An RPG set in the Doom of Ragnarök, utilizing Robert J. Schwalb's Shadow of the Demon Lord rules and based in Ian Sharpe's Vikingverse.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Vikingverse What's Next!
11 months ago
– Thu, May 08, 2025 at 01:44:27 PM
Hello!
Here is a quick update on the latest and greatest from the Vikingverse.
The Vikings & Valkyries Norsepunk Actual Play podcast is now complete, with all 22 episodes available to listen covering the whole Thought & Memory campaign. I'm pretty proud of how it came out, although I think the format really hits its stride from episode 3 when we introduce the Norse Quiz for Inspiration points. I won't tell you how many guests we killed, because there is a public competition in episode 22 to answer just that.
Here is the list of Norse minded authors, academics, artists and actors that we maimed along the way:
Bill Hopkins, a GM-for-hire on StartPlaying (using the stage name MagicLudi). He also has channels on Facebook, Twitch, and Youtube so you can get a taste of his GM style before signing up.
Steve Madill, a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy, with over a dozen books across three series.
Terry Harvey-Chadwick, Viking re-enactor, aka the Science Viking.
Josh Heath, COO of High Level Games. He is also known as the Heathen Philosopher, a US Army veteran who helped convince the Department of Defense to add several religious preferences to their official list, including Heathen.
Cover Reveal You might like to watch my recent discussion on Valhalla Conversations (in fact, watch all of the episodes to date and subscribe for more to come) for the latest plans for the TTRPG. There is a cover reveal for the next expansion hidden within!
I don't have everything entirely fleshed out yet, but it will be set in the Viking Age, use the Shadow of the Demon Lord rules, and feature these four Novice Paths.
Tokens I am well aware I need to get these made and out, and that they are chronically late. I had a not-very-nice man in the Day Job not pay me 300k USD, who I have subsequently taken to court and bankrupted (the lesson being, don't mess with Viking authors). I am currently digging myself out of the boat grave he left me in like a vengeful draugr. I expect to get moving on these again this month.
Thanks for reading, watching and listening!
Best,
ISS
Vikings & Valkyries!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 08:08:08 PM
We are joined each week by a revolving cast of authors and artists, historians and gamers as we see which of them the "choosers of the fallen" take a fancy to. You can see the cast list here (it includes a couple of Kickstarter backers!) Three episodes are up, with more recorded for weekly release.
So grab your battle rifle and venture across the World's Edge as we play through the whole Thought & Memory Saga! Link to Apple Podcasts in the image below.
Happy birthday to me! Til hamingju með afmælið ég!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 09:27:24 AM
A few updates from the Vikingverse:
I'm doing some work on a Viking Age addition to the game. I have some settlement, sailing and raiding rules down in draft. If you have any interest, feedback or suggestions - you know where to find me!
In the meantime, I did this interview recently with Really Dicey on YouTube. Give it a look, a like and a share.
We've starting an Actual Play podcast with Actual Play Entertainment for the Thought & Memory Saga. Three episodes recorded thus far, and a fourth tonight. I'll ping here when they drop!
Lastly, since it is my birthday, I'll do one last shout for the Shield Wall! Send pics instead of cake ;)
Death Metal!
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 12:35:19 PM
Hello!
Two bits of metal news.
New release today, with blurb below the clickable image! Do please give it a social share or seven.
Email incoming to Turn Tokeneers with the latest.
"When the Wolf is at your door, it is best to nuke it from orbit" (þegar úlfurinn er við dyrnar þínar er best að kjarnorka hann úr sporbraut)
This Death Metal supplement is a first: a crossover event. While it introduces new paths, new lore and new spells to When the Wolf Comes, it also ties nuclear Norse mayhem into your other Schwalb Entertainment games! Heill Óðinn!
Death Metal delivers a bumper bundle of thermonuclear fun, including:
Atom Bombs and You! An all-new Eitr craft, and fourteen new deadly spells.
Duck and Cover! Rules for nuclear blasts and bomb disposal.
Games without Frontiers! Rules for Helscapes, easily adaptable for PunkApocalyptic and SotDL.
Protect and Survive! Five new radioactive additions to the Bestiary, including Genie Glass and Lantern Men.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Worship the Bomb! New canonical lore concerning the Gods of Blood and Iron and the one-eyed Grimnir, along with new Paths of Paradox.
Make Dwarves Tall Again! Ever wondered what secrets the priests of the Honored Dead kept locked in their vault of star metal?
Ragnarok n 'Roll! Power Skalds for true fans of melodic Viking Metal.
EXPERT PATHS
Everglow: Kamikaze killers.
Flame Keeper: Nuclear-fueled fanatics
Stormbreaker: The Bomb Squad.
MYTHIC PATHS
Deadshot: Mythological marksmen with empowered missiles.
Power Skald: Wielders of magical songs
Vault Dweller: Impossible sentinels, woken from eternal slumber.
Warhead: Atomic doomsters, the ultimate glass cannon.
Your Doom Cometh!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, May 27, 2024 at 08:58:56 AM
Hello!
I am now informed that the last of the books arrived in New Zealand yesterday, having basically completed a circumnavigation of the globe. Which reminds me of the old gag:
I just rowed in from Norway, and boy are my arms Thor. Ek hefi hingat róið frá Nóregi ok handleggir mínir ero þrútnir sem Þórs.
In celebration, we have released Doomcraft, with new spells and new paths surrounding the End of Days. We've also bundled up the Thought & Memory Saga, so you can grab any parts you missed.
A BIG THANK YOU to those of you who joined the Shield Wall. There are still plenty more slots, so do keep sending those photos! You will be rewarded in Valhǫll, if not before!
