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“I accept the challenge in the name of my King ail good Uncle, Arthur Pendragon. Let my sword cle his name forever of this vile accusation!’

What is “Pendragon”? King Arthur Pendragon, o ~ mdragon for short, is a roleplaying game wherein you ar your friends participate in heroic adventures set in King Arthur’s Britain. One player, the gamemaster, presents th story. Everyone else creates and plays a single character: a chivalric knight or lady from Arthur’s realm, a magicia or holy person, or someone from the Dark Ages cultures of Britain: Saxon, Irish, French, Roman or Pict. Thes become the heroes of your own tales of adventure. The gamemaster describes the setting, plot and other charal I ters the players encounter. Players respond with their own ideas, and resolve tests of their character’s skill and pe5 sonality using dice. With Pendragon, you can face the same adventures and perils that Arthur and Lancelot encoud h3ra.4 klll *hie Cim...... rlrrirl.. I...... 4L- 4-1- -..Am1 I

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Tales of mystic oumaments

THE GREY KNIGHT, THE TOURNAMENT OF DREAMS, AND THE CIRCLE OF GOLD

Larry DiTiIlio, Les Brooks, Sam Shirley, Greg Stafford, and Matt DeForrest

Editing: Matthew DeForrest. Janice Sellers Cover Artwork: Randy Asplund Interior Artwork: Tina Druce-Hoffman, Drew Baker, Heather Bruton Proofreading: Ellen Robertson Production: Roderick Robertson GREEN KNIGHT Sample file 0 2000. Green Knight Publishing Talee of Elyetic Tournamente

Credits: “Life at Court: Arrivals and Feasting” was originally written by Greg Stafford and appeared in the Knights Adventurous supplement for the third edition King Arthur Pendragon rules. It has been edited and amended by Matthew DeForrest. “The Adventure of the Grey Knight” was originally written by Larry DiTillio and and has been edited and amended by Matthew DeForrest. “Dreaming” was written by Matthew DeForrest. “The Adventure of the Tournament of Dreams” was originally written by Les Brooks and Sam Shirley. It has been edited and expanded by Matthew DeForrest “The Adventure of the Circle of Gold” was originally written by Greg Stafford and has been edited and amended by Matthew DeForrest. “Life at Court” and “Circle of Gold” artwork by Tina Druce-Hoffman “Grey Knight” artwork by Heather Bruton “Dreaming” and “Tournament of Dreams” artwork by Drew Baker

Matthew DeForrest’s Acknowledgments: I would like to take a moment to offer special thanks to some indi- viduals who helped to speed this project along its way. I thank Peter Corless for allowing me to participate in bringing these adventures back into print and Roderick Robertson for his editorial work. Thanks to Charlie Krank and Eric Rowe at Chaosium for their patience in answering questions. To the members of the Pendragon e-mail list, especially Florian Edlbauer, Jeff Erwin, Marco Fabiani, Alex Ferguson, Timothy Ferguson, Todd Jensen, Elton Robb, and Michael Trout, I am grateful for your help and knowledge. Finally, I would like to thank Taura Napier, my fiancee, for her patience with me while I completed this project.

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Introductory Notes 4 Life at Court: Arrivals and Feasting 5 The Adventure of the Grey Knight 13 Dreaming and Dream Magic 59 The Adventure of the Tournament of Dreams 63 The Adventure of the Circle of Gold 92

I List of Shields and Characters Sir Aalar 108 Sir Caheris 20 Sir Agravaine 13 Sir Cawaine 18 Queen Arawn 44 Sir Craid 21 Lady Ariette 22.55 The Grey Knight 53 Sir Bedivere 17 Sir Criflet 22 King Belinans 70 Sir Cwaid 77 Sir Bercilak 42 Sir Kay 17 King Billis 44 The Lady of the Rock 67 Sir Blamore 95 The Lion Knight 37 Sir Cynwal 21 Sir Maristone 117 Sir Dodinas 82 Sir Marsden 71 Sir Dordracole 113 Sir Patrides 111 Sir Dorgane 101 Brother Tanicus 69 Lady Elavane 42 Sir Tor 22 Queen Elidia 73 Sir Vardilain 35 King Farion 120 Baron Varnangis 116 Sir Fitzroy 106

I L List of Monsters and Creatures

Barguest 51 Neim Marbtac, greater hippogriff 83 Fachan 110 Panther 34 Fiends 102 Selemine, Fairy Horse 47 Cilegra the Raven Witch 50 Serpent 37 Goblin 102 Sluagh na Marbh 39 The Hag of the Cave 104 5 prigg ans 115 Kelpie 99 Succubus 34 LionSample 37 file Talc0 of myetic Tournsmcnte 3ntro6uctoty Eotae,

The adventures in this book take place early in Faerie These adventures all have an element of the Other Arthur’s reign. The player knights will have the Side in them and can easily be played as adven- opportunity to meet and interact with many of the tures in fairyland. The ferryman in the Tournament “stars” of the Arthurian stories while they are still of Dreams was called the “fairyman” in one young. In “The Adventure of the Grey Knight” the playtest game, and crossing rivers is, indeed, a characters will meet the young nephews of Arthur method of crossing to Faerie in British folklore. (Gawaine, Agravaine and Gaheris), foil a plot by Likewise, the Enchanted Forest in the Circle of Morgan le Faye, and aid Merlin. The Gamemaster Gold could also be a borderland with Faerie. The can build on the initial impressions of the Orkney Gamemaster should determine ahead of time clan so that when, in 525, Lancelot comes to whether these adventures do in fact take place on court, the players may look on him as an interlop- the Other Side. er, or as a needed counterbalance to the wildness of Gawaine and his brothers. Bib I iogra phy In “The Adventure of the Tournament of Dreams” Black, Maggie, Food and Cooking in Medieval the knights will make friends - or enemies - with Britain: History and Recipes. Birmingham, UK: King Belinan of Powys, a powerful king in the hills English Heritage, 1985. of Cambria. Edwards, John (tr.), The Roman Cookery of Finally, in “The Adventure of the Circle of Gold” Apicius. London: Rider Books, 1984. the knights have the opportunity to win a kingdom - but the way is hard and fraught with peril. Welcome, friends, to adventure! Additional Material In addition to the King Arthur Pendragon rules, the following supplements can aid the Gamemaster in running these adventures, though none is required: The Boy King Blood and Lust Savage Mountains Perilous Forest New Rules A number of new rules are introduced in this supplement. They are the rules for hospitality and feasts (starting on page 7). dreams and dream magic (starting on page 59), damage from thrown rocks (page 46). exceptional beauty (page 72), and Sampletwo-weapon fighting (page 120). file Kife at Court

Kife at Court: %Wvat~an6 5feaeting

Thefeast, whether it be for a lord’s vassals, a vas- Hunger Strike sal’s lord, or a visiting knight, is an integral part of the Arthurian world. All feasts, however, are not A hunger strike is when, in protest of an action equal. Major feasts of many courses take time to or of inaction, an individual sits at the doorway plan and cook. Only in the major capitals of the of the ruler and refuses to eat. This is a direct world - fabled and famous places like Camelot: challenge to the ruler’s generosity and hospitali- Byzantium, capitol of the Roman Empire: ty. The gravity of the challenge - and the shame Alexandria, on the Nile Delta: Ctesiphon, capitol it brings to a ruler - means that it is used only in of the far-off Persian Empire: and the rumored city extreme cases. of Chang’an in the Far East - can an elaborate or major feast be planned and prepared in a single lved h that day. All other locations require the time to bring in lasts until the Winter Phase will prevent the lord special foods and spices, as well as drink. The sud- from getting Glory for holding land in the den arrival of a famous knight or powerful lord is Winter Phase. If the hunger striker actually dies a cause for great distress in the kitchen. For this rea- of starvation, the lord loses not only the Glory son, word is sent ahead of a lord’s arrival when- for holding land that year, he also loses a point ever possible. This is not expected of a traveling each in Hospitality, Generous and Honor. knight, of course.

Not all feasts are elaborate affairs, however, and strikes. Similar rules exist in Germanic and Nordic the best cooks have learned how to use local ingre- cultures (see The Land of Giants, page 34). dients to their advantage. The most sought-after cooks have copies of Roman cookbooks to consult Any knight or lord who holds a manor or castle is - or have consulted for them, should they be illit- judged not only on its defenses and income, but recipes. The Roman Cookery of Apicius erate - for also by how well he provides for his guests. Some [De Re Coquinaria] is an example of such a book. consideration is made for the relative wealth of For this reason, even surprise guests will usually be the individual provider of the hospitality - no one treated to good, hearty food. will condemn a poor knight for being unable to provide rich food, whereas all will look down Some of the information in this section duplicates upon a rich lord providing meager fare - and for material found in both the King Arthur Pendragon the amount of time given for preparation. Indeed, rulebook and the Lordly Domains supplement. it is incumbent upon the guest to consider these The inclusion of this material is for your conven- matters when faced with an invitation. ience. To look down upon a less-than-opulent feast pro- Hospitality vided by a less-than-rich individual is considered as A knight can expect to be well fed and housed great a breach of hospitality as if a knight were not because of the importance of hospitality. offered food or shelter when he arrived at a castle. Hospitality is what held society in Britain and the An example of this can be seen in the story of the rest of Europe together in the dark times before death of Ckhulainn. in which three witches who the coming of Arthur. In Celtic countries, hospital- plot his death offer him cooked hound for a meal. ity is ensured by the Druidic classes. Those who do Clichulainn begs off, citing his geis, which forbids Samplenot behave properly and generously toward their him from eating dog. The witchesfile chide him for guests are satirized or, worse, subjected to hunger breaking the rules of hospitality, claiming he would Tide6 of mystic Tournaments

eat it if it were fancier fare prepared by a rich man. This does not mean a lord must accept any and all Introduction Modifiers invitations he receives. He should, however, have a good reason for declining such an invitation.

When a formal feast is prepared, the host is expected to provide both food and shelter for his guests, their retinues, and their animals. While expensive, these are part of the normal costs of being a member of the nobility. Yet this investment does not come without some possibility of reward, as the idea of reciprocity is also important. While a strict accounting is never conducted - especially of those knights who are traveling and seek shelter - a host can reasonably expect to be feasted by his guests at some point in the future. if you outrank him in the This does not mean that there is no reference made to social rank or an individual’s personal worth. Knights are both received and seated by Temple, the Order of the Golden Appl the lord in order of precedence and importance. etc.) While personal glory is a good rule of thumb if yo when determining how quickly a lord will receive ou are a Knight of the Round Table a visiting knight and where he will seat him at din- Iture, kingdom, etc) by ner, there are other considerations. The Interview Custom dictates that visitors be introduced to their host before anything else occur. Sometimes, the visitors are allowed to clean up beforehand - especially if they have been expected.

Traveling knights frequently stop at a castle or holding unannounced. They are then just one among the throng and probably unrecognized by the petty court dignitaries of distant cities or estates. In such circumstances, the interview system provided below can help you determine how long it takes for the knights to be introduced to their if the court is crowded with ri host and what is going on at court - the framework upon which you can begin your creation of the setting.

Roll 3d6 to determine the initial wait period. if a lot of other knights are already This number is used to determine how busy the lord is. A high number is good for your players, as it will determine the number against which you will roll ld20, as if it were a skill test. Sampleif it is the middle offile the night