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Welcome to the '''Hökaland Wiki'''. Please see the '''[[Roleplaying#The_World|introduction]]''' for more information on the world. It's currently just populated by Leord (Gunnar Petzäll), the crazy sod who created the setting, but may or may not have additional authors in the future.
Welcome to the '''Hökaland Wiki'''. Please see the '''[[introduction]]''' for more information on the world. It's currently just populated by Leord (Gunnar Petzäll), who created the setting, but may or may not have additional authors in the future.


This wiki covers everything about Hökaland; the world itself, history, geology, religions and important characters. It also covers the Hökaland "meta game" (that is still not permanently mothballed) as well as Hökaland the online web strategy game. Currently the wiki has {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages of which includes '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles'''.
This wiki covers everything about Hökaland; the world itself, history, geology, religions and important characters. It also covers just about every project related to Hökaland, which includes mothballed ones. Currently the wiki has {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages of which includes '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles'''. The '''[[:Category:Featured|Featured category]]''' lists articles that are closer to being "finished" and slightly easier to read as many other articles can be little more than lists of notes. [[World|Here]] is a list of essential links about the world.


A large focus on this wiki is unsurprisingly on Dungeons & Dragons as wells as Pathfinder rules, since the setting was originally conceived as a campaign setting and then just took off on its own. This includes attempts at making DnD/PF more adapted to the slightly darker and low-magic world of Hökaland.
The main focus is the campaign/story setting information such as Kingdoms, important factions, cultural features etc. Much of the content available is not on the web but simply on my hard drive (backed up to the cloud, of course) but most "general notes" and information about the world is presented here.


Please note that this wiki is NOT in the public domain, and neither is any content created; see [[My wiki:Copyrights|copyrights]]. To contact the author, see the [[My_wiki:About|about page]]. Contributions are greatfully accepted (well, if it fits).
In terms of games, the only up to date information is related to [[roleplay]]ing and the systems I have been using is Pathfinder (and lately, Pathfincer 2nd Ed). I would really like to use a more down to earth system like EON or something but I simply don't have the mental capacity to learn a new system. As of summer 2021 I haven't "pruned" the game-related articles or updated them for PF2 so, in essence, there are almost no up-to-date [[house rule]] articles for game mechanics, costs or anything that isn't specifically world-related. The oldest working campaign, the [[Hökaland IPO]] has also converted to Dungeons and Dragons 5e.


Below are links for each section relating to the setting.
Please note that this wiki is NOT in the public domain, and neither is any content created; see [[My wiki:Copyrights|copyrights]]. To contact the author, see the [[My_wiki:About|about page]]. Contributions are greatfully accepted (well, if it fits) and credit is gladly attributed, but rights are reserved.


'''NOTE:''' If you want to help editing, an account needs to be made for you as the wiki is locked down to avoid spammers.
'''NOTE:''' All players in any of my campaigns or projects are welcome to contribute by addign details found out through whatever source. In fact I would be delighted to get assistance. But if you DO want to help editing, an account needs to be made for you as the wiki is locked down to avoid spammers.


== Division of information ==
It also covers the Hökaland "meta game" (that is still not permanently mothballed) as well as Hökaland the online web strategy game.


The wiki is divided in to several sections, including different types of information. General information about the '''world''' of Hökaland will be separated from any type of '''rules''' relating to any game I place there, such as the '''roleplaying''' (currently using DnD 3.5 and Pathfinder), the possible future '''game of houses''' (also referred to as the "meta-game") and my dream of finishing the '''web-based game'''.


== The World ==
== Featured Articles ==
Like the more famous Wikipedia, I am striving to present articles at a high quality; many are just collections of notes. This section will list articles that I feel are good enough to be "officially done", with continous development. Mind you that this is not an automatic list, so a full list of articles (currently just a few) can be found in the '''[[:Category:Featured|Featured category]]'''.


This section introduces the world of Hökaland.
* [[Gentry]] - Fairly detailed article explaining the type of feudal system that is dominant in the "main section" of the world.
* [[Religion]] - Article detailing religions, religiosity and related terms in the world.


=== Note about information in the wiki ===


When reading articles in the wiki, please keep in mind that it is unlikely that any characters in the world or one you play will know these things. The wiki is written very objectively: This is how the world IS, not how people conceive it.
== Campaigns ==
These are [[Roleplaying#Campaigns|campaigns]] that are active/inactive in Hökaland.


See: '''[[Knowledge skill]]'''
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=== Articles ===
* [[Introduction]]


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To just get information about the setting, use these articles.


 
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=== Campaigns ===
These are campaigns that are active/inactive in Hökaland.
 
 
==== [[New campaign]] ====
Campaign to be renamed. Adventure style campaign from 2015 with: Joe, Phil, Gordy, Dan, Dushyant
 
'''Status:''' Cancelled
 
 
==== [[IPO|IP-Only]] ====
Adventure style campaign from 2015 with: Masen, Engh, Lars-Åke, Pettri, Julle och Staffan.
 
'''Status:''' Ongoing
 
 
==== Uppsala BORK etc ====
Campaign that never quite took off. May do so in the distant future?
 
'''Status:''' Cancelled




==== [[Coin & Blood]] ====
Mercenary style campaign from 2013 with: Phil, Dushyant, Joe, Gordy, Dan.
'''Status:''' Cancelled


== Web Game ==
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Revision as of 13:40, 14 September 2022

The main continent of Hökaland.


Welcome to the Hökaland Wiki. Please see the introduction for more information on the world. It's currently just populated by Leord (Gunnar Petzäll), who created the setting, but may or may not have additional authors in the future.

This wiki covers everything about Hökaland; the world itself, history, geology, religions and important characters. It also covers just about every project related to Hökaland, which includes mothballed ones. Currently the wiki has 501 pages of which includes 425 articles. The Featured category lists articles that are closer to being "finished" and slightly easier to read as many other articles can be little more than lists of notes. Here is a list of essential links about the world.

The main focus is the campaign/story setting information such as Kingdoms, important factions, cultural features etc. Much of the content available is not on the web but simply on my hard drive (backed up to the cloud, of course) but most "general notes" and information about the world is presented here.

In terms of games, the only up to date information is related to roleplaying and the systems I have been using is Pathfinder (and lately, Pathfincer 2nd Ed). I would really like to use a more down to earth system like EON or something but I simply don't have the mental capacity to learn a new system. As of summer 2021 I haven't "pruned" the game-related articles or updated them for PF2 so, in essence, there are almost no up-to-date house rule articles for game mechanics, costs or anything that isn't specifically world-related. The oldest working campaign, the Hökaland IPO has also converted to Dungeons and Dragons 5e.

Please note that this wiki is NOT in the public domain, and neither is any content created; see copyrights. To contact the author, see the about page. Contributions are greatfully accepted (well, if it fits) and credit is gladly attributed, but rights are reserved.

NOTE: All players in any of my campaigns or projects are welcome to contribute by addign details found out through whatever source. In fact I would be delighted to get assistance. But if you DO want to help editing, an account needs to be made for you as the wiki is locked down to avoid spammers.

It also covers the Hökaland "meta game" (that is still not permanently mothballed) as well as Hökaland the online web strategy game.


Featured Articles

Like the more famous Wikipedia, I am striving to present articles at a high quality; many are just collections of notes. This section will list articles that I feel are good enough to be "officially done", with continous development. Mind you that this is not an automatic list, so a full list of articles (currently just a few) can be found in the Featured category.

  • Gentry - Fairly detailed article explaining the type of feudal system that is dominant in the "main section" of the world.
  • Religion - Article detailing religions, religiosity and related terms in the world.


Campaigns

These are campaigns that are active/inactive in Hökaland.

Name Start Theme Group System Status
Active campaigns
CoS 2 2022-11-26 Curse of Strahd Zeta DnD 5e Ongoing (19+ sessions)
CoS 1 2022-09-06 Curse of Strahd Epsilon DnD 5e Ongoing (41+ sessions)
Hökaland IPO 2015-01 Hökaland sandbox & lots Gamma DnD 5e Inactive from 2018 (66 sessions)
Inactive campaigns
Hökaland Escape 2022-03-29 Hunted/survival hexploration Delta Pathfinder 2e Finished 2022-08-12 (5? sessions)
Hökaland PF2 2021-03-14 One murder investigation; to test PF2 Delta Pathfinder 2e Finished 2022-03-29 (14 sessions)
Hökaland England 2015 Intrigue/adventure Alpha Pathfinder Inactive, died (1 session)
Hökaland Uppsala 2014 N/A Beta N/A Inactive, died before session 1
Capitoleum one-off 2014 Detective work Alpha + Ben DnD 3.5 Finished (1 session)
Coin & Blood 2013 Mercenary management & mass warfare Alpha DnD 3.5 Inactive, died (2 sessions)

Groups:

  • Zeta - Masen, Tobias, Staffan, Darío
  • Epsilon - Engh, Julle, Staffan, Jaroslav, Jonas
  • Delta - Engh, Julle, Staffan
  • Gamma - Engh, Gabriel, Julle, Lars-Åke, Masen, Staffan (ex: Heather, Petteri)
  • Beta - Cancelled - Uppsala BORK-associated players
  • Alpha - Dan, Dushyant, Gordy, Joe, Phil



News

These are the latest news items. The rest are archived on the News page.


2024

Happy New 2024!

The rest of the autumn went pretty well and started speeding up the CoS 2 as well. The new players in CoS 1 have acclimatised well by now. Ann has said she needs to focus on another thing for a bit but isn't closing the door for the roleplaying. My energy levels are depleting a bit for reasons but work is going better. May be related. :P This week we're back on (hopefully) regular sessions.

So, cheers and hope for a great year! :)

Leord (talk) 15:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)


2023

New roster and my energy

So we had our first session with Elly and Jenny this past Tuesday on CoS 1 and they seem like great fits to the table. They play a clueless barbarian and essentially insane scientist who arrived in Barovia from the West.

Lifen has decided he would like to pursue a different table that closer align to his preferred play style, and while he's always welcome back, we're at least for now putting Gocai on NPC duty and we'll see how we solve for it all.

Julle is planning to do a one-off boardgame soon; "RP" dungeoncrawling classic like DnD but less complex and more focus on the board. We're discussing doing it on a weekend so Jaroslav can make it, but I have opffered to replace a RP session, regardless.

I have been unable to get things working with CoS 2 as I have been unusually exhausted but it's very much something I want to do.

Leord (talk) 21:37, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

A couple new players

Following issues organising sessions I decided to not wait for Jaroslav to say proper good-bye and got two new players from the same FB group as before. We welcome Elly and Jenny to try out the next few weeks and then they can decide if this is the campaign for them. :)

Leord (talk) 21:15, 23 August 2023 (UTC)



Web Game

Currently down

The game as it is sits on the UWE servers and was the Digital Media Project of my Web Design degree.


Game of Houses