Erik Granström is an established Swedish fantasy writer of novels and game settings. In 2016 he concluded a series of four acclaimed novels set in his classical game world Trachoria. Free League Publishing went full circle in 2012 by publishing the Swedish RPG Svavelvinter based on Granström’s novels.
Granström’s style is characterized by visceral originality mirroring his background as a veterinarian. He’s also worked in marketing, partly in the computer company MySQL. Recently he’s been writing dialogue for computer games and song texts for the death metal band Svavelvinter.
Erik Granström is an established Swedish fantasy writer of novels and game settings. In 2016 he concluded a series of four acclaimed novels set in his classical game world Trachoria. Free League Publishing went full circle in 2012 by publishing the Swedish RPG Svavelvinter based on Granström’s novels.
Granström’s style is characterized by visceral originality mirroring his background as a veterinarian. He’s also worked in marketing, partly in the computer company MySQL. Recently he’s been writing dialogue for computer games and lyrics for the death metal band Svavelvinter.
Published books
Raven's Purge
2018
Raven’s Purge is an epic campaign module for the Forbidden Lands RPG, written by acclaimed fantasy author Erik Granström. Raven’s Purge is not a linear story and it has no set goal that the adventurers are expected to follow. Instead, it is a rich tapestry of legends, locations, characters and events that the players can interact with in a multitude of ways.
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Forbidden Lands
2018
Forbidden Lands is a new take on classic fantasy roleplaying. In this open-world survival roleplaying game, you’re not heroes sent on missions dictated by others – instead, you are raiders and rogues bent on making your own mark on a cursed world. You will discover lost tombs, fight terrible monsters, wander the wild lands and, if you live long enough, build your own stronghold to defend.
Forbidden Lands was named one of the best RPGs of 2018 by Geek & Sundry and won both Judge’s Award and People’s Choice Award at the UK Games Expo in 2019. The crowdfunding campaign raised over a quarter of a million dollars and was the third most successful RPG Kickstarter in the world 2017.
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