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VARÚÐ RPG

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VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland (played in English) is a family of survivors attempting to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. We play Dead Ísland using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system.VARÚÐ RPG is an anthology live play, actual play podcast - always horror, always set in an alternative version of Iceland. Self contained horror themed homebrew stories told in English, using various roleplaying games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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[DÍ 27] Breki og Guðbjörg

They talk with Dísa and her companion, and discuss how to deal with them in the future as everyone is heading east. A broken bridge forces another river crossing causing

Oct 27
1 h 18 min

[DÍ 26] Bathroom Confessions

Confronted by his past, Nonni is forced to open up to his group about the most cowardly decision he ever made - and knowing that he can easily do it again. In the meantim

Oct 26
1 h 03 min

[DÍ 25] Another Weird Thing

The group takes security seriously for the long trip to Höfn Airport as they redistribute the contents of the black case to ensure if anything happens, everyone has somet

Oct 25
1 h 16 min

[DÍ 24] The Best Day

Due to the thoughtless, mindless, petty, self-serving actions of some, the group learn that they have a new destination. Despair settles in as they face the sober reality

Oct 24
1 h 31 min

[DÍ 23] Brake or You DIE!

The cousins go ahead of the group to speak with the raiders on the road. A tense negotiation sees them paying for access with the quad bikes and a temporary loan of the d

Oct 23
1 h 08 min

[DÍ 22] Red Lines

Nonni steps up to clear a path in the red sticky goo lines like those they previously spotted in Hella, but the situation goes to hell in a handbasket when a massive muta

Oct 22
1 h 14 min

[DÍ 21] Still No Contact

The survivors of Skógafoss make their way to Vík, where they meet Hunter and his new associate Colin. Quickly learning that the Airstrip is in a dangerous way, and with n

Oct 21
1 h 02 min

[DÍ 20] Þetta Reddast

The fight at Skógafoss continues, resulting in lost weapons and bodily harm to the defenders, that sees more than one of the family needing to check themselves for life e

Oct 20
56 min

[DÍ 19] Man Man Man v One Sheep

The radio is answered by a gruff Westman Islander, who informs them that Emily is alive, and they consider what help they could offer the cause. The cousins head into the

Oct 19
1 h 40 min

[DÍ 18] Mom, I'm A Coward

Skógafoss delivers mixed news as Nonni searches for his parents. We learn how this small group came to be, and how it came to be so small. Óli and Bryce work to make cont

Oct 18
1 h 13 min

[DÍ 17] River of Doubt

A gift from someone who wants to help but can't, Emily leaves the family with a rifle to help them with their mission before setting sail to home. Getting on with a diffi

Oct 17
1 h 08 min

[DÍ 16] A Little Paranoia before Bed

Their new friend, Emily Guðni Viðarsdóttir, embodies þetta reddast as she allows the group into the Welcome Centre, sharing with them food, water, shelter and fuel for th

Oct 16
1 h 18 min

[DÍ 15] Quiet Town

Things escalate fast as the family are led into a silent town, and concerns grow as Julian's demeanor indicates he means to either charm Abigail away from the cousins, or

Oct 15
1 h 02 min

[DÍ 14] The Light of the Chosen

New day, new problems as the family must struggle with broken roads, wrecks of cars and hungry zombies. Along the 1 road, they scavenge more bikes and supplies until they

Oct 14
1 h 10 min

[DÍ 13] No Shirt, No Shoes, No Zombies

The cold of night seeps into their bones, but alas not for the zombies as Abigail’s resting place is attacked by the undead. The family jump from their shelters to fend o

Oct 13
1 h 03 min

[DÍ 12] Scoobydoo Plans

Trapped and split up, the four desperately try and make it out of Hella with the supplies, their plan and their lives. During the chaos, Nonni and Bryce think outside of

Oct 12
1 h 10 min

[DÍ 11] Let Him Cook

As the four venture into Hella, a plan to deal with the bandits crops up, to stop them from putting anyone else in danger, but the form of said punishment leaves Óli and

Oct 11
1 h 07 min

[DÍ 10] Bandits and Bargains

The first heavy fog of winter rolls in, making it difficult to see the roads ahead of them. Heading to the river, they try to think of how to cross that avoids the obviou

Oct 10
1 h 16 min

[DÍ 09] We Don’t Talk About 17th June

As night draws in on the road, Óli scouts out a potential place to stay over night. The farm he finds isn’t quite as abandoned as hoped as the family and their new ally a

Oct 9
1 h 06 min

[DÍ 08] Not Immune to Being Human

Bryce’s apartment is occupied by an old friend, although she is severely traumatized by the event, having survived mostly alone for 3 months in the city of dead. Despite

Oct 8
1 h 07 min

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