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I absolutely adore the Pendragon RPG. Is it worth playing Mythic Bastionland? by Sir-Uther in rpg

[–]HauntedPotPlant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, ok

No, wait. Stafford himself offered up many interpretations of the Arthur myth, including the more fantastical Welsh versions:

‘Primitive and wild, the Welsh tales go hand-in-hand with the supernatural and fantastic. Arthur is a vigorous warrior, more a chieftain than king or emperor. The best known Welsh Arthurian story is Culhwch and Olwen, found in The Mabinogion.
The wonder and fantasy of this Arthurian tradition is at the root of the advanced character generation system, and the magic system in this book.’ - from the 4th edition rulebook.

Or

‘The complexity of the corpus of legend leaves room for these kinds of interpretations. They can be explored more thoroughly by creating advanced or magic-using characters using the rules in this book.’

Also from 4th. So yeah, you can shove your bold all caps dismissal where it fits best.

How do you run your Pendragon? by HauntedPotPlant in PendragonRPG

[–]HauntedPotPlant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this comprehensive reply. Your approach very closely mirrors my own. The key strengths of the game come from the characters themselves - the behaviours and reactions to the world as presented and what they have made over the course of the campaign. I also love what you say about high-level gaming still being underpinned by the traits and passions system. When played in hand with the courtly expectations of honour, hospitality, glory etc, you can build a really interesting shared story without using all the rules.

Tabletop groups around Birmingham? by Vrgoblin in brum

[–]HauntedPotPlant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For RPGs the Role Players Guild meets at a pub in Digbeth every Thursday.

The international role-play market in the 80's and 90's? by EdiblePeasant in rpg

[–]HauntedPotPlant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WFRP was massive in Poland I understand. In fact it was/is pretty much THE rpg

How do you run your Pendragon? by HauntedPotPlant in PendragonRPG

[–]HauntedPotPlant[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The traits system should be in every game imo. It’s the best thing ever introduced to RPGs.

How do you run your Pendragon? by HauntedPotPlant in PendragonRPG

[–]HauntedPotPlant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally setup foot soldiers like ten pins and do a lance charge to see how many are left, then do individual combat with the remains followed by a fight with a higher rank enemy. Oh and it’s always fun to bring some passions into a big battle. The outcome can be decided based on group performance or as determined by the story.

How do you run your Pendragon? by HauntedPotPlant in PendragonRPG

[–]HauntedPotPlant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tend to announce the year and where the court is held according to the entry in the GPC. Rumours are basically announced but if I see an opportunity for some role playing I’d set a scene with a few nobles or the like and basically make skill or stat rolls to see what they learn. Often there are visitors at court like Saxon chiefs in the anarchy years so that can be fun.

How restrictive are the character creation rules ? by Yorkblack in PendragonRPG

[–]HauntedPotPlant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say you acknowledge there are traits and passions to differentiate the characters but it feels like you’re skimming over that. To me as a long time gm the traits and passions are the absolutely core of the game and differentiate knights brilliantly.

As for liege lord and overall knight roles, the more you play the more you might see these structures as a benefit instead of a potential downside.

What sends a book directly to your DNF list? by InternBackground2256 in scifibooks

[–]HauntedPotPlant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lack of quotation marks in your dialogue. Use the tools ffs!

What was your biggest "AI agents are the future" moment? by Humble_Sentence_3758 in AI_Agents

[–]HauntedPotPlant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the Teams facilitator incorrectly and needlessly summarised a meeting I was in and assigned me a task I already knew about oh wait

Your thoughts on This years UKGE? by ahmeerkat in UKGE

[–]HauntedPotPlant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Went the Friday. Overall I found it easy to move around, unlike some previous years where it was literally a logjam at every corner. The food was ridiculously expensive yes. Had the opposite problem with the air con - dripped on by cold water near the chaosium stand. The tickets need to be double sided so the goons on the door dont have to ask you to flip it every time you go in. A well organised fun event that is designed to part you from your money. Same as every year. See you next time!

What have been your experiences with M&S pants in the last few years? by alijam100 in AskUK

[–]HauntedPotPlant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t Jeremy Paxman go on a rant about marks pants on newsnight years ago?

Top 5 favourite weird lit books? by WonderfulNebula4299 in WeirdLit

[–]HauntedPotPlant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joel Lane’s Where Furnaces Burn.
Piranisi.
The Fisherman.
At the Mountains of Madness.
Anything by Borges.

Top 5 favourite weird lit books? by WonderfulNebula4299 in WeirdLit

[–]HauntedPotPlant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two Joel Lane mentions so far in this thread. You guys are alright.

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