Anarchy in the (Not) UK – The Great Pendragon Campaign’s Anarchy Period

It’s been a while since I touched upon Pendragon, so I’ll give a little background about it and the campaign  If you’re a Pendragon veteran, feel free to skip the next paragraph. In Pendragon, you play knights in King Arthur’s Britain. Actually, you begin as playing knights in the Britain of Uther, Arthur’s father. The…

The Great Pendragon Campaign Recap 489-495

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, – The Second Coming, William B. Yeats, 1919 This marks the final recap of the Uther phase of our Great Pendragon Campaign. It was a brutal experience, with not all of our knights surviving the experience.  As before, I’ll post the recaps…

The Great Pendragon Campaign Recap 484-488

Welcome to the third installment of my Great Pendragon Campaign Recaps. Previous recaps have covered 480-481 and 482-483. This time we’ll push the timeline ahead quite a bit. I tweaked my style a bit with these writeups, going for a bit of a pseudo-Malory writing style. After these recaps, I’ll dive into my opinions and…

The Great Pendragon Campaign Recap 482-483

Overview Let’s take another look at my attempt at running the Great Pendragon Campaign covering the next two years, 482 and 483, which saw battles with Summerland and the marriage of the knight’s liege, Earl Roderick. (For the previous two years, see this post.) I’m going to give my impressions and opinions first and then…

News Desk: New Products from Chaosium

As huge fans of Chaosium’s product lines, we follow their release schedule and corporate news pretty closely. Here’s a summary of what’s been going on and when a few things will become available to the public. #WeAreAllUs – They are releasing a scenario for each of their main product lines in honor of Greg Stafford….

The Reality of the Divine in RPG Settings

“Perhaps some could argue that I am agnostic.” “Agnostic?” “One who does not commit himself to the certain belief in a divine power,” he said. “I know what it means,” I said. “What shocks me is that you think it applies to you. You’ve met more than one divine power. Hell, one of them broke…

There’s Love in the Air – The Marriage of Count Roderick [KAP]

The Marriage of Count Roderick Author: Greg Stafford & Veli-Matti Pelkonen Publisher: Nocturnal Media & Chaosium Page Count: 10 Available Formats: PDF Only PDF – FREE If you’re anything like me, you enjoy the tabletop roleplaying game, King Arthur Pendragon. If you’re not familiar with this game, you need to acquaint yourself with it! The newest…

King Arthur Pendragon: Book of Sires Now Available

This one is for all of you King Arthur Pendragon fans. Chaosium just announced the newest book in the 5th edition series, Book of Sires. The following is taken from DriveThruRPG. TheBook of Sires explores events ranging from the humdrum years of garrison duty to some of the most famous historical battles seen in the years…

King Arthur Pendragon & Prince Valiant RPGs Return to Chaosium

It was announced yesterday by Chaosium, Inc. that the rights previously held by Nocturnal Media for King Arthur Pendragon (KAP) and Prince Valiant RPGs have returned to Chaosium. From Nocturnal’s statement in the press release, this appears to be a willing decision supported by both companies and the widow of Greg Stafford. Chaosium is retaining…

Mountjoy! Mountjoy! A look at Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne

This review is of the PDF version of Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne roleplaying game. Hard copies have not yet been released as the Kickstarter, that funded back in Aug of 2017, is still in the process of fulfilling. At the time of writing, the PDF is the only item released by Nocturnal Media and that…