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I've been sporadically lurking on this forum for a while, but this is my first post. I am a long time fan of KAP and 4th edition was one of my first rpg's.

Currently I am thinking of putting together a mini-campaign for Pendragon 5.1. I have a 4th edtion campaign on hiatus (running since 2001) since moving last year, but an opportunity to play Pendragon not be missed and i will have an interested player visiting soon.

What i'm thinking is focusing on a five year period late in the GPC (Grail og Twilight period) somewhat away from the main action at Camelot and Arthur. My current idea is placing this mini-campaign in Britanny towards the end of the civil wars in France (553-558) and focusing on resistance in Britanny to the French. Themes like averting war through personal heroics, political intrigue and/or negotiations with some romance sprinkled on top appeals to the player in question.

Some quick and dirty research on the history of Brittany (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brittany) revealed that there was resitance to the Carolingnians in the 9th century and even an alliance with Viking raiders. I was planning on using this as a backdrop to the campaign.

On top of this i have a few questions:

Is there any information in a Pendragon product about Brittany in the later periods of the campaign? I have not been able to find any, but my collection is mostly 4th ed books and i don't have many of the later 5th editions books (except the Book of Knights and Ladies and the GPC).
Is there something fan-made? I searched this forum, but maybe there is something "out there" that i have not been able to find.
Anyone else have experience using Pendragon in a mini-campaign like the one i have outlined? Any special considerations to be aware of? (As i grow older i find starting long-term campaigns, a forte of KAP, very daunting. Still i don't want to give up my favorite RPG.


Any response to any of these questions would be greatly appriciated :)

As far as I know, if you have the 4th Edition, you pretty much have all the Brittany material that there is. The Book of Knights and Ladies adds some regional modifiers, I think, but those are minor considerations.

As for running a mini-campaign, it depends a lot on the pacing. Are you looking to keep to the Pendragon 1 adventure per session per year model, or are you going to scene the five years in more detail? If the latter, you might consider giving the experience check rolls after each session (or adventure or season), just to ensure that the characters have some chance to grow. I'd probably would not touch the Winter Phase itself, since multiplying the yearly trainings might make for a too steep advancement curve... I might give double the training, though. Sure, they'd advance faster, but they'd be just 5 extra years ahead by the end of the campaign, and that is still OK and would give differentiation by the end of the campaign.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

There's not much on Brittany in Fifth Edition, but I will point out that in the later periods Vannetais characters have a Hate (Brittany) passion in addition to their usual Hate (French).

Traditional Breton history, however, reveals a few things. King Melaiu (of Leon) was killed by his brother, along with his son, after which it is likely Leon disintegrates and is absorbed by Cournailles. Cournailles itself would by the Grail Epoch by ruled by Duke Hoel's son Tewdwr, who was in conflict with Macliau, King of Vannetais, for Brittany. Then there' Domnonie. The ruler of that region would be Riwal's descendant Judhael. Judhael was raised by Mark after his father Jonas died, but Mark grew afraid of Judhael's popularity among the Bretons and tried to kill him, causing the prince to flee to King Clothaire's court - also Mark is the one who killed Jonas.

So that means that Brittany is divided in three factions during the Grail and Twilight periods - A "Cornwall" faction of Duke Tewdwr (backed by Mark and in turn backing him and later Mordred), a "French" faction of Prince Judhael (backed by King Clothaire), and an Independent faction of King Macliau.

Hope that helps with some ideas