Pendragon design journal by David Larkins, charting the development of the coming new edition

[Michael O'Brien]

A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! In a new series of design journals, Pendragon line editor David Larkins traces the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the Pendragon RPG, which will be first to be wholly published by Chaosium in a quarter-century.

For this first article, David takes a look at where it all began, which was with Greg Stafford formulating the mechanical underpinnings of what would become the Pendragon RPG while reading the original two-volume set of Le Morte d’Arthur.:

[Chaosium] Pendragon: Where It All Began - design journal by David Larkins

By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor. A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the...

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[Michael O'Brien]

"The path to the forthcoming 6th edition of Pendragon formally began on April 5th, 2010, when Greg Stafford sent out an email to his team of collaborators (whom he referred to as his “Household”) outlining his vision for the new (6th) edition—his Ultimate Edition..."

In the second of his Pendragon Design Journal series, line editor David Larkins outlines what Greg Stafford had in mind for his magnum opus:

[Chaosium] Pendragon: Where It All Began - design journal by David Larkins

By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor. A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the...

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[Michael O'Brien]

In his latest Design Journal, Pendragon line editor David Larkins discusses how the forthcoming 6th edition will offer game accessibility through modularity: we’re presenting Pendragon in a much more approachable format by breaking it down into leaner, more accessible books as much as possible.

nb these are some of the pregen characters from the Pendragon Starter Set, currently in development. Art by Mathilde Marlot and Laurent Miny.

[Chaosium] Pendragon: Where It All Began - design journal by David Larkins

By David Larkins, Pendragon line editor. A new edition of the Pendragon RPG is coming! The intention of this series of design journals by Pendragon line editor David Larkins is to trace the path of development, starting in the early 1980s and culminating with the forthcoming new edition of the...

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