Chronopia - Drakar och Demoner

Two books were devoted to the darker side of an already dark setting. This one being about the organization of de Hängivnas, which share enough commonality with their wargame equivalent, the Devout, despite some theological differences, that I have maintained the name.

The second of the Dark books is about the dark side of magic, which isn't simply about the Devout's magic, but also brings in general demonology and the not-voodoo of the Cannibals.

The Blackbloods were the last faction to get their own sourcebook. The orcs are quite reminiscent of GW 40k's Orks, and the goblins are a lot like Snotlings rather than Gretchen. The Ogres are brought back after being MIA since the main rule book and maybe one other brief mention. Their position among the Blackblood was clearly influenced by how the Blackblood Empire is organized in the wargame, but given that they are just as dandified as the Elves, it's clear that the writers didn't talk with the Scottish team.

Väsen can mean people or creatures, from what I can tell. This final book focused squarely on the City-State of Chronopia does flesh out the other human ethnicities, as well as recombine all the various groups of a certain type found within the city. So you'll find a text on all the assassin types, the city bureaucrats, etc.

And here's the final book, Return to Altor, a clear attempt at trying to win back the old fans that might have been repelled by Chronopia's setting (although the description of the Grey Halls, a series of inter-dimensional passages, in the main rulebook would have clued them in that they could still use the old fluff books, since those same halls were brought up in 4th edition books).

I must admit that Return to Altor, People in Chronopia and Blackbloods are not up to the same standard as the other books. I've been at it for two years, which means around two months working on each book, from transcribing, translating and revising the text.

I will work on the three scenario books, although Circus Kad isn't really one that connects to the city.

Anyways, I do plan on doing more indepth work, going through the conception of both the RPG and the wargame. This has both roots in Sweden and Britain, and there's a story to be found.

Might as well post some artwork to showcase the look of the setting. As with Warzone/Mutant Chronicles, Chronopia sets out to out-shoulderplate Warhammer, even in the early days (this is from the Hired Swords Handbook).

As well as Adrian Smith, other well-known artists were hired, including Larry Elmore (doing some of his least Larry Elmore-ish paintings) and Paolo Parente on the covers.

And while the 80s-90s heavy metal Sword and Sorcery look is present, it also mixes with a variety of more modern looks, such as the previously-mentioned Elves and Ogres dressed as Dandies, Wongos dressed up as little Mandarins and the Goblins who try to wear trenchcoats and false beards.

You can kind of see how some of the style evolves till you get to the wargame, with the Dwarf Clans becoming more animalistic, the Blackblood become a secular Arab empire, the Elves gain spikey metal armour and the humans become the much more Conan-esque Firstborn Empire and their barbaric cousins, the Sons of Kronos.

Said spikey-armoured troops of the Elven Houses.

While both the RPG and the wargame have a lizardman civilization, the RPG's Drakonits do not have much of an identity. The Stygians of the wargame, however, can be described as fantasy Tyranids, if they were dinosaurs with Egyptian trappings following a blood cult.

Speaking of Blood Cults, this is one of the two factions which practically disappears after the main rulebook, alongside the Drakonits. The Blood Cult is a shadowy organization led by vampires.

Pictured is a Sons of Kronos Blade Maiden.

I know what I'm using for my next game.

The art reminds me to old hammer, in a good way.

>where crime and corruption is rampant, where a sinister religion is poised to conquer the world and the unaccountable government might be in cahoots with it, where immigrants and refugees bring their strange traditions with them.

But user, we don't need an RPG to see all that stuff

Ah, but you see, given that it was from the mid-90s, it could either be seen as a premonition or as over-reactions.

Another Swedish RPG from the mid-90s, Apokalypse, was even darker in its depictions:
theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=430021

What an absolute legend, thank you based swede

When you go from frosty heaven to frozen detroit in a few yaers it tends to twist your look at the world.

Looks pretty cool. Thanks for putting the work in translating this.

I'm not Swedish, but I will most likely need some Swedish D och D fans to help. I plan on making a blog and eventually turning that into a book. Maybe this could be the stepping stone to revive the franchise, like Mordiphius did with Mutant Chronicles.

>immense amt of personal effort to bring a game to all of Veeky Forums
>hurrrrr, lets all shitpost about guns and furfaggotry!
You are the hero Veeky Forums needs but most definitely does not deserve

Fucking hell, user, this is incredible. Fair dues to you, sir.

I could help you, is there any way to contact you for collaboration ?

Wait... Drakar och Demoner is Chronopia, as in, the same setting as the "Warzone but fantasy" miniature wargame? Why did I not learn this earlier?

You can contact me at jakarnilson at magma.ca

It's not quite. It could be an alternate timeline, given that the wargame takes place three centuries after the birth of the One King, while the RPG takes place several thousand years after his equivalent, the Emperor, travels to the city state and takes over. But there are things from the RPG setting that could easily be ported over to the wargame. But also, to prevent any confusion, it's neither Ereb Altor nor Trudvang.

Bomp