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Recommendations for a good Viking RPG?

Started by aztecman, April 12, 2022, 02:37:30 AM

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Ruprecht

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April 20, 2022, 12:48:47 PM
Quote from: Sanson on April 20, 2022, 11:51:27 AM
Orbaal works just fine & dandy too, it's just i picked up the fancy Ivinia map to hang on the way, and you're doubtless correct they overdid they fjords.
I have no regrets buying Ivania or putting in a fancy frame on my wall. It is a beautiful map, just not great for planning your Dragonships course to the sea. And the text on Ivanian culture is just gravy.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. ~Robert E. Howard

Thor's Nads

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April 20, 2022, 11:34:45 PM Last Edit: April 20, 2022, 11:36:25 PM by thomden
C&C Codex Nordica is particularly excellent. Codex Germania is Viking-adjacent and well worth getting also.

I agree the various Viking treatments in Runequest are outstanding, from the original Vikings box set by Avalon Hill to the Runequest II Vikings book.

Ars Magica had a really good Viking related book called Land of Fire and Ice (basically Iceland) and it has an awesome cover. I mean a really really great cover. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348442/Land-of-Fire-and-Ice

Also for Ars Magica is Mythic Seas.

I am working on a Valkyrie book for my OSR line that is coming along well.
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aztecman

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April 21, 2022, 06:59:30 PM
Thanks folks for all the great suggestions. I am sure we'll find something that suits our fancy. Top picks so far seem to be: Vikings D&D 2E, Viking Runequest, and Fate of the Norns. The C&C book is intriguing though. For the others, the group is sorta lukewarm on, but for sure, Shield Maidens is a hard pass...
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