A Norse-Inspired OSR Roleplaying Game

Smiðja

Forge Your Legend

Fast, lethal, and steeped in Northern myth. Roll up a warrior in minutes, brave treacherous ruins, and carve your name into the saga — if you survive.

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About the Game

Old Norse Bones.
Modern Play.

Smiðja is an OSR-style tabletop RPG built for fast character creation, brutal combat, and the kind of table that doesn't want to spend forty minutes looking up rules.

Inspired by the simplicity of The Black Hack and wrapped in the mythology of Norse and Northern European legend, Smiðja gives you six attributes, four races, six classes, and a 2d10 roll-under system that gets out of the way and lets you play.

The forge is hot. Your legend won't write itself.

Fast Character Creation
New hero ready in under ten minutes. Priority rolling, racial modifiers, starting gear — done.
2d10 Roll-Under System
Roll under your attribute to succeed. No modifier stacking, no lookup tables.
63 Norse Creatures
Four threat tiers plus 12 boss creatures drawn from myth. Fully statted and ready to run.
Open for Creators
Third-party licensing baked in from day one. Build your own adventures for Smiðja.
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Everything you need to run Smiðja at your table — or to build something new for it.

Core Product
Core Rulebook
The complete game: races, classes, spells, bestiary, and a full adventure — all in one PDF built for the table.
Pay What You Want · Suggested $5
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The Miller's Daughter
A starter adventure for 3–5 players. A cursed mill, a desperate village, and something old beneath the millstone.
Free or $1
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Companion App
Free character builder and sheet manager. Installable as a PWA on desktop or mobile. No account required.
Always Free
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Free Companion App

Your Characters,
Always at Hand

Character Creation WizardStep-by-step builder walks you through every choice, rolls your stats, and handles the maths.
Live Character SheetsTrack HP, spells, gear, and advancement. Everything saves locally to your device.
2d10 Dice RollerNormal, advantage, and disadvantage rolls with automatic crit and fumble detection.
Install as a Desktop AppOpen in Chrome or Edge and hit Install — works offline like a native app.

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Sheet
Spells
Dice
Rest
Sigríðr Ironveil
Elf Wizard · Level 2

HP — 9 / 13
STR
7
DEX
11
CON
9
INT
13
WIS
10
CHA
8
⚡ 2 Spell Slots Remaining
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Published Adventures

Into the Dark

The Miller's Daughter
Players: 3–5
Sessions: 1–2
Tier: Starter

The village of Kvarnvik hasn't slept well since the miller's daughter vanished three weeks ago. The millwheel still turns. The mill still grinds. But no one goes near it after dark.

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More Adventures Coming
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Want to write one?

Third-party creators are welcome to publish their own Smiðja-compatible adventures. The license is free.

See the Third-Party License →
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Open Ecosystem

Build for Smiðja

Smiðja is built to be written around. The Third-Party License is free, baked into the rulebook itself, and designed to get out of your way.

Third-Party License
Write adventures, bestiaries, supplements, or settings for Smiðja and sell them under your own name. No approval process.
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Community Content Program
Publish Smiðja-compatible content directly on DriveThruRPG through the Community Content Program. Coming after launch.
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Rules FAQ & Clarifications
Official answers to rules questions as they come in from the community. A living errata document.
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OSR Monster Converter
Convert creatures from other OSR systems into the Smiðja stat block format. Useful for GMs running existing material.
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