Vikings D20

[TheLe]

For the record, I'm really not concerned with this type of perceived competition. That 'competing' book has been sitting on Rpgnow since January, and for some reason they decide to highlight it now in their newsletter?

I have no idea how money they paid to get that kind of exposure, but I say "more power to them!"

As an independent publisher, my books will always be different than ones from the big wigs, but I work well with my developers and stay upfront with public. It's that kind of relationship that I put above all else.

We'll be fine on our end here, and I think you'll all be plenty pleased with VIKINGS when its ready!


`Le

 

[Turanil]

Thanks for answering and letting us now that this cool project is not dead.

As a customer, I don't see the two products competing. I see it as having more options about what to use for the perfect Vikings campaign. Especially as (for what I can notice with the previews of both products) it seems that the Brazilian book brings more in terms of setting (fore the "crunch" it's core rules with a few additional feats and prestige classes), and your book brings more in terms of crunch (classes etc. appropriate to a Viking world). Hence, I want both products at the same time.

 

[Sigurd]

I've waited this long. I've talked to the author and the editor - they're both real people. I'll wait for Vikings D20 until its out and I have the extra coin in my pocket. My only problem with the translated Viking book advertising is it was the wrong book .


Sigurd

 

[Turanil]

Hey what about Vikings d20, now with the d20(3.5) logo not anymore available? Are you still going to release it with L. Porter's OGL logo, or what? I hope this doesn't kill the project. Alternately you could go for a C&C version of the Viking d20, but well if you opt 4e I will have to forget about it.

 

[TheLe]

Hey what about Vikings d20, now with the d20(3.5) logo not anymore available? Are you still going to release it with L. Porter's OGL logo, or what? I hope this doesn't kill the project. Alternately you could go for a C&C version of the Viking d20, but well if you opt 4e I will have to forget about it.

I am very much leaning towards LPJ's logo for all future products, including Vikings.

No sense using the d20 logo if I have to remove it by the end of the year.

`Le

 

[TheLe]

VIKINGS will be available through rpgnow and dtrpg on Thursday May 22nd (about two weeks). I apologize for the delay, but reformatting from A4 was more problematic than I had expected.

I will be offering a discounted coupon on this forum for each and every one of you when the book is released!

~Le

 

[Fenris]

VIKINGS will be available through rpgnow and dtrpg on Thursday May 22nd (about two weeks). I apologize for the delay, but reformatting from A4 was more problematic than I had expected.

I will be offering a discounted coupon on this forum for each and every one of you when the book is released!

~Le

Awesome! Glad it has a date. Thanks for the hard work TheLe and Vidar! Can't wait to get it.

 

[Sigurd]

Excellent news!

Especially that "discounted coupon" - I hate to pay full price for my coupons!



Sigurd

 

[TheLe]

Chapter 12 Sneak Peek

Sorry for the delay. For some reason I thought I planned for a May 29th release. Whoops. In the meantime, here's another sneak peek:

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Sneak Peek, Chapter 12: Running a Midgard Campaign

Snippet 1:

Gaining a Name
As explained in chapter 1: Characters, Vikings don’t use family names. They start life with a last name that consists of their father’s name with the suffix ’son’ or ’daughter’ added on. Some (but far from all) gain honorary titles or names that replace their last name, as they start to set their mark upon their world. Every Norwegian today knows the name Harald Fairhair, but only those with a special interest in history know the name Harald Halvdansson, even though it is of course the same man.

The name is normally somehow descriptive of the person; such as Erik the Red (who had red hair) or Stark-Odder (”Odder the Strong”, who was exceptionally strong). It could also be more of a job title; like Smith, Carpenter, Cooper, Weaver or Thatcher. A rare few got named after a single, spectacular deed they performed, such as Sigurd Drakedrepar (”Sigurd Dragonslayer”).

Most PCs will probably be eager to gain a cool name for themselves, preferably from the last category. ’Dragonslayer’ sounds so much more impressive than ’Weaver’, after all. Don’t give them that pleasure too soon, though. Save it until they have completed a couple of quests, and are starting to gain a bit of fame (or notoriety). Somewhere around their 5th or 6th level is probably a suitable time for the PCs to gain their new names.

Snippet 2:

Table 9.1: Viking Adventure Ideas
-A huge monster from the deep oceans swam into a fjord and is threatening the local fishermen
-A much-loved king died, and now his sons are warring for the throne
-A hunter has found a silvermine in the mountains and wants help getting rid of the troll(s) that live there
-Vettir are sabotaging the construction of a new mill
-Hulders are gathering in a near-by forest. Why?
-A jarl is gathering warriors for a mysterious sea voyage to an unknown location
-A sea troll seithman is training orcas whales to attack boats and ships
-A queen needs a small team of heroes to do her a favour, without her husband (the king) finding out
-A forest troll have kidnapped the daughter of a rich but elderly farmer
-A jarl’s son has disappeared and an ashwife is accused of stealing him
-A family of sea trolls are demanding tribute from the fishermen in a small, isolated fjord
-A missing hunter is found petrified. The PCs are asked to catch a fjellvette and force it to turn back.
-A jarl’s daughter has given birth to a salmon, and the jarl wants the responsible fossegrim killed (discretely!)
-A spirit smith wants the PCs to steal the corpse of great hero for him
-A young man has been seduced by a margyger, and his fiancé wants her killed before she marries him
-An empty dragonship is drifting along the coast
-Two powerful clans are on the verge of starting a major feud
-A man the PCs have never seen before challenges a one of them to a holmgang. Why?

 

[JonnyTuba]

Sweet!

This is good news indeed! Can't wait to see the finished product!

JT