{"id":54790,"date":"2021-10-21T20:25:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=54790"},"modified":"2021-10-21T20:25:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:25:55","slug":"raiders-of-the-serpent-sea-an-epic-viking-adventure-setting-for-5e-launches-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=54790","title":{"rendered":"Raiders of the Serpent Sea, an Epic Viking Adventure Setting for 5E, Launches on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Modiphius Entertainment is excited to announce a publishing partnership with tabletop RPG creators Arcanum Worlds on their next epic adventure: <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=c60f226d54&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\"><em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea<\/em><\/a>, a Norse-themed sourcebook and setting for <em>5E,\u00a0<\/em>written by veteran game designer <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=637b2a67e7&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Brent Knowles<\/a> (<em>Neverwinter Nights<\/em>, <em>Dragon Age: Origins<\/em>, <em>Baldur&#8217;s Gate II<\/em>, <em>Axis &amp; Allies<\/em>, and <em>1942 Online<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Set among the disjointed islands and monster-infested waters of the world of Grimnir, <em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea <\/em>takes inspiration from Norse mythology and tales of Vikings passed down over the ages. Players take on the role of glory-seeking raiders in a journey that will bring them face-to-face with colossal creatures, long-lost gods, and the world-devouring J\u00f6tunn. What role will your party of Viking heroes play in the impending cataclysm? That\u2019s for the dice to decide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/8c2b57f6-5909-fedc-83da-615c2d2fb723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54791\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/8c2b57f6-5909-fedc-83da-615c2d2fb723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/8c2b57f6-5909-fedc-83da-615c2d2fb723.jpg 500w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/8c2b57f6-5909-fedc-83da-615c2d2fb723-300x159.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/8c2b57f6-5909-fedc-83da-615c2d2fb723-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of the publishing agreement, Modiphius will be responsible for marketing, logistics, and production of <em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea <\/em>worldwide, while Arcanum Worlds will handle the Kickstarter campaign for a hardcover adventure and campaign setting guide and a softcover player&#8217;s guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features of <em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea<\/em> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An epic campaign written and designed by Brent Knowles, lead designer on <em>Neverwinter Nights<\/em> &amp; <em>Dragon Age: Origins, <\/em>that takes players from level 1 to 10 (and beyond)<\/li>\n<li>A 250-page hardcover adventure and campaign setting guide filled with spectacular illustrations<\/li>\n<li>A 50-page softcover player&#8217;s guide that details the world of Grimnir \u2014 a land inspired by the mighty Norse gods and the historical Vikings popularized by today\u2019s media<\/li>\n<li>An optional bridging scenario that connects Thylea (<em>Odyssey of the Dragonlords<\/em>) and Grimnir (<em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea<\/em>) \u2014 <em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea<\/em> is also compatible with other popular campaign settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Players and Game Masters interested in learning more about the setting can download the free <em>Raiders of the Serpent Sea: Player&#8217;s Guide<\/em>, available <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=eadad25f56&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kickstarter has launched today and can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=e38fd470b8&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/arcanumworldscanada\/raidersoftheserpentsea\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Modiphius Entertainment is excited to announce a publishing partnership with tabletop RPG creators Arcanum Worlds on their next epic adventure: Raiders of the Serpent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,4],"tags":[4315,55,3521,3542,1965,4626,4042],"class_list":["post-54790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-rpg-news","tag-arcanum-worlds","tag-dungeons-dragons","tag-headline","tag-kickstarter","tag-modiphius-entertainment","tag-raiders-of-the-serpent-sea","tag-viking-fantasy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}