About

This is the blog of Jonny Denham, designer of the Wyrd Lands RPG as well as a couple of small games over on thewyrd.itch.io. My games take a minimalist approach to design, typically using few numbers, and focusing on the players' creativity. Though my games are system agnostic, I do use my own system called the Wyrd system. 

What is the Wyrd Lands?

The Wyrd Lands started as the setting for a fantasy novel; it takes a fictionalised look at Northern Europe during the migration period. This is the time of Beowulf, before the Vikings, before the Anglo-saxons of England had established their kingdoms. 

The old world is changing and in the change the way of the north, the power of The Wyrd is being assaulted. In this world players take on the role of people living in communities and trying to survive and thrive in these turbulent times. 

The Wyrd Lands RPG is a system for playing in this setting. It only exists in draft currently but it will have tools for creating regions, settlements, households and players. It gives cultural differences, guidance on the materials of the world, social roles and much more. 

It could be used as a starting point for any system which wants to be be inspired by this magical and mostly lost time period.