Pendragon

I am working a number of projects for Pendragon, including a LARP (Live Action Roleplaying Game), and a book for Chaosium, "The Courts of King Arthur". The latter work is more challenging, and required me to seek assistance from the world's best-reknown Pendragon players and authors. What is included herein are a number of works we have cooperated together on to let the work see publication. I have already had a number of works published for Pendragon and other game systems.

The Courts of King Arthur

• Introduction to the Courts of King Arthur -- PC
• Founding Your Own Clan -- TF

• Grail Quests Alternatives -- PC
• Irish "Brehon" Law -- MM

• Saracen Characters in Pendragon, plus Zoroastrian religion, Crusades/Jihad -- TF
  
• Berber Characters in Pendragon -- TF
  
• Crusading Orders in Pendragon -- TF
  Tim Ferguson is looking for input to make this section on Crusading more in line with the world of Pendragon, and so it reads smoother. If you have comments, please copy both myself and Tim on your ideas.
  

Characters

Kings & Princes of the Realm

• The Pendragons of Britain (Major Clan) -- PC
  • King Arthur Pendragon, King of the Britons -- PC, MW

• The Grail Kings (Major Clan) -- PC
  • also see Grail Quests Alternatives -- PC
  • also see Sir Galahad -- MW
  • also see Sir Percival de Gales -- PC

• Kings and Princes in Arthur's Court
  • also see King Lot of the Orkneys and Lothian
  • King Anguish of Ireland -- TF
  • Sir Marhaus, Prince of Laois, Tainiste to Leinster -- TF
  • King Uriens of Gorre -- TF
  • also see King Astlabor the Saracen
  • Prince Galahaut of the Long Isles, The Haute Prince -- TF

• Dukes of Arthur's Court
  • also see Cador, Duke of Cornwall
  • also see Corneus, Duke of Lindsey
  • also see Hervis de Revel, Duke of Anglia

• The Justinian Clan of the Byzantine Empire (Minor Clan) -- TF
  
  • Sir Sagramore le Desirous, Prince of Constantinople -- TF

• The Ardashir Clan of the Sassanid Empire (Minor Clan) -- TF
  

• Saxon Kings (Cynings) of Arthurian Britain (Minor Clan) -- RR
  
  • Cyning Hengist of Kent -- RR
  • Cyning Eosa of Diera -- RR
  • Cyning Octa of Nohaut -- RR
  • Cyning Beohtric of Lindsey -- RR
  • Cyning Aesc of Kent -- RR
  • Cyning Aelle of the Suth Saxe -- RR
  • Cyning Quichelm of Anglia -- RR

Knights of the Round Table

• The de Ganis Clan (Major Clan) -- PC
  • Sir Lancelot du Lak, Queen's Champion -- PC, MW
  • Sir Galahad, The Perfect Knight -- MW

• The de Gales Clan (Major Clan) -- PC
  • Sir Lamorak de Gales -- MW
  • Sir Percival de Gales -- PC
  • also see Grail Quests Alternatives -- PC

• The Knights of Cornwall and Lyonesse
  • Sir Tristram of Lyonesse -- PC, MW
  • Sir Cador, Duke of Cornwall -- TF

• The Orkney Clan (Major Clan) -- PC
  • King Lot of the Orkneys and Lothian -- WR
  • Sir Gawaine of the Orkneys -- PC, MW

• The Coritani of Lindsey (Minor Clan) -- TF
  • Duke Corneus -- TF
  • Sir Derfel -- TF
    
  • Sir Bedivere, the Cup Bearer -- TF
    
  • Sir Lucan, the Butler -- TF

• The Clan of King Astlabor the Saracen (Minor Clan) -- TF
  • King Astlabor the Saracen -- PC
  • Sir Palomides the Saracen -- TF
  • Sir Safer -- TF
  • Sir Segwarides -- TF

• Other Knights of Arthur's Household
  • Sir Ector, Arthur's Foster Father -- TF
  • Sir Kay, the Seneschal -- TF
  • Sir Griflet, le Fise de Dieu -- PC
  • Sir Dagonet, the King's Fool -- WR
  • Sir Dinadan -- TJ
  • Sir Culhwch, son of Kilydd -- WR
  • Duke Hervis de Revel of Anglia -- RR
  • Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Book -- PC

Ladies of the Lands

• Queen Guenever, Queen of Britain, Princess of Cameliard -- PC, MW
• Lady Elyzabel of Cameliard -- BR
• Queen Margawse, Queen of the Ornkeys -- WR
• Ragnell, the Loathly Lady -- BR

• Ladies of the Lake -- AK
  • Nimue, Chief Lady of the Lake -- AK & PC

• Daughters of Giants -- TF
  • Olwen, The Chief Giant's Daughter -- WR

Enchanters, Enchantresses, Clergy and Saints

• Merlin the Magician -- PC
• Taliesin the Archdruid -- WR
• Saint Gildas -- TJ
• also see Nimue, Lady of the Lake

• Yspaddadden, The Chief Giant -- WR

• Glatisant, the Questing Beast -- PC

"Wow! I want to be involved"

Authors and Contributors

AK = Anna Maria Kovacs m96kov28@sirius.ceu.hu

BR = Brian Rawnsley Brian.Rawnsley@natlib.govt.nz

MM = Mike Maxwell mmaxwell@hoh.mbl.edu

MW = Matt Weltner mattw@nwlink.com

PC = Peter Corless pcorless@cisco.com

RR = Roderick Robertson robertson@delphi.intel.com

TF = Timothy Ferguson Timothy.Ferguson@jcu.edu.au

TJ = Todd Jensen merlyn@ninenet.com

WR = Wil Radcliffe wilrad@gte.net

Pendragon LARP Update

The Christmas Tourney Pendragon LARP at GlorathaCon IV turned into a board game mixed with a roleplaying game. The run went rather well, with Sir Gaheris showing the players the wonders of Camelot -- especially the beautiful ladies. Nimue enchanted all, and gave a gift to a young knight, and a rollicking good brawl ensued in the Grand Melee. No less than four "Red Knights" appeared, and with each one, everyone said "Oh! That must be Sir Lancelot in disguise!" (It turned out he was the last to arrive. The others were Sir Ironside, Knight of the Red Launds, Sir Lamorak -- who was in disguise to hide from the Orkney clan -- and Sir Tristram, who was hiding from King Mark. Lancelot arrived late in the game, as we were cleaning up, and it was clear this was what Lancelot was planning on doing to the rest of the participants too. ;-)

At this point, due to commitments with the Courts book, work, and a new venture (to be disclosed shortly), I'll probably by unable to actively finish the LARP for GlorathaCon V in July 1997. Instead, I'll be handing over progress of the LARP to Michael Schwartz -- eachlach@aol.com. If you are interested in assisting, designing, running, testing, or otherwise crafting this great idea, please let Michael know what you will do. For my part, I'll still be acting as "chief technical officer" for the project, acting as continuity director, and perhaps offering sagely advice on the characterization of the characters, and the setting of the sets.