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A Norse Mythology Inspired adventure module (1st-15th
level)
across The Nine Worlds Setting for 5th Edition
Journey To Ragnarok
is an Adventure and Setting inspired by
Norse Mythology, compatible with the 5th Edition of the most famous
role-playing game, designed by Michele Paroli
FOREWORDS
CHAPTER 1 - THE NINE WORLDS
The Prophecy of the Volva
The Origins of the Worlds
The Nine Worlds
Death in the Nine Worlds
Alignments
The Nine Virtues
Asatru Ability
Magic in the Nine Worlds
CHAPTER 2 - PEOPLE OF MIDGARDR
Clans
Bear Warriors
Gjallarhorn
Icy Crows
Jötunn Sons
Odhinn’s Eye
Wolves of the Shadow
Classes
Barbarian
Bard
Cleric
Druid
Fighter
Monk
Paladin
Ranger
Rogue
Rune Master
Sorcerer
Warlock
Wizard
Backgrounds
Bondhi
Gothi
Huscarl
Jarlr
Skògarmadhr
Thallr
Vaeringhi
Vikingr
Equipment
CHAPTER 3 - THE JOURNEY TO RAGNAROK
CHAPTER 4 - THE JOURNEY: MIDGARDR
Midgardr
General Features
Maps
Norvgr
The Coastal Area [1-2]
Heill Hofn
The Snowy Mountains [4-5]
Siste Klintr
The Trolls Cavern
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Author:
Michele Paroli
Adventure Design:
Midgardr and the Clans:
Andrea Lucca
The Nine Worlds:
Alex Melluso
Ragnarok:
Matteo Pedroni
Mechanics Design:
Classes:
Andrea Bergamelli
NPC’s, Backgrounds and Magical Items:
Matteo Pedroni
Effects of the Runes:
Andrea Back
Names and additional materials:
Alessandro Drighetto, Mila Fois
Art Director:
Michele Paroli
Cover Art:
Andrea Guardino
(Alice Candy Guerreri for the Limited Edition)
Interior Illustrators:
Andrea Guardino, Milivoj Ćeran,
Simone Denti, Elisa Ferrotto, Olga Volkova
Graphic Designers:
Michele Paroli, Elena Giovannetti
Proof-reader:
Enrico Romeo, Michele Paroli
English Translation and Editing:
Francesco Castelli, Jason R. Forbus, Federico Gavioli
Playtesters, error hunters and special thanks:
Davide Ardizzone, Valerio Arnone, Federico Bellini, Luca Bellini,
Christian Zoltar Bellomo, Luca Bianco, Cristiano Bruzzo,
Francesco Castelli, Mattia Catania (Naux), Ivan Cavestro,
Cesare Costantini, Nicola Degobbis, Antonio Dell’Aquila, Patrick Eusepi,
Veronica Fantoni, Mila Fois, Giuliano Gianfriglia, Daniele Iannucci,
Giulia Ingrassia, Logan Lee Kober, Giacomo Kuroda, Eugenio Lauro,
Juri Loi, Robin Mallaby, Edoardo Montingelli (Quit108),
Mariano Mora, Matteo Moret, Marco Munari, Chiara Musi, Silvia
Paindelli, Mirko Paradisi, Paola Rota, Claudio Serena, Marco Signore,
Søren Møller Starcke, Andrea Vitaloni, Van Vought, Michele Zanni.
A monumental “Thank you!” to all the Backers who supported
the project on Kickstarter and effectively made it possible!
(Full list on page 326)
Journey To Ragnarok
is © Michele Paroli 2018. All rights reserved
The reproduction of any material inside this work
without authorization from the Author is forbidden.
Journey To Ragnarok
is a product of fiction,
any reference to people or events is accidental.
Illustrations on pages 6/7, 9, 123, 129, 191, 282/283, 288, 289,
290/291, 304/305 © Milivoj Ćeran, used with permission
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Svtjod
The Great Forest [2-3]
Skjult Borg
Uppsala
Fenmark
The Swamp [4-5]
Fínnbol
Jutland
The Peninsula [4-5]
Danevirke
Siste Festning
The Islands [4-5]
The Journey on Midgardr
Expand Midgardr
Encounters on Midgardr
CHAPTER 5 - THE JOURNEY: NIFLHEIMR
Niflheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Niflheimr
Encounters on Niflheimr
CHAPTER 6 - THE JOURNEY: HELHEIMR
Helheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Helheimr
Encounters on Helheimr
CHAPTER 7 - THE JOURNEY: ASGARDR
Asgardr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Asgardr
Encounters on Asgardr
CHAPTER 8 - THE JOURNEY: SVARTALFHEIMR
Svartalfheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Svartalfheimr
Encounters on Svartalfheimr
Nidavellir
Gnitaheith, Fafnir’s Liar
Maps
Encounters on Nidavellir
CHAPTER 9 - THE JOURNEY: LJOSALFHEIMR
Ljosalfheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Ljosalfheimr
Encounters on Ljosalfheimr
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CHAPTER 10 - THE JOURNEY: VANAHEIMR
Vanaheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Vanaheimr
Encounters on Vanaheimr
CHAPTER 11 - THE JOURNEY: JOTUNHEIMR
Jotunheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Jotunheimr
Encounters on Jotunheimr
CHAPTER 12 - THE JOURNEY: MUSPELLSHEIMR
Muspellsheimr
General Features
Maps
The Journey on Muspellsheimr
Encounters on Muspellsheimr
CHAPTER 13 - RAGNAROK HAS COME
Prologue
Ragnarok
Epilogue
Key Players of Ragnarok
APPENDIX
MAGICAL ITEMS
RUNE DIVINATION
Table Results
Using The Runic Dice
Reading The Runes
Aett of Freyja
Aett of Heimdallr
Aett of Tyr
CHARACTER SHEETS
NAMES PRONUNCIATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BACKER LIST
CREATOR TOKEN
INDEX
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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 by the Red, Andrea Lucca. He told me
“Man, you MUST come back to D&D! 5th
Edition is worth a shot!”
and so he involved me with the Adventurers’ League group he was organizing in Cernusco
sul Naviglio, Milan.
In but a moment, the group of Game Masters, made up 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 joining these two passions and realize this book was born, both an
adventure and setting module and a journey throughout the Norse myths and legends.
I must thank Elena for supporting (and bearing with) me in the many hard spots during the project, the Red for
having believed in the project from the start and having helped to kickstart it with the right gusto.
I thank Alex, Pedro and the rest of the team for having followed me in this crazy endeavor, Enrico for having
pieced together the veritable mountain of bits this here book required and Andrea, Elisa, Simone and Olga for
translating my ideas into pictures.
Special thanks, of course, to Nicola for the reality of Need Games, that became like family.
Journey To Ragnarok
Skål!
Michele Paroli
Author
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“Gods, Monsters and Men, will die together in the end”
It took me thirty years, but I can finally quote a Manowar song writing about something! It’s been a long wait,
fraught with temptation, like the time I presented an essay on Scandinavian myths for a History of Religions exam...
or the times I played Vikings with the ruleset of RuneQuest or Land of Giants, the great Beowulf and Scandinavia
supplement for Pendragon. None of them, however, deserved a Manowar quote more than this short preface.
It is easy to see why:
Journey to Ragnarok
... the title itself is tribute to epic metal. And if it wasn’t enough,
just open the book. Michele and his team of modern skald portrayed the Æsir, Vanir, Giants, Trolls and the undead,
vikings, varyags, sorcerers, thieves and the Nine Worlds where they live and fight in more than three hundred
pages of pure wisdom and lore. And what about the art? The illustrations by Guardino, Ćeran, Denti, Ferrotto and
Volkova alone are worthy of a separate book.
The love story between roleplaying games and Norse myths gave birth to countless publications, like
supplements for GURPS, Rolemaster, RuneQuest and even D&D, but Journey to Ragnarok is the first work
I have seen that successfully blends gods, monsters and men, three of the pillars of fantasy, in such a complete,
dynamic and original way.
What else can I say...?
“Valhalla, the Gods await me...”
Francesco Nepitello - Game Designer
Lex Arcana, The One Ring, Adventures in Middle Earth (...)
A few years ago, on a trip to the United States, I had the chance of flying over Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland
with a clear sky. I was rewarded with the sight of jagged mountains, white expanses, strips of volcanic land, frost
islands and endless grasslands fading into the ocean. It was barely the beginning of my journey and yet I already
felt fulfilled by that majestic experience, a memory that will accompany me as long as I live.
I wondered why I found these places so fascinating, I wondered how brave was Mankind to venture to these
inhospitable lands not only to live there but also to thrive. I found my answer by paraphrasing a famous saying:
there is no unfavorable place, only people who give up easily.
The howling of the wind, the silence of snow, the might of magma, all are incredibly powerful forces, so strong they
can spell doom for Mankind and convince it they are divine in nature, telling us “You have no place, here.” And yet,
the more Nature seems merciless and impossible to overcome, the more Mankind attempts to portray it, to reach it
and sometimes even to grasp it, even if for just a few instants… with only the foolish thinking they can best it.
The challenge in
Journey to Ragnarok
is not just monsters and intrigues, but also the chaotic
Norse environment, sometimes as hostile as a hailstorm, or as calm and benevolent as a warm, sunny day.
I am very proud of Michele and his team; they are all expert adventurers, more than capable of leading you in
these lands where Myths dwell. If you will be brave enough, you might even have the honor of fighting alongside
the Gods during Ragnarok!
Zoltar of Sage Advice
sageadvice.eu
Forewords
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