Norse Beasties - Landvaettir

Landvættir

Medium to Gargantuan (size varies) Elemental
Number Appearing: 1–4
% in Lair: 100%
Alignment: Neutral
Hit Dice: 2–12 (varies by site) hp: 10 (2 HD) to 65 (12 HD)
Armor Class: -2 [22]
Move: 180’ (40’) Some are land bound and cannot move.
Attacks: 1 natural (horn, hoof, stone, etc.) or by elemental force
Damage: 1d6 or 2d10 (by force)
Morale: 11
Save: Varies
Treasure Type: I
Experience Points: 20–2,400

Special Abilities: Place-Bound, Elemental Wrath, Blessing of the Wight

Place-Bound: A landvættir cannot leave its chosen location. It fades if forcibly removed or if the land is destroyed.

Elemental Wrath: When angered, a landvættir may strike with natural force (earth tremor, wind blast, choking roots). This deals 2d6 damage in a 20’ radius, usable 1/day.

Blessing of the Land-Wight: If properly honored (offerings, oaths kept), the landvættir grants +1 to all rolls made within its domain for one day and wards the area against hostile spirits.

Landvættir are immortal, ancient spirits tied to specific natural sites: hills, stones, groves, rivers, or coasts. Though rarely seen, they manifest in animal or elemental forms when disturbed or honored. They defend their domain fiercely from defilement but reward reverence with luck, fertility, and protection.

Rulers once feared placing grotesque symbols on ships lest they scare away the landvættir of Iceland. Disrespecting them may bring crop failure, sickness, or hauntings.

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Norse Beasties is a part of a series on Norse Mythology for classic and old school dnd.

Now available on DriveThru:

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Mixam Print on Demand Books

 

Many small publishers use Mixam to fulfill their crowd funded projects with. It was suggested to me when I was publishing Gunslinger, but I ultimately went with DriveThru because it was easier to manage pledges and provide PDF's.

However, I must say the proofs I've gotten from Mixam are by far the best Print-on-Demand books I've seen. They are nearly indistinguishable from offset printed books. So, with my partners at Night Owl Workshop we've been building a Mixam store for those who want books of that quality. Nothing wrong with DriveThru or LULU, they're great and for most people the difference isn't all that much.

Here is the store if you're interested. More books will be added in the coming months.

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Tramp Tuesday - Lycanthropy

 It's been a while since I did a Tramp Tuesday. I was rereading Dragon #14 (a rare sci-fi themed issue) and noticed in an article on lycanthropy there was a Trampier drawing I haven't seen posted all over the internet.

It's always a good day when you find a new Trampier.

Norse Beasties - Queen of the Valkyries

Happy Freya's day. Here is a little treat from the forthcoming Norse Beasties book. 

Queen of the Valkyries
Medium Vanir

Number Appearing: 1
% in Lair: 100% (Sessrúmnir, in Fólkvangr)
Alignment: Lawful
Hit Dice: 20 (hp: 95)
Armor Class: –4
Move: 180’ (60’), Fly 240’ (80’)
Attacks: 1 spear + magic or 2 sword strikes
Damage: 2d10 + 3 or 2d8/2d8
Morale: 12
Treasure Type: W + special
Experience Points: 10,000
Special Abilities: Valkyrie’s Call, Rune Magic, Soul-Chooser, Blessing of Love and War

Valkyrie’s Call (1/day): Freya summons 1d4+1 Valkyries (HD 8 each) to fight by her side. They arrive mounted and armed for war and vanish after 1 hour or when slain.

Rune Magic: Casts spells as a 15th-level Magic-User and Cleric. Her favored spells include Charm, Polymorph Self, Dispel Magic, Hold Person, Cure Serious Wounds, Raise Dead, and Blade Barrier.

Soul-Chooser: Any creature slain by Freya’s hand or spell must Save vs Spells or have their soul drawn to Fólkvangr, beyond the reach of Raise Dead unless she allows it.

Blessing of Love and War: Once per day, Freya may grant all allies within 60’ +2 to attack rolls and morale for 6 turns, or cause all enemies to Save vs Spells or be Charmed by her for 1d6 rounds.

Freya is the radiant goddess of beauty, fertility, sorcery, battle, and the dead, ruling over the field of Fólkvangr and receiving half of those nobly slain in battle. As Queen of the Valkyries, she rides into war upon a great boar or falcon-winged steed, cloaked in shimmering feathers and bearing a spear of starlight. She is both terrible and tender, offering love and death in equal measure.

She wears a cloak of falcon feathers, allowing her to fly and transform into a great hawk at will. Her necklace, Brísingamen, burns with divine light and grants protection against magic (30% resistance).

To see Freya is to fall into awe—whether through beauty or fear. Her favor cannot be bought, only earned through courage, devotion, or true love.