Trolltendsaga: Norse Fantasy (anti-racist)
Dungeon Crawl Classics | Campaign
About the adventure
Shall you visit a flame-wreathed isle at the twilight of the waking world and stir a barrow-wight to steal his famed, cursed sword from the fiery jaws of the Underworld? Shall your dragon-ship ply the whale-ways, then slip the curling grasp of the Kraken only to crash on an ancient shore where all knowledge comes at the dearest of prices? Shall you seek the Hall of the Mountain King to recover the Jarl's child stolen by night, only to find the child gifted new powers and unwilling to go back? Tolkien, Bengtsson, even Eggers are pretty good ways of interacting with the Norse sagas without getting gross about it. They really drive home the universal experience of those stories, how they have something to say about the human condition. If you read "Hervarar saga og Heiðreks", even, you can even get the impression that Hervǫr's actions show how gender is a performance, and that masculinity is not the sole domain of men. All describing a person that lived a thousand, perhaps even fifteen hundred years ago, depending on who you ask. She is one of the big influences on Eowyn's character in LOTR. I'm gonna work on an English translation to make that story more widely-known, because it should be! Anyway, I want to explore this genre of story with some folks interested in exploring those themes in a loosely historical/mythical setting. I'll do this old school, so the world is pretty open-ended and allows your character to accomplish what they want. Think Mount and Blade Viking Conquest in terms of your ability to influence politics and the wider world. Please feel free to do your own research, because I love to incorporate someone else's expertise, old school games like DCC RPG are really great at doing that. So grab your Ulfberht sword, don your spangenhelm and cinch your belt pouch of silver Arab dirhams and see what the wider world has in store!
5.0
(6)
3 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, Creativity
Additional details
How to prepare
Honestly, just a Discord and a good mic. Owlbear Rodeo VTT uses a pretty pared-down system, meaning it will run seamlessly on your phone browser if you need it to (something I have wanted Roll20 to do for years). Definitely check out the quickstart rules here: https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf.
What I provide
So we have an overworld map and another player group that I run for has already named their village and will be doing their doings in the world, alongside any other groups I run in this world! You may encounter their actions! You are but a small part of a much wider world.... The big part of old school is that it is less about rules, and more about rulings. The more wargaming aspects of old school roleplaying games means that the rules are more hands-off to allow you to simulate more situations. That way, you can immerse yourself in the experience and let your imagination dictate what you want your character to do. If you have a smart solution to a problem, I want you to implement it so your real world knowledge has an application in our imagined one. I'll definitely be doing something with runes, which means puzzles will probably be rune-based. If you were the kind of kid like me back in middle school who wrote
Gameplay details
I've been judging games for a bunch of different organized play groups such that I have a facility for steering players away from interpersonal conflict and towards an affirming gameplay experience - if you come to my table, I take it as a matter of ethics to make sure you feel you have a place here and will be heard. Old School games like DCC RPG emphasize player agency more than modern games, I think, which definitely helps to make sure you have the experience at the table that you want. At the IRL bar/game venue I usually play at, we keep an open table and regularly accomodate a wide range of people.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
DCC RPG is really easy to make characters for. You have many fewer options in creating a character, but that helps you develop the skill of playing character concepts you might not have chosen, which makes you a much more capable player. If you're not familiar with the rules, that's perfectly fine, check them out here: https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf. Do note that rules can be explained at the table, and prior knowledge of the rules is not necessary to enjoy the game.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Discord
• Owlbear Rodeo
$25.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Friday - 11:00 PM UTC
3-4 Hour duration
0 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+