Table of Contents Codex Nordica

Table of Contents Codex Nordica

CODEX NORDICA n this Codex, the Nordic cultures are explored will enable CKs and players to jump into a Viking universe or from a gaming perspective. The peoples that to take piecemeal aspects and elements and insert them into comprise the Nordic groups are the Swedish, their games. Danes, Norse and the other peoples of Scandinavia. From their mythical and historical The Castle Keeper will be able to create Nordic sagas of their I perspectives, the Castle Keeper and players very own after reading through this Codex. Perhaps it will help can delve into new concepts and ideas that can expand their to inspire research into the full gamut of tales, poems and histo- campaigns in new directions. ries and engineer elaborate Viking-like campaigns. This Codex is a perfect fit with the Codex Germania because of the two The northern Germanic peoples, classified as the ‘Vikings,’ regions’ shared cultures, myths and histories. entered into history by the 8th century, not long after the Migration Era tribes swept out of eastern and Central Europe. The more mythologized and glorified perception of the They gained a viler reputation for their raids and bloody deeds Vikings is the focus in this book, and this is for many reasons. across a plethora of peoples from as far west as Newfoundland First, it is generally what most people think of when they hear in the Americas to Byzantium in the east in later history’s eyes. and read the word ‘Viking,’ and, second, because it is easier to play if the CK wants a dramatic and epic story that conforms In this Codex, several new character classes will be introduced with the Nordic style. On the other hand, the CK could take a (Berserkers, Seiðkona, Völva and Giant Killer) as well as more factual and serious route with the Scandinavian peoples, countless new monsters, races and beings from Nordic agreeing with history and known evidence, using the data in mythology. The Nine Worlds from the mythologies of the this to add that supernatural touch to things. Vikings will be explored and playable for the first time. Take up your sword, grab your lucky charm, don your As with each Codex in the series, a little of every character class Hammer of Thor, jump aboard a longship and set sail for is represented (when possible) and, in some cases, expanded on adventure. Take your gaming to new places with a Nordic twist given the cultures involves. The materials provided in this book in this exciting Codex. TABLE OF CONTENTS CODEX NORDICA 2 GINNUGAGAP 18 JÖTUNHEIMR 18 THE VALIANT VANIR. 5 HELHEIMR 20 CHAPTER 1: HISTORY & COSMOGRAPHY 7 MIÐGARÐR 22 ÁLFHEIMR 23 THE MURKY BEGINNINGS 7 VANAHEIMR 24 THE SUDDEN EMERGENCE 8 ÁSGARÐR 24 THE MYTHIC HISTORY 9 YGGDRASIL 25 THE NOTHINGNESS OF THE MIST-WORLD 9 THE NORDIC LANDS 26 THE GIANT OF GIANTS 9 DENMARK 26 THE SONS OF BORR & YMIR’S FATE 10 ICELAND 27 CREATION OF MANKIND 10 KVENLAND 28 THE MAKING OF THE DAY AND NIGHT 10 NORWAY 28 ÁSGARÐR – THE HOME OF THE GODS 11 SWEDEN 29 YGGDRASIL – THE WORLD TREE 11 ÓFNIR AND SVÁFNIR. 11 CHAPTER 3: MAGICAL BEINGS & MONSTERS 33 OÐIN’S KINGSHIP OF THE ÆSIR 12 ÁLFAR 33 THE MANY ADVENTURES OF THE ÆSIR 12 ASKRFROA 34 THE FINAL WINTER 12 BØYG 34 THE AGE OF MEN 13 BYSEN 35 CHAPTER 2: THE NINE WORLDS 15 DI SMA UNDR JORDI 35 SampleDÖKKÁLFAR file36 MÚSPELLSHEIMR 15 DRAGON 36 NIFLHEIMR 16 2 CASTLES & CRUSADES DRAUGR 38 NAUD ~ CONSTRAINT (CHR) 64 DVERGAR 39 IS ~ ICE (INT) 64 EINHERJAR 40 ÁR ~ HARVEST 65 EOH ~ YEW TREE 65 ELDJÖTNAR 40 PERÞ ~ PEACH TREE 66 ELLEPIGER 41 YR ~ ELK 66 FINFOLK 41 SÕL ~ SUN 66 FYLGJA 42 TÝR ~ TYR 66 HAUGBUI 43 BJARKAN ~ BIRCH TREE 66 HILDISVÍNI 43 EH ~ HORSE 66 HRÍMÞURS 44 MADR ~ MAN 67 HULDRA 44 LAGR ~ LAKE/WATER 67 YNG ~ ING’S RUNE 67 HYLDEMOER 45 ODAL ~ INHERITED PROPERTY/POSSESSION 67 IRRBLOSS 46 DAGA ~ DAY 67 JÖTUN 46 VÖLVA – THE PROPHETESS (CHA) 68 KETTA 47 ABILITIES 68 KETTHONTLA 47 GOÐI – CHIEFTAIN OFFICIATES 69 KLABAUTERMANN 47 THE BLÓT 69 KRAKEN 48 RING OATHS 70 LJÓSÁLFAR 48 CHARMS 71 MARMENNILL 49 ADDITIONAL MAGIC 71 NÄCK 49 PUKI 50 CHAPTER 5: THE GODS AND GIANTS 73 SKRØMT 51 THE ÆSIR 73 ÞURISAZ 51 OÐIN ALFÖÐR 74 TROLL 52 THOR 76 VALKRYJA 53 BALDR 76 VARDØGER 54 NJÖRÐR 77 VARGR 54 TÝR 77 VÆTTIR 54 BRAGI 78 VOGEL GRYFF 55 HEIMDALLR 78 HÖÐR 79 WULVER 55 VÍÐARR 79 CHAPTER 4: WIZARDRY & ENCHANTMENTS 57 VÁLI 79 ULLR 79 THE SEIÐR 57 FORSETI 80 SEIÐKONA – THE SORCERESS (INT) 58 LOKI 80 ABILITIES 58 THE ÁSYNJUR OF ÁSGARÐR 81 THE RUNIC SECRETS 60 FRIGG 81 THE RUNES OF OÐIN 61 SÁGA 82 OÐIN'S RUNES 63 EIR 82 FE ~ WEALTH IN VITALITY (CHR) 63 FULLA 82 UR ~ AUROCH (CHR) 63 FREYJA 82 PURS ~ LANGUAGE OF THE GIANTS (INT) 63 GEFJON 83 AS ~ VALHOLL (CHR) 63 IÐUNN 84 REIDH ~ RIDING (CHR) 63 SIF 84 KAUN ~ TORCH 64 SJÖFN 85 GYFU ~ GIFT/SPEAR 64 LOFN 85 WEN ~ JOY 64 SampleVÁR file85 HAGELL ~ HAIL (CHR) 64 VÖR 85 CODEX NORDICA 3 SYN 85 KNÖRR 112 HLÍN 85 BYRDING 112 SNOTR 85 SNEKKJA 112 GNÁ 86 SKEI 112 GIANTS, MONSTERS AND EVIL BEINGS 86 BUSSE 113 ANGRBOÐA 86 DREKER (ORM) 113 BERGELMIR 86 ENCOUNTERS AT SEA 113 BESTLA 86 THE POETS OF COURT 114 EGGTHÉR 87 KENNINGS 114 HATI HRÓÐVITNISSON 87 HRÆSVELGR 87 EXAMPLES OF KENNINGS 114 HYRROKKIN 87 FLYTING 115 JÖRMUNGANDR 87 THE NAME-GIFT 118 KRÁKA 87 MALE NORSE NAMES 119 FORNJÓT 88 FEMALE NORSE NAMES 120 HEL 88 OÐIN’S MANY NAMES 120 NÓTT 89 (THE ALLFATHER’S MANY GUISES) 120 SKAÐI 89 THE EDDAS AS SOURCES AND HOW TO 121 SKÖLL 89 USE THEM IN GAMING ÞJAZI 89 WHAT COMPRISES THE PROSE EDDA THE 131 ÞRYM 89 POETIC EDDA’S COMPOSITION ÚTGARÐA-LOKI 90 131 SURTR 90 THE DVERGATAL 133 PAGAN RELIGIOSITY 90 SACRED PLACES 92 CHAPTER 8: THE PRECIOUS WORKS 135 FUNERAL PRACTICES 93 NORSE ENCHANTED WEAPONS AND POS- 135 THE END OF THE WORLD 93 SESSIONS FROM LEGEND THE DWARF SMITHS 135 CHAPTER 6: WARRIORS & BATTLECRAFT 95 ITEMS AND WEAPONRY OF ENCHANTMENT 137 THE BASIC WARRIOR 95 THE ÆSÍR AND VANÍR 137 THE ELITE WARRIOR 96 BALDUR 137 BRAGI 137 THE DUEL OF HONOR 98 FREYJR 137 A HEROIC DEATH 98 FREYR 138 THE SHIELDMAIDENS 98 HEIMDALLR 138 THE METHODS OF BATTLECRAFT 99 OÐIN 138 THE ACCOUTREMENTS OF WAR 100 ÞÓR 139 TO GO A-VIKING 101 TYR ULLR 140 THE JÓMSVIKINGS 102 140 THE BERSERKER 103 THE JÖTNAR & ALLIES 141 GIANT KILLERS – THE BOLD HUNTERS 105 ÆGIR 141 ANGRBOÐA 141 CHAPTER 7: CASTLE KEEPER INFO 109 EGGTHÉR 141 NORDIC SOCIETY 109 FÁRBAUTI 142 THE ASSEMBLY OF LAWGIVERS 110 FENJA AND MENJA 142 SEA VOYAGES 111 HEL 142 THE SHIPS 112 HARÐGREIPR 143 FÆRING 112 ADDITIONAL ENCHANTMENTS 143 FERJSampleE 112 OGL file144 4 CASTLES & CRUSADES THE VALIANT VANIR Robert Schrader, David DeRocha, Christopher Hasson, Richard Kurtin, Michael Tapia, William Crispin, Daniel Colwell, Cliff Gould, Brian T O'Neill, Sean Williams, Rom Elwell, Michael Ferdie, Joseph Codling, Ed Kowalczewski, Michael Taylor, Timothy Baker, Dave Bunge, Doug Palmer, Thomas Milazzo, Sany Mitchell, Jorge Carreras, Erick Arnell, Tom Dodson, Blake Thomas, Brett Bolan, Aaron Barclay, Daniel Robichaud, Brev Tanner, Jorge Caballero Becerril, Donald Ferris, Garth Elliott, Marcos Sastre V, Charles Myers, John Rondeau, Scott Kiehl, Peter Mette, Bret Smith, Nicholas Lim, Dennis Timm, Jaimie Delorge, Phil- lip Wiley, Calvin Shafer, David Donohoo, Macah Bell, Steve Cranford, Pete Applegate, Clint A Brubakken, Anthony Simeone, Jordan Hinze, Daniel Moyer, Michael Pisco, Brad Craddock, Chris Nelson, Sebastian Dietz, Kevin Brennan, Vincent DiPaula, Brian Dalrymple - 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