It is the age of Pendragon! What kind of Knight will you become?
This is a game of Arthurian legends.
Do you believe in chivalry, or do you think might always makes right? Are you willing to die for your Honor? Will you fight to rid the world of injustice, or use clout and power to take advantage of those beneath you?
Pendragon is a world of brutal medieval realism, that focuses on the emotional impact of play, and strives to make the players feel as invested, loving, and frightened about their characters as their characters themselves would feel. Pendragon is a game that walks a fine line between lethal reality, and the idealism of a visionary life dedicated to the highest values.
Chaosium Unveiled: Inside the Pendragon Starter Set
Watch the unveiling video to see the book for yourself. Remember that you get the PDF when getting the physical copy.
What’s Inside?
The Pendragon Starter Set contains everything a fledgling Gamemaster requires to run a band of freshly-knighted characters through several adventures in the historic fantasy of King Arthur’s Britain.
World, Rules, & Adventure!
The Pendragon Starter Set contains three soft-cover books. The Adventure of the Sword in the Stone is a solo scenario that teaches you the basic rules as you play.
The World of Pendragon outlines everything you need to know about the setting and core mechanics of the game.
The Sword Campaign is a series of linked, beginner-friendly adventures that take the Player-knights through five in-game years of King Arthur’s reign!
Lastly, the appendix sheets additional rules and setting details you’ll discover as you play through The Sword Campaign.
Accessories, Dice, & Knights!
The Pendragon Starter Set box is bursting with content to help you transport your tabletop to the time of the Round Table. The set comes with 18 perforated cards allowing you to generate combat encounters, and quickly reference enemy combat mechanics. The box also contains 8 pre-generated Player-knights, ready for adventure with full-color character art and backstory.
And, of course, no Starter Set would be complete without a set of dice! The box includes 7 dice: 6D6, and 1D20.
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What The Critics Say
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“A lovely thing to have and I’m excited to see all that 6th Edition has to offer… if this as accurate a taste of the writing and production values of 6th Edition as the Cthulhu and RuneQuest sets are of their respective games, the new edition is going to be an absolute treat when it emerges.”
— Refereeing & Reflection, From Squires To Knights: the Pendragon Starter Set.
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"Definitely recommended"
— Really Dicey Youtube, Pendragon Starter Set - Review and Rules Overview.
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“Really cool. You have an adventure to play yourself, adventures to share with your friends, and plenty of tools and mechanics to start your own original adventures...”
— The Gaming Table, Pendragon Starter Set - Review and Rules Overview.
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"An electric experience on the table.... Even as a starter set, Chaosium’s latest incarnation of Greg Stafford’s love affair with Arthurian legend delivers on player’s expectations."
— Dicebreaker, From D&D’s Planescape return to Zelda roleplaying in all but name, these are 2023’s tabletop RPG highlights.
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"Brilliantly conceived... Pendragon is its own paradigm in terms of game design and role play, completely ignoring the trappings of its major contemporary D&D in every possible way."
— Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews, Pendragon Starter Set: Review.
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- Publisher:
- Chaosium
- Year Released:
- 2023
- Ruleset:
- 6th Edition Pendragon
- Format:
- Full Color Boxed Set
- Page Count:
- 168+ pages in three booklets
- Authors:
- Greg Stafford, David Larkins, Veli-Matti Pelkonen, David Zeeman
- Cover Artist:
- Andrey Fetisov
- Interior Artists:
- Andrey Fetisov, Lisa Free, Eric Hotz, Eleonor Piteira, Mark Smylie, Dimitar Stoyanov, Austin Winstead
- Cartography:
- Francesca Baerald
- Design and Layout:
- Simeon Cogswell
- Heraldric Artist:
- Katrin Dirim
- ISBN:
- 9781568825748
- Pendragon Line Editor:
- David Larkins
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An absolutely delightful starter set.
This will surprise no one, but once again Chaosium have treated us with a gorgeous, affordable and utterly satisfying starter set. The SoloQuest is beautifully written. The layout of the books and pregens is a feast for the eyes without losing readability even for those of us with dimming eyesight. Truly the layout, graphic design and typography is at least on par with Runequest, which I hold with the highest esteem. Bravo, I say! Thank you for bringing this gem into our paws.
