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How the Mod Works

Norse Demigods turns your Viking into a demigod, a child of Odin with active abilities, passive attributes and a skill that grows as you fight. This page explains the main pieces and where to read more.

Demigods

  • There are 11 demigods, each with its own element, favorite weapons and preferred armor (heavy or light).
  • You choose one with the Demigod Runestone, which you get for free at the start.
  • You can switch later, at the cost of some demigod skill levels.
  • Tip: play to your demigod. Its favorite weapons trigger its special attacks and many attribute bonuses, and some attributes only work with the armor it prefers.

See Demigods for a comparison.

Abilities

Abilities are powers you trigger with a key. Each demigod has its own set:

  • Ability A to D: cast with the side mouse buttons, alone or while blocking.
  • Special attacks: your weapon's special attack (middle mouse) becomes an ability when you use one of your demigod's favorite weapons. Some demigods have another one while blocking or while airborne.
  • Teleport: every demigod can teleport to their bed and back.

Most abilities cost energy, some cost eitr instead, and most have a cooldown. Their damage and healing grow with your demigod skill level. See Abilities and Controls and Hotkeys.

  • Good to know: an enemy you hit stops taking chop and pickaxe damage until it dies. This stops abilities that also cut trees or mine ore from killing enemies weak to those types too easily. Settings: [Combat] Enemies Ignore Chop Damage and Enemies Ignore Pickaxe Damage (both on by default).

Attributes

Attributes are passive bonuses: faster movement, more damage with favorite weapons, resistances and more.

  • Some are always active; others depend on a condition, such as wearing no heavy armor.
  • Most grow stronger with your demigod skill level.

See Attributes.

Energy

Energy is what most abilities cost. It regenerates over time, many abilities and attributes give it back, and your maximum grows with your demigod skill level. The energy meter sits at the bottom left of the screen.

See Energy.

Demigod skill

The Demigod skill (levels 0 to 100) measures your power. It rises in combat, and higher levels mean more energy and stronger abilities and attributes.

  • It is capped until you obtain each boss's trophy: killing the boss is not enough, you must pick up its head.
  • You do not lose demigod skill levels when you die.

See Progression.

Infusion

Each demigod has one infusion item that permanently upgrades all its abilities. Its recipe is a secret: the compendium gives a hint once you have chosen a demigod: read the last paragraph of ND: Introduction. Kvasir is infused by a kill instead of an item.

See Ability Infusion Items.

Items and food

The mod adds items that any demigod can use:

Tip: sweet fish foods are almost essential for demigods. Get an Abyssal harpoon early and start fishing.

Companions

Some abilities summon or charm creatures that fight or work for you, such as wolves, skeletons, a stone golem or necks. See Companions.

  • Bosses deal only 50% damage to your summoned companions. Setting: [Combat] Follower Damage From Boss Modifier (%).