Vikings D20
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Jolly Giant
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How much writing I find the time to do varies greatly from week to week, but I try to write something every day. There isn't much left now, I'm happy to say.
What remains to write is mainly historical background material; like why the Vikings went from being peaceful traders to becoming aggressive raiders, and how a typical viking raid was carried out. I've also got a bit left to write about how they lived their daily life back home in Scandinavia, though this bit is at least halfway done.
Besides that I've got a handful of monster entries to type. These are already statted up (mostly) with paper and pencil, so it isn't all that much work.
In addition, I'll probably make an appendix or two. A timeline listing important events in Viking history for instance; stuff like when and where the first Viking raid took place (and ditto for the last).
I'm so looking forward to completing this book!
...then I can really get working on the two Viking adventure modules and the three or four follow-up Viking books I've been making notes for ever since I started this project... 
What remains to write is mainly historical background material; like why the Vikings went from being peaceful traders to becoming aggressive raiders, and how a typical viking raid was carried out. I've also got a bit left to write about how they lived their daily life back home in Scandinavia, though this bit is at least halfway done.
Besides that I've got a handful of monster entries to type. These are already statted up (mostly) with paper and pencil, so it isn't all that much work.
In addition, I'll probably make an appendix or two. A timeline listing important events in Viking history for instance; stuff like when and where the first Viking raid took place (and ditto for the last).
I'm so looking forward to completing this book!
...then I can really get working on the two Viking adventure modules and the three or four follow-up Viking books I've been making notes for ever since I started this project...
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Angel Tarragon
Dawn Dragon
Don't know why I haven't seen this thread earlier. This sounds like a promising product. It will complement the HR books I should be receiving shortly. I look forward to its release. 
Jolly Giant
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Fenris said:
I've devoted one chapter to the Vikings' cosmology, where I give an overview of the Nine Worlds (including Alfheim and Svartalfheim, of course), their inhabitants and the pathways between the worlds. I'll get back to these topics in a later book, though.
Vikings D20: Beyond Midgard will be a sort of Viking Manual of the Planes. It'll even have stats for your nick!
Fenris
Adventurer
Jolly Giant said:I've devoted one chapter to the Vikings' cosmology, where I give an overview of the Nine Worlds (including Alfheim and Svartalfheim, of course), their inhabitants and the pathways between the worlds. I'll get back to these topics in a later book, though.
Vikings D20: Beyond Midgard will be a sort of Viking Manual of the Planes. It'll even have stats for your nick!
Way cool. Can't wait. Are we looking at Spring 07 then?
Maybe you can clarify for me whether the inhabitants of Svartalfar are druegar or dockalfar?
Jolly Giant
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Fenris said:
Alfheim is the home of the light elves. Svartalfheim is the home of the Svartalfar (black elves); aka dokkalfar (dark elves), where they live deep under the ground. The Celtic name for them was drow, btw!
The dvergar (dwarves) live in a world called Nidavellir.
TarionzCousin
Second Most Angelic Devil Ever
JimAde said:I am VERY interested in this! I think about eight people bought the AD&D Viking Handbook and I was one of them.
Me too, and I used it.
I think the gaming world is ready for the full Viking experience--more than just the "bloodthirsty savages who ransack monastaries for fun and profit."
I'll buy this when it comes out.
Rikandur Azebol
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Yeah, Norse dwarves rock the world.
BTW, Jolly Giant ... You might wish to look at the Midgard Dwarves from "Frostburn" spaltbook. Is this as much dvergar as it can be for D20 ? Or they made some mistakes ?
BTW, Jolly Giant ... You might wish to look at the Midgard Dwarves from "Frostburn" spaltbook. Is this as much dvergar as it can be for D20 ? Or they made some mistakes ?
Jolly Giant
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No offence Rikandur, but I don't really want to look at anubody else's idea of what the Norse dwarves should be (not until the book is out, anyway). Through the entire project I've avoided reading other RPG books; instead I've been concentrating on reading the Norse sagas and taking my inspiration from them. I want everything in Vikings D20 to be as true to how the Vikings believed things to be as I can get it.
