'Creativity in the Law': Companions of Arthur release features in legal creative showcase

Chaosium's The Companions of Arthur community content program for Pendragon recently featured prominently in a unique showcase for legal professionals to share their creative endeavours.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow hosts an annual "Creativity in the Law" event, which showcases the creative talents of legal professionals as well as raising funds for a charitable cause (this year, it was Shelter Scotland, a homelessness charity). The creative efforts covered a number of media, from photography to opera singing and book binding to video games.

Among the artistic advocates and poetic prosecutors was Iain Nisbet (shown above), a solicitor who specialises in education law, but is also the author of The Companions of Arthur title The Adventure of the Loathsome Wyrm and the Machrel of the Sea. There was a strong TTRPG representation at the event, which also featured a maker of polyhedral dice, and a video games designer (whose past works include an indie RPG).

Iain ran a shortened version of the adventure for Pendragon 6e with some of the attendees (shown below), who all threw themselves into their roles as knights grappling with the problem of the "loathsome wyrm" and had a great time doing so - including those who were new to roleplaying games altogether!

Librarian at the Royal Faculty, Sam Vallance, was one of those who played the adventure, and said: “Iain’s session breathed life and laughter into our recent Creativity in the Law event. The Pendragon system of Traits, Passions & Skills allowed for a group of complete novices to have an immediate understanding of the kind of options available to them, and Iain’s narration through the quest kept everyone in rapt attention.”

Creativity in the Law exhibition at The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. The Companions of Arthur community content publication The Adventure of the Loathsome Wyrm and the Machrel of the Sea is displayed on the pillar in the centre of the room.

Play Iain's Pendragon adventure at Chaosium Con UK

Iain will be running The Adventure of the Loathsome Wyrm and the Machrel of the Sea at Chaosium Con UK 23-25 May 2025, where he will also feature as a panellist at the "How Pendragon makes for Unrivalled Storytelling" seminar.

Get your own copy of The Adventure of the Loathsome Wyrm and the Machrel of the Sea

The Adventure of the Loathsome Wyrm and the Machrel of the Sea is available now on DriveThruRPG in both PDF and also print on demand.

Want to take part in The Companions of Arthur yourself?

The Companions of Arthur community content license enables fans of Greg Stafford's TTRPG masterpiece Pendragon to create, share and sell their own material for the game on DriveThruRPG.

If you'd like to follow in Greg's footsteps and create for The Companions of Arthur yourself, check out the Landing Page for guidelines and your first steps into the program.