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dunlaing
04-08-2010, 01:53 AM
I haven't fully fleshed out what the entire Adventure would be, but the basics are this:

It's one of the last couple of years of the Anarchy Period. The knights are sent to meet a very young knight named Sir Kay to discuss a possible alliance between his lord and the countess to resist the Saxons. Along the way, they come across an oddly dressed man and woman running for their lives from a pack of redcaps and boggarts. The player knights presumably rescue the man and woman, who are presumably commoners (possibly merchants?). The man claims to be a "Doctor," which is apparently some sort of chirurgeon. The woman is uncommonly bold in her manner for a woman. The man asks to follow the knights. If they say yes, he goes with them. If they say no, he turns up later anyway.

The knights meet up with Kay, who is tending his wounds. He has no squire. He explains that he was attacked by boggarts who were relatively easily dispatched, but not before capturing his squire. The Doctor asks pointed questions about the squire, as if he knows that the squire is Arthur and will be King. He insists that the knights must go rescue the squire.

The squire has been taken deep into the woods to a faerie circle where Old Red Cap is holding a feast. He has the squire and a pair of damosels tied to large stones. If the knights hide and spy on the faeries, they learn that Old Red Cap intends to sell the squire to King Sauvage and eat the damosels for dessert. The Doctor's companion is quite sneaky and will try to sneak over to release the captives while the knights presumably ride into battle. The Doctor sets up a contraption of some sort that stuns Old Red Cap and holds him in place long enough for the knights to ride in and fight the other redcaps and boggarts. He can't perform the exorcism to kill Old Red Cap, but once the knights leave the faerie circle, he can cause his contraption to explode, knocking Old Red Cap out long enough for the knights to escape with Arthur and the damosels.

The Doctor is able to remove the elfstone from Arthur (and anyone else who might have one). He seems very excited to meet Arthur and pays little attention to anyone else once he's been rescued. The Doctor and his companion leave the knights after this. If the knights insist on following the Doctor and his companion, the knights will see them come to a village, enter a strange blue outhouse, and disappear.

Earl De La Warr
04-08-2010, 06:56 AM
A Terrible idea with an interesting story.

Nice. I might have to steal it sometime.

merlyn
04-08-2010, 11:47 AM
One of the last episodes of the original "Doctor Who" series revealed that the Doctor was, or would become, Merlin (it was in his future, but in the past of the Arthurian characters such as Morgan le Fay whom he encountered in that story). (He fits the archetype of Merlin well, too.)

DarrenHill
04-10-2010, 08:22 PM
I actually did have the doctor show up for a year (with amnesia at first) in my first KAP campaign. IIRC It was a few months later that the Doctor-as-Merlin story was broadcast, which was fun.

doorknobdeity
04-15-2010, 05:52 AM
Soon after receiving your new manor, you discover you have new neighbors. (http://www.glorantha.com/greg/q-and-a/ducks.html) They're open to trade, and though they have their own peculiar customs, the Slapfoot Duck tribe makes for a good neighbor.





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/doorknobdeity/6.jpg

dunlaing
06-16-2010, 04:37 AM
So I actually ran this last week.

I kept it subtle though. He called himself "The Chirurgeon" instead of "The Doctor." It went pretty well and I don't think the players actually realized who it was meant to be while playing. I imagine that once we give the people who were absent a recap, someone will figure it out though.

DarrenHill
06-16-2010, 08:51 AM
Cool - let us know of the penny drops during the recap.

Merlin
06-16-2010, 09:35 AM
Just catching up with this idea - you're right its so terrible that its wonderful. Love the subtle name change too. Do tell us what happens when they work it out.

I don't know about you, but I find it very easy to see the First Doctor as Merlin:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/First_Doctor_colour.jpg