How do you Feel about Kickstarting Ragnarok?
August 14, 2012 by brennon
While I was browsing Kickstarter for interesting projects I stumbled upon this interesting mix of board game and Role-Play. Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok places you at the very end of the Viking world where you must fulfill destiny through to the inevitable conclusion of the realms.
Fate of the Norns is a property that has existed for a while but the company behind it is trying to bring you the most interesting experience to date. Where most games use dice, in Fate of the Norns each player takes a bag of Norse Runes and uses them in order to build both their character and play the game against the whim of fate.
I think you'll agree that this game has a very original and interesting art style that really evokes the Dark Age period of the Viking. The Kickstarter aims to bring Fate of the Norns out of the realm of the digital and introduce it to you in hard copy format for its 20th Anniversary.
On top of this they are building on their mass of art work, working to create a deluxe box set, and even craft some more personal alternative rune stones.
Check out the existing Fate of the Norns products on DriveThruRPG.
Does this sound like something you could get behind?
Have you played Fate of the Norns in the past?
I say bring on the Fimbulwinter!
$75 level for me. Six days in and already nearly half way there. Hopefully this one should be a success then!
The art work is really great. Reminds me of an illustrated version of the Icelandic Sagas I had as a kid.
The rune mechanics sound really interesting and very fitting with the viking mythology inspired setting (which sounds totally awesome). What sets this game apart from the other viking rpgs out there, is the unique art direction that the Kickstarter funding will provide. Hopefully it’ll hit its goal as I would like to see the game published just for the art alone. Sadly I’ve laid my hands on so many new roleplaying systems these past months, that I really don’t need a new one in at least a few years. That being said, there’s quite a lot of free stuff available… Read more »