This is presumed to happen somewhat frequently, so the vibe here is very much 'Game of Thrones' - sudden extreme violence and just as sudden sexual trysts are very much as true to Malory's ancient tale as they are to GRR Martin's more recent one. You don't so much play a character as you play a leading member of a family which, if slain, is assumed to be replaced by a close relative. It is unabashedly pre-modern in its setting which may or may not be welcome depending on how comfortable you are with playing out a setting that does not in the slightest adhere to modern ideals of social or gender equality, and whose protagonists are - as in Mallory - rarely very admirable in their virtues or are at least highly inconsistently so. It therefore combines the gritty realism of medieval social life and politics with the high adventure of epic fantasy as it was envisioned centuries ago. The game is tailored to recreate the experience of Mallory's 'Mort D'Arthur' and medieval romance generally. Here, the d% system of CoC is simplified to a D20 'roll low' system, but in most other respects the core mechanics should be familiar to experienced table-top RPers. Pendragon is a venerable game obviously based on the venerable and robust BRP system that is probably more familiar to players of classic Call of Cthulhu. It theref I'll write a longer review when I get a chance to run a game.
I'll write a longer review when I get a chance to run a game.
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