Tag: forbidden lands

Push or Be Powerless: The Willpower Economy in Forbidden Lands

Push or Be Powerless: The Willpower Economy in Forbidden Lands

Reading Time: 8 minutesIf you play it safe in Forbidden Lands, you fall behind. The game’s Willpower system makes that clear almost immediately. You don’t build up power by succeeding: you build it by pushing your rolls, taking damage, and gambling on outcomes that could just as easily make … [continue reading]

Wailer’s Hold is Abandoned

Wailer’s Hold is Abandoned

Reading Time: 4 minutesWailer’s Hold is abandoned. Or was. When I ran some Forbidden Lands RPG sessions earlier this year the players chose to journey towards Wailer’s Hold. Rather than let the abandoned site wallow in disepair and enshrouded in mystery, I decided an opportunistic entrepreneur would try … [continue reading]

Forbidden Lands Reference Sheet

Forbidden Lands Reference Sheet

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love running the Forbidden Lands RPG by Free League Publishing (Fria Ligan), but when familiarizing myself with any new RPG, sessions can quickly become bogged down. While I did find a quick reference guide here and there, I didn’t find any that I loved. … [continue reading]