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A Norse Mythology Inspired Adventure Module Brothers shall fight Journey To Ragnarok is an adventure and and fell each other, setting module for 5e characters of level 1st to 15th, inspired by Norse myths and legends. And sisters’ sons It is a captivating adventure that will lead the Heroes shall kinship stain; from Midgardr through the Nine Worlds. In an epic journey, the fate of men will be tied Hard is it on earth, to that of the gods, until the final moment, with mighty whoredom; the Ragnarok. Axe-time, sword-time, This book includes: shields are sundered, • Setting guide to the Nine Worlds Wind-time, wolf-time, • 6 Clans fighting for supremacy over Midgardr ere the world falls; • 12 new and exclusive archetypes • 1 new class to discover, the Rune Master Nor ever shall men • 8 Backgrounds inspired by Norse society each other spare.” • Rune Divination System Völuspá (45) • Descriptions and statblocks of Gods and mythological beasts • New and legendary magical items Poetic Edda • An epic adventure for 1st to 15th level characters ISBN 978-88-95001-43-2 Sample file is compatible with © 2018 Michele Paroli. All Rights Reserved 9 788895 001432 A Norse Mythology Inspired adventure module (1st-15th level) € 49.90 across The Nine Worlds Setting for 5th Edition Journey To Ragnarok is an Adventure and Setting inspired by FOREWORDS 5 Norse Mythology, compatible with the 5th Edition of the most famous role-playing game, designed by Michele Paroli CHAPTER 1 - THE NINE WORLDS 6 Author: Michele Paroli The Prophecy of the Volva 8 The Origins of the Worlds 10 Adventure Design: The Nine Worlds 12 Midgardr and the Clans: Andrea Lucca Death in the Nine Worlds 14 The Nine Worlds: Alex Melluso Ragnarok: Matteo Pedroni Alignments 14 The Nine Virtues 14 Mechanics Design: Asatru Ability 14 Classes: Andrea Bergamelli Magic in the Nine Worlds 15 NPC’s, Backgrounds and Magical Items: Matteo Pedroni Effects of the Runes:Andrea Back CHAPTER 2 - PEOPLE OF MIDGARDR 16 Names and additional materials: Alessandro Drighetto, Mila Fois Clans 18 Bear Warriors 19 Art Director: Michele Paroli Gjallarhorn 22 Cover Art: Andrea Guardino Icy Crows 25 (Alice Candy Guerreri for the Limited Edition) Jötunn Sons 29 Odhinn’s Eye 32 Interior Illustrators: Andrea Guardino, Milivoj Ćeran, Wolves of the Shadow 35 Simone Denti, Elisa Ferrotto, Roman Kuteynikov, Olga Volkova Classes 38 Graphic Designers: Michele Paroli, Elena Giovannetti Barbarian 38 Bard 40 Proof-reader: Enrico Romeo, Michele Paroli Cleric 41 Druid 42 English Translation: Francesco Castelli, Jason R. Forbus, Federico Gavioli Fighter 43 Monk 45 Editing Paladin 46 Jason R. Forbus Ranger 47 Playtesters, error hunters and special thanks: Rogue 48 Davide Ardizzone, Valerio Arnone, Federico Bellini, Luca Bellini, Rune Master 50 Christian Zoltar Bellomo, Luca Bianco, Cristiano Bruzzo, Sorcerer 57 Francesco Castelli, Mattia Catania (Naux), Ivan Cavestro, Warlock 59 Cesare Costantini, Nicola Degobbis, Antonio Dell’Aquila, Patrick Eusepi, Wizard 61 Veronica Fantoni, Mila Fois, Giuliano Gianfriglia, Daniele Iannucci, Giulia Ingrassia, Logan Lee Kober, Giacomo Kuroda, Eugenio Lauro, Backgrounds 63 Juri Loi, Robin Mallaby, Edoardo Montingelli (Quit108), Bondhi 64 Mariano Mora, Matteo Moret, Marco Munari, Chiara Musi, Silvia Gothi 66 Paindelli, Mirko Paradisi, Paola Rota, Claudio Serena, Marco Signore, Huscarl 68 Søren Møller Starcke, Andrea Vitaloni, Van Vought, Michele Zanni. Jarlr 70 A monumental “Thank you!” to all the Backers who supported Skògarmadhr 72 the project on Kickstarter and effectively made it possible! Thallr 74 (Full list on page 326) Vaeringhi 76 Vikingr 78 Journey To Ragnarok is © Mana Project Studio S.r.l. 2020. All rights reserved Equipment 80 The reproduction of any material inside this work without authorization from the Author is forbidden. CHAPTER 3 - THE JOURNEY TO RAGNAROK 84 Journey To Ragnarok is a product of fiction, any reference to people or events is accidental. CHAPTER 4 - THE JOURNEY: MIDGARDR 90 Illustrations on pages 6/7, 9, 123, 129, 191, 282/283, 288, 289, Midgardr 92 290/291, 304/305 © Milivoj Ćeran, used with permission General Features 92 Maps 93 Norvgr 94 The Coastal Area [1-2] 94 SampleHeill Hofn file97 The Snowy Mountains [4-5] 99 Siste Klintr 103 The Trolls Cavern 104 2 Journey to Ragnarok 3 Svtjod 106 CHAPTER 10 - THE JOURNEY: VANAHEIMR 238 The Great Forest [2-3] 106 Vanaheimr 240 Skjult Borg 108 General Features 241 Uppsala 110 Maps 243 Fenmark 113 The Journey on Vanaheimr 244 The Swamp [4-5] 113 Encounters on Vanaheimr 245 Fínnbol 114 Jutland 117 CHAPTER 11 - THE JOURNEY: JOTUNHEIMR 254 The Peninsula [4-5] 117 Jotunheimr 256 Danevirke 118 General Features 256 Siste Festning 120 Maps 259 The Islands [4-5] 122 The Journey on Jotunheimr 260 The Journey on Midgardr 124 Encounters on Jotunheimr 261 Expand Midgardr 128 Encounters on Midgardr 130 CHAPTER 12 - THE JOURNEY: MUSPELLSHEIMR 266 Muspellsheimr 268 CHAPTER 5 - THE JOURNEY: NIFLHEIMR 156 General Features 268 Niflheimr 158 Maps 271 General Features 159 The Journey on Muspellsheimr 272 Maps 161 Encounters on Muspellsheimr 274 The Journey on Niflheimr 163 Encounters on Niflheimr 164 CHAPTER 13 - RAGNAROK HAS COME 276 Prologue 278 CHAPTER 6 - THE JOURNEY: HELHEIMR 166 Ragnarok 280 Helheimr 168 Epilogue 284 General Features 168 Key Players of Ragnarok 286 Maps 171 The Journey on Helheimr 174 APPENDIX 294 Encounters on Helheimr 176 MAGICAL ITEMS 296 CHAPTER 7 - THE JOURNEY: ASGARDR 182 Asgardr 184 RUNE DIVINATION 304 General Features 184 Table Results 306 Maps 187 Using The Runic Dice 306 The Journey on Asgardr 192 Reading The Runes 307 Encounters on Asgardr 193 Aett of Freyja 308 Aett of Heimdallr 312 CHAPTER 8 - THE JOURNEY: SVARTALFHEIMR 208 Aett of Tyr 316 Svartalfheimr 210 General Features 210 CHARACTER SHEETS 320 Maps 211 The Journey on Svartalfheimr 215 NAMES PRONUNCIATION 324 Encounters on Svartalfheimr 216 Nidavellir 218 BIBLIOGRAPHY 325 Gnitaheith, Fafnir’s Liar 219 Maps 221 BACKER LIST 326 Encounters on Nidavellir 222 CREATOR TOKEN 332 CHAPTER 9 - THE JOURNEY: LJOSALFHEIMR 226 Ljosalfheimr 228 INDEX 333 General Features 229 Maps 231 OGL 336 The Journey on Ljosalfheimr 232 SampleEncounters on Ljosalfheimr 234 file 2 Index 3 Journey To Ragnarok is a love letter to the Norse Mythology, the fruit of over 15 years of research and documentation through travels and reading. The more I discovered, the more my passion grew, as I realized how deeply the myths of the Norse people influenced fantasy literature, games, comics and movies. It all started with a phonecall from “Red” Andrea Lucca. He told me “Man, you MUST come back to D&D! The 5th Edition is worth a shot!” and so he involved me in the Adventurers’ League group he was organizing in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Milan. In but a moment, the group of Game Masters, made of friends both old and new, became incredibly close-knit, organizing the crazy sessions that would lead to the formation of the larger Adventurers’ League of Milan. That was the environment where the idea of bringing these two passions together and realizing this book was born, both an adventure and a setting module throughout the Norse myths and legends. I must thank Elena for supporting (and bearing with) me in the many hard areas during the project, the “Red” for believing in the project from the beginning and helped to kickstart it with the right gusto. I thank Alex, Pedro and the rest of the team for following me in this crazy endeavor, Enrico for piecing together the veritable mountain of information that this book required and Andrea, Elisa, Simone and Olga for translating my ideas into drawings. Special thanks, of course, to Nicola for the reality of Need Games, that became like family. Skål! Michele Paroli Author Sample file 4 Journey to Ragnarok 5.
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