RuneScape's Tabletop Games Era is Here, As Tabletop Roleplaying Game and Shadow of Elvarg Board Game Launch

RuneScape’s venture into the tabletop gaming era is here, as RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg, the new board game, and RuneScape Kingdoms: The Roleplaying Game, have both launched.

The games were first announced back in 2022 via a partnership between Jagex and UK-based Steamforged Games. The board game wasultimately funded and completed by way of a Kickstarter campaign that offered backers opportunity to have input in several of the gameplay elements and stretch goals. The Kickstarter campaign attracted more than 6,600 backers.

Today, both games have launched and are available through the official RuneScape merchandise store, Steamforged Games’ own store, Amazon, and independent retailers all over. If you've ever wondered just how your MMORPG adventures in Gielinor would translate to the tabletop environment? Well, here’s your chance to find out. 

The team promises that both should feel familiar to RuneScape fans but also accessible to those new to the franchise. RuneScape Kingdoms: The Roleplaying Game uses its own custom system That uses a 3d6 dice mechanic and offers game masters of various levels to run games that feel rich and true to RuneScape but also ways to be welcoming even to newbies. Expect the core to feel as you would expect, with faithful and recognizable classic quests, familiar and new characters, and of course, Gielinor. 

RuneScape Kingdoms: The Shadow of Elvarg is a board game, so there’s room there to work with others (though the game can even be played solo) in cooperative campaigns.  The team drew inspiration from some of the classic quests from runescape, in addition to more new and familiar characters, and a bunch of side quests, bosses, and a number of elements that should feel right at home for the vets. you can even earn yourself capes. 

Both of these games are part of Jagex seeing growth by way of expansion of the RuneScape IP and into some more licensed works. In addition to these games, expect more novels, and there’s even a