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The Rjurik Highlands
This expansion to the Birthright campaign setting * The Rjurik Highlands - A 96-page book covering the history, geography, political alliances, major characters, and tribes of the northern regions. * A full-color poster map of the Rjurik Highlands. * 110 War Cards of new Rjurik and humanoid armies. * Six cardsheets of major Rjurik cities and player aids.
- GenresRole Playing Games
Paperback
Published June 1, 1996
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Anthony Pryor
79 books8 followersI started writing in the iron age of roleplaying games, back in about 1986, writing material for FASA's Battletech before moving on to other products like Shadowrun, Bard Games' Talislanta, and TSR's second edition of Dungeons and Dragons. More recently I've done product development for White Wolf/Sword and Sorcery Studios' Scarred Lands setting and for Frog God Games. My new supernatural thriller trilogy The Shepherd is coming soon from Permuted Press, and is available for pre-order through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play and Simon and Schuster. I look forward to hearing from readers here and on my blog, so feel free to drop me a line if you're so inclined!
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December 2, 2024
The Birthright setting is my absolute favorite fantasy setting. Oddly released a year before the first Song of Ice and Fire, there are a huge number of parallels right down to the main seat of the most important kingdom called the “Iron Throne.” In general, the entire setting is beautiful.
The Rjurik Highlands deals with the far northern realms that resemble a combination of Scandinavia and the Scottish Highlands with a smattering of elven, Dwarven, and monster kingdoms. Like all Birthright products, the writing is excellent with amazing maps. The artwork quality is also incredible for a book published in 1996. The boxed set does its job of not only describing the region in lavish detail, but also inspiring me to do more with Rjurik lands in my Birthright games.
Ultimately it loses a star because the rules have a some consistency issues which is a problem that always plagued Birthright. AD&D 2nd Ed was never a good fit for Birthright (I use the Chronicle system from Green Ronin’s A song of Ice and Fire RPG). In this case, certain kingdoms have questionable domain numbers and the rules do not thoroughly explain how to account for maintaining certain army types.
Nonetheless, I am a fan of the Rjurik Highlands area. It’s the perfect fit for a group who wants to run a domain, but wants it to be more in the background while they do all sorts of adventuring. While not as fun as my beloved Anuire, I am still quite pleased.
The Rjurik Highlands deals with the far northern realms that resemble a combination of Scandinavia and the Scottish Highlands with a smattering of elven, Dwarven, and monster kingdoms. Like all Birthright products, the writing is excellent with amazing maps. The artwork quality is also incredible for a book published in 1996. The boxed set does its job of not only describing the region in lavish detail, but also inspiring me to do more with Rjurik lands in my Birthright games.
Ultimately it loses a star because the rules have a some consistency issues which is a problem that always plagued Birthright. AD&D 2nd Ed was never a good fit for Birthright (I use the Chronicle system from Green Ronin’s A song of Ice and Fire RPG). In this case, certain kingdoms have questionable domain numbers and the rules do not thoroughly explain how to account for maintaining certain army types.
Nonetheless, I am a fan of the Rjurik Highlands area. It’s the perfect fit for a group who wants to run a domain, but wants it to be more in the background while they do all sorts of adventuring. While not as fun as my beloved Anuire, I am still quite pleased.
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