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A couple of years ago I asked the same question.
Have there been any books or articles on Rifts Norway? What about the rest of Scandinavia?

As far as books I don't believe so other than a possible mention in the rmb. In the rifter no idea as I don't read the rifter.

Trencher wrote:A couple of years ago I asked the same question.
Have there been any books or articles on Rifts Norway? What about the rest of Scandinavia?

I can only hope that it wouldn't follow the pattern of Rifts: England. Please don't bring back Beowulf as a D-Bee and Grendel as an alien intelligence.

mindwyr wrote:

Trencher wrote:A couple of years ago I asked the same question.
Have there been any books or articles on Rifts Norway? What about the rest of Scandinavia?

I can only hope that it wouldn't follow the pattern of Rifts: England. Please don't bring back Beowulf as a D-Bee and Grendel as an alien intelligence.

Amen.
I would probably include the gods of Asgard in the development of Rifts: Scandanavia, but there is more to the area than just an MDC re-telling of mythology, just like there should have been more to Rifts England.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.

You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland has it all.

Comrade Corsarius wrote:Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.

You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland has it all.

Sentinel wrote:

mindwyr wrote:

Trencher wrote:A couple of years ago I asked the same question.
Have there been any books or articles on Rifts Norway? What about the rest of Scandinavia?

I can only hope that it wouldn't follow the pattern of Rifts: England. Please don't bring back Beowulf as a D-Bee and Grendel as an alien intelligence.

Amen.
I would probably include the gods of Asgard in the development of Rifts: Scandanavia, but there is more to the area than just an MDC re-telling of mythology, just like there should have been more to Rifts England.

The Camelot part of RIFTS England was essentially from the ATB book Mutants In Avalon, modified to a RIFTS setting. Unless there is an ATB Scandenavia book (which there isn't), we're probably safe

So there is still no material on Scandinavia?
There are plenty of room for campaing material in Scandinavia!

cornholioprime wrote:

Comrade Corsarius wrote:Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.

You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Finland has it all.

double

I know how to get Rifts: Scandinavia out.
KS likes to produces stats for things in pictures.
We get someone to do a set of pictures with the Scandinavia Bikini Team in combat scenes, using different weapons and on vehicles. Suiting up into body armor.
Put them on his desk and wait 30 days.

The art work would be able sale the book only and might even get us two or three more World or Source books.

No mariuhana is not legal in Finland.
And it really has it all!

Vikings, Warhammers, Odin, And Ultra Hottie Valkaries? Count me in!!!! I'd like to see Baewof as human...as in a decendent of the origanal.

A Psi-Warrior RCC would be perfect..with a Psi-Axe...Now you've Done it I have to make it...

I think that Aftermath mentions that somewhere in Scandinavia they are of a) high tech and b) have had a good (successful?) shot at making orbit.

I have heard both what Comrade Corsarius and Ishtirru is saying.
As for what Gremlin70 said I know that the country formerly known as Denmark has joined the New German Republic.
Have anybody made any fan made stuff?
Has anybody heard any rumours about if Palladiumbooks is going to cover Scandinavia? Since it where left out of both the NGR book and the warlords of Russia book I dare to hope. After all if they did not want to create some campaign material about Scandinavia it would have been easy to add a paragraph or two in either of the beforementioned books.
I hope.

And Finland can have marihuana without making it legal

Trencher wrote:I have heard both what Comrade Corsarius and Ishtirru is saying.
As for what Gremlin70 said I know that the country firmly known as Denmark has joined the New German Republic.
Have anybody made any fan made stuff?
Has anybody heard any rumours about if Palladiumbooks is going to cover Scandinavia? Since it where left out of both the NGR book and the warlords of Russia book I dare to hope. After all if they did not want to create some campain material about Scandinavia it would have been easy to add a paragraph or two in either of the beforementioned books.
I hope.

I got a few ideas for a Norway setting..I still need to flesh out the details.

Rimmerdal wrote:I got a few ideas for a Norway setting..I still need to flesh out the details.

Feel free to share.

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Conditions:
1-Immortal Human heros (raise from the dead next Dawn if killed)

2-Norwegian Heroes are selected from across time and include a wide variety of Norsemen from Viking to WW2 Aircraft Pilots.

-Only requirement is they must have died well and heroic.

3-Villains can be heroic too, so bad guys get raised as well.

Monsters in Norway-
Baelrog

Tiamat (A REAL DRAGON....)

Garm (Hell Hounds)

Feneris (Wolf-Monster)

Ice Giants

Fire Giants

Hill/Mountain Giants.
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Figures in Norse mythology
Source: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/m ... ction.html
Gods:
Aegir Ship-Bane

Aurvandil the Bold

Balder, the Dying God

Bil, Captured by the Moon

Bragi, God of Poetry

Frey, God of Fertility

Freya, Goddess of Fertility & War

Frigg, Mother Goddess

Fulla the Handmaiden

Gefjon, Goddess of Virgins

Heimdall the Watcher

Hel, Goddess of the Underworld

Idun, Goddess of Immortality

Loki the Trickster

Njord of the Beautiful Feet

Odin, God of Vikings

Ran, Goddess of the Drowned

Skadi, Goddess of Skis

Thor, God of Thunder

Tyr the One Handed

Ull, God of Archery

Aegir Ship-Bane

Aurvandil the Bold

Balder, the Dying God

Bil, Captured by the Moon

Bragi, God of Poetry

Frey, God of Fertility

Freya, Goddess of Fertility & War

Frigg, Mother Goddess

Fulla the Handmaiden

Gefjon, Goddess of Virgins

Heimdall the Watcher

Hel, Goddess of the Underworld

Idun, Goddess of Immortality

Loki the Trickster

Njord of the Beautiful Feet

Odin, God of Vikings

Ran, Goddess of the Drowned

Skadi, Goddess of Skis

Thor, God of Thunder

Tyr the One Handed

Ull, God of Archery

Norns
Sometimes compared to the greek fates, three supernatural women who tend the Yggdrasil and determine fate. Their names are: Urd [fate], Skuld [necessity], and Verdandi [being]. There are more than three Norns. It is believed that a norn is present at a persons birth to determine his/her fate.

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A list of Norse Runes:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/m ... Runes.html

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OCC:
Viking Warrior VCC (Viking Character Class):

Tracking
Land Navigation
Wilderness Survival
Pilot of choice
Horsemanship: general
Pilot Boat: Sail type
Pilot Ship: Sail type
2 Physical Skills
WP Axe
WP Knife
WP Sword
WP Shield
WP Paired Weapon (with VCC weapons only)
HTH Expert

Other VCC skills:


Powers/Abilities:

Psi-Weapons: Can create 2 weapons (one per hand)
Types of available:
Psi-Axe
Psi-Sword
Psi-Knife/Dagger
Psi-Shield

Other Psionics:
Psi- Snow shoes and skis or some levitation.

Valkarie VCC:

THW wrote:

Ishtirru wrote:I think the NGR book says its no mans land in Rifts. Monster infested forest and mountains.

Kinda like Japan?

Good thing I made that Viking tough...

Lots of good ideas there Rimmerdal, kind of "Valhall on earth" setting.

I still need to get list of the gods and other mythologicals actual names and avoid using Comic and cartoon names but Its a start. I'll post more as I get it.

That should get you rolling...

Rimmerdal wrote:***********************
Norns
Sometimes compared to the greek fates, three supernatural women who tend the Yggdrasil and determine fate. Their names are: Urd [fate], Skuld [necessity], and Verdandi [being]. There are more than three Norns. It is believed that a norn is present at a persons birth to determine his/her fate.

You know, I had always wondered where the creator of Oh My Goddess! got the names for the three principle goddesses. Now my question is, did the original Norse Norns look like Belldandy, Skuld, and Urd do in the anime?

Linwood

Valhall could be it's own dimension book.
Since in the old religion the valkyries picked the warriors that were brave, skilled and enjoyed to fight you did not have to belive in the northen phaeton.
So I figure vallhall should be pretty full by now Doubt that it would be room for it in Norway.

Another dimension could work...transit to and from via OEgasus or the Rainbow bridge.

The terrain should similar to viking homeland, but more primitive. less tech more warriors.

Problem is that I don't know how primitive the homeland is
In the main book it say that Scandinavia is pretty hi-tech and in the NGR book it say it is just mud villages.

Then think WWII Russia/Eruope...Each area has it's own level of tech.

And High tech centers are far and few between. Mostly neare germany or other less "infested" areas.

Tech available should NGR and Vibro Weapons (Remeber No CS) and some magic. Gargyole and other TW Items made locally. Am I on the mark? near it?

It would be like that in the setting I would make if I made it my self.
I got some ideas but they are not very special.

Hey, It's ideas...I work with far less on occaision. Who knows someone might see something you don't.

Well Norway will be Hit Hard by the Great Cataclysm, with coastal cities geting wiped out. Oslo have the best chance of survivors.

Sweden and Finland will far a bit better.

It take Germany 100 years after the Cataclysm to from the NGR.
they would have help them people ther until the Started of ther War with the Gargoyles and Brodkil,s Empire.

Maybe any High tech can come from Alien or Parallel Earth,s humans whos space ship mayhave landed ther in the 6 years in between Triax & The NGR and the Rifts Aftermath books.

What do you think?

Crashed tech would work just as well. I don't see an in issue there.

Don't have a world devouring, Apocalypse causeing serpent...

Now Thats action!

Heh, Oslo is a costal city. Crashed tech could be useful one place.
And we got polar bears.

John Kronus wrote:

Trencher wrote:Heh, Oslo is a costal city. Crashed tech could be useful one place.
And we got polar bears.

But what about BEER son... do you have enough BEER ??

They better have Coke (as in the drink not the powder!) or I'm going elsewhere.

Rimmerdal wrote:Another dimension could work...transit to and from via OEgasus or the Rainbow bridge.

The terrain should similar to viking homeland, but more primitive. less tech more warriors.

If I remember my Norse myth right the Great Tree Yggdrasil is linked or is the link to nine different worlds. But don't ask what they are. It's been too long ago.