Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying is an award-winning tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing, based on the haunting illustrations of Swedish artist Johan Egerkrans. Set in the "Mythic North"—a dark reimagining of 19th-century Scandinavia—it pits players against the supernatural creatures of folklore. The World and Atmosphere

Jonas sipped his coffee, now strangely tasteless, and felt the warmth in his skin like an ember he could keep. He stood, slipped the laptop into his bag, and walked out into the damp evening. As he pushed the door open, the bell above it chimed like a footnote, and for a moment he thought he saw shapes moving in the reflections of the wet pavement — small ships, perhaps, or the shadows of things that liked to read.

The man looked at him with patient curiosity. "You invited them. Some files are doors." He nodded toward Jonas’s laptop, closed like a book snapped shut. "Not all doors are bad. Some are merely hungry."

Community and Storytelling

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Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying is a tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing that transports players to a mythical nineteenth-century Scandinavia. The game is based on the art and lore of Johan Egerkrans, where players take on the role of people with "The Sight," allowing them to see the supernatural creatures—Vaesen—that most humans have forgotten.