Step 1 / Event & Identity (p.43–45)
Establish who your knight is before beginning character creation.
Game Context
The default starting year in Pendragon is 508 AD. The default starting age for a knight is 21, and assumes your character was squired at 14, spent 7 years squiring, and was knighted at the age of 21.
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Cymric
- Characteristic Modifiers: +3 CON
- Skill Modifiers: +3 Charge, +3 Horsemanship, +3 Courtesy
- Passion: Hate [Saxons] 5
Cymric is the default starting culture. Players choosing any other culture should confirm with their Game Master first.
Christian
- Philosophy: Self-control & Divine Order
- Practitioners: Romanized Cymri, Logres Nobility
- Religious Virtues: Chaste, Forgiving, Merciful, Modest, Spiritual, Temperate
Christian and Pagan are the default starting religions. Players choosing Wodinic or Heathen should confirm with their Game Master first.
Household knights are landless knights who serve directly in a lord's household. If ticked, your knight gains +50 Glory at the knighting ceremony (Step 9).
Required before continuing:
- First name is required.