaming. Now the franchise is taking a new direction in the form of tabletop gaming with two brand new games launching later this year. RuneScape publisher Jagex has teamed up with tabletop-gaming powerhouse, Steamforged Games, to create both a board game and tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) core book inspired by RuneScape’s rich fantasy world of Gielinor. Both of the games will debut in 2022, with plans for the board game to launch on Kickstarter, while the TTRPG will head straight to stores.
Both games aim to be fresh-but-faithful adaptations of classic quests and characters that weave iconic elements of the games into exciting tactile experiences reimagined for tabletop gaming. The games will draw on adventures, characters, and locations from across RuneScape’s rich 21-year long history, with the board game taking between one to five players on quest-based campaigns through Gielinor. The TTRPG will consist of a lavishly illustrated, hardback core book containing rules for players to run a RuneScape tabletop roleplaying game, in which they can build their own characters, explore Gielinor, and create unique and exciting quests.
In addition, the TTRPG core book is also fully compatible with the fifth edition ruleset of the world’s favourite roleplaying tabletop game. The RuneScape games will mark Steamforged’s twelfth adaptation of a video game for tabletop. Past adaptations have included the Monster Hunter: World board game, which grossed £3.4million on Kickstarter in 2021.
Source: Jagex PR