Trudvang Chronicles?

The Exploited. · August 31, 2017, 09:01:14 PM

Quote from: Gwarh;988050Egg'zactly.

The art for the game is absolutely beautiful and the lore is also really evocative of a Norse/Finnish/Celt/Slav setting. Quite unlike Tolkien'esque settings or Greyhawk (both of which I love).

I backed the earlier Art of Trudvang book which has a bit of fluff/lore in it and that led me to back the RPG kickstarter. I almost don't care if the RPG engine powering it is any good. I could port it to Fantasy Hero or D&D5E I suspect pretty easily. It's the distinctly Norse setting which has me excited.

I'd be the same man! I'd buy it just to be inspired by his artwork and not worrying about the system - good or bad.

rgrove0172 · August 31, 2017, 09:37:25 PM

Hmmm

BoxCrayonTales · September 01, 2017, 09:32:57 AM

Quote from: Gwarh;988294Don't get Chocolate in my Peanut Butter? Some folks love Peanut Butter and Chocolate.

I'm aware of the differences of the different mythologies, but I've enjoyed enough settings with totally implausible mashups of cultures geographically that Trudvang won't bother me. At least all 3 of those cultures were geographically connected to each other.

Trudvang appears to be entirely Norse fantasy, with little or no influence by Celtic or Slavic fantasy.

Scutter · September 01, 2017, 02:23:30 PM

What's the system like? I've heard it's a bit awkward

RPGPundit · September 04, 2017, 03:35:22 AM

Nope, never heard of this. But the idea of giant-dwarves sounds a bit silly.

BoxCrayonTales · September 04, 2017, 06:49:16 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;988956Nope, never heard of this. But the idea of giant-dwarves sounds a bit silly.

I have to agree. The definition of trolls in the dictionary says they range in size from giants to dwarves. The definition of dwarves gives the synonyms "gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, halfling, elf, brownie, leprechaun". A giant dwarf is an oxymoron, but I did love the joke monster "giant one-eyed dwarf" in the Grim Adventures episode that spoofed Harry Potter.

The Exploited. · September 05, 2017, 07:39:15 AM

But what I want to know is when will this unpronounceable RPG be released? I want to buy it!

BoxCrayonTales · September 05, 2017, 09:01:43 AM

Quote from: The Exploited.;989180But what I want to know is when will this unpronounceable RPG be released? I want to buy it!

It is pronounced just as it is spelled. Tru as in true, ud as in prude, va as in vampire, ng as in ring. Trudvang.

English is the language with the ridiculous spelling.

The Exploited. · September 05, 2017, 09:36:33 AM

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales;989192It is pronounced just as it is spelled. Tru as in true, ud as in prude, va as in vampire, ng as in ring. Trudvang.

I know. I was being sarcastic...

Bren · September 05, 2017, 12:53:37 PM

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales;989192It is pronounced just as it is spelled. Tru as in true, ud as in prude, va as in vampire, ng as in ring. Trudvang.

Methinks thou has one too many "u"s in thy pronunciation guide.

RPGPundit · September 07, 2017, 03:03:54 AM

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales;989093I have to agree. The definition of trolls in the dictionary says they range in size from giants to dwarves. The definition of dwarves gives the synonyms "gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, halfling, elf, brownie, leprechaun". A giant dwarf is an oxymoron, but I did love the joke monster "giant one-eyed dwarf" in the Grim Adventures episode that spoofed Harry Potter.

It does fill me with an urge to have a new NPC for my DCC campaign who claims to be a Dwarf-Giant, which is to say he looks just like an ordinary sized human.

HMWHC · September 07, 2017, 01:57:47 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;989898It does fill me with an urge to have a new NPC for my DCC campaign who claims to be a Dwarf-Giant, which is to say he looks just like an ordinary sized human.

Makes me think of the "Gnome-Titans" from HackMaster.

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RPGPundit · September 09, 2017, 02:43:48 AM

Gnomes?! Fucking hackmaster!!