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Press Release: Son of Oak Announces LaunchFest

2025’s Top-Rated TTRPG on DriveThruRPG Celebrates Print Release with Livestreams, Community Events, Stretch Goals, and Major Discounts


To all journalists, reviewers, bloggers, vloggers, and influencers,


Son of Oak Game Studio has officially launched its first and entirely unique Legend in the Mist LaunchFest, a large-scale community celebration that will lead up to the long-awaited print release of its critically acclaimed tabletop roleplaying game Legend in the Mist. Of course, we would love for you to cover news on this amazing event and welcome any and all review, collab, live stream, and interview requests!


Download the full press release by clicking on the above link


Already considered one of the breakout tabletop RPG successes of recent years in both numbers and review ratings, Legend in the Mist has now surpassed $1.75 million USD in combined crowdfunding and preorder sales, more than doubling its original Kickstarter campaign before even reaching retail shelves. Importantly, the game has also gathered a community of more than 19,000 backers and customers worldwide, which means most gamers should easily be able to find other players willing and ready to join them at their table to take on the guise of adventurers prepared to tackle whatever the Narrator (the Game Master) throws at them, making for one of the most immersive and thrilling storytelling experiences available anywhere.


Following its digital release last summer, Legend in the Mist became the #1 top-rated TTRPG of 2025 on DriveThruRPG, surpassing several major industry releases, including hyped titles and beloved established properties like Daggerheart and the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game — a feat that will help cement the TTRPG’s future for many years to come.


Although already available as PDFs, physical editions will begin shipping to backers and preorder customers next month, in June 2026, with a full retail release planned for July, launching Legend in the Mist into the summer.


A Rustic Fantasy RPG Focused on Storytelling Over Numbers

Created by Son of Oak Game Studio, Legend in the Mist is a 'rustic fantasy' roleplaying game inspired by folklore, myths, accidental heroes, fantastic journeys, wandering protagonists, and intrepid explorers. It’s a genre that has been explored in many of the most successful fantasy novels, films, and series, but that has seldom been the focus of other tabletop roleplaying games, which tend to favor high fantasy or sword & sorcery. For reference, think of properties like The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Earthsea, The Green Knight, The Last Unicorn, The Secret of Kells, The Dark Crystal, and other such titles.


Encounters are kept exciting and original by emphasizing narrative freedom, character-driven storytelling, collaborative worldbuilding, and imaginative actions instead of rigid combat, slowly chipping away at the health of one’s opponents, grid-based floorplans, number-crunching, and numerical optimization that often bog down many other systems. The game’s core philosophy — 'words over numbers' — is tightly ingrained in the rules engine and has resonated strongly with players looking for a more immersive and cinematic fantasy RPG experience, while still allowing for the kind of rules that avoid arbitrary judgments and senseless arguments at the table about what is and isn’t possible, or about which actions succeed triumphantly… and which ones fail miserably.


There’s more, as the setting book Hearts of Ravensdale introduces players to a folklore-inspired world where ancient truths and forgotten mysteries slowly reveal themselves during the adventure and campaign. Legend in the Mist is also receiving strong support, expansions, and third-party settings that allow for alternate gameplay experiences, different angles, or greatly expanded gaming worlds.


LaunchFest: A Community-Driven Celebration

Running through June 17th, LaunchFest acts as both a preorder event and a refreshing, massive online celebration for the growing Legend in the Mist community.


The event includes:

• Weekly livestreams with creator Amit Moshe and the Son of Oak team

• Community stretch goals and unlockable rewards

• Daily content drops and free gameplay resources

• Meme contests, polls, and Discord activities

• Community-created content competitions with cash prizes

• Up to 40% discounts on preorders via the official Son of Oak website


Among the unlockable stretch goals already achieved is the newly revealed “War of the Shrews” sidequest scenario, already unlocked after the campaign surpassed the $1.75 million mark. Additional goals remain active as the LaunchFest continues, and we fully expect fans to succeed in reaching more of them!


Supporting Both New and Veteran Players

To make the game more accessible, Son of Oak has also released several onboarding resources for new players that allow for easy entry points into the game, including:

• A free comic-book-style tutorial

• Conversion tools for 5E players

• Community content support through the “Cauldron of Mist” marketplace

• Ongoing expansions and crossover settings from third-party publishers


The studio credits much of the game’s success to its extremely active and passionate community, whose feedback, playtesting, fan content, and online promotion have helped shape the final product a great deal. Many of their suggestions were incorporated into the final game, making for an end product that oozes player creativity just as much as the designers’ ability to tell an amazing story and create an easy-to-understand and simple, yet deep and versatile rules system.


Upcoming Livestream and Events

The next official LaunchFest livestream takes place today, Wednesday, May 6th at 1 PM ET, where creator Amit Moshe and MC Kevin Carpenter will discuss how to create memorable NPCs and companions in Legend in the Mist.


Additional LaunchFest events include:

• Live AMA sessions

• Trivia nights

• Chat-based one-shot adventures

• Daily polls and meme contests

• A creator competition offering up to $300 in prizes for original community-made content


Links

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Press Kit:


About Son of Oak Game Studio

Son of Oak Game Studio is an independent tabletop roleplaying game publisher best known for its award-winning narrative RPG systems and cinematic storytelling experiences. The studio is led by game designer Amit Moshe and is recognized for titles such as City of Mist, Otherscape, and Legend in the Mist.


Press Contact

Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you shared the news on LaunchFest, and feel free to contact us for review copies, interviews, livestream opportunities, previews, influencer collaborations, competition requests, and/or any feedback you might want to give us.

 

Badass PR / Dirk Vandereyken

WhatsApp: +32 494 38 27 44

 

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