Saturday, December 12, 2009

Episode 14 - River Rage

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they were at the river port of Gnyozdovo, on their way to Kiev. At the port, the group find themselves part of a small flotilla preparing to face a Slav uprising farther down the river.

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo.

Gnyozdovo was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). This was the sourthern end of the Grand Portage. You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Episode 13 - Visions and Interpretations

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they were travelling south to Toropets, on their way to Kiev. Visions and stories of legends continue to haunt those hunting the Bulgar gold. Have they found more friends or more enemies? What has happened to Audun and who are those protecting him?

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo.

Toropets was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). This was the northern end of the Grand Portage. You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

You can send any feedback to game@swordsedge.ca

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Episode 12 - On the River Again

Welcome to the twelfth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they were travelling south to Toropets, on their way to Kiev.

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo.

Toropets was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). This was the northern end of the Grand Portage. You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

You can send any feedback to game@swordsedge.ca

Friday, August 7, 2009

Episode 11 - And Then There Were Three

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they awoke in a burning inn, under attack once again by Loki and Angrbotha. A new ally appeared and aided them, but to what end? Now these three try to learn what might be left to them. Will the search for the Bulgar Gold continue?

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo.

Novgorod was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

You can send any feedback to game@swordsedge.ca

Friday, July 24, 2009

Episode 10 - The Roof Is On Fire!

Welcome to the tenth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they had an encounter with Loki disguised as Sven Helmcarver, another being of power disguised as Loki, and Loki's "companion" disguised as, . . . well, as Loki's companion. Sven remains missing. The group remains confused.

This episode marks the inclusion of a new player with a new character: Grimalf "Wolfeye."

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo.

Novgorod was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

You can send any feedback to game@swordsedge.ca

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Episode 09 - Not Just a Pretty Face

Welcome to the ninth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they sought for the lost captain, Sven Helmcarver, the group has used dogs to try to track the lost viking. The dogs, however, have been spooked by a spectral dragon. The warband must now decide how best to find their lost comrade and what might be occuring in Novgorod.

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo. The music playing during the game is from the albums Himlens Polska by Eric Ask-Upmark and Dram by Dråm available at Magnatune.com.

Thanks to Critical Failure - The GURPS Podcast for their comment.

Novgorod was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

You can send any feedback to game@swordsedge.ca


Friday, May 15, 2009

Episode 08 - Curiouser and Curiouser

Welcome to the eighth episode of Vikings True20 Actual Play. When we left our intrepid band, they had been joined by a Basque pilot named Sancho sent by the Etruscan. Bad timing on his part as Sven Helmcarver had disappared and his crew blamed the warband. To add to the warband's troubles, Audun had fallen into a mysterious trance.

The intro and extro music is from Warrior ( The SoLariS Remix ) by SoLaRiS available at ccMixter. You can find out more about SolaRiS at Jamendo. The music playing during the game is from the albums Himlens Polska by Eric Ask-Upmark and Dram by Dråm available at Magnatune.com.

Novgorod was a very important Norse/Rus trading centre on the Viking trade route to Miklagard (Constantinople). You can read a very brief explanation of the route at Wikipedia.

Wikipedia also includes information on the Slavic peoples, including the East Slavs, such as Koliga, the Basque and the Etruscans.

You can download the audio file here.

This podcast is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.