Seith and Sword Adventure

by Chris Challice

In the towns, there is law. | In the wilds men are beasts. One wrong turn and you must stave off death with sword and axe. We are quick to violence. | It is because we are Odin's dogs. When your friends lay cold upon the ground, your foe's blameless. The nature of man is the true culprit.   Bring your Fate of the Raganarok game to the shores of the Baltic. As proud Nibelung Heroes or desperate Volsung Outlaws, travel from picturesque Alands, to terrifying Pohjola, to the sinister Danvirke, and all the way to mysterious Courland. Meet the likes of the Ancient Wizard Väinämöinen, the Witch Queen Louhi, and King Bjorn Erikson. Whether you hope to deepen your understanding of the Fate of the Norns novel Seith and Sword, or are simply looking for a detailed accounting of Eastern Midgard, this playbook have everything you need. An adventure based on the Seith and sword novel. The adventure is designed for the Fate of the Ragnarok role-playing game.

84 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2015

Reviews

[Stephen Pearl · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the long run, did I find the book entertaining? Yes. It started a bit slow for my taste and took a while to build the characters into interesting people. That said it got there and I did come to care for the primary characters.

Spoiler alert.

Spoiler removed at publisher’s request.

Spoiler Over.

The multiple intersecting storylines were interesting in the way they each pulled on the other.
If you like Norse fiction you’ll probably enjoy this book.

Stephen B. Pearl

[Daniel Ruffolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seith and Sword is the debut novel of Canadian author Chris Challice, and the first novel in the role-playing game setting Fate of the Norns. We follow the course of Vanadis and Gamli, Volsung thralls thrust into a panicked flight after their Neibelung captors are all killed under mysterious and arcane circumstances. As they travel around, they come into contact with a number of figures from Norse mythology and history, and come into their own powers as significant figures on this mythohistorical stage. While the novel suffers a little from some of the more common debut novel mistakes, those are forgiven since it is, in fact, a debut novel. Starting slowly, the story picks up and becomes increasingly engaging and interesting the further you read. An ambitious debut, and a great look into the myths, history and lore of a fascinating people that we nevertheless seem to unduly ignore in our Fantasy writing.

Read the full review at Strange Currencies
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