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Title: The Boy King by Green Knight Publishing ISBN: 1-56882-121-2 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential
Comment: Whether you are a general devotee to Arthurian litterature or "just" a Pendragon player, this is one book you cannot do without. Apart from giving a deep game background, it also is an overwiew of nearly all medival Arthurian stories, fitted together in an unified historical timeline. The 4th edition version even completes the games list of horses!.
This book is an example of pure role-playing craftmanship, right from its beginning (where creating a campaign is compared to weaving a medival tapestry) to its end (one of the most elegant treatments of Arthurian chronology i have ever seen). People who want a slightly more "standard fantasy" (or as they would call it, "dark") version of Pendragon should find the earlyer chapters most intresting, while more serious players will find them usefull as a contrast to the more chivaleric periods. My personal favourite sections are the ones describing the late, decadent period of King Arthurs reign- very appropriate for making comments on "modern" England.
I could go on. The roman campaign! the Camelot random encounter table (with elements taken from disney rather than gary gygax)! The nun and the hare!
The best part of this book is that in spite of its rich, detailed material, much is left mysterious: it is both strange and vivid.
Or to put this slightly differently: this is the Pendragon dungeon masters guide. I find it difficult to imagine playing the game without it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Long Live the King
Comment: One of my favourite features of the Pendragon system is the passing of time. Your characters grow older, get married, have kids and eventually reach such a state of infirmity that you are forced to retire them and start playing their children instead. However, even with a year passing every few game sessions it is hard to see many campaigns lasting for the full 80 years captured in the "Boy King". This resource is a vital tool for any GM who wants to run a campaign based around the life of Arthur. It is much more than just a timeline and contains a wealth of information to flesh out the (mythical) world of 6th century Britain.
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Title: Saxons : Wolves in the Fold of Arthur's Britain by Roderick Robertson ISBN: 1928999069 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: King Arthur Pendragon : Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain (4th ed Reprint)/ Pendragon Roleplaying Series' by Greg Stafford, Sam Shirley ISBN: 192899900X Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Tales of Mystic Tournaments : Adventures in the World of King Arthur Pendragon by Ditillio, Brooks, Shirley, Stafford, DeForrest ISBN: 1928999107 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Blood and Lust by Paul Cockburn, Suzanne Courteau, Garry Fay, Greg Stafford, Leonard Wilson, Stephen King, Arnie Swekel, Gus Dizerega, Daryl Midgette ISBN: 0933635842 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Beyond the Wall by Chris Lampard, Dave Williams, Tom Rogan, Sam Shirley ISBN: 1568820267 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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