Mat Hart, Creative director and CCO of Steamforged Mat Hart, Steamforged's CCO and Creative director, said: "The rich RuneScape universe will translate beautifully to tabletop and board games with RS Gold, and using a crowdfunding platform and other dedicated community spaces will let us engage directly with fans of RuneScape along with Old School RuneScape throughout development."
Steamforged Games also released the first glimpse and other details about the Dark Souls tabletop roleplaying game which will be released in the spring of 2022. The game was first announced in December and followed by the release of a trailer that was a surprise Steamforged Games has confirmed Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game will be a stand-alone RPG that is powered by the fifth edition of rules enhanced with Dark Souls mechanics.
Incorporating the rich lore as well as the award-winning gameplay of Dark Souls video games by From Software and Bandai Namco Entertainment within the lavishly illustrated hardback book, players will find customized character classes along with a brand-new system of magic, and a full bestiary that is brimming with Dark Souls creatures.
Since its launch, Steamforged's Dark Souls tabletop range has sold more than 500,000 units which has their combined value of almost $40m. Mat Hart, Creative director and chief creative officer at Steamforged Games, stated: "Dark Souls has been an essential IP for Steamforged since the beginning and is one of the most dear to our hearts. Therefore, it's great to finally bring Dark Souls to the tabletop as a roleplaying experience is extremely exciting for us and our players."
The news is announced alongside updates for Old School Runescape with a focus upon Iron Man. In addition to bug fixings, the new update includes the group chat feature and loot broadcasts with the achievement of completing quests, combat and milestones for leveling up also earning an announcement in the latest chat. Another update is scheduled for the coming days that will focus on the expansion of storage in groups as well as emergency teleport shards visiting the houses of the group members.
Jagex have also listened to played feedback and added a solid gold sink to the game. "The Golden Sink requires 47 Construction in order to construct. You'll need 10 Condensed Gold five Gold Leaf and five mahogany Planks to construct it. Condensed Gold, you say with RS3 Items?
This is a brand new product to be purchased through The Keldagrim Stonemason Shop for the suitably extravagant price of 10,000 million GP... Each." They go on to say that the most impressive part of The Golden Sink is that it actually functions as an actual sink.