GURPS Vikings: Roleplaying in the World of the Norsemen

GURPS Third Edition

by Graeme Davis

To the victims of a Viking raid, the Norsemen were bearded giants with bloody axes. But the Viking was much more - a skilled navigator, a brave explorer, a hard-working trader. A dreamer whose songs and stories live even today. And a Viking was a free man - a man to whom honor and reputation were more important than life itself. Vikings is a complete guide to the Norse world, including maps, historical background, and details on society and religion. You can game any sort of Viking campaign, from fully realistic to magical and cinematic. Create a historical campaign, with sea battles, duels and bloody raids - or become a legendary berserker for mythic adventures with Thor and Odin!

Genres: Role Playing Games, Gaming, Games, Mythology, History

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Graeme Davis was born at an early age and has lived ever since.

His enduring fascination with creatures from myth and folklore can probably be blamed equally on Ray Harryhausen and Christopher Lee. He studied archaeology at the University of Durham before joining Games Workshop in 1986, where he co-wrote the acclaimed Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game among others.

He has worked on over 40 video games, countless tabletop roleplaying game products, and a few more sensible books in the realms of history, mythology, and folklore. Most recently, he has written multiple titles for Osprey Publishing's Dark Osprey and Myths and Legends lines.

He blogs at graemedavis.wordpress.com and tweets as @GraemeJDavis. His Facebook author page is at https://www.facebook.com/Graeme-Davis...

Reviews

[C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I might not like GURPS, but I love thier line of resource books. this guide to the Vikings is excellent, both for high fantasy Dragon Head boats and Horned Helms viking and for very realistic, historical vikings. Well researched and well written.