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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8070217" data-attributes="member: 27780">Polyhedron Issue 27: Nov/Dec 1985part 6/6Review: This column once again picks only the best, giving us a positive review of Pendragon. It's easy to start, but not so much to finish, as it's designed so a campaign will take several years of real time, and multiple generations of game time. For that reason, he does not recommend using it as someone's first RPG. They'll need a stable group and to build up their stamina first if they don't want to crash out before Arthur even becomes king. Similarly, he recommends allowing the PC's to actually participate in the big metaplot events like the Grail hunt, not just watch from the sidelines while awesome GMPC's have all the fun. You'll just have to make more stuff up on your own if they manage to alter history. But despite those minor flaws, it still looks good, has rules which are well organised and well thought out to support the intended playstyle, and is packed with interesting setting details while still having plenty of room for further expansions. It was recommended then, and remains so now. Another strong set of articles concludes what has easily been their best year so far, packed full of stuff that's still useful for games today. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as it was pretty much the peak of AD&amp;D's popularity in general. Let's head into next year, and see how Gary's ousting and the corresponding upper management chaos affects this part of the company. Will it be business as usual for the RPGA, or half-assed filler and protests? Let's get through that tiresome auld lang syne business and keep going.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 8070217, member: 27780"] [b][u]Polyhedron Issue 27: Nov/Dec 1985[/u][/b] part 6/6 Review: This column once again picks only the best, giving us a positive review of Pendragon. It's easy to start, but not so much to finish, as it's designed so a campaign will take several years of real time, and multiple generations of game time. For that reason, he does not recommend using it as someone's first RPG. They'll need a stable group and to build up their stamina first if they don't want to crash out before Arthur even becomes king. Similarly, he recommends allowing the PC's to actually participate in the big metaplot events like the Grail hunt, not just watch from the sidelines while awesome GMPC's have all the fun. You'll just have to make more stuff up on your own if they manage to alter history. But despite those minor flaws, it still looks good, has rules which are well organised and well thought out to support the intended playstyle, and is packed with interesting setting details while still having plenty of room for further expansions. It was recommended then, and remains so now. Another strong set of articles concludes what has easily been their best year so far, packed full of stuff that's still useful for games today. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as it was pretty much the peak of AD&D's popularity in general. Let's head into next year, and see how Gary's ousting and the corresponding upper management chaos affects this part of the company. Will it be business as usual for the RPGA, or half-assed filler and protests? Let's get through that tiresome auld lang syne business and keep going. [/QUOTE]

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