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I actually find that this makes quite a large difference in character concept. What does being born to power mean in a particular...
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That's just Britain in general. Tis a silly place.
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There is somewhat of an ugly undercurrent of "might makes right". With Greek myth, heroes being successful typically meant they had the...
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And in this manner, he truly is the once and future king. For Arthur to defend Britain against the Saxons, it would have to be c. 490...
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As I understand it, it's generally accepted that Malory was indeed a prisoner as he claimed (though debate as to precisely who), so it's...
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You've kind of touched on what I was going to say. I use different techniques depending on the game I'm running to try to evoke more of...
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I don't think I have a formalized technique, but there's a few things I try to do. I have a cinematic mind. So I always try to have a...
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I recently caught myself that I have a favorite description technique, especially in an opening scene or a new location: describe in...
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I'm fond of the older, more fantastical aspects from Celtic myths. In those Arthur's knights are always travelling back and forth to...
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While "Black Knights" are often the villains - or villeins - it should be noted that antagonists in Arthurian Legend aren't always such...
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I'd add the 1998 miniseries Merlin, starring Sam Neill. It takes some liberties, like adding Queen Mab as sister of the Lady of the Lake...
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The author of Romance of the Perilous Land has some supplemental material on their itch.io, including a couple free adventures you might...
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I was all ready to waffle on about Arthuriana only to see that between @aramis erak, @Tonguez and @Benjamin Olson, what I was going to...
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It is too bad that there is only one well known Arthurian game, because it gives the mistaken impression that "Arthurian" is one thing.
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Alright, well my northstar for what is Arthurian is the works of Chrétien de Troyes. The codification of this originally Celtic...
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