Compiled!
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:52:49 AM
Hello,
After much tweaking, soothsaying and sacrifice, I am delighted to say that we have compiled and polished the When the Wolf Comes rules, in just under 400 pages.
The team at Outland is now prepping the PDF for distribution, with details to follow soon! It won't just be a Dropbox this time, but a suitably delivered file. Watch this space for details.
Of course, once the electronic stuff is in your hands, we'll move swiftly onto the physical stuff and providing you with the Thought & Memory saga to run amok with.
Quick question for anyone who has an opinion: I mainly abandoned Twitter when Mr. Musk took over, but I might have to make a temporary return. Is anyone still using it or do I have to I have to work out the Old Norse for Mastodon!?
Let me know!
500 Pages Long!
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 11:20:48 AM
Hello!
You will find in the Dropbox here all the chapters for When the Wolf Comes. It now includes the starter adventure, short story, alternate history timeline and a boat-load of Norse nicknames.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yk942a7g3g1m1rk/AACMhhubKWCnztwUsiNETkZea?dl=0
It also includes play test revisions, spell checks, seiðr checks, format fixes etc. It's effectively the finished book, waiting to be compiled.
We had a blast with the starter adventure before Christmas. It's designed to get your group thinking Norse and the connected short story sets the scene for intrigues to come. As well as offering a clear warning not to tangle with the local wildlife.
Frankly, it constantly surprises me the sheer level of "knock on effects" in the game and how to write clear rules for it. For example, do orcneas eat their own? When the players round our table got hold of a Howling Dog and used it to mow down a horde of orcneas, it became clear the orcneas advance would crumble due to cannibalism. That didn't happen in Beowulf!
I've also been scratching my head about ranges, because short, medium and long don't do justice to modern firearms. We don't want to overcomplicate proceedings, so it it a balancing act. And what is a good word to describe a range between medium and long? After a day of staring at the problem, I opted for intermediate on the basis of ballistic missile categories.
So, that's the positive side about the wait. More time for me to sweat the details!
So, what's next? Well, 500 pages is a lot, so we are going to adjust the formatting. We are not losing any content, just packaging it a little better. The Outland team are at Planet Comicon this weekend, but work starts on that when they return next week.
Artwork and maps have also begun for the 11 adventure Thought and Memory saga that is written. And in between rewriting the rules on ranges a dozen times, I've penned a whole bunch of future content, from stjörnufrœði (star knowledge) to geimvíkingar (space vikings).
Feel free to ping me! Feedback is always a gift.
Best,
ISS
Tíu!
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 09:30:38 AM
Hello!
Chapters 9 & 10 are now loaded into the Dropbox. As usual, these are sneak peaks. Work continues on edits and fixes!
That said, we are now down to the last few items on the checklist. We've an appendix of Norse names and an alternate history timeline. We're adding in the starter adventure and short story to the book also. And then, we'll tie it all together and start work on the physical stuff.
Hittask muno vér í Valhǫll!
IS
The Níu Heimar!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Feb 08, 2023 at 10:02:32 PM
And now with Chapter 8!
This chapter provides some of the background to the Vikingverse, including religions, language, technology - along with a tour of the Nine Homeworlds.
The drop box contains all the updated files as well. I think we are down to four little fixes on the chapters so far.
Have a read and feel free to fire over questions!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yk942a7g3g1m1rk/AACMhhubKWCnztwUsiNETkZea?dl=0
Spirits, Spellcraft and Equipment!
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 05:33:09 PM
Hello!
As the most recent chapters get laid out, Jeremy at Outland and I decided it would be a good idea for you to get a sneak peak.
None of the material here is final - with each pass we make a few more fixes and tweaks. For instance, this weekend, I spent so much time checking and double-checking the range of firearms, I am expecting the FBI to knock on my door. This in turn, threw up some mechanics changes around Húskarl talents. I also had lots of fun hunting down Old Norse letters like ǫ, which don't always translate into modern fonts, and instead become strange spirals (there is at least one I know about in the Equipment section).
Which is all just to say, work is continuing apace! Have a read, and I'll get back to the editing!
Chapters 1-6
Chapter 7
