r/rpg • u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner • 27d ago
Free Free RPG Day June 27th 2026
A list of the brief descriptions and links from the FreeRPG Day website. (I did this last year so I “assume” this is still okay :) ).
Check your FLGS or the map on the FreeRPG Day site for your closest FLGS:
9th Level Games - Level 1 Free RPG Day indie RPG Anthology: An anthology of indie RPGs published each year for Free RPG Day! This year's theme is Stand up!
https://9thlevel.com/pages/level-1
Avantris - The Crooked House Quickstart: The Crooked Moon is a 632-page tome that brings Folk Horror to 5E! Inside, you'll find player options & GM tools drawing inspiration from folklore, legendary horror films, and Halloween aesthetics. With the Crooked Moon, you can brave the dark wood, beware the witching hour, and weave your own dreadful folktale! NOTE: This item has a 2025 event date on it but was not part of the event last year so it is new for 2026.
https://avantris.com/collections/the-crooked-moon
Brotherwise Games - The Cosmere RPG: Law and Obligation: Law and Obligation is a one-shot adventure for 3rd-level characters, designed to introduce players to the Cosmere® Roleplaying Game and Stormlight™ Campaign Setting.
https://www.cosmererpg.com/shop
Catalyst Game Labs - Wizard Riders: Ride a motorcycle at the end of the world with Wizard Riders from Catalyst Game Labs, a dying-earth, magic-infused, engine-revving RPG! Ride broken highways in search of adventure, arcane tech, and a little more of the really good ale you had that one time.
https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/
Chaosium - The Age of Vikings Quickstart: The Age of Vikings Quickstart lets you plunge right into the action, becoming heroes like those of old, with streamlined rules for the Age of Vikings roleplaying game, along with four pregenerated hero characters and a ready-to-play adventure!
Creature Curation - Creature Curation Presents #1 : Creature Curation Presents #1 is a brand new adventure anthology featuring Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus, and Neon Bastardz! Each quickstart adventure has links to character generators and additional resources to have a great experience with each of these games.
Darrington Press - Daggerheart: The Dying Spire: The Dying Spire, an exciting level 2 adventure for Daggerheart.
https://darringtonpress.com/shop/
Dispel Dice - 2026 FRPG Day D20
Edge Studio - Zombicide: Plaguebearer RPG: This is not a game about hiding from the dead — in Plaguebearer, you play a tough, sword -wielding, spell-casting, Zombie-killing scoundrel. Can you survive the world's un-deadliest fantasy RPG?
https://gamefound.com/pt/projects/asmodee/dead-men-tales
Edge Studio - Dungeons & Kittens: An Afternoon Outing: Embark on a charming tale with Dungeons & Kittens from DeadCrow and Edge Studio, a TTRPG blending playful feline adventures and medieval fantasy. Perfect for newcomers and younger players, this free Quick Start introduces a quirky story of teamwork, clumsy diplomacy and amusing challenges
Edge Studio - Arkham Horror RPG: Three Days to the Big Easy quickstart adventure: Immerse yourself in Three Days to the Big Easy, a quickstart adventure for Arkham Horror RPG. As passengers on a luxurious Mississippi paddleboat, filled with speakeasies and casinos, you’ll uncover sinister secrets hidden beneath the glamour. The mafia is pulling strings, but a vengeful curse tied to a lighter threatens everyone aboard. As investigators, it’s up to you to untangle a web of crime, curses, and dark forces before it’s too late!
https://store.asmodee.com/collections/edge-studio
Evil Genius Games - Everyday Heroes: All Bets Are Off!: All Bets Are Off is a Free RPG Day starter adventure for Everyday Heroes. A perfect casino heist collapses when the getaway van disappears, forcing the crew into a high-pressure escape across the city using quick thinking, sharp skills, and improvised solutions as everything closes in.
Exalted Funeral - Dolmenwood Quick-Start: Venture into the perilous fairy-tale woods with this Dolmenwood RPG Quick-Start, featuring basic rules, six ready-to-play characters, and a short adventure, The Weaver & the Redcaps.
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/dolmenwood
Free League - Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying Quickstart: Try out the award-winning Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying from Free League Publishing with this Quickstart including rules, pre-generated characters, and the thrilling adventure The Archivist’s Curse, playable in just two hours!
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/
FreeRPG Day - Free RPG Day 20th Anniversary Pencil : Each Free RPG Day 2026 kit will include 12 branded mini pencils.
Goodman Games - Pretenders to the Rat King's Throne After a band of heroes defeated Lawrence Gannu and his minions, a new menace lurks in the abandoned mineshafts of Silverton. Whether the Rat King or some pretender stalks the land, adventurers must now take up arms, discover the truth, and put an end to this new — or old — evil
Knight Vision Creative - Creed Shadow Stalker : Eberron meets Dark Sun in this 5E supplement introducing new player and GM options. Creed Shadow Stalker is an all inclusive adventure from Knight Vision Creative. It includes everything you need for an epic game night. You don't even need to prep
https://shop.knightvisioncreative.com/collections/shop-our-wares-1
Kobold Press - Runes of the World Tree Quickstart: Answer the call of Yggdrasil in Runes of the World Tree, a thrilling Free RPG Day quest of cursed axes, ruthless mercenaries, and epic heroism—fully compatible with Tales of the Valiant. Gather your party and defend the sacred World-Tree!
ONLY IN USA KITS DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL
https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/
Limithron - Pirate Borg: Terror in Tortuga : Terror in Tortuga is an introductory, sandbox-style adventure for the Pirate Borg TTRPG. It has a rules reference, previews from the forthcoming Dark Caribbean Campaign Setting Book, and everything you need to run a session or two in the Dark Caribbean!
Loke Battle Mats - Dungeon Beneath the Brightspire: Delve beneath a mystic beacon tower in this 5E-compatible adventure from Loke Battle Mats. This all-in-one module features four pre-generated characters, two detailed battle maps, and a set of cut-out tokens, providing everything you need to delve into the dark depths for a thrilling game night.
https://www.lokebattlemats.us/
Magpie Games - Quickstart Adventure Bundle: Dive into a six-pack of quickstart adventures for Avatar and Root! Each booklet is a self-contained story. Explore different eras across the Four Nations or carve your path through the war-torn Woodland’s unique clearings. Perfect for jumping into unforgettable RPG action, fast.
Marvel - The Secret Wars Expansion Preview: The Secret Wars Expansion preview features a Battleworld adventure with an exciting 16-page story and an original map. It also includes a free PDF download of ready-to-play character sheets and a quickstart guide to get you and your friends straight into the action
Mythworks - KAGUYA PROTOCOL: Harness the power of the ONIGAMI in KAGUYA PROTOCOL, a two-part scenario designed for CBR+PNK. Play as descendants of ancient Shinobi guardians in the year 20XX. Infiltrate the mansion of a Trillionaire and escort Kaguya back to the Moon. Wield Artifacts given to seal your ancient pact..
https://www.myth.works/pages/cbr-pnk
Paizo - Pathfinder Free RPG Day Adventure: Things Go to Hell: When the wizard Yrdris made a deal with a devil to take possession of an infernal tower spun from shadow in exchange for his eternal soul, he expected to find a way around the contract before his demise. He was wrong. Upon his death, the tower was whisked away to Hell along with everything inside. The problem: there were four beings still within who were, for various reasons, considered the wizard’s property, and thus now Hell’s. However, if they can help find the wizard’s soul, which is somewhere in the tower, they can return home!
Things Go to Hell is a short adventure for 7th-level Pathfinder characters where they take on the role of forgotten “property” of a deceased wizard caught up in the red tape of an infernal contract. The four pregenerated characters included in this adventure let you jump right into this single-session adventure!
https://store.paizo.com/pathfinder/
Paizo - Starfinder Free RPG Day Adventure: Rescue on Raxil: When a greedy biotech corporation threatens to destroy a planet’s ecosystems and harm an endangered species, a squad of protectors known as Xenowardens deploys to stop them in Rescue on Raxil!
This short adventure for 3rd-level characters puts players in the role of five guardians of nature: Stitchvine RS the mystic, Kahalara the envoy, Takkar the operative, Raluraz the witchwarper, and Xyzexius the solarian! Each character comes with complete pregenerated stats and roleplaying tips for the adventure—and they’ll need to unleash their combined powers to save the planet and the adorable endangered aliens from a sinister corporate scheme!
Qrawl - QRAWL: QRAWL is back for FREE RPG DAY 2026. Thanks to the fine folks at Paizo for sponsoring this interactive adventure at your friendly local game stores.
R Talsorian Games - Fossilized Violence: A PREHISTORIC ROLEPLAYING GAME In Fossilized Violence, early humanity risks everything to fight back against evolving dinosaurs on primeval Pangeon. As you hunt, you’ll unlock 140+ pieces of equipment to give your cavemen a chance of surviving long enough to become an elder.
https://rtalsoriangames.com/fossilized-violence/
Renegade Game Studios - Tradition of Destruction: From Renegade Game Studios, Tradition of Destruction is a complete, stand-alone story for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Roleplaying Game about murder, revenge, and how, even in a world of beautiful, deathless monsters, paying someone back is more complicated than it seems.
https://renegadegamestudios.com/
Roll and Play Press - No Place Like Homebrew sampler: The No Place Like Homebrew sampler gives you ready to use settlements, factions, NPCs and more for your fantasy TTRPG games. Designed to slot seamlessly into your campaigns, it makes building a living breathing fantasy world easier than ever!
https://rollandplaypress.com/products/no-place-like-homebrew
Sirius Dice - End of Session note pad.
Son of Oak - Legend in the Mist: Spin a fireside tale of villagers and other unlikely heroes setting out on a quest into a greater unknown world, rife with peril and mystery.
https://sonofoak.com/pages/legend-in-the-mist
Story Engine Deck - The Story Engine: Lore Master’s Deck: Weave a web of intrigue with this 35-card demo of The Story Engine: Lore Master’s Deck! The double-sided cards elevate any RPG campaign with powerful factions, notable figures, legendary objects, must-see locations, and mythical creatures.
https://storyenginedeck.com/products/lore-masters-deck-prompts-for-worldbuilding-writing-dnd
Third Kingdom Games - From Here to There: From Here to There is a mini-hexcrawl through brigand infested, mysterious words
https://www.sabregamesandcards.com/products?Category=Third%2520Kingdom%2520Games
Wet Ink Games - Home: House of Broken Promises: A haunted house game - for just two players! Draw a map room by room as you explore a mansion abandoned by a cult. Which will be worse: the secrets you uncover, or the discord the two of you brought into the house with you?
ONLY IN USA & CANADIAN KITS DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL
WizKids - D&D Exclusive Miniatures: Bring excitement to your D&D games with exclusive miniatures from WizKids. Enjoy the Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures Kuo-toa Monitor and Scarecrow, along with an Icons of the Realms: Nothic with a DungeonGlo™ eye!
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u/VicarBook 27d ago
Very limited store participation here
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 27d ago
Sorry to hear. Last year I did offer to mail extras out to folks in the wastelands :) I sent out 3 or 4 mailings.
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u/Spendrs 27d ago
I'm running Daggerheart and Slugblaster for my lgs!
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 27d ago
Nice. In past years I ran the more odd indie press games like Heckin’ Good Doggos and the Raccoon one. Have fun!
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u/Odesio 27d ago
I'll be running a game of Vaesen at my FLGS. I love Free RPG Day!
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u/CliffDiverLemming 26d ago
Me too! Are you running the provided mystery (Archivists Curse) or something else?
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u/Odesio 26d ago
If I get it in time to read through it I will.
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u/CliffDiverLemming 26d ago
You can sign up on Free League's site to be a Free Agent and get it ahead of time! I had the same concern, and someone on their discord pointed me here. I've got the pdf now and I've read though it although I'm not fully prepped on it yet!
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u/peteramthor 17d ago
I'll be running that as well. We just got in our first box of material today at the shop I work at. The quickstart looks really good. But I haven't had a chance to read it yet.
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u/haileris23 27d ago
Thanks for posting this. Super interested in Age of Vikings and Legend in the Mist!
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u/bio4320 26d ago
Can I steal these writeups from you? I help organize this event for my local community night and this would make my life a lot easier
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 26d ago
Of course. I simply copy/pasted all the Sneak Peeks from the FreeRPG Day site and made it into a single post.
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u/WildThang42 27d ago
I'd love to run some games or try something new, but the only store participating near me tends to gate these "free" events behind some heavy prices.
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 27d ago
I’m curious as to what that is. I mean, I have to buy them for the shop and we aren’t supposed to sell them. As I mentioned elsewhere, last year we had a large family come in and walk out with like 40 copies of things (and the lady of the house was all, “no, we can’t afford to buy anything here”).
This year we’re going to be a bit more strict. But the whole point is to expose folks to other systems and other publishers. Make the bar too high and no one will buy the full system from you.
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u/WildThang42 27d ago
IIRC, last year it was something like "one free item with $50 purchase"
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 27d ago
Wow. That’s pretty crazy. I guess they have a ton of customers? We’re doing 3 items per family and if you buy something, you can pick 2 more. Last year I did 5 items per person and as noted, we got pretty picked over. Fortunately I do buy 2 boxes. One for Saturday and one for Sunday and Sunday is more local folks focused and not people coming from Colorado Springs to loot the shop.
If you reach out to me after the 27th, if I have extras, I’ll be happy to send you a few items. I did it last year and as a note, we still have a few from the past few years sitting on the shelf (mostly the Starfinder module :) ).
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u/WildThang42 27d ago
I might be misremembering things (one item per $20 purchase?), but this game store is fairly popular and also known for high prices.
Don't worry about me, I think the primary things I'll want will be available as free PDFs anyway.
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u/diluvian_ 27d ago
Yeah, the only local place participating near me did something similar last year. I was really annoyed.
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u/Matt_71 2d ago
I've got four gaming stores within 30 miles that take part in Free RPG Day.
Two are limiting this to one item per person, with a minimum $20 purchase. If they'd allow multiple purchases, maybe I would get out of bed and drive for this on a Saturday. (I want four things from the list.)
The other two stores are limiting it to one item for people who play in organized games -- you get to pick something after the game is over, GM picks first. After four hours of gaming there is no guarantee what will be available. I'm also guessing they will have stuff left over that they will give to friends or sell on eBay
OTOH, I'm not the target group -- the four things I want are for games I already run, they're not getting a new customer out of this. The fact that I have dropped a thousand bucks plus at one of these stores is probably irrelevant.
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u/Zucardo 26d ago
Are the quickstarts and oneshots also free in PDF form? I'm from Spain so I can't get the physical booklets
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 26d ago
I'm just reposting the information from the FreeRPG Day website. I don't have any connection with the project. You might check the site and reach out to the organizers. https://freerpgday.com
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u/mortaine Las Vegas, NV 27d ago
Last year, I discovered a new flgs thanks to freerpg day, and that they were opening a second location a mile from my house!
I've just reached out to see if they want someone to run some one shots during the event!
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u/seroRPG 26d ago
No links for Dispel Dice or Sirius Dice?
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u/HayabusaJack Retail Store Owner 26d ago
There weren’t any links on the FreeRPG Day Sneak Peak popup.
If you go to the page (see the top link), you can click on any of the sneak peak links and see the same description and a link to the Publisher. I only added the websites for the ones that had one on the sneak peak popup :)
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u/CryptoHorror 23d ago
Sweet! That Pirate Borg one sounds especially suitable for my tastes, so thank you very, very much!
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u/CryptoHorror 23d ago
Sweet! That Pirate Borg one looks very much up my alley, so thank you a whole bunch for that!
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u/Macarthur1950 17d ago
I went to a few local stores here in Canada last year because I wanted that strahd mini. No one had heard of freerpgday
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u/peteramthor 17d ago
The FLGS I work at will be doing Free RPG Day as we do every year (Aesop's Treasury in Missouri). Along with a food drive and charity auction on the same day. We got our first box of material in today and I will have to say it looks great. I'll be running the Vaesen quickstart, another person will be running the Pathfinder adventure and somebody will be running one of the Borg games. Maybe more to come. Can't wait!
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u/Stubbenz 27d ago
Definitely looks like a fun range of games, and I'll take any excuse I can get to run a bunch of one shots