FJORD SERPENTS - Vikings at War

Prototypes of the 4 Ships printed
almost 3 years ago – Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 02:33:49 AM

It's been a couple of very busy weeks getting every little function and detail correct in the ships for Fjord Serpents - Vikings at War. We wanted to share these prototypes with you so you can see how majestic these bad boys look in person. 

We have shown them here with deck fillers inserted to show off the ships themselves. 

Mass painting is underway so I can get you guys battle reports, ship break downs and pretty pictures to look at. 

We will be going through a lot more rules updates now the miniatures are finalised. 

A quick look at ALL the Fjord Serpents ships
about 3 years ago – Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 04:53:11 PM

In todays update we wanted to quickly show you the 4 ships of Fjord Serpents - Vikings at War. We will release further updates on each, but just wanted to tease the designs a little. 

Below (from left to right) we can see the Drakkar Longship, the Snekkja Longship, the Karvi Longship and the Knarr Trading Ship. 

Each ship will have between 2 to 4 unique prow head designs (except the Knarr); and like the previously shown Karvi Longship, will have shield racks, 2 x sails, deck fillers, and in the case of the knarr unique cargo miniatures. 

A detailed breakdown of each ship type and some rules teasers will be coming up very soon. Right now, we are printing prototypes and testing all the components to make sure they are top quality. 

The Drakkar is a true sea serpent, and we are really hoping the hull fits on even our biggest printer....

The pledge manager is still open if you would like to include any of these ships with your order. Remember the box set comes with 2 x Karvi and 2 x Snekkja Longships. Additional ships of these types or the unique Drakkar and Knarr would have to be added to your order. 

Karvi Longship is finalised and looks amazing!
about 3 years ago – Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:24:31 PM

After a lot of refining and re-design we have completed the Karvi Longship. The full kit will allow for maximum customisation of the Karvi in your fleets. 

You can now effortlessly slot on any of the 4 ship prow heads and interchange them as wanted.

The deck fillers are provided so the ship can be modelled without crew; or dead crew in-game can be replaced by decking if desired. 

All components have been made sturdier and refined for a quality product. 

The crew look amazing on the new Karvi, and decking has been redesigned to accommodate them.

Shield racks along the outside of the Karvi Longship are optional but included with each ship for maximum customisation. 

We are very happy with the results and the utility of our Karvi Longship and can't wait to get them to you. 

All above components printed on a Anycubic Photon Mono X 6k printer using both the 4k Phrozen aqua Grey and Ivory resins. 

As a note - the Ivory resin makes seeing detail a little hard in photos as it is very shiny, but it is ultra detailed. 

QLD Australia Convention Dates
about 3 years ago – Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 07:28:47 PM

Over the next 2 months we will be having a demo stall for Fjord Serpents - Vikings at War at two major QLD gaming conventions. At this stall you will be able to see all the miniature range and get a chance to play the game before its release later this year. We will also have prizes and hand-outs for backers that come along. 

April 29 - 30:

May 27 - 28:

A custom game board is currently in development, and we are madly painting all the new finalised miniatures for people to use and play with at the convention. 

On top of this we are getting some epic banners and t-shirt merch done up for the occasion: 

We would love to see any and all of our backers at either of these events and can't wait to meet you all and talk about tiny Viking Longships. 

Please let us know if you want to come out to one of these events?

Also, please let us know about events in your area you think we could come to? Obviously, we are bound to Australia ATM. 

Pledge Manager to go live over next few days...
about 3 years ago – Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 03:35:00 PM

We have finally got all of the answers we need from Backerkit and are good to go for the pledge manager for Fjord Serpents - Vikings at War. Thank you all so much for your patience, getting this pledge manager up and operational has been a learning experience. 

If you are a seasoned user of pledge management programs, then you probably won't need the information below; but for those like us that are new to it I will go over a few things in case you get confused by it all. 

What does the Pledge Manager do? 

Firstly, in the coming few days, you will receive an email about your pledge to Fjord Serpents - Vikings at War. This will allow you to view and review your actual pledge level and any add-ons that you made for the kickstarter. From there the pledge manager allows you to increase your pledge level if desired (eg. from Hersir to Kings nobility). It also allows you to alter or purchase more add-on box sets to your initial order (eg. Drakkar Longship booster). 

Basically, you are credited for the money you have pledged and will have to pay for anything you add to that. This will enable all backers that put place holding bids on the project or that were wishing to add more to do so. Please note that you cannot decrease your pledge amount. 

As stated in the first question on the pledge manager when you enter it, postage will be collected at a later date. This is for accuracy on our end and to ensure you don't over / under pay in today's fluctuating postal system. As stated previously, postage will be done through our manufacturers established, international network at the best rates. Exact weights and dimensions are still being worked out. You will receive another survey when this is finalised. 

Some important advice when using Backerkit

1. When you first enter Backerkit, you will be given a title screen which shows you the project, your pledge level and how much you actually pledged (including add-ons). If you want to increase your actual pledge level, under the 'Get Started' button you will see a link to 'switch your pledge level'. Do that now before you press 'Get Started'. 

2. You will be asked a question about postage which you need to confirm. 

3. If you had add-ons that you purchased through Kickstarter you will be asked to confirm them. Please note, that when you do confirm it may say you need to pay for these in a balance owing, but you will find that you will already be credited for paying for them when you go to pay. This feature caused the most headache for us here, but it is confirmed by Backerkit. We have tested it several times and it works fine. 

4. If you wish to purchase more add-ons you can do so by pressing 'Edit Add-Ons'. 

5. When you are finished, you can either pay for any additions you created, or can move on and finalise. 

If there are any questions or problems, please let us know below and we will do our best to fix them. 

I will do another post soon going over some of the add-ons you might like to include through the pledge manager. 

Please let us know when you receive your email also, so we know its working? There will be a sample period where only a few backers are tested on, then the rest will access it.