http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-04-16T14:56:47+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2013-09-08T19:02:09+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/aesir?rev=1378666929&do=diff The Aesir, gods to the Scandinavians on Earth, have slept for over a thousand years following Odin's attempt to prevent the countdown to Ragnarok. Interventions by technological advances in Midgard (Earth) have caused a breach into Asgard and thus awakened the sleeping realm. text/html 2013-09-23T15:37:08+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/alfheim?rev=1379950628&do=diff OC Note: all information presented on this page is IC - you may choose to believe as much or as little of it as you wish Home of the 'Light' Elves, a proud people renowned for their beauty and their mastery of magic. In times past Alfheim was brought under the dominion of the gods and the forest realm was given to the rulership of the god Freyr. From time to time an elf would come to Asgard, and they made excellent servants, being fine of feature and diligent in their work. text/html 2013-10-21T23:10:33+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/asgard?rev=1382397033&do=diff OC Note: This information is well known to the Aesir, but only through mission reports and fragmented stories in UNITED. Your character can know and believe as much or as little as they wish. “When he came into the town, he saw there a hall so high that he could not easily make out the top of it: its thatching was laid with golden shields after the fashion of a shingled roof. text/html 2013-09-15T21:48:28+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/character_advancement?rev=1379281708&do=diff Throughout the course of the game, your characters will grow and become more proficient in what they do, as well as being more renowned in the Nine Realms. This occurs at the end of every third turnsheet (i.e. 3, 6, 9 & 12) and is represented differently for Humans and for Gods. text/html 2013-09-25T16:36:31+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/character_creation?rev=1380126991&do=diff Here's how you create a character for Ragnarok. Any queries please drop us a mail at <gm@ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com> 1. Decide Race The most important decision to make is whether you want to play as one of the Aesir gods or as Human members of UNITED. The former are a little more straightforward and hardy, while the latter are more dependent on co-operation and available resources. Anyone is welcome to choose either but we would recommend that starting role-players consider playing as the Ae… text/html 2014-03-11T10:11:49+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/characters?rev=1394532709&do=diff Eternities Asgardians UNITED Retired text/html 2014-01-26T22:54:38+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1390776878&do=diff Start Introduction When and Where Style Guide News Characters NPCs ---------- Setting History Earth - Midgard * U.N.I.T.E.D. * Technology * Organisations Asgard * Aesir and Vanir * The Greatest of the Gods Ragnarok Geography The Other Worlds text/html 2013-11-12T10:55:17+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/earth?rev=1384253717&do=diff The Earth of 2050 is in many ways very similar to our own. Walking down a street in most parts of the world you might see a few unfamiliar dishes on the houses and the people you pass might dress a little differently, but much of your experience would be familiar. text/html 2013-09-09T09:29:17+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/geography?rev=1378718957&do=diff Three Tiers of Three Myths on Earth and the knowledge of the Aesir states that there are three planes of existence and on each there are three worlds. The methods and ways of travel are mysterious and unknown - it is said that the Aesir freely traveled to Jotunheim and Vanaheim overland, and also to Midgard over the Bifrost. Likewise, recent experimentation by UNITED have resulted in a method of travel to what many believe is Asgard (technically designated as AM021-X). Speculation that if Asgar… text/html 2014-02-01T01:09:58+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/gods?rev=1391216998&do=diff The Greatest of the Gods To the people of Midgard, the gods are best known from myth and legend, the tales told by the Norse skalds. The exact dimensions and truths of what may or may not have been done is sometimes clouded even for the lesser Aesir and Vanir. At the very least, the greatest gods are known by reputation and tale of their deeds and treasures. text/html 2013-09-11T10:09:33+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/hel?rev=1378894173&do=diff OC note: all information on this page is In-Character (IC) information and your character may believe as much or as little as you please. The GM team make no promises that this information is accurate within the context of the game. The Lowest of the Worlds The content here is taken from The European Museum Online and is generally thought to be reliable. text/html 2013-09-23T20:44:43+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/history?rev=1379969083&do=diff Over 1000 years ago... - Fearing that Ragnarok draws close Odin shatters the Bifrost and casts the runes to pull all the gods of Asgard into a deep slumber. 2020- A global depression begins that will persist for the next twenty years. 2025- Scientists at CERN accidentally create an inter-terrestrial particle (ITP), existing both on Earth and in another world occupying the same space. text/html 2013-09-08T17:43:42+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/human_tech?rev=1378662222&do=diff Human Technology The inexorable march of humanity's technology has continued through the 21st century. Many ideas that were once derided as ridiculous, impractical or impossible, have now been realised, as is the way of things. However, while great progress has been made, much has been abandoned by the necessity of practicality. The world has gone through both global depression and large scale wars over the past few decades, which has to some extent shaped the technological breakthroughs of rec… text/html 2013-09-23T16:49:36+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/jotunheim?rev=1379954976&do=diff OC Note: The information here is based on rumours and memories and should be treated as reliable as they would appear to your characters. Overview Few firm and consistent details have survived on Midgard about Jotunheim, except to say that it is the home of the Jotnar. However those gods who remained in Asgard remember the realm of their ancient antagonists (as it stood over a thousand years ago) with much more clarity. text/html 2013-11-28T17:56:36+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/magic?rev=1385661396&do=diff "“Very little is known about how 'magic' works in the realms of the gods; and by extension on Earth. According to our preliminary conversations with the Asgardians, their inexplicable powers are in reality a natural effect related to a god's purview, or to a being's fundamental nature. What the Asgardians view as magic is something superficially similar, but entirely different. The difference seems to lie in the scope and power of the effects being conjured, but even our best anthropologists are… text/html 2013-12-25T22:51:40+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/merry_christmas?rev=1388011900&do=diff Merry Christmas from the GM Team Warning: this page contains slash fiction. Despite the onset of Ragnarok and warning notices going around from various higher-ups, fiction of dubious quality keeps appearing around UNITED headquarters, and being sent to all UNITED email addresses, and forwarded to the gods by means of helpful UNITED staff members (Lt. Maes). The following piece claims to have been compiled using Top Secret mission notes as guidance; no comment has yet been received from the par… text/html 2013-09-23T14:10:22+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/muspellheim?rev=1379945422&do=diff If anything less is know about Muspellheim than Nilfheim. A land of fire and constant destruction and rebirth it is said to be a terrifying place. To even venture along it's outmost edges is to court death as fire rains from the sky or springs from beneath your feet with unerring accuracy. text/html 2013-09-23T14:38:46+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/new_to_roleplaying?rev=1379947126&do=diff Hello, and welcome to the website for Ragnarok, the Michaelmas and Hilary term 2013/14 Roleplaying Games Society freeform game. If you've never played any sort of roleplaying game before, never fear! Here's a quick introduction. If you're a seasoned roleplayer, feel free to check out the quick guide to sections of the site at the bottom of this page. text/html 2014-03-11T16:19:09+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/news?rev=1394554749&do=diff * General News - Turn 0 * General News - Turn 1 * General News - Turn 2 * General News - Turn 3 * General News - Turn 4 * General News - Turn 5 * General News - Turn 6 * General News - Turn 7 * General News - Turn 8 * General News - Turn 9 * General News - Turn 10 * General News - Turn 11 * General News - Turn 12 * General News - Turn 13 * The Fate of the Worlds text/html 2013-09-23T14:45:40+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/niflheim?rev=1379947540&do=diff Land of ice and perpetual cold. Though little is known about it from either myth or testimony of travelers. The land is said to be cloaked in a perpetual mist so thick that most days one would struggle to view a hand held in front of a face. Dark tales also speak of the mist being poisonous to any who venture within. In any case between the bone chilling cold, poor visibility and possible poison very few who venture into this land have ever returned. text/html 2014-02-26T00:08:22+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/npcs?rev=1393373302&do=diff A list of NPCs who have turned up to the meetings, divided by the GM playing them. Joe Name Description Costume Sessions Colonel Busia Head of the Ragnarok Taskforce Camo-jacket, UN beret 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 Skirnir [MISSING] Messenger God, Servant of Freyr Brown tunic, Naval cap 1,2,3,4,7,9,10,11 Kára [DEAD] Leader of the Valkyries Red tunic, furry shawl 1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10 Talib Zuberi SAB Diplomat Black jacket 2,5,7,9,11 Jari Envoy from the Alvis Corp. Dwarf. Bla… text/html 2013-09-21T01:14:15+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/organisations?rev=1379726055&do=diff Mainstream Daedalus Foundation The Daedalus Foundation is an NGO dedicated to the promotion of responsible scientific and technological growth. Initially set up as a crowd-funded PR group to counter scaremongering anti-science tactics in the media the Foundation has since diversified into a globally respected body for the investigation and regulation of new technologies. text/html 2013-09-05T22:39:34+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/playground?rev=1378420774&do=diff This is an out of character area, that anyone can edit. Feel free to put what you like here, but be aware that anyone and everyone else can see it; so it's not safe for in character conversations. text/html 2013-09-23T20:22:22+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/quirks_gods?rev=1379967742&do=diff Personal Unless marked * each Quirk can only be taken once Prophesied Fate (+/-) Even though you are not now numbered amongst the greatest of the gods, your Fate at Ragnarok has already been cast in stone and will come to pass. Your prophecy is well known amongst the gods and may affect how you are perceived. text/html 2013-09-23T20:02:48+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/quirks_humans?rev=1379966568&do=diff UNITED Quirks Unless marked * each Quirk can only be taken once Rank (+/-) By default UNITED characters (irrespective of their division) have an effective rank of Lieutenant. This entitles them to permanent command of a small team, allows them to order around the enlisted men, and grants them freedom to utilise the ITP Gate. text/html 2013-10-09T13:17:46+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/ragnarok?rev=1381324666&do=diff All the events detailed below will come to pass. See the Style Guide for more information. Before Ragnarok * Midgard suffers 3 winters without a summer. * The people of Midgard fall into discord and strife. * Three Roosters crow to announce the beginning of Ragnarok: * Fjalar crows in the forests of Jotunheim. * Gullinkambi crows from atop Valhalla. * Víðópnir crows in the halls of Hel. text/html 2013-10-11T21:21:15+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/sample_characters?rev=1381526475&do=diff Gods Sindra Purviews: Vigilance, Carousing Bane: Deception Aspect: Eloquent Deed: Wrote an account of Loki's wrongdoings and punishment that was spread across the Nine Worlds. Quirks * Dwarf Forged Item (+) A set of bronze pipes that can produce the sound of any other instrument. * Better when Drunk (+) When she is three sheets to the wind, Sindra produces her finest music, and composes her most entertaining songs. * Legendary Figure (+) * Vice (-) Incredibly nosy. Sindra can't … text/html 2013-09-24T18:57:02+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/skills_gods?rev=1380049022&do=diff The purview of a god is the area in which they may perform supernatural miracles. The miracles of the Asgardians are generally immediate and obvious, you will need to travel to where-ever you want use your power and then you will be able to effect whatever is within your sight. text/html 2013-09-22T22:11:52+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/skills_humans?rev=1379887912&do=diff Picking Skills When generating a human character you must assign a skill rank to every one of the skills listed below. These include both those you are good at, as well as those you may not have any aptitude for, or for whatever reason just get wrong all the time. You must select 2 skills to be Excellent at (and choose a specialisation for each), 1 skill to be Good at, and 2 skills to be Inept at. The remaining 4 skills are automatically ranked as Trained. You may achieve World Expert during t… text/html 2013-10-16T15:28:01+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/start?rev=1381937281&do=diff "“The signs are clear, soon Ragnarok will be upon us and the enemies of Asgard will fill the field of Vígríðr. If these mortals of Midgard might stand besides us at the hour of endings, then let us not spurn their sacrifice. Go to their Hall, drink at their table and let them witness the glory of the gods.”" text/html 2013-09-23T16:06:30+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/style_guide?rev=1379952390&do=diff The key inspiration for Ragnarok is Norse Mythology, particularly as described in the Eddas. Please note that you don't need to be familiar with this material to play- everything you need to know should be one this wiki, and anything not on this wiki may differ from the myth in our universe. text/html 2013-09-23T19:14:47+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/svartalfheim?rev=1379963687&do=diff Home of the 'Dark' Elves, more popularly known as 'Dwarves'. Few gods have actually visited Svartalfheim, for the only route from Asgard required a long trip beneath the earth, through a labyrinth of ancient tunnels. Far easier to wait for a dwarfish trader to visit and then send her back home with a commission. text/html 2013-09-22T22:42:50+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/technology?rev=1379889770&do=diff Technology Inventing or refining new devices requires several steps, each taking at least one player action. Design Research and/or Engineering Step(s) Firstly you will need to spend one or more actions using Researcher and/or Engineer skills to make the prototype. Whether you require one or both of these skills depends on what you are making. More mechanical things will typically require only Engineer, while more cutting edge scientific breakthroughs will typically need Researcher. This ste… text/html 2013-11-27T21:09:08+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/turnsheets?rev=1385586548&do=diff What is a Turnsheet? A Turnsheet is your way of telling the GMs what your character is going to be getting up to in the downtime between sessions. Generally speaking your character can undertake 3 significant activities in each turnsheet, so for each one you write down what you want to achieve and what your plan is. Then before the next session the GMs review all the turnsheets, see how they interact with each other, and then work out the results of everybody's actions. text/html 2013-10-21T23:56:34+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/u.n.i.t.e.d?rev=1382399794&do=diff Founded in 2045 to continue ITP research and prepare to explore whatever new world is uncovered, the United Nations Inter-Terrestrial Exploratory Department (U.N.I.T.E.D.) represents to many the pinnacle of human achievement and co-operation. Though derided by some as a waste of money and resources, the organisation has achieved its greatest goal, a stable portal to another world. In this time of strife, with the nations still recovering from recent war, it is hoped that through the progress and… text/html 2013-09-23T14:41:00+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/vanaheim?rev=1379947260&do=diff OC Note: The information here is based on rumours and memories and should be treated as reliable as they would appear to your characters. Home of the Vanir, the race of gods that was defeated by the Aesir a long time ago. Overview Little myth remains on Midgard that describes Vanaheim and the Vanir, but with the opening of the gate to Asgard has let some of the early rumours filter to the UNITED teams that have spoken to the Aesir. text/html 2013-10-22T14:52:33+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/when_and_where?rev=1382453553&do=diff When The Society Game is held 7:30pm to 10:30pm every Tuesday evening during Michaelmas 2013 and Hilary 2014 full term (Weeks 1-8) or for those who work on dates 15th October 2013 - 3rd December 2013 (inclusive), breaking for Christmas and recommencing 21st January 2014 - 11th March (inclusive). text/html 2013-10-20T19:21:12+00:00 http://ragnarok.chaosdeathfish.com/wiki?rev=1382296872&do=diff For those of you who are new to OURPGsoc Society Games, this page is here to serve as a primer to the wikis and how we are using them for the Game. As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this don't hesitate to email the GMs. The Wiki The wiki is used, primarily, to keep all the information you need to know about the game's setting in one place. (At game's start any way; as the game progresses the information may become out of date, and you will need to find in-game sources to k…