Step into the frost-bitten realm of Norrøngard, a harsh northern expanse inspired by Scandinavian folklore and Norse myth. Created by novelist and game designer Lou Anders for Lazy Wolf Studios, the Thrones & Bones setting throws heroes into a land crawling with barrow-haunting draugar, marauding mountain trolls, and scheming dark elves. Originally funded across successful crowdfunding campaigns, this line brings epic skaldic adventures straight to your gaming table.
Whether you run Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition or Kobold Press’s free Black Flag Roleplaying system (Tales of the Valiant), these books provide everything you need to brave the icy wastes. Every title adapts effortlessly between both rulesets, offering unique ancestries like the frost-giant-descended Frostborn, specialised subclasses, and a complete system for rune magic.
Setting Collection – $9.95
Priced at just US$9.95, this entry tier delivers US$69 worth of core setting material and introductory content as DRM-free ebooks:
- Norrøngard Campaign Setting (327 pages total across rules and lore; includes 5E setting guide, 37 monsters, new subclasses, and towns)
- Player’s Guide to Norrøngard (Tales of the Valiant edition)
- Player’s Guide to Norrøngard (5E edition)
- Norrøngard City Maps (Detailed city maps by Robert Lazzaretti)
- Norrøngard 5E Character Sheets (Form-fillable character sheets)
- Norrøngard: The Aptrgangr’s Challenge (Introductory level-1 adventure)
Adventure Collection (Threshold) – ~$20.48
By paying more than the weighted threshold price (starting at US$20.48), you level up your purchase with an additional US$83 of bonus content, bringing the total retail value to US$152:
- Norrøngard: The Bense Trilogy (3-scenario compilation for levels 1–4)
- Sagas of Norrøngard (7 standalone adventures for levels 3–8)
- Fury of the Forsaken (Tales of the Valiant adventure for level 4)
- Tomb of the Frost Giant (Level 5 adventure)
- Vengeance of the Valravn (Level 7 adventure)
The mechanics of Thrones & Bones are built to merge seamlessly into standard 5E or open-license 5E-adjacent frameworks. If your table runs Tales of the Valiant, you will find full native support alongside classic 5E stats. The setting introduces specific mechanic tracking for a character’s honour, along with rules for rune magic that allow spellcasters and martial characters to harness ancient northland runes.
In terms of worldbuilding, Norrøngard is not merely a generic frozen wilderness. It features deep factional conflicts, such as the subterranean dark elf faction known as the Underhand plotting beneath the Svartálfaheim Mountains, and dragon-serpents known as linnorms competing for dominance. From fighting off undead afterwalkers in fortified fjord towns to surviving troll sieges, the included campaigns cover character progression from level 1 all the way to level 8.
Gather your winter gear and claim your honour before the icy winds move on. This promotional offer closes at midnight UTC-12 on Friday, 31 July. All files delivered through the bundle are completely DRM-free.
