Ragnarok: Heavy Metal Combat in the Viking Age

Description

The end of the Aesir has come, but not as the prophecies foretold. The dread dragon Niddhoggr has devoured the roots of the World Ash, Yggdrasil, and the great tree has toppled onto its side, crashing the realms of mortal and supernatural together. With the gods dead and the fires of ruin consuming the world, your war clan of Viking warriors know what it must do to survive the destruction of the Nine Realms and restore order: they must become the new gods! Ragnarok is a campaign-driven skirmish game in which you will form a Viking war clan seeking to prove itself worthy of becoming the new pantheon. The use of a mechanic called Godspark means that battles are no longer determined by merely striking an opponent and dealing damage. Instead, warriors will be pushing, throwing, and crashing their opponents around the battlefield, making their very environment a weapon. As the war clans develop, they may gain glorious new powers that will bring them closer to godhood, or win the respect of the denizens of the realms, allowing them to bring dire wolves, dwarves, and even the dreaded giants into their war clans. With strategic gameplay and epic storytelling, players must write their own sagas and tell of how their war clans have, through blood and steel, clawed their way up from ruin to stand before the halls of Valhalla.

Tim Korklewski has worked extensively with several gaming companies to help produce content for many different games, including Malifaux 2.0, Warzone: Resurrection, Dark Age, Wrath of Kings, and the upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire. Specialising in miniature wargaming, he has assisted in rules design, in-house playtesting, community management, and organized play (campaigns, slow-grow leagues, and tournament systems). Aside from pushing toy soldiers around the table, Tim is an avid martial artist. While his days of competition in Kickboxing and MMA may be behind him, he still enjoys coaching and instructing both beginners and professionals. When not kicking things, he can be found cooking up a storm for family and friends.