Hearts of Ravensdale Campaign Setting Now Available!

Break your back in the fields by day, gather around the hearth with family and friends by night. That’s the cycle of life in the Dales, a secluded land of farming folk that’ve long left wars and kingdoms and magic behind.

Lately, though, there’s been a whiff of danger in the air. Homesteaders in Hartland whisper about Creatures of Twilight who stalk the nearby Witchwoods. Raiders ply their bloody trade near the borders of Cedargate. Thaumaturgy stirs in the ruins of Old Gwyrdolin, drawing in grave robbers, fortune-seekers, and folks of ill-intent.

The way things are going, the people of Dale might need a hero soon. You don't know anything about that. Surely it won't be you, haha!...

Right? 

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Hearts of Ravensdale, available now in PDF form,  is Son of Oak Game Studio’s newest addition to the Legend in the Mist roleplaying game library!

With this campaign setting, a world of sleepy hamlets and mysterious frontiers, role-players can weave tales of adventure, magic, and unlikely heroes rising from humble origins to defend the communities and kind they love!

Let's explore the world lore and gameplay tools that Hearts of Ravensdale offers, and how they’ll help players and narrators run campaigns that embody Legend in the Mist’s signature rustic fantasy genre.

The Setting of Ravensdale And Its Rustic Fantasy Story Hooks

You can’t talk about Legend in the Mist, the top-rated roleplaying game on Drivethru RPG in 2025, without mentioning “rustic fantasy.” But what is this style of fantasy, and how does the Ravensdale campaign setting fit into it?

“Rustic fantasy” was first coined by Son Of Oak’s developers to describe a specific blend of tropes from fairy tales, folklore, and classic fantasy stories like Lord of the Rings, The Witcher books, and the fantasy films of Studio Ghibli. It’s a genre that focuses on homely villages over imperial capitals, enchanted forests over sprawling dungeons, and humble do-gooders over demigod champions. It makes magic rare and mysterious to enhance its wonder and highlights the connections heroes have with home and kin to make their journeys all the more meaningful.

With all that in mind, Hearts Of Ravensdale Setting Book 1: The Dales, is the perfect starting point for gamers who want to run a group, solo, or co-op rustic fantasy RPG campaign, thanks to rich worldbuilding details such as:

• A fantasy map with unique valley locations, ranging from the forests of Aldenweald to the Last City of Stormhelm.
• Story hooks for each valley that include cultural and local aspects, Outstanding Features, Notable Residents, and Rumors & Tales.
• Primers on the culture of the Dales that immerse players in the language, social systems, traditions, and values of these practical mountain dwellers.
• Descriptions of magical folklore and superstition in the Dale that highlight how magic in a rustic fantasy story should be mysterious, ill-understood, yet all around.
• A hidden creation myth, forgotten history, and secret truths that narrators can slowly and dramatically reveal to players.

Game Features that Hearts of Ravensdale adds to Legend in the Mist

Vibrant fantasy setting aside, Hearts Of Ravensdale Setting Book 1: The Dales also gives role-players new game mechanics for their Legend in the Mist campaign, which include:

• Full solo and co-op support 
• 120 New Character Theme Kits with professions such as Red Marshals and Bone Tenders that connect players to the Ravensdale setting.
• New Tags for items and ingredients that embody the agrarian and ritualistic life-styles of people in the Dales.
• New rules for Cooking & Crafting that let players make new items with narrative and mechanical effects.
• New Ways Of Magic such as the subtle power of the Oldways, the Gifts of the Twilight Kin, and the reality-shaking power of Thaumaturgy.
• A Bestiary with 70 different Challenges and Creatures of Twilight, each with specific Secrets and vulnerabilities to uncover.
• Seven rustic adventure scenarios that can be run as brief one-shots or long-term campaigns.

Items Available 

Both Hearts of Ravensdale and the Legend In The Mist core books are currently available for digital download on the Son Of Oak website. 

Physical versions of these products are set to be released in June 2026: by pre-ordering, you’ll gain a 40% discount, instant access to the PDFs, and guaranteed copies when the books hit the stores!

Additional accessories are now also digitally available:

• Character Pack with 20 pregens such as Gorna & Truffles the young cook who rides a boar or Mistle the morose vagabond that tends to the dead
• Twilight Deck with 40 Challenge cards
• Scene Maps & Tokens

In addition to the previous released items:

• Narrator's Screen
• Action Grimoire with 100 suggestions for actions in the Legend In The Mist open engine 
• Halloween & Winter Creature Packs

All digital files are now available at 50% off as the All Digital bundle as well as included in physical bundles that include books, dice, and cards like the Ravenhome Bundle.

Keep an eye on Son of Oak’s official blog or YouTube channel for future updates about Hearts of Ravensdale and other Legend in the Mist content.

So it is, so it has been, and so it ever shall be…