The Perfect Game That Almost Vanished: Pendragon

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What makes a tabletop RPG truly perfect? Not just popular or commercially successful, but flawlessly designed where every element fits together so seamlessly you can't imagine it any other way? Greg Stafford's King Arthur Pendragon stands as one of those rare masterpieces – a game that transcended traditional RPG design to create something genuinely literary and transformative.
Ready to experience the holy grail of RPGs? Join us as we explore how this revolutionary game changed what roleplaying could achieve and why, decades later, it remains utterly transformative for those who discover it.

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HOSTS: Iain Wilson, Steve McGarrity, Jason Downey
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TITLE, BREAK & CLOSEOUT MUSIC: Xylo-Ziko (Find them on their web page).

Chapters

1. Introduction to Pendragon (00:00:00)

2. The Revolutionary Trait System (00:03:07)

3. Winter Phase and Generational Play (00:08:59)

4. Pendragon's Publishing Troubles (00:12:10)

5. The Great Pendragon Campaign (00:17:23)

6. Sixth Edition Controversies (00:21:34)

7. Pendragon's Legacy and Future (00:24:34)

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