Once There Was a Camelot: Reflections on The Great Pendragon Campaign

The Great Pendragon Campaign Author: Greg Stafford Publisher: Chaosium Page Count: 434 Available Formats: PDF & Print PDF (DTRPG) – $24.99 Print (DTRPG) – $37.50 Print+PDF (DTRPG) – $44.50 ‘Comfort thyself,’ said the king, ‘and do as well as thou mayest, for in me is no trust for to trust in; for I will into…

Fish or Cut Bait?

What is it that makes an RPG campaign last? When is it time to decide the current campaign isn’t working and it’s time to try something new? I’ve noticed that the groups I game with tend to go through different stages. Sometimes we’ll have a lot of consistency with games lasting dozens of sessions. Our current…

Off With Your Head – The Green Knight Movie Review

The Green Knight is a fantasy film released in July of 2021, based on the Arthurian Tale of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” At the time of this writing, it is still in some theaters and is available for streaming rental. I should preface this with a caveat—I’m pretty far from an Arthurian scholar…

To Quell A Beast – The Adventure of the Great Hunt [Pendragon 6e]

The Adventure of the Great Hunt Author: Greg Stafford w/ David Larkins Publisher: Chaosium Page Count: 26 Available Formats: PDF PDF (Chaosium) – Free The Adventure of the Great Hunt is Chaosium’s latest offering in the King Arthur Pendragon saga. In the recent past, the King Arthur Pendragon intellectual property returned to Chaosium, where it all…

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…

News Desk: Pendragon 6th Edition Quick-Start Released

Our good friends at Chaosium have been teasing all week about something new for the Pendragon roleplaying. Friday, they announced that they would be releasing a 6th edition Quick-Start with a scenario. Well, here we are, and here it is! As a long time fan of Pendragon, this is exciting news, and I look forward…

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…

The Great Pendragon Campaign Recap – 480-481

I’ve been interested in Pendragon for years and have dabbled in it a little. I’d been intimidated for most of those years, with the commitment required for a decades-spanning campaign. After an attempt at RuneQuest didn’t quite work for us, we switched gears to Pendragon. We’re playing a bi-weekly game – I’ve done the math and…

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…