Discovering Age of Vikings
My journey to discovering Age of Vikings began with a conversation at GenCon. A group of players, for whom my wife GM'ed, asked me, “What do you look for in…
How’s a Poor Skald to Earn a Crust?
The Chaosium community content programs provide us all with a place where we can create and self-publish content to use around the table when playing our favourite role-playing games. We…
Using BRP Creatures in Age of Vikings
Til våpen! The Chaosium team are immensely excited to announce the launch of BRP Creatures, a resource in which GMs can find a wide range of animals, beasts, monsters, supernatural…
Welcome to the new Age of Vikings Website!
Awake your Inner Viking! We are proud to present the new Age of Vikings website as a central nub for all things viking. Here you will find everything you need to…
Getting Everything Out of “The AlÞing”
In this first installment, we’ll discuss the introductory adventure in the Age of Vikings core rulebook, “The AlÞing” (pronounced “all-thing”). This adventure is an open-ended sort of affair, focusing around…
Hólmgang
Let’s talk about hólmgang, a very Viking way of settling scores. Honour and reputation were crucial to the Viking worldview, and with strength and fighting prowess viewed as pinnacles of…
How To Live Like a Viking
An Age of Vikings campaign is not only comprised of epic sagas but also memorable interactions with NPCs, social trouble, and even situations where your Farming skill could be of…
Skál! A Practical Guide to how to sound like a Viking
How on earth did the Vikings pronounce Þorkell, Auður, Ásgrímr, and Hlaðgerður? These few names are enough to put a twist on one‘s tongue. However, once you learn a few…
Ireland in the Age of Vikings
In Age of Vikings, you create heroes that are deeply rooted in Iceland. Though the isle of fire and snow teems with opportunities for adventure, wealth, and renown, few Norse…
