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Elfking: The Immortal Reviewed

Jeff McAleer

Oct 12, 2023

Title: Elfking – The Immortal

Publisher: Lucid Eye Publications

Authors: Steve Saleh and Joe Saleh

Artist: AI generated artwork

Year: 2023

Genre: Dice pool based, sword and sorcery roleplaying game, heavily influenced by the works of Michael Moorcock

Pages: 152 pages

Price: $39.00 in hardcover through Amazon or $20.00 in PDF at DriveThruRPG

This time out I share my review of the core rulebook for the sword and sorcery roleplaying game Elfking: The Immortal, designed by the father and son team of Steve and Joe Saleh, from Lucid Eye Publications. The game’s setting RPG is heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion stories; especially the Elric of Melniboné series.

SUMMARY

Right off the bat, it's important to know the art is A.I. generated in Elfking: The Immortal, which might make this a nonstarter. The game itself is a rules light, d10 dice pool action resolution mechanic, sword & sorcery RPG. The setting is heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion stories; especially the Elric of Melniboné series. I feel the game is solid and is certainly worth taking a look at if you're in the market for a fantasy setting which isn't the same old, same old high fantasy.

Jeff McAleer

Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...