Here are some delightful recipes inspired by pagan traditions to celebrate the winter solstice. Embracing the season of rebirth and the return of the light, these dishes are perfect for indulging in the festivities. Featuring festive flavors and ingredients, these recipes will surely be a hit at any winter gathering. **From hearty stews to sweet treats**, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Let's dive into the menu! First up, we have a comforting **root vegetable stew**. This dish showcases the bountiful harvest of the season and is packed with nourishing flavors.
Rune symbol remastered
What are Rune Bottles? Rune bottles can be found throughout certain dungeons, and you can get them from killing (and or) stealing from Chimaeras on the Fooji Mtns, Undertakers in Gaoracchia Forest, Storm Claws in Ymir Forest, the big snake "Silver" in the Flanoir area, and other enemies that I'm just too lazy to list. But if you kill easier enemies, you can get a higher GP, and have a easier time obtaining items. Well now to answer my question.
Rune Bottles can be found in your "Gel Section" of your inventory. They are used to transform normal items in your inventory, to more powerful versions, or alternate versions of the original item. For example, an Apple Gel will turn into a more "powerful" form; a Lemon Gel. While Energy Tablets will turn into their "alternate" form; Spirit Bottles, which recovers Tp as opposed to Hp.
So you may be thinking, is it really worth it? Yes it is. Even though you still can find the "transformed" items, its much more useful early in the game. You can change Sages (which raises max Hp by 5%) to Red Sages (which raises max Hp by 10%), obviously a better choice. After such a lengthy explanation of what Rune bottles do, this is how to use them. Just go in your inventory, and click the Rune Bottle, and it will bring you to a seperate little menu with items that you are able to transform (Don't go looking for possible weapon transformations, as far as I know, you cannot do it).
| Original | Transformed | New Effects | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Gel | Lemon Gel | Recover 60% Hp | Any |
| Orange Gel | Pineapple Gel | Recover 60% Tp | Any |
| Melange Gel | Miracle Gel | Recover 60% Hp & Tp | Any |
| Energy Tablets | Spirit Bottle | Recover 30% Tp all | Any |
| Panacea Bottle | Miracle Bottle | Cures all status (except KO) | Any |
| Acuity Bottle | Guard Bottle | Defense up 10% | Battle |
| Flare Bottle | Acuity Bottle | Accuracy up 10% | Battle |
| Guard Bottle | Flare Bottle | Attack up 10% | Battle |
| Shell Bottle | Syrup Bottle | Protects against physical status & attack down by 20% | Battle |
| Syrup Bottle | Shell Bottle | Protects against magical status & attack down by 20% | Battle |
| Original | Transformed | New Effects | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbane | Red Bellbane | Raise Max Def by 3 | Non-Battle |
| Lavender | Red Lavender | Raise Max Str by 3 | Non-Battle |
| Saffron | Red Saffron | Raise Max Eva by 3 | Non-Battle |
| Rosemary | Red Rosemary | Raise Max Acc by 3 | Non-Battle |
| Savory | Red Savory | Raise Max Tp by 10% | Non-Battle |
| Sage | Red Sage | Raise Max Hp by 10% | Non-Battle |
| Original | Transformed | New Effects | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Quartz | Purple Quartz | Adds Lightning element to attacks | Battle |
| Blue Quartz | Red Quartz | Adds Fire element to attacks | Battle |
| Green Quartz | Yellow Quartz | Adds Earth element to attacks | Battle |
| Purple Quartz | Aqua Quartz | Adds Water element to attacks | Battle |
| Red Quartz | Blue Quartz | Adds Ice element to attacks | Battle |
| Yellow Quartz | Green Quartz | Adds Wind element to attacks | Battle |
| Original | Transformed | New Effects | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Ring | Spirit Ring | Recovers 1% Hp during fights | Equipment |
| Spirit Ring | Holy Ring | Recovers 1% Tp during fights | Equipment |
| Spirit Symbol | Holy Symbol | Recovers 3% Hp during fights | Equipment |
| Holy Symbol | Spirit Symbol | Recovers 3% Tp during fights | Equipment |
| Blue Talisman | Talisman | Raises Def by 5% | Equipment |
| Warrior Symbol | Guardian Symbol | Raises Def by 10% | Equipment |
| Talisman | Blue Talisman | Raises Def by 15% | Equipment |
| Guardian Symbol | Warrior Symbol | Raises Str by 10% | Equipment |
| Protect Ring | Resist Ring | Reduce magic damage but raise physical damage | Equipment |
| Resist Ring | Protect Ring | Reduce physical damage but raise magic damage | Equipment |
| Spirit Bangle | Heal Bracelet | Recover 10% Hp on kill | Equipment |
| Heal Bracelet | Spirit Bangle | Recover 5% Tp on kill | Equipment |
| Reverse Doll | Sephira | Receive 50% more gald after fights | Equipment |
| Sephira | Blue Sephira | Receive 100% more gald after fights | Equipment |
| Blue Sephira | Reverse Doll | Automatically Revive after death | Equipment |
Confused on how to read the table? Well the first column, Original, is the Original Item that you are wishing to transform. The second column, Transformed is the new item that the original one changed into. Then the third column, New Effects is the new effect of the item that was changed (not the original item's effects). And finally the fourth column, Type is when you can use your newly made items. The types are;
Any: These items can be used at anytime you wish. These are normally healing items like Gels or Life Bottles
Battle: Simply put, useable only in battle, and the effects will wear off when the fight is done.
Non-Battle: You can not use these items in battle, and can only be used when you are wandering the world map, or towns.
Equipment: Are accesories that can be equipped during battle, as well as out of battle.
Runecairn: Wardensaga
This dish showcases the bountiful harvest of the season and is packed with nourishing flavors. **Combine colorful root vegetables** like carrots, parsnips, and sweet potatoes, along with onions, garlic, and warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Slow-cook it to perfection for a heartwarming and filling main course.
The Runecairn Bestiary is now available, with 100 new monsters!
In a long-forgotten age, a raging war shattered and devastated the worlds of gods and men. Now green life blooms amidst the ruins of the lost worlds. Wondrous and terrible beings roam the Nine Realms. Civilisation stumbles forward, fresh and reaching.
Fate carves the skein anew but there are loose threads, lost long ago in the wars, with no place in the tapestry. These threads must seek the fire within and weave their own path.
Strap on your bearded axe and linden wood shield, delve into the forsaken barrow and cleanse the draugr within. They will overwhelm you at first so prepare to die. But when you wake up at the bonfire, you'll know what to expect for your next attempt. Parry their attacks, disarm them, and hack them to pieces. Defeat the mad jotunn within and claim the soul remnant they protect.
Death is not the end.
What is Runecairn: Wardensaga?
Runecairn is a Soulslike Norse fantasy RPG by Colin Le Sueur for 1-3 players. Character creation is quick and intuitive, dynamic combat is intense and reactive. Wardensaga combines the Runecairn: Core Rules, introductory dungeon crawl adventure Beneath the Broken Sword, and newly introduced Advanced Rules in an 84-page deluxe hardcover edition with a cover from ground-breaking artist CROM. Runecairn: Wardensaga is published by Exalted Funeral and is available in hardcover and softcover.
Wardensaga Features:
- Set in a Norse fantasy world some time after Ragnarok
- Core gameplay designed for 2 players, one Warden and one Adventurer
- Streamlined d20 roll-under rules based on Cairn, Into the Odd, and Knave
- Soulslike mechanics such as resurrecting at bonfires, respawning monsters, and dynamic combat
- Quickstart dungeon crawl adventure Beneath the Broken Sword, perfect for new players
- 4 core starting classes: Warrior, Scout, Seer, Skald
- 2 new advanced classes: Berserkr, Pyre
- New options for solo play with a rune-based oracle
- New random delve generator for creating Norse dungeons
- New options for 3 or more players with summoned allies (jolly cooperation!) and invasions
Links
- Exalted Funeral
- Runecairn: Core Rules
- Beneath the Broken Sword
- System Reference Document (SRD) and 3rd Party License: https://runecairn.byodinsbeardrpg.com
- Paper character sheet
Social Media Links
You can find Colin (@ByOdinsBeardRPG) on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
Or you can find our store at shop.byodinsbeardrpg.com.
Art Assets
The primary art & promotional assets for Runecairn: Wardensaga can be found here.
Team Members
Colin Le Sueur (@byodinsbeardrpg) - Writer/Illustrator/Designer
CROM (@bitsofcrom) - Cover Illustrator
Jonas Lau Markussen - Viking Age Illustrations
From Colin
Runecairn started as the kernel of an idea: could I turn Dark Souls into a TTRPG? After early tests with different systems and approaches, I had a rickety skeleton. I just needed some Norse magic to bring it to life!
Combining Norse fantasy and Dark Souls was the key combination I'd been searching for. Cairn is an efficient and streamlined system built for hacking and it sings with additional mechanics like weapon abilities and item as class. As the game developed, I realised it worked best when played with just two players, to allow the Adventurer to get closer to a Soulslike experience.
The response to Runecairn has been amazing and I'm so proud of how far this little game has come in the last year.
What People Are Saying
Chris McDowall (@Bastionland), designer and creator of Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland:
I absolutely love Runecairn! As soon as I read it I wanted to steal its ideas. It changed the way I think about the type of games that the Into the Odd system can run.
Rich August (@RpgAugust), designer and writer at Steamforged Games (Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game):
Thank you for such an awesome game - I loved reading Runecairn and it’s on my list of 2022 games to get to the table. And the layout is lovely too.
Richard Kelly (@SprintingOwl), designer:
If you're looking for a moderately crunchy duo TRPG, or if you're a fan of Souls games, or if you want to see a stellar adaptation of video game mechanics to tabletop, I would strongly recommend giving Beneath the Broken Sword (and Runecairn) a shot.
Sebrina Calkins (@EntwifeXP), reviewer:
This is a quality game, adapting Cairn to an apocalyptic Norse setting with a greater emphasis on arms, armour and combat without losing the deadly and considered tone of its forebear.
Runecairn: Wardensaga is available in hardcover and softcover exclusively from Exalted Funeral:
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Reviews and Actual Plays
Actual Play with Tony from PlusOneExp for Beneath the Broken Sword, the introductory dungeon crawl adventure in Wardensaga:
Review of Wardensaga from Roll 4 Initiative:
Read through and kind words from Chris McDowall, creator of Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland:
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (77 total ratings )For a vegetarian option, **mushroom Wellington** is a showstopper. This savory dish embraces the earthy flavors of mushrooms, paired with herbs and garlic. **Encased in flaky puff pastry**, the Wellington can be adorned with decorative patterns to symbolize the returning sun. It's a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. Of course, no winter solstice celebration is complete without a **delicious dessert**. **Baked apples** with a spiced stuffing are a delightful treat. Scoop out the core of the apple and fill it with a mixture of oats, raisins, cinnamon, and honey. **Bake until soft and caramelized** for a heavenly dessert that captures the essence of the season. To accompany these dishes, **mulled wine** is the perfect beverage choice. With its warming spices and rich aroma, it brings cheer to any gathering. **Simmer red wine** with cloves, cinnamon sticks, orange peel, and a touch of honey for sweetness. Serve warm and garnish with an orange slice for a truly festive experience. These festive pagan recipes for the winter solstice are **meant to bring joy and togetherness** during this special time of year. Whether you're celebrating with friends or family, these dishes will create memories to cherish. **Indulge in the flavors of the season and celebrate the turning of the wheel of the year**..
Reviews for "Savor the Magic of the Winter Solstice with these Delicious Pagan Recipes"
1. John Doe - 1 star - I was really disappointed with this cookbook. I was expecting unique and flavorful recipes for the winter solstice, but instead, I found the recipes to be bland and unoriginal. It felt like the author just compiled a bunch of generic holiday recipes and slapped on the label of being "festive pagan". There was no real connection to the winter solstice or any pagan traditions. Overall, I would not recommend this cookbook if you're looking for authentic and exciting pagan recipes for the winter solstice.
2. Jane Smith - 2 stars - As someone who enjoys trying out new recipes, I was excited to get my hands on "Festive pagan recipes for the winter solstice". However, I found the recipes to be quite complicated and not user-friendly. The ingredients were often difficult to find, and the instructions were unclear and poorly explained. Additionally, some of the recipes simply did not turn out well and lacked flavor. Overall, I was disappointed with this cookbook and would advise others to find a different resource for pagan-inspired winter solstice recipes.
3. Sarah Thompson - 2.5 stars - While I appreciate the effort and intention behind "Festive pagan recipes for the winter solstice", I found the lack of variety and creativity in the recipes to be quite underwhelming. Many of the dishes were variations of common holiday recipes like roasted turkey or mashed potatoes, which didn't feel particularly unique or pagan-inspired. I was hoping for more innovative and out-of-the-box recipes that truly celebrated the winter solstice and pagan traditions. Unfortunately, this cookbook fell short in delivering that experience for me.