The year is 780 A.D.
The homeland was quiet. No strangers or deadly monsters troubled the stead. When Thorgrim Greatmouth asked for volunteers to raid the southlands. many brave warriors responded.
Thorgrim’s dragon-prowed longship now sails the stormy seas, his crew plundering many petty kingdoms from mystical Thule to the great Middle Sea. They are all Odin’s men red-handed reavers ranging far and wide across the world, spreading terror and gaining glory, plunder, and fame.
Vikings is a RuneQuest supplement set on Earth. The gamemaster can choose to introduce only historical elements into his Vikings campaign, or he can add the gods, giants and monsters from viking legend to create a fascinating blend of history and myth.
Vikings includes
- Players Book – Character generation notes, occupations, new skills, viking ships. Personal virtues, the famlly and clan, kinsmen, the thing, Social structure, living conditions, customs, norse religion magic, gods without godar. norse runes.
- Gamemasters Book – viking world view, an adventuring history. Scandinavian creatures mistaken identities.
- Vikings Digest – collected statistics for topical viking warriors, berserks, and various creatures
- Play Aids – ship plans, stead diagram, fyord map
Details
- Author: Greg Stafford, Sandy Petersen
- Editing, Format, Graphics, and Production: Charlie Krank
- Artists:
- Steve Purcell (box cover art)
- Tom Sullivan (interior illustrations)
- Charlie Krank (maps and diagrams)
Editions & Related Editions
| SKU | Name | Year | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH8576 | Vikings | 1985 | Avalon Hill | Box 04 |
| JOC209 | Los Vikingos | 1989 | JOC Internacional | Hardcover, Spanish edition |
Related Pages
- AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (1984)
- AH8570 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (Softback) (1993)
- AH8571 Runequest Player’s Edition (1985)
- AH85711 Gloranthan Bestiary (1988)
- AH85712 Apple Lane (1987)
- AH85713 Snake Pipe Hollow (1987)
- AH85714 RuneQuest Cities (4th edition) (1988)
- AH85715 Into the Troll Realms (1988)
- AH85716 The Haunted Ruins (1989)
- AH85717 Daughters of Darkness and the Chronicles of Santon (1990)
- AH8572 Runequest Gamemaster’s Box (1985)
- AH8573 Monster Coliseum (Box 1 – 1985)
- AH8574 Human Adventurer Sheets (Box 2 – 1985)
- AH8575 Non-human Adventurer Sheets (Box 3 – 1985)
- AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
- AH8578 Griffin Island (Box 06 – 1986)
- AH8579 Runequest Standard Edition (1986)
- AH8584 Land of Ninja (Box 07 – 1986)
- AH8585 Glorantha – Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars (Box 08 – 1988)
- AH8586 Trollpak (Box 09 – 1988)
- AH8587 Troll Gods: The Deities of Darkness (Box 10 – 1989)
- AH8588 Elder Secrets of Glorantha (Box 11 – 1989)
- AH8589 Eldarad – The Lost City (1990)
- AH85906 Sun County (1992)
- AH8591 River of Cradles (1992)
- AH8592 Dorastor: Land of Doom (1993)
- AH8593 Strangers in Prax (1994)
- AH8594 Shadows on the Borderland (1993)
- AH8595 Lords of Terror (1994)
- Dragon Pass (1983)
- Heroes Magazine (1984-1986)
- RuneQuest Third Edition Errata (1990s)
1985, Avalon Hill, Boxed set, Charlie Krank, Greg Stafford, RQ Earth publication, RQ3, Sandy Petersen, Steve Purcell (artist), Tom Sullivan (artist)
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