(RPG PDF Spotlight) Pendragon: Noble's Handbook

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Nobles Handbook

Pendragon Supplement by Chaosium

Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown

What's Inside

The Pendragon: Noble's Handbook expands the core game experience with a wealth of character options, subsystems, and expansion to the popular Winter Phase.

Expand Your Setting

The Pendragon: Noble's Handbook includes a detailed look at the complex web of feudal titles and obligations, and systems of justice and punishment, in Arthur’s Britain. The book also covers Rules for managing and improving your manorial holdings, alongside in-depth discussion of the structure of noble households, rules and lore for Castles, and all-new Siege Assault mechanics.

Player-Knight Options

New mechanics for Ambitions for knights to aspire to, including Captain of Mercenaries, Courtier Knight, Daughter of Boudicca, and Queen’s Knight. The Pendragon: Noble’s Handbook also includes new rules for creating Player-ladies, maids, and pages, as well as mechanics for ruling a barony, and becoming a baron.

The Pendragon: Noble’s Handbook enriches the Winter Phase downtime period with new mechanics, while covering additional player-focused rules such as the Great Pendragon Market: everything from the ordinary to the opulent, including gems, jewels, spices, horse tack, and foodstuffs of every description. The book also includes expanded Solo Scenarios and a system for breeding the perfect warhorse!

The Pendragon Noble’s Handbook is an invaluable resource for Players and Gamemasters alike, expanding the scope of the game. This book requires either the Pendragon Starter Set or the Pendragon Core Rulebook to use.

Nobles Handbookis available through DriveThru RPG in PDF.