Bragi
Craft Viking instruments (Lyre, Bone Flute, Jaw Harp) and play Norse songs in Valheim. Music is heard by nearby players. Client-side only — no server mod required. Includes Skald's Blessing buff and F
About this mod Author’s original text
Bragi — Viking Music Mod for Valheim
"Bragi is best known for his wisdom and is most eloquent, and has the gift of eloquence to an unusual degree."
— Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson
Bragi adds historically-grounded Viking-era musical instruments to Valheim. Craft a Lyre, Bone Flute, or Jaw Harp, equip it, and perform Norse songs around the longhouse fire. Nearby players in multiplayer will hear your music in 3D spatial audio. Bards are rewarded with the Skald's Blessing — a stamina regen bonus for the whole party.
Features
- 🎻 3 Craftable Instruments — Lyre, Bone Flute, Jaw Harp (more coming in v1.1)
- 🎵 6 Default Songs — Curated Viking-era inspired tracks
- 🌐 Multiplayer Sync — Other players hear your music within configurable range
- ✨ Skald's Blessing — Bard buff: +15% stamina regen for nearby allies while playing
- 📂 Extensible Song System — Drop any.ogg +.json pair into the songs folder to add custom music
Requirements
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2202+
- Jötunn 2.21.0+
Installation (r2modman — Recommended)
- Install r2modman
- Search for Bragi tab
- Click Install — dependencies are handled automatically
Manual Installation
- Install BepInExPack_Valheim
- Install Jötunn
- Extract Bragi.zip contents into your Valheim game folder
Instruments & Recipes
| Instrument | Materials | Station | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Flute | Bone Fragments ×4, Feathers ×2 | Workbench | Early game |
| Lyre | Fine Wood ×8, Deer Hide ×2, Resin ×4 | Workbench | Black Forest |
| Jaw Harp | Iron ×2, Leather Scraps ×1 | Forge | Iron Age |
How to Play
- Craft an instrument and equip it
- Press G (configurable) to open the Song Selection menu
- Choose a song and press Play (or Enter)
- Press G again or Stop to end the song
Adding Custom Songs
- Find a royalty-free.ogg or.wav file
- Create a JSON file in BepInEx/config/Bragi/songs:
{
"id": "my_custom_song",
"name": "My Viking Song",
"author": "Me",
"description": "A custom song I added!",
"audioFile": "my_song.ogg",
"duration": 120,
"instruments":,
"mood": "Joyful"
}
- Place the.ogg next to the.json file
- Restart the game — your song will appear in the menu!
Configuration
Edit BepInEx/config/com.bragi.valheim.cfg:
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MasterVolume | 1.0 | Global volume multiplier |
| MusicRange | 30 | Metres other players hear you |
| BuffEnabled | true | Toggle Skald's Blessing buff |
| BuffRadius | 15 | Buff range in metres |
| BuffDuration | 60 | Seconds buff lasts after music stops |
| StaminaRegenBonus | 0.15 | +% stamina regen bonus |
| OpenMenuKey | G | Key to open song menu |
Changelog
v0.1.0
- Initial release
- Lyre, Bone Flute, Jaw Harp
- 6 default songs
- Song selection UI
- Multiplayer sync via ZRoutedRpc
- Skald's Blessing bard buff
Credits
- Mod by: nimbc
- Norse music research: archaeomusicology sources
- Audio clips: Royalty-free / CC0 (see ATTRIBUTIONS.md)
- Built with Jötunn
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: