Ragnarok! Tales of The Norse Gods (d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)

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g.Hhered the host and leads the Valkyr ies int o bat tle JS the rest of the gods and heroes follo w. Odm makes for t he Fen-is Wolf now grown ~u large he seems ab le to swallow the sun Itself. The AII-FJther cuts his m ighty spear to no avail as rhe great hound devou rs him and h is wmgt'd horse. Vidar arrrves [0 awnge lus Farber by slaying rhe beast. which collapses lOW t he swtrlmg melee. killing manv more. In (he meanrrrnc. Od in

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-r:rr .10.1 the Hound or Hel. Garm. meet and s.lav one another, Thor at lasl comes face to [ace with rbc vile Midgard Serpent. HIS m,ghry hammer kills the abormnation, but hrs \Icwry is short-lived. Engulfed bv rhe pOIsonous breath of the worm, he staggers back nine steps and d ies, Frey confronts the mighty Fire Gianr. Sun. and IS slam as the fiend unleashes gredt mdgK t hat sets fire to all. The conflagration becomes umverSoli and all the .... orlds of Yggdr.ls il are burned. T he cornbaranr s not felled m bar rlc are consumed in flames. Yet t he fires burn both WdYS, and evil passes from the world with the good dS ~ l i Jgd rd sinks beneath the waves. Somehow, two humans have survived. hid den in a Jeep cave at the base of rhc Tree of Life. T hey Will repopu late the New Worl d , A few of t he gods have also su rvived. an d Bald er re turns fro m rh e dept hs of :":llle he im ro lead t hem In the br igh ter fu tu re that III'S ahead.

Introduction The Mytb of Ragnarok This IS the vision that Odin has seen. H e does 11m understand all that II means. but he does know t hat it foretells the Doom of the Gods.

Follo w ing the death of noble Balder. brought about by Loki's jealousy. rhe seams of Order come unsr irche d. Despite the vigilance of H eim dal ;I t the Gate of Asgard. J surprise- at rac]; made poss ible by gre.lt rndgi.:: IS Launched br an alliance 1:>1'[\\ een the blac k-hearted joruns and the forces o f H el. When the Guardian of Bifrosr shakes off h is due and reaches for his great horn to sound the alarm, he finds Loki. the Deceiver. msrcdd. The two fight J greAt barrle rhar evemuallv becomes a "" resrlmg march. Both gods gl\'(" their all bur fall. their hearts bcrsnng with the strain.

And )'t"r, all rhi.. is the Slu ff o f visio n. It has yet [0 come [0 p'lSS. It is poss ible (hat It may be p revented, Perhaps th e [a t a] days of RJgnarok n eed no t ar rive . T hu s arc ,Ill go ds .1I1d tht' lr min ions tasked with preventing th e End of Days. And should t hey fail. let rhem at least leave t he field o f battlc w ich cou rage 111 th eir hearts.

Wbat You Need to Play Ragn arok is J campa ign seu mg for the dlO System. It IS nor a ca mpier!' gJme 111 irs own figh t. A good working know ledge of the Nordic :-' lyrhos is high ly recommended. though nOI required. Th is produCi includes enough ma teria l to get pl.l~·t'rs started.

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R.lgn.lrok IS based on the mvihs of the Norse people, commonly known as t he Vikings. The gJme semng IS a bnd of mvrh wuh J little real-w orld hisroncalmformauon added, The Hi gh Skald runs t he gJme, deSigning heroic

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quests and adventures fo r the plavers to co mp lete t hro ugh th eir characn-rs. The .~bY l' r s (idedlIr three o r fo ur ) rake the rol es of lesse r gods and go ddesses fro m the i\:orse pantheon, questmg and pe rform ing he roic deeds wor thy of d SolgA. in order to forestall rhe " Doom of t he Gods" kno w n .IS R.lgna ro k.

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players milY find rhe con.:epr of drrries radically changed from other {am asv role-p!.l\"lng gAm(':;. In t he past. gods have been portrayed .1S hideouslv powerful and. t hu s. of lnde USl" In an RPG ("dmp.ugn. ,\ lost ofte n, t he supplements In whrch they "HO[e fe,nured we re little more t han reference works fo r the G,\t. In Rdgn .u ok, however, the gods are simply high-level cha racters who are '1ult e powe rful but not invincible. T he adve ntures created by the Hi gh Skald are therefore hlgh. lewl affdir s. Morral races are present mos rlv as no n-p layer charac te rs (N PC s) . O pr ionallv the HI gh Skald can allow for ad \'emu ri ng with mo rral charac ters, but suc h ddnemuring is indicat ive of lackeys belOg sent on missions t hat the gods ar e (00 busy to co mp lete themselves.

So III h\-". "High Skald:" SuUs were ancrenr Seandm..' IAn poet~. ~ru("uIJtI... from the so, afled 'Vlkll1g Pcnod:' It \US these poets who arc responsible (Of what we 1:nolll abocr the "JOfS selected the patron god for hi::' or her D ivine Porrfolio. he or she consulr s the deny's listing In Part' to dctcrrrunc wh ich Abilm' IS favored. Add I -1- to each Abrlirv Score for Greater Gods. These should never s rar r at less than 24 or grl".uer t han 28 . while thei r favored one begrns ar 2; .

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New Class Skill: Hurl Axe In some Nordrc SOClC'IlCS. mIssile " C';lrons are frowned upo n ~ s " unman lr," H owever. shcrrnngC'd ll< (';Jpons rhal can be both hurled JnJ used 1I1 mele e are acceptable. The mo re adept. wa r r ro r s In ~(J m C' CUh Uft'S learn ed t o hurl even la rger Il<e.ll)(" m e ffec lll el~': J bat tleaxe MlI1g the mos t popula r becau se I t CJn be balanced Il.1tdgJrd (see P.ltl 2: The C,ullf'.I lgn ) . Con\'Crsely. there Jre no C leriCS from [h\' Isldnds. Pb yers who chost' to cr("ate Cll'flC ch.lr,IClC'fS of the Less('r R,lCes must hdv(' thelll come from Ont' of th\· I1ve kll1gdoms. ReC.l.use most chJrdCtl.'fs of the Lesser Ra.:-es .:-omt" from thc :--:onhern Ringdom. pld}'ers should check ",nh their SkJ ld before .:-hoosmg on\' of th("se C l.lsses to s("e whal restrictIOns m.1\' be in effen.

Keep in mmd that. sma the Ch.lrdCl\'rS are Stdrtlng dt mid-le\·eJ. th ..y should hJ\ 'e the Skl1l Points. Fedts. dnd weJlth ne~ess.lrr to !;.m' eqUipmen l dppropfldte to their lewJ. ~ lofe mformdllOn on thiS (';In be found In Feat s and EqUIpment below.

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New Skill: Charioteering (Dex) In the ISOl.ltt'..:! 1~l.m..:! of Enn. chanors thou:-;h useless for war. are ",nil used In sport and sp;clade. A characrer with rh is Skill IS c;ap..ble of Jmmg;a chanot pulled bv two lIght horses. A DC IS not req urred IN normal rldmg but mav be netdtJ for eUf,;aordm,uli ;action" such ..5;

Di fficu lt\' Event Check Turnmg sfurpl~' ..I hl~h speed 5 or 10 Orl' mg OH'r tough {("rU In 10 Jumpmg ,h,uIO[ ever low obsudr 15 j·.lsstngt r flghung from chanor 10 Driver flghtm g fro m mO"lug chario e 15 chano t mav o nlv mo ve str,ughr at curt... nt speed

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In add u ic n to other t ran s. all ~oJs have certa in natural .ib iluies d l.l[ set (hem bevond mort als. DIVine characrcrs h'I\"C' each of rhc Specid l Abilit ies listed. below, all of whic h arc h X ( r ;lO rJm ar ~' ex("t'pl fo r .\I.tgic Ite m. which acts JS a standa rd plect' o f t""1Ulpmt'nt.

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addnional Skrl l Points or Feat s. The effec r LJ5t5 50 lo ng as t he god is 10 the ch aracr cr's presen("c. O nce the go d leaves. th e charac re r's level re t urns to no rm al.

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Cast Rums - Les ser G o ds Lin Lis t t wo Run es per ddY. Grearcr God s c.m c.u t three Run es. A god b .-gins pb)' With ,1 number o f Runes equa l to h IS o r her Level . For more information o n the Run es and how see rhc Run ic ,\ bg l( ce nte rfo ld.

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Rilgnarok. the Gods are effect ively Im mo rta l un less t he}' are killed 011 Asgar d or Vanahe im. G ods "killed" else w here awaken the nex t day in their div ine abode. T he dea th of a player character god scores negative poi nt s in the c.lmpa lgn (see Part 2) . C harac ters red uced to -10 Hn Points o r less are considered dead (or the purpose of detennining Fare Poin t penalncs.

New Feat: Weapon-Catching [General] Prmi"wW - Shield Proficie-ncy: Do 12 +

MagI( [trm - Lesse r God player characters beg in the game with one rodg lC nem chosen by the High Ska ld.

Btnifl/ - This Fear. whrch em onls be used to ctTrct " ith;a wooden shIeld. enables the warrtor til catch an cncm~"~ "capon sl.loShmg or placmg We..lp'lflS only m the- ~hidd'~ run. If the- opponrnt rolls an unmodified ", ~ on llls or her atuck roll. rhc defender h~s CAught the "'~.ipon . the blade bem~ buried In the wood. The defender can choose 10 discard the sfndd as a p.1rtW a..-.n on, rhereb j- d lSArmmg the J[[4ckcr. Addiuon.1H). the- opponCrH is thrown off balance and suffers -I to hrs o r her lnm anve for the ncxr round. If I J~:11 rhe defender does nor spend the partial act.ton to lmlned liltek discard the shield, the Jtt.l'~er can wrench the We..l.ron [ree. Reg,lrdlns. If the We,lpon -Cat .:hmg Fear is emp loyed rhcre IS .1 cha nce th.lr the shield rnav be- rumed m thr ac non. Roll .1 dzu And ',1dd the at rackers St rrngth Bonus to the result. If the number gcntriltl'"d IS 2n or morro t he vl neld IS rum cd.

M agic items are rolfe and precIOus t hings in the mvrhos so gre.H care should be taken In makmg the choice.

Skalds are encou raged to solic it players' requests for the rrem in question. but the final decision belongs to IS chosen, It should no t have a bonus of more rhan + 1. Xon-weapon items are JUSt as appropn;ate, t ho ugh. For example. magical boots are qu ite fitting for a min ion of U lle r. t he God of \Vin ter and Hun ting. Skalds m ;ay choose to crea te a unique Ite m but should rem em ber to keep it in balance with the rest o f the campa ign, M os t o f th e Greater Gods have magic already detailed (see Parr 3). bur for J ny who dont , feel free to ;assign it em s slightly m ore power fu l rhan t hose allowed to the Lesser Gods. For more informat ion on begin nin g rnagrc Item s see "Outfitt ing the Cha rac te r" below.

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Lillguislics - Gods can speak and understand any language.

D ivilllty Points - Divinit y POint s allow a god t o change the results of ,tny one di e ro ll t hat wou ld affec t him o r he r. Thu s, i~J W:u~· SQ: Amplubroes. Underw .are r Sn1 • S\': Fon + 16. Rtf +6, \VIII +6; ABIUTIES: Str ,{-t,On ILCon!.L!nt 14. Wis I2.Cholll: AL Of[en -"";E: ~R ILLS: Climb + 10. Jumr +8. usten -e io. Spol +10. $"'lIn +12; FE.\TS: Alerrness, Cleave. Greater Cleave. Power .\[(.;I;::k Tidal Wa\e Ex - Due {O their l,1rg.. \ 17e and Jrtlnll\ ",ith water. SC,l, G I.;Inu have learned to fUp their h.uds. ,lnd push urge' amounts of ....-arer at rhetr opponent!>. A glolnt's TldJ.I \V,}H' moves at 50 ({ per round from the round that II ~[a rts and travels up to -1-00 feer before it breaks. The VoJ\(' dolmolg~~ .... h..rev...r H bre..ks upon. mtl i.:tmg ~d6+f, pOUltS (11 dam;l;g~ plus In additiona1 IJ6 tor everv ;0 f~~{ it travels beyond the first so fcrt. Thus•.\ Tid.ll W;He [h.lt breaks 5 1~ IOO feer JWJV fro m the ~ I.mt would deal 4d6 + 6 pomts ~f J,lm~ge. ,;ne Ih,1[ breaks IO I- I50 feet .lway would cause 5.16+6 pomts of d ~ m.lge . .1Il,{ so on. The SrJ (j i,lllt can co ntrol whe re [ he b reak occur-s by nuk mg an ,lllil ck roll agaimt ,10 AC to. All creatures within 50 f- er of [ht' bre.lkn rake rhe d:lmag e. th o ugh the)' mJy nukr ~ Refl ex Saw tu tak.. h.l.l ( J undenulcr .... uhin iI 50-foot tildius. ncg..t1ng Ihe ~ffC'(a of poor \Islbilit)' ,md mVlsibl!uy. 10 % of,)11 Sf"iI G loiInb be-com~ Sotcuc:rs.. The~f" nuglC-wll"ldl"rs (";10 reJch up to 6th lc\el.

U nl ike Elves w ho have J di vine p.n TOn. rhe D warves were created br accident from the blood of slain M innr. T hi s rac ial mem o ry o nly serves [0 dar ken the ir already do ur pe rsona lities. M o st D warves are quite bi rter about rhe cosmic scheme. A few. ho wever. are outright evi l and some even d well In rhe o uter regio ns c

of the lands of H el. Some fam o us D warves In t he mvrhos include Andean. who gU.lrds rhe grea test D warven treasure hoard o f .III. T he hoa rd is cu rsed. of co u rse. to all who plunder n ! Si nd n was accou nte d the fi nest sm it h in Nidavellir.•md hIS bro ther Brokkr t he ugJ.est !

[otunheim and MIIsptlhtim These are rhe lands of t he gi ants (somel im es refer red

as. "[ onms") . ete rna l and \"(' r~' worthy foes of the gods. Jot unhcim is the brger of rhe two . an d is pop ulat ed by Fro st G iants. M uspelh eim. su rro unde d by the dar k and dread fo res t o f Mirk wood . is home to t he less numerou s but far more deadly Fir... Gi ants. Neither realm I S for rhe fault -heart ed. N o n-divine bem gs usually end up as a giant's IUI,,:h , and even ti ll" gods are a bu overwhelmed at tunes. to

The gi'lnts wac nearl y all slain ea rly in t he cosmic g am l" bv Odin and his brother s, and t hcv have been enenues ever s mce. Thi s do es not pr ev{'nt them from havin g dealings wit h th e god s, but it is always for self-gain and not for th e co m mo n weal th at suc h events transpi re. All gu nts ar!;" blJck-h edrt ed and cunning. seeming to pers oni(~' the wo rs t tr ,Ill S o f hu m,m l[}'. The st ructu re of their soc irty is tribal in nat ur e wit h J I,ul havin g nomina l r ule ove r a certain te rr itory .md reponmg to the King of t he Gi,lnt s.

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Fire G IOln tS ,lft' l'\'en mo re worthy fOt's Ihan Fro st G I.lntS. Th,m kfully. they are not as numerou s. T hey l end to be more cc: ntrd lly o rganiud an d lawful. though sti ll tr ibal in nat urc. W hil e It Cdn bt' arg ued [ha t Fro st G iants oUe bt'ner WArrior s. Fire G iants .Ire undoubtedly bt'u{'r soldiers. In additio n t o Frost and Fire G iants. less{'r types do ell:ist. Hill Giants arc com mo n to bOlh rt'alms and 0lfC' occas io nally fo u nd in Mi dgard ( t he land of mort als).

Thev are typ lcdlly brutish beings. often used .IS pdwns and cannon fodde r by true giant s {rha r IS, the Fro st and Fire Gianrs}.

M orral beings can adventure m the outer regions of :--':i lleht'lm. and J few brave or foo lhardy ones risk rhe wrarh of Garm fo r rare herbs and or her treasures to be found there. T here IS a place wirh in the underworld. however, rhar no II\'mg bemg Coin penetrate: rhe H alls of the Dead. The dead here .Io,\.IIt the End of T imes far d ifferenth' than those In V.1lhdll.t. When mosr mortals d ie, rhey ~,mply cease to exist, but H el claims those of noteworthy deeds rhar do nor merrr Valhrlll~ rhe noblest at" fallen warrrors from . ~lid~drd to hom' their marual skills for the: time when thev \1 III fl~hl beside the ~o,fs at the Final Barde. Oaih rhev fighl on rhc Plain of Ida. Those IIho are slam return to life III rune for the feJstm~ and dnnkm~ of much mead that \Tr~' evcmng. H alf these warriors. the Emhena r. .1r,' S\\ orn to rhe direct service of Odin. The

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mrs nukmg hi :> or her S.o\nng Throws. th ere IS no JJH'r",(' dIcer . H'->W('\"tT. If tnt" character (,uls. he or she goes mad .n though suffermg from the dTC'Ch of an lnsanu v Spell cast by ;I lith Leve! Wizard. Thrs effecl USH until it is ~1~:t1 prop('rl~ dlspdlrJ bv a (ire.ut"T Rcsroranon. Limrred Wish. ~ltr.ld('. or Wish Spell.

rest saw rh .. godJo:ss. Freva. O rher norable POliltS o f mrcrevt III AsgarJ include Thor's nUSSl'" mansion. Bdsktrmr, .... hich has 5--lU rooms, .mJ Ualda's h01l1", BrelJ abllk , where It IS s.nd rhar no un c lean Ih l n ~ c.m cruer, Balders son l-orserns house, Glulla, IS J bi t gr,mJe r wich a roo f o f silver and pillars of gold. Pa h,lf' s most ["ecious to t he guJ~ is che sacred grove where rhc goddess, Id un , wr fe of rhe P'>" BrJgl. cu lt 1\"..111' .'~ b~ Jel.bC'rJtel\' pl.mned .I S pJTl of .I hlgh.I('\·d or 1'1'1(, s.lga-ch.lngmg quesl. Garm is Ihe 1C'.lst of the "Big Thtet'"' mon~ters. Both Fenns .lnd J o rm un ~.lI1der UI' more pow erful . ~

~ol d, the te m ple i~ t he cen te r o f .. lit eral .:alllpus d n 'o t ed to wo rsh ip and leJrnmg. T h." d.-rgy he re is q Uite org.ln l;ud wi l h ,I t of the other kingdoms, Impo n .l.nt \\"ollled ("l(CS arc Potree. C.alhr . B.1rdot, and :-'Iul.m. RtlJgum. In thIS cJ,tegory. the \Vestern Kin~Jom is at a .:rossroJJs In compol rison to the others. Throughout much of us history. Ihe gods of the \'amr hdJ s\\".a\'. This IS stilI true J,mong some conserntiw nobiJ.t~, .1Ild

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H o wever, t he Western Kingdom I S d Ffllne tdrgel fo r i'-:orthern raiders. Over the yeJ.r), some Nonhemers came not [Q lust raid. hut also to serrle J.long the coastline. ,md rhev brought rhe rr own rchglOus \ iews with t hem. Most Xort hern raiders follow the mOH' a~greSSl\'e Aes ir ( t ho ugh the Vanlr are equally wo rsluppcd ar horne}. and the senlers thus brought heavy wo rship o f Odin along with Thor and T}'f. Far more insidi o us rhan rhe colo niZing X orrherner s ( who art" nOI an apostolic lot ) i s the f.m h o f the So uthe rn Kingdom . The Ro mani Templars have begun to step up miss ronarv dctiv ity rece ntly. a practic e th ey beg.1n near lv two de("J. dl',s p rior. The Romani heavily pros elytize, bUI have made o nly ,I few Inroads into the co unervs ide. More nnpoftJ.1H ro th e "Iemplars is rhe no bi lit y. M J.ny key no bles h.l\'l· been co nven ed, forCin g th eir ser fs Int o th e new faith . The vile Duke de Rhone was the m ost important nobl e ('" OIlHTU d until this very year. :--:ow. the dderly King Co me ah has become a convert. Whar [hi .~ holds for th e future of the kingdom is unknown but o f g re.lt co nce rn for Westerners.

l.inhelm 15 the titular kmg of rhe North Unlike most of hl~ predecessors. he una) to t,lke his lob )crtousl\· 'he does more than force the prls ro .acc("pt him .IS an honored guest so IhJ.1 he coin ~ponge off of them . .In.:! IS the most effecu\'C' H igh ~ m g m the lasl cenrurv. This asserrtvcness h.ls won him grudgmg [("'reet from most of the prJ) bur often rurs hUll ,II odds with the H Igh Priest at Uppsala, Fortunatelv, both Linhelrn anJ H ll:h Pn(sl lii~lj \efJ~.lum il J\'(' been good (ril'nd~ for m,\Il~ j'r,us dnd were so long b..-forc ascending to rhctr curre nt positions. Srill, e,lo: h has his own dgcnJJ, ,1IIJ Northerners !J,.(' In (e.lr of the Jay rhar rhese two )tron!:-wilJ.·d and stubborn men end up on "PPOSHf 's"i('s ofa cru.icalrssuc.

Culture - Cl t".lr cla ss lin es di vid e Western sociery. At the bottom of rbe soc ial l.ldda .ire th e serfs . and their [c wer-clas s eq uivalents in th e towns and crtres. Slightly above rhem o n th e soc ial rung arc rhe tradesm en and profess io nal sold iery of the nobles and town s. Then co me the ciry and co ur t o ffic ials, alo ng with the cle rgy. At the ro p o f t he pecking o rder is t he nobility. These arc dl\'ld t"d Into kn ights (.....ho .m: landles s) . Baron s, Co unts (..... ho ru le to..... n ships) , Dukes and fin ally t he King. U n like the :-":orthern Kingdom .....he re t hey arc qu ite rol'ulous, no Trollbom hw 1t1 the West ern Kingdom.

Lmlrclm wears chalnmdll mto battle and carshort spear; \\ hich he Will rnuahstlc.llh~~N hurl dunng ;l clurgI' mimicking Odin .. H.' rhen reiII'S upon his mlghn Greatsword, which IS .I m;tglCJI + 1 we..lpon. ncs

1

The country is pr ima rily.m ag r icu h ufd l powerhouse, but guild J.ainty .lmongst the \'olrlOUS t roldesmen enlivens most to " ns. ;\ rising middl e c1.tss molY threat en th e eX isting SOC ial o rde r if th e wo rld SU [l;I\'es t hat lo ng. i':obles produce nothmg bu t In t he .trts, and w.trs among themseh'es ,Ire ofun cons ide red J.n ,u t form. \\'est ern

.1

no bl.,s a[l' nOI expa nSIOnists, t hough . prefe rring to fight e;ach other b...t \\ een h.trwSls n rher t han conqurr new re rmor)" beyond t he borders of the kin gd om . M ilita'} - Each nob" 10rJ maintains a small, tnuttJ rrtimu of mm-at-anns. loyalguarJJ arr t.rt to 41b f.n,tI nAmon

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21

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[ ac Corneah 6th Level Erpert ~1t"f(hJnl '5th Le-el Aristocrat/ 4th Level Expert S.lilor SZ; Medium Hum.an HD: IOd6+SdS+4S ; HP; 118; I. ' IT: +j: SPO: in fr.: AC. Ii +.2 Dex, + 5 Annor \T!\. : Llgln Mace +11 '+7/+2 melee Id6+2 : FACL ; II I ; ft : REACH : 5(t: S\': l-on +4 . Rtf +4. Will + I I: ABILITES: Sir (5 , Dex If;! , Con 16 . Int 16. \\I~ 12. Cha

zo, At. CG ; SKILLS : Appr ;u!>(' I S. Bluff 15. Diplornacv 15. ForgC'o 15. Ga rher lnformarion

Ir->11

1 fl , lntirrudatc 16 . Intuit Dtrecrr on 10. ProfC'sslon Merchant 17. PrOfl'S~IOn S.;ailing

I.... Speak Llngu.l.g(' South..rn • SfX" 15. Swim 15: FEATS: Alertness. Gr ut Fonuude. Iron Will. Leadership, Skill Focus : Diplomacv, Skill Focus: Pro(CSSiOI\ :-.terchJnt . ToughncH Good Kmg [ac IS [he .lgmg ruler or rhe Wes[('rn Kmgdom. " former merchant dnd explorer Famous for hrs journeys on rhe K"II'plO, he carne [0 the throne In .10 unusual fhhlOn. When fhr previous king died henles~ and .:i\·i1 W.1r ~t.lrIed ro bruk out, Ide U:M.'d h l~ popularnj: .m':! forum.. to l;lu~' the throne! He proved a capable monarch, bur .n 50 his mind I~ fJ.ding. FI',H1n~ for hiS soul

In

his old olge .I.S.l roung

sailor based In (hcst fit' 11.15 a g-re.l.! wum.sr nzer .I.nJ frit'nd to snhy seamen .m'! their wicked

l'.'.I.ys ). he h.IS .1.11 bur hdndt'd rhl.' keys to the Romani'Te-mpl.l.fS han' be-t'n given lull ,1CCt'~~ 10 the- (ounlry. ,and the!, .I.rt' qUlckl)' and thoroughly tr.msfmmmg 10c.l1 worshIp to !h.1l ot thr Southern wJr. H i ~ soIl' chIld. Pnneess Lorre, reSlSU thj~ usurpmg of her eountn'. Shr IS J natlon.llist who IS offtnd"d h, I'.holt th.... Rom;mi .Ire dom~ to her p,,-orlt .mJ h.. . t euhun·. Wholl !mle po'...tt Ihe \\rsl Ius It"lt o~er Its ol'.n Jestmv ~hr I'.lelds. a dedlc.!.te.:! po\\t't hthln.:! the tbronl'".

IE,..Cl ki~gdom to ~I.llfieius III. The

In the ol.:! d.ns. JJe "orr ehJmmOlil inlO b.ude ;md \ll"lrl.:!...:! .1 J.~ht 1ll.l':C'. \\Imh he u le[r,C'Ve or even ro touch the uem unllilhe durJlllon or rhe Runt' e.lp,res. 5,",,,& Threw- wm ncg,,/,In D"••I",,, I 0 minutes, Caster u"d

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lffm, Tlv hlo':ht of the on blo"'~ rht tttiptrnt of duo Rune's rtTect A lTYgl~'" II§u cmt.errd on .he urgtl ..ntnd.. m a raJlU~ ..f 6tf olnd olff.. r~ IlIumln..uun cqu..1 10 rhJ.t of mid-afternoon un .I. dOlJJI..~~ JoI\·. BoIlI",,1 Efftlt me light of Iht sun un ..Iso c..u# hum. though. A Urgel cr-carul"(' i. Blmded bv the brilll.ln.:e of tnt Mlll'S power. S""'rw ~, Rtfl ..l< nC~J.te. Du.alll''' B..-netlcloll - 10 mmu[cs/CJ"er Lt:lrl, BoIne(ul roun.!/CJster Lnd

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b-"'~ Htll Ie

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lost frr~1 10 my J~m.l~~ Ihl'" (h.lu("{l'"f 'lL\t.lm~ ",'hile so aII«I..d. &rrrfipttJ of .I mlg.hty COUfM'f. HI' or lin mcvernem UII'" IS uml-'Ol.lJ"ih· double.! B.rrtfiJ f.jfrn 1M 1.I1).'l'"t of rll< hant.jul dINn of FJ> " bur~ .1$ thou~h he 01' she- _~ a FkhorK O\TI"loaJed ",,~h goods.. TN.hna..-ur·~ monrnrol 's sl"",,.J .u If W "l'"lgh~ of the- "¥Upmml he- or \hl'"" c.unmg .... rel'" one 11'"'-1'"1 hlghl'"T th.1n I~ a;:[u.. l1~ IS. \".no,,,&, rarmud.:- nl'"gatl'"s V._lI~rr I rounJ;CuttT Levd

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Alan

Mol", ,\1. Tbt '''u/l1(11h ......'ty .....·rr bwu,

8,rr~fitllJ lJfut· ThIS Rune Iifu the Intdll'"l'"! of rhe utgI ithin thl r.lng... of {hI'" shidd. but they su((cr frum Ih ... '"mc r" , l n cHons. oIfld If th~y Ir.l.\'e lhe- s,l,fcty (If il. Ihry C.lnnlll rrtum until il IS d l.spdlrd. The ostf( C,llmO! I...l\'t" Ih" udius of lhl'" shidd ~, it is cenraed Uplll! htlll or her. Tht" shldd rrlnJ.lns 10 pl.tCI'" unlil .lrslro\'e.l or WIlled .IWAy by t hc god. 8,,":(,,1 tffl(/' Oursi.-I... of nnl'"', homr, on ... c.1n hI' oil the mnn' of Ihl'" .. Iem.·nt~ ..IllJ tho" ... t.lr~ ...trJ by thr b.ln...ful d"fc..-u of Elh ..1 .Irt" '" .lff.,ctrd. ,\ tugt"t 'r.....luTe is Ift'J.Il'"d .IS though unde-r the tlfecH of nlrcml'" cold or nlrclnl~ h"at cJ.stl'"r·~ (hOlU . H" or ,he suffers Ihl' full ,.ffecu .IS Ihough J.ctually ol,solulrrd by tilt' c r...ft're ...d to by that urle and

Id4+6 : FACE: 5 It x ;: fc REACH: 5f[; S\ : Fort +7. Ref + II. \\ill + 5. ABJUTES : Srr 11. Dex 25 . Coo. 22 . Int 11. WI S 11. 0 13 H : AL CEo SKILLS: B.iuocr 8. Bluff 13. Climb 11,

not b~' name oursrdc of pncstlv rheological debate. Evcepung two others, worship of other gods IS prohibited and punishable .IS heresv the penalrv being death , Th... ocher cults thd[ survive are Fflg~.1 .IS 01 junior p.lrlnt'r to the AIl·FJther but not hiS equal and their son, Hilder the Son of God . Balder rerresl"nrs 01 pertecuoo

Dsplomscv 14 . F-l>111 dlts d lsgui~c, 1-1't·.lml~ k',nhu annllr cut in such d W.1)'.IS 10 tm,111r disH,ln ,11l1 have heard rhe morral's pt.l~ er and Will bestow one of the gifts listed on "lable '1-\: Bencfits of Pr.wer," Roll J db to Jo:tennlnl' whICh. Such bt"n'efits last for one full ,tw, Umucces,ful rolls IllJic.He rhe ,n,u.Icrrr's'pll' have spawned mallY mon strou s creat u res. most notably th e Frons Wol f and H e!' Loki has ,he gre.l[cs t sens e of humor amo ng an o t he rwise dour bu nch, bu t I t tend s to have J down side wit h pracrical jokes. H e will s ide wit h the granrs in the Fin.11 Banle and die figbung H eirndal.

din Odin . called the All. Father and the Guy \\'.mda l'r. is t he supreme go d of the mvrhos. H e is o ft en away fro m Asgard all subtle ad vcnrure s. Unlike T hor. who is rhc proverbial bull in a chi na sho p. Odin prefers to wo rk beh ind the scenes m most cases. Hi s Wisdom IS great but not wit ho ut gaps. The re IS much he does not und erst and . an d his 9uesc for k n o wl ed ~e is without equal. H e is thus respect ed .tnd worshipped by schola rs OlS mu ch as kings. H e is Also "err skilled m the an of magic. and ~l idga rdl,m magicians of All varieries seek his blessings. H e also keep s man y useful pets. Two wolves. Freke an d Gere (Iirerally. "G ree dy" an d "Ravenou s.") . sit by hi s thr on e and often ;Iccomp.tny him on journeys. H IS ravens, H ugin and Mun in (" T hought" and "Me mo ry "). fl y t he uruvers e br mg ing messages ,m d hdpi ng hu n k('cp tra(k o f rhings. Hi s steed is Sieipm r. a gr;lyishwhite. ("ght -Iegged horse that can tl ~'.

15th Level Wi zar d {Divinat ion 1 15t h Le vel Fightl."r

Favored Abilit}': Wisdom Domains. Li....... ~l'C :

b~iL.

\ \ '.H

Aesrr

Special. O dm ran mspl re Ikr~eru r nge In .all mo rtals o n hrs Sid c wnhm 200' as though ehev '~~~l hold th e Barbarian R.lge .lbllity. TIm. IS ,111 t1 Exrraordinarv abili ty. H is ~re.lr, Grungnrr. IS .l + 5 wrarun th at ra n be thrown ou t to too'. W hen held .110 ft , it .Iffects all enemies with in 50 ' as though th e Fear spe ll had bl'l'l\ (.1s t by ,l 15th 1...-\'('1 Wizard. HI ~ ring. Drau pr ur. can s1';a" n A non -m ;agh:.I1 COl'} o f Itself ev... rT night. O din gl\'~S t hese rings · 10 .000 gp value 10 those who plea...e him. HI '" pt)\H'fful throne . Hi ld skl.tff. functions .I'" .t Ct\:\l,ll Ball 1Il1rh C lai raudiance unlimited dur.ltlon when

O din

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15th Level Wi7..1rd/5 t h Level Fighter : SZ:

fi8~1 M edium (GrMl'r God) HI): 15d4+'idI O+ ( 60 ; HP: zs i: INIT: + 8 (Du . ; SliD: 30 Ir.: AC: N + 8 Dex. + 5 Armor. + 1 Sflleld, + 'i ~.Jtu r.ll ATK: Shorrspear +17/ +2 21+ 17 15!l111 melee, + 1 6 ran ~(d I d 8 + 16 , = FACE: s fr: ~:III R EACH : 5ft; SV; Fort +17. Ref + 14 , Will + 2 1: ABILIT ES: Srr 19. Dex 17 . Con 17 .lnt 28. WI ~ rz. Ch.1 Z9 : AL Neutral Good; SKILI.S: lnumidare 24. Kno""ll"dge: ,\n:.n.a H . Kocwledge: R£llglon H . Serve 33. RIJt ll. Sense Monve 28. Spellcrafr 3s. RunC(f.1 fl 35 ; FEAT S: Brew Porion , Comba t Gstmg, C om bat Refl exes. C raft ~ l.l g l( Arms and Armor. Craf Wondrous h em. Weapon Focus: Sh ort spea r. Wrapon Sp cci.rlizat ion : Sho rtspea r. Leadershi p. Mo urn ed Comb;al, Scr ibe Scro ll. Spell For us: D ivinAtion

I

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cull IS ,1'-lUally more widespread on Midg.u d dun t11J.t of

Odi n. T ho r IS the god of cho ice for the co mmon man. whrle nobles and thelt Ilk f,H"OT his fat her. Tho r i, not unimelligcnr . but ncu hcr is he an inrellcc nul.

Odill (colltill ued)

He

IS

ccrt amlv wise enough

(Q

rcl v o n h is strength.

Srt':-loIl Notes: Odin\ Ravens funcrion Illst

like tr1odmon.a] \Vu..lrd'~ F.llntll.llrs and have all .lIb.lllle'S thereof. Ho....ever, rhl"Y ,l~ rcflecucns O,hn'~ mind and. rhus. cannot be- harmed. of course If .In}(hin~ happens to Odm. the

of

Rivens ".11 suffer

15

The Fell,.is Wolf

well.

H I S wohcs are rreared as \\'lnter Wolves oCtpt. of course. that rht'1r Alignment IS eurral Good mSItold 01 . '("utu] Evil. Tbev h.t\t m.l.lImum tllt pomts .md an /\C of J 8.

The Ft'nn Wolf IS 0111" o( th . (rr .1go;l fok I< hr n II wrll It. II Sf D .:In of fal1in ~", 10 \ 'idJr. I Od Ul h lm~elfht-(orr'

which

bv, [ar his ,greacesr asset. When he obviouslv, superior to an opponent, 111: prefers to wield a sturdy barrleaxe rather than his r rndmonal hammer. T h e other gods depend on his proV,TSS a bit too much sometimes. When Thor cannot overcome some obstacle. it is often the cause for great debate and no small panic. IS

Thor Level/Class:

r Srh Level Fighter

H e IS fa Irly well equipped WI th magIc Items. main ly o f Dwarvcn manufacture. H e often Hies through the .nr in

Favored Abilit y: Strength

a mighty W~lr chariot pulled by rhe two great boa rs. Tannqrisner and Tan n gjo s t. Bo t h can be c.ir cn by T h o r

TYP'"

[and ,my companions) an d will ar-ise the next day whole as long as one bone remains. At the Final Barr ie, T ho r will slay the vile Midgard Serpent but succumb to the pOIsonous fumes from the beast.

yr Noble Tyr has two roles in the myt hos. H e IS t he God o f Law and o f \Var. Hi s word is h is h onor, an d he expects t he same o f everyone else. T h us, he is t he patron o f strict law to the lett er. o mpassion (o r evert justice, perhaps) do not en ter mto cons idcranon. T he end never justifies t he means with h im. As the God of War, he drills th e heroes an d eve n t h e gods in the finer points of rna rrial comba t. It is ~v r who will lead the ,Irmy of Asgard into th e F inJI Banle.

Domains : Air, Strengrh. Travel

l!,;\lIil j

II

Acsrr

Special: Thor 's mag,c~l belt. ~lcgmhard~r, adds + 2 to his Slrength score. His glol'cs, Jam Greiper. convfJ the rr,lt , \Ve.lpon Focus: \Varhammer. Thor's hammer is the grc,1t wonder of creation. It IS a + 5 wC.lpon and inflicrs lodS points of d.lmage. Once per d.ly. rhe wielder can throw a Lightmn~ Bolt as the arcane spell ) ,IS though cast by a tech Level \Vi7Jrd. USing his glovl!'s. Thor ran rhro ...' the hammer [tlo;:;1l1 with .I range increment of 30 feer. So long as he wears '\1egmharder, It returns to his hand.

Level/ Cla ss: [51h Level Figll1er Favored Abilit y: Constitution Domains: Law, Protection. \\'.l.r Type: Acsrr Special: Tyr has rhe power to III.SPItC· Berserker R..:age In .1.11 Einhenar wirhin 100 yards of him as rhough they had the Barbarian Rage ability. This power IS an Extraordinary ;Ibilrry.

Tyr's m o st prom inent pan in t he m yth in vol ves t h e mighty Fen r is Wol f and demonst ra tes his obsession with the lcner of the law (see s ideba r). In the Fin al Battle, he WIt! kill G arm , rh e H o u nd o f H el. but will likewise be slain by t he beas t.

II" Uller IS the son o f the goddess, Si f. from .1 liaison ( who m;ly have been .1 Vanir) before she m ar ri ed T ho r. T h or. be ing a lusty fe llow hi mself. bea rs no resentment towards t he previo us tryst an d ge ts along quite well with his stepson. Uller is rh c God of Hunters and Archers, a nd he spends mu ch o f his ti me

Utler Level/ Class: Favored Abilit y: Dom;l.ins:

TYP'"

15th Level Rangt'r Dexrertt v

Earth, Fire. Tr.wel Vanir

Special : Uller is such a gifted archer that he may rc-roli any miss with his ~red( yew bow. This is an Extraordinary .1bility. bUI Uller rnJ.y only employ ir onc-e prr shot. Adduionallv, his arrows Always inOict a maximum ddnuge.

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The Gods alld Magic

Tbe Midgard Serpent The l\.·lidg;ud Serpent, whose name h )ormungJnder. prowls the depths of the ocean around :-" liJg,nd. It is JIlOIhn of loki' s \Jf(..pn ng. thi~ film" with the Cdl gynrl.'"S~, Angur-BoJa Od in casr rhe Sl"rprnt 1010 the ocean where II connnu.Uly gr..,. In SIU Jnd menace. Thor, the greatest monster-slaver of tnt' gods. made II his lifelong