It's still early to discuss the contents of the book, as much may still change. What I can tell for now is that the book details Icelandic society in the Viking period, the workings of the unique Icelandic system of self government via the Althing and the rule of law, the Icelandic myths and fairy-tales with special attention to the hidden-folk, lots of maps with detailed discussion of places of interest in Iceland, a runic magic system which tries to be as close as possible to how people of the time believed magic to work, and there is also a detailed description of the colonies of Greenland and Vinland along with the native Skrælings.
I met with the Chaosium guys last week and they are happy with the book proposal. I can't really give any sort of estimate on when the book may be published, but I will keep you guys updated on that whenever I'm able to say more.
I have plans to include one adventure in the book, maybe two. Perhaps one adventure focusing on the mythical aspect of Iceland, and a second one with a more historical tone. I also plan to include plenty of adventure seeds throughout the book.
The RQ Vikings box from Avalon Hill is very good, and it should be a useful source for anyone planing Mythic Iceland adventures that go beyond Iceland and take characters the rest of the Viking world. Most aspects of the Viking culture discussed in RQ Vikings are also in Mythic Iceland but with a tight focus on Icelandic society, which was distinct from other Nordic countries at the time in many ways.
There are no other plans, that I know of, for other "Mythic" sourcebooks.
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Mythic Iceland
October 22nd, 2007
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