Heavy Metal Combat in the Viking Age
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he 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 they 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 players 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.