How come there are so few norse themed settings? And I mean proper norse themed, no borderline fetished leather-clad bikers like Vikings or them being depicted as witless barbarians with horned helmets. I mean the homeland shenanigans of early medieval north germanic populations. The relatively democratic Things, the lack of feudalism, and intricacies of old norse faith. Maybe I just haven't looked hard enough, but they always show up as shallow, plastered on factions that dwell in the nondescript "north".
The norse peoples being known as "the vikings" is kinda weird anyway. It was a job/a thing you did for money, not their cultural or ethnic identity.
Cooper Taylor
Well, there's MYVARGSHILL, but all signs seem to point to it being a poorly designed game made specifically for promoting the creator's social beliefs.
Liam Brooks
>MYVARGSHILL >the creator's social beliefs. What
Does this have something to do with Varg Vikernes or what?
Henry Clark
Because they're not what people think they are.
Why would you want to play a setting based around 'homeland shenanigans'?
Leo Howard
Because the constantly back and forths between the clans of old scandinavia make for good fun whether people know it or not. It's pretty niche; that's why I asked about it.
Levi Campbell
I should add that I'm not necessarily looking for something specifically aimed at the old norse, but rather systems that could accommodate that kind of setting.
Lucas Bennett
Proper versions of any setting are pretty rare. Show a medievalist the "standard fantasy setting" and watch them cry.
There being very few norse-themed settings that actually try to grapple the source material in a sensible and informed fashion is simply a product of there being so few settings of any stripe that go beyond the shallow pop-culture version.
