Things to know: Pendragon is an RPG system meant to emulate playing knights-errant in Arthurian legend, including managing an estate and producing heirs. It is not simply a game of adventure, although adventure is a prominent part in it. All that goes with being a knight is included in the game. It's not 'historical' in the pure sense. As Arthurian legend itself is a somewhat-timeless thing, the game setting (Although years are given) is more a mishmash of medieval things, not just Dark Ages. All players will be Cyrmic knights of the County of Salisbury in the Kingdom of Logres. This may sound like each PC is playing the same knight, but the system accounts for differences in personality with Traits and Passions. While all will uphold chivalry, fealty, and the like, there are differences between them. Sir Lancelot and Sir Palomides were entirely different knights, for example. The game goes from the end of Uther Pendragon's reign to the end of Arthur's. This is a span of eighty-some years. In Pendragon each session is one year, meaning that this is a campaign that will take serious investment. The goal of Pendragon is not to supplant Arthurian legend. It is to supplement it. There can only be one High King and one perfect knight. They are not going to be PCs. The first ten years are going to likely feel somewhat 'scripted'. This is normal. It's a chance for me to get to know the game, for you to get to know the game, for myself to understand your knights, and for your knights to start building up relationships with each other and NPCs. As the timeline follows Arthurian legend along some things may feel 'scripted' even after the first decade. It's a swaying balance. Sometimes PCs will be at the fore, driving matters along. Other times PCs will react/supplement what NPCs are doing. Female knights are a topic that'll be determined based on what a player wants to play. If there's a player that wants to be a female knight, I will modify the world such that female knights 'happen', but are rare and looked upon strangely. It will be a unique RP opportunity for that player, but not without its challenges. I would recommend even more than to other players that the female knight's player have a second PC ready to play should something happen to her. Pregnant knights can't exactly adventure. If no one wishes to be a female knight then women will have their traditional role of housekeepers and babymakers. Paganism is certainly allowed as per the rulebook. Note though that Pendragon is not a game of religious conflict. Knights will not be at arms against each other because one PC is a pagan in a group of British Christians. Sir Palomides was a Saracen, and very rarely did he find himself at religious odds. As GM I might introduce religious-based roadblocks occasionally, though. Female pagan knights though, if that happens, are going to have an astoundingly rough time of it. I'd prefer all players to have the Pendragon rulebook. I can find ways to get it to you/help you generate a character if you don't have it though. Sessions will preferably be weekly, with time to be determined based on general availability. I'm US Central time, for reference. All in-character things will be done through text. This is a game where people are going to play a variety of PCs doing a variety of things, and it makes it easier for me as a GM to see it all in text. If enough players have microphones and wish to use them for out of character banter during the game, I'm fine with that. Post here or PM me if interested. I also have a Skype that I would be willing to use to talk or help formulate ideas.
