{"product_id":"dungeon-fantasy-citadel-at-nordvorn","title":"Dungeon Fantasy: Citadel at Nordvorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eReturn to \u003cb\u003eNorðlond, \u003c\/b\u003ea \u003cb\u003eViking-flavored\u003c\/b\u003e world with its own history, culture, and expectations. Visit as an outsider, or fresh from a victory rediscovering the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHall of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel at Norðvörn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a setting for the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeon Fantasy RPG. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt consists of three major settlements, many small villages, at least one ruin, and vast, monster-filled wildernesses. As much trouble as any party of would-be heroes could wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel at Norðvörn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis intended for starting \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeon Fantasy RPG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e characters of 250 points. They will be major players, and the fulcrum around which the future of Norðlond turns. While it is set in the same \u003ci\u003eworld \u003c\/i\u003eas \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHall of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, it is \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003esequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is 128 pages. The print copy has excellent production values: 130gsm matte-coated paper, with a sewn, lay-flat softcover binding. The spine thickness is 14mm. The PDF is hyperlinked and layered for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's in the Book?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorðvörn.\u003c\/b\u003e Details the key locations in the city, from the Keep itself, to details of \u003ci\u003eLaegribaer\u003c\/i\u003e – the lower town. The book describes the local geography, key natural resources that are important to trade and commerce, local landmarks, a detailed city map, and of course details on law, guilds, religion, and things to buy and sell. It continues the trend from Hall of Judgment offering information about Festivals: excellent tools to introduce a new group of players to the city and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLöngbrú.\u003c\/b\u003e More than any other settlement in the book, Löngbrú is the area best set up to be considered \"Town,\" (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploits p. 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e). It is a staging point and clearinghouse for adventure and treasure, and has everything required for a good start to killing monsters and taking their stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÁinferill.\u003c\/b\u003e A town in crisis. The jarl recently lost his eldest son Asbjorn and his wife in a misadventure in the Endalaus forest, killed and presumed eaten by the dragonkin. Why was Asbjorn even there? Discover a chain of events that could consume the entire region; perhaps that chain of events started two generations in the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Villages.\u003c\/b\u003e The space between the larger settlements is not empty. Every few miles, a traveler finds a small village, home to perhaps a hundred or so families. Perhaps it's a farming village, or a riverside community blessed with productive orchards, or a failing logging town, remote and dying. The book details several sample villages, and a create-your-own village generator adds variety to the game!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupporting Cast.\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Egil Skarpuror, the Castellan of Norðvörn and his wife Olrun Skotblad. Learn the secret history of Orm Karisson, huskarl to Egil and father to Ylsa Eldhar. Meet Gunnulf Kaldrvik, Jarl of Ainferill, and watch his rule disintegrate, despite the worthy efforts of his surviving daughter Asleif. From minor wardens to powerful nobles and influential clerics, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel at Norðvörn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehas you covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestiary.\u003c\/b\u003e A short list of important creatures to be fought and dealt with, including details on the the minor dragonkin: eðlufolk and gangaeðla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eFactions and Encounter Seeds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel at Norðvörn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003edetails the goals and motivations, methods and tactics for NPCs: each can \u003ci\u003ewant \u003c\/i\u003esomething, and the GM will know what they're willing to do to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eðlafolk and their gangaeðla minions are swarming in the forest, threatening loggers and the Wall itself. Why?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaerie raids into the Hunted Lands, and even beyond, are occurring with terrifyingly regular, and increasing, frequency. What happened? Why \u003ci\u003enow? \u003c\/i\u003eCan anything be done?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGunnulf is misbehaving more and more each day. Always hot-tempered he flaunts his new mistress and hardly seems to grieve for his fallen wife and son . . . and each day steps closer to a feud the land cannot afford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom big to small, grand plots and random encounters in the forest, the book provides a detailed relationship map so that the GM will know who reacts to each string, and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas H. 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