One of its interesting features of the Pendragon game -- besides its mechanics for personality traits -- is its concept of a Winter Phase. Knights adventure and quest throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall, but in Winter they return to their castles for an "off season".
What would make for a good Winter Phase in D&D?
In Pendragon, the Winter Phase comprises nine steps:
So, what do your heroes do in their off time now, and what could they be doing? What solo scenarios do you recommend?
What would make for a good Winter Phase in D&D?
In Pendragon, the Winter Phase comprises nine steps:
- Perform Solo -- Participate in a solo scenario, maybe administering your own estate, serving your lord in some manner (escorting someone, border patrol, etc.), starting (or continuing) a romance, challenging all who pass a particular bridge (for "love of battle"), etc.
- Experience Check Rolls -- Characters improve between adventures.
- Aging -- Pendragon campaigns don't squeeze dozens of adventures into a year or two.
- Check Economic Circumstances -- Pay cost of living and collect income.
- Stable Rolls -- Horses age and injure themselves, and they're very important to a knight.
- Family Rolls -- There are rules for marriage, children, and family events (births, deaths, marriages, scandals).
- Training and Practice -- Players can direct some of their characters' progress.
- Compute Glory
- Add Glory Bonus Points
So, what do your heroes do in their off time now, and what could they be doing? What solo scenarios do you recommend?