Summary: Our group is attempting a
complete run of the Great Pendragon Campaign
using 5th edition rules. Players are Matt, Mark, and Lilith.
I am the GM.
Year 501
The sixth
year in the Anarchy Period, there is no king in Britain.
Our current
roster of characters:
·
Sir Safrax, played by Lilith.
·
Sir Quintus, played by Matt.
·
Sir Aeddan of Pitton, played by Mark.
King
Cwichelm of the Angles makes a surprise attack, capturing the counties of
Hertford and Huntington before anyone can raise an army to prevent it. He
continues to advance, but is stopped by the combined armies of Salisbury and
Rydychan. While away fighting the Angles, Salisbury is left open to raiding
from the Jutes of Kent, retribution for failing to pay tribute. A new Saxon
chief arrives and sets himself up in Portsmouth, luckily mostly fighting other
Saxons on arrival.
In Wales,
Escavalon conquers Norgales, solidifying his hold over the entire region.
Saxons also
kidnap Ygraine and her daughter Morgan from the nunnery where they were
staying, but all the Saxons are found mysteriously dead and the two ladies
unharmed. The young Morgan is perhaps the cause of the deaths. Sir Safrax, Sir
Quintus, and Sir Aeddan then accompany the pair northward, where Morgan is
married to the king of Gorre.
At winter
court, a clamor of Saxons demanding tribute, including an emissary of King
Cwichelm, who claims dominion over all other Saxons. Allies counsel caution,
and pressure mounts from Lindsey and Wales to become subjects for mutual
defense. The knights counsel the Countess to wait and see before committing to
anything. Duke Ulfius of Silchester also sends an emissary asking to join the
Salisbury alliance.
Thoughts: The alliance is holding pretty
strong, although the pressure is mounting. Due to their political maneuvering,
Salisbury is actually in a much stronger position this year than the book
assumes. They now have strong provinces coming to them to join, rather than
having to actively recruit. King Cwichelm is a huge threat, though, but luckily
the Saxons don’t all get along or else it would end very badly for the Britons.
