Blog
Pendragon Design Journal #12: Writing the Starter Set, Part Two
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Aug 2022
By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor.A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendra
… read more
Chaosium Interviews: Downtime in TTRPGs, with David Larkins
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Aug 2022
In this Chaosium Interview with James Coquillat, Pendragon line editor David Larkins talks about downtime in both the Pendragon RPG, and in TTRPGs more broadly.
… read more
Pendragon Design Journal #11: Writing the Starter Set, plus download 'The Adventure of the Sword Tournament' Pendragon Quick-Start
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Aug 2022
By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor.A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendra
… read more
Chaosium Interviews: Play your Knight, with David Larkins
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Aug 2022
In this latest Chaosium Interview, David Larkins, line editor of the Pendragon TTRPG, talks about how in the new edition, players are supported in creating and playing a diverse range of character types. He's talking to James Coquillat.
… read more
Pendragon 6th Edition: new preview adventure to be released at Gen Con
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Jul 2022
Pendragon 6th Edition - GenCon Preview AdventureWhat kind of Knight will you be? This book contains the Quickstart rules and introductory adventure for the upcoming new edition of Greg Stafford's Pendragon TTRPG. Included are a suite of ready-to-play characters, a primer on the city of Londiniu
… read more
Chaosium Interviews: Why Play Heroes?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jul 2022
Pendragon line editor David Larkins discusses talks about playing heroes in TTRPGs. He explains many subtleties including exclusively virtuous characters, conflicted heroes, and the different things it can mean to be a "hero". David is talking with James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium I
… read more
Chaosium Interviews: lineage play in TTRPGs, playing your character's children
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jun 2022
In this interview with David Larkins, Line Editor for the Pendragon RPG, he discusses the concept of lineage play in tabletop roleplaying games, playing successive generations of the same family.Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series with James Coquillat.
… read more
Pendragon Design Journal #10: Arthurian Acts
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th May 2022
By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor.A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendra
… read more