Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League) // How to Play
60How to play Vaesen, Free League's folklore-inspired answer to "Call of Cthulhu". The roleplaying game is a d6-based dice pool building system with a lot to love, beautiful artwork, and a passion and pride for the material from the people who grew up with these stories.
This is an edited version of a livestream read-through of the system. There were experienced Vaesen players in the chat, but it's possible some errors were not caught live.
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Chapters
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Pre-Game Lobby & Intro: 0:00
Opening the Book: 08:24
Introduction to Vaesen: 13:06
Folk Horror vs Eldritch Horror/Cosmic Horror: 18:20
Vaesen in a Nutshell: 21:26
Giving "Narrative Beats" Mechanical Weight (Scenes, Mysteries): 29:52
Rolling Dice: 37:29
Six Principles & Content Warnings: 40:00
Player Character Creation: 43:08
Advantage: 1:10:43
Advancing (Leveling Up): 1:11:58
Combat: 1:15:27
The Vaesen Statblocks (Spoiler Territory): 1:19:29
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Bio
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Taron "Indestructoboy" Pounds is a game designer, graphic designer, music educator, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber. He has earned an ENnie nomination for his work on Home-Field Advantage, and is an adamantium best-seller on the Dungeon Masters Guild.
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Credits
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Graphic Design & Editing: Taron "Indestructoboy" Pounds
Channel Artwork: Jeremy Luther
Channel Theme Song: "Dungeons of Canada" by Michael McGinley
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