Skald (Old Norse: skáld — poet, historian, and storyteller of the North) — those who weave words into legend, ensuring that no deed or hero is lost to silence. 

Take up the mantle of the Skald and guide your players through sagas of courage, fate, and loss. This digital collection includes everything you need to run KVAD — the complete Core Rulebook, illustrated maps, and the Vegvísir, your evolving digital guide filled with story tools, examples, and playable content.

The KVAD Core Rulebook (PDF) is a 350+ page tome blending Norse myth with cinematic storytelling. It provides both players and Skalds with the rules, lore, and inspiration needed to bring their sagas to life.

The Character Sheet (PDF) and Skald Sheet offer structure to your storytelling — tracking heroes, threats, and the threads of fate that shape their journeys.

Explore the lands of Nordveien with the included digital maps, and use the Mini Battle Map (PDF) to mark fateful encounters on the road north.

The Vegvísir (PDF) acts as your storyteller’s compass — expanding with new short sagas, poems, and examples as the campaign grows. Every backer receives automatic updates as new content is released.

Your name will be inscribed in the Hall of Heroes, marking you among the first Skalds to carry KVAD’s song into new tongues and tables.

Forge your sagas in the spirit of Snorre Sturlason, whose words shaped the very memory of the North. Below: Christian Krohg’s evocative Portrait of Snorre Sturlason, honoring those who turned ink and voice into immortality.