Welcome to Early Access for Free League Unbound, the new official digital toolset for Free League games. Wondering what "Early Access" means? You're in the right place.
We launched Early Access for two primary reasons. First, we wanted to test the foundational features, gather feedback, and smooth out any rough edges. Second, once those core features were in place, we found ourselves using them in our own game sessions because they were genuinely useful, even in their early state. At that point, it felt right to allow fans to access the tools from the start.
Free League Unbound's full launch will include three core features. The Digital Reader gives you access to your books on any device, with every title painstakingly recreated to capture the unmistakable look and feel of a Free League book. The Game Compendium transforms that content into a searchable database, complete with interconnected search and advanced filtering. Finally, Character Tools will provide an easy-to-use character builder and interactive digital character sheet.
During Early Access, the first two of those features, the Digital Reader and Game Compendium, are available for the first four supported games: ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game, Coriolis: The Great Dark, Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, and, for the first time in digital, The One Ring™. If you want to get an idea of how a book looks in the reader, you can check out the Superhero Season convention adventure for the Invincible RPG for free!
As with any Early Access release, not everything is finished, and even things that are built aren't in their final form. You'll encounter bugs, rough edges, and features that are still in development. The entire platform has sprung into existence over the last four months, so this is just the beginning.
Finally, with that in mind, we wanted to be sure early adopters got a very tangible benefit for taking the plunge. Each product is already priced in a way to emphasize its nature as a digital add-on to compliment the physical components we all use for our sessions, but during Early Access, that price is reduced even further to an additional $5 discount for any product that isn't already that price or less. You can purchase any product now with the discount, and the content will be unlocked in the upcoming Character Tools at no additional cost.
We'd greatly appreciate any bug reports or feedback you're able to share. Your input will play a major role in shaping both the platform and the features we build next. The easiest place to connect with us is our Discord server, where we'll be actively participating in discussions throughout Early Access. We also will frequent the Free League forums if that is your preference.
You can also help by remembering the disclaimers from above and being patient with the inevitable hiccups that will come during Early Access, keeping in mind that it is our relentless quest to create a powerful platform that provides what fans want to have at the table!
We have so much in store! As stated above, we're only four months into development. Character Tools will be introduced into Early Access before the end of this year, and new games will be supported in the months ahead as well - until we have support for the entire catalog of active games. As we exit Early Access into the full launch, we will transparently provide updates on which features and games we're working on incorporating.
We also have a roadmap that includes a long list of additional features beyond the core three of Digital Reader, Game Compendium, and Character Tools. We're not ready to talk about those yet, but more will be revealed when we get there. We're glad to have you along for the journey!
Follow us across all our channels (find them in the footer below), and, as mentioned above, join us on Discord for the most direct, real-time conversations with the developers. We're building Free League Unbound for fans because we are fans ourselves, and we love every opportunity to hear your ideas, answer your questions, and chat about the games we all enjoy.
