New Releases for The One Ring™ and The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Coming June 2

May 5, 2026 - By Vic

Today, Free League Publishing announced that three upcoming Middle-earth roleplaying releases will be launched on June 2.

The June lineup includes Hands of the White Wizard for The One Ring™, the official tabletop roleplaying game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien; Trials of Saruman, its 5E counterpart for The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying; and Hobbit™ Tales, a supplement for The One Ring™ featuring five ready-to-play adventures across the four farthings of the Shire.

All three releases are available to pre-order now via the Free League Webshop, with immediate PDF access after purchase.

Hands of the White Wizard & Trials of Saruman

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 into 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. Key features:

Six adventures that can be played individually or as part of a larger Middle-earth tale
A story centered on Saruman the White before his fall
The choice to serve or watch the White Wizard as his pride begins to grow
New allies, foes, mysteries, and lore tied to Isengard

Hobbit™ Tales

Hobbit™ Tales brings adventures across the Shire to The One Ring™, offering everything players need to experience the kinds of adventures Hobbits get up to when they cannot avoid it. The supplement includes a description of the four farthings of the Shire and five ready-to-play adventures, with players able to take on the roles of Hobbits such as Primula and Rory Brandybuck, Paladin Took, and Bilbo Baggins himself. Key features:

Five ready-to-play adventures for The One Ring™
A journey across the four farthings of the Shire
The chance to play as notable Hobbits connected to Middle-earth’s legendary families

Note that the material in this compendium was previously published in the original starter set for The One Ring™.

The One Ring™ Roleplaying Game

The One Ring™ is the official tabletop roleplaying game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, designed by Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi and published by Free League in partnership with Sophisticated Games and Middle-earth Enterprises. Created specifically to evoke the atmosphere of The Hobbit™ and The Lord of the Rings™, the game contains rules for creating heroes and sending them off on adventures in a land threatened by the growing Shadow.

The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E

The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying is a brand new adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien using the rules for 5E. Based on the second edition of The One Ring™ roleplaying game and contains everything you need to create exciting adventures.

The One Ring, The Lord of the Rings and the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC and are used under license by Sophisticated Games Ltd. and Fria Ligan AB. All rights reserved.

Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. Voted Fan Favorite Publisher at the ENNIES in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, Free League has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.

Our game portfolio includes our original sci-fi RPG Coriolis: The Great Dark, the acclaimed fantasy RPG Dragonbane (ENNIE Award winner 2024), the official Blade Runner RPG (winner of two Gold ENNIE Awards 2023), The One Ring™ RPG (Gold ENNIE winner 2022), the official ALIEN RPG (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Gothic horror game Vaesen (winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG MÖRK BORG (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020) and its two spin-offs CY_BORG and PIRATE BORG, the alternate ’80s Tales from the Loop (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the blue-collar science fiction game Death in Space, the dark fantasy game Symbaroum, the weird-fantasy game Into the Odd Remastered, the new edition of the RPG classic Twilight: 2000 (Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022), the official The Walking Dead Universe RPG, Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, and The Electric State Roleplaying Game.

We have also published the art books Tales From the Loop, Things From the Flood, The Electric State, The Labyrinth, and Swedish Machines – Sunset at Zero Point by the acclaimed visual storyteller Simon Stålenhag, as well as the illustrated editions of the Lovecraft classics The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Dunwich Horror by the praised artist François Baranger.

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