The Camlann Chronicles
The Camlann Chronicles is a Welsh and Brythonic themed campaign and scenario book for both 5th edition and the Lore 100 System. The players are noble liegemen of King Aeden, allies to the Fey of Avalon, who venture forth to protect Gwynedd from the barbaric King Ungus of Moray and his Seelie of the Underworld accomplices.
King Aedan is a broad-shouldered man in his early twenties. His loosely fitting tunic depicts a white bear on a field of royal blue; a sword hangs at his side. For nearly a year now, King Aedan has worn an unkempt beard and a distant look of sadness that came upon him after the death of his father, King Uther. You vividly remember the announcement of King Uther’s death as it echoed off the walls and corridors of Castle Camlann, “The King is dead; long live the King!”
The Camlann Chronicles weaves together Arthurian legends and fantasy RPG tropes. It is loosely set in the early 6th century and in a land of splintered, fledgling kingdoms including the likes of Gwynedd, Rheged and Dyfed. The nobility of these fledging kingdoms share the common dream of a united British kingdom; though they are unwilling to bend their own knee.
In this campaign setting, the struggle to unite the kingdoms of the British isle is primarily a fight between two human kingdoms, Gwynedd in the South and Moray in the North. Gwynedd is the kingdom ruled by the hand of the righteous King Aeden; it is backed by the Fey, or elves of Avalon. Moray is a Pictish Kingdom ruled by the battle-hardened King Ungus, and backed by the Seelie, the exiled dark elves who were wrongfully cast into the darkness of Underearth by the Fey. If the Fey and their allies are champions of chivalry and the light, then the Seelie and their allies are believers of liberation theology and are quite comfortable lurking in the dark.
The Camlann Chronicles will be a full color book of approximately 200 pages. It will include at least 10 pre-generated characters.
The Camlann Chronicles is comprised of two seasons. In Season 1, the players roleplay characters who are Knights of the Round Table or sages, advisers and retinue otherwise associated with King Aedan and his Fey allies. The key themes of Season 1 are collaborative problem solving, loyalty, honor, and quests. In Season 2, the players roleplay characters on the other side of the conflict, namely those who have aligned with King Ungus and his Seelie forces. The key themes of Season 2 are oppression, sacrifice, and liberation theology.