When it comes to fantasy tabletop role-playing, it can be easy to think there's nothing new under the sun. It's our oldest and still most popular genre, and after 50 years it can be hard to see what fresh spins are left to put on it.

So thank the gods for games like Legend in the Mist, the new game from Son of Oak (City in the Mist, Otherscape). Not only do its tag-driven, narrative-first mechanics feel like an exciting new direction, but its warm and welcoming "rustic fantasy" aesthetic is unlike any other game I've seen before too.

For more on why I think it's so interesting and unique, check out my interview with Son of Oak from last year . The key points are super flexible character creation, accessible rules that emphasise the narrative importance of characters and items rather than

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