

If that sounds like a thundering good time, check out the Kickstarter below! At the peak of their power, the heroes will be as powerful as any Viking of myth or history, their strength and ability rivaling those of gods such as Thor and Loki. If the world survives Ragnarök, it will be changed by the player’s decisions throughout.Įpic Heroes. The choices that are made by the heroes will also strongly influence the game world - with major repercussions in later parts of the narrative. With the Serpent Sea connecting all land masses, there are numerous opportunities to discover uncharted islands, to raid unsuspecting rivals, as well as to move the primary narrative forward. The narrative wraps around an expandable open world. Ultimately they must conquer such obstacles that even the gods of the Stone Court could never defeat.Įpic Storytelling. They will acquire longships and they will explore parts of the world no other raider has seen before. They will need to work together to understand what is in store for them and their world and as they do this they will gain power and glory. At the start of the narrative the players begin as raiders from a handful of rival clans. Knowles, the designer of the setting, talks about three specific qualities that make this game truly epic:Įpic Scope.

Epic Adventuresīut what really makes it interesting are the promises from the devs. There’s a lot to love for anyone who wants to talk about runes and jarls. And the campaign setting is full of new races, new subclasses, and of course new monsters. This sounds like the same sort of larger-than-life philosophy that made Odyssey of the Dragonlords so successful a couple years ago. The team at Arcanum Worlds want to empower characters in Grimnir to explore and discover the world.

It also has a very special system that makes your character more central to the story. It’s full of monsters inspired by Norse mythology. This new setting wants to make your characters feel like they’re in a BioWare game. Raiders of the Serpent Sea casts you in the world of Grimnir, where you said the cold serpent seas and await Ragnarök.ĭo you want to play D&D– but this time, let’s all be all vikings? This is the setting for you. Now they’ve got a new Epic Viking campaign setting for 5th Edition D&D. Jesse Sky and James Ohlen of Arcanum Worlds join forces with Brent Knowles to bring you Arcanum Worlds Canada, a team that has experience working on some of your favorite video games. The tabletop studio Arcanum Worlds is chock full of ex-BioWare devs, and they’re back with a new 5th Edition Kickstarter: Raiders of the Serpent Sea.
