Hail and well met, Knight! Knight is a rules light storytelling and roleplaying game in the tradition of Arthurian romances. It is inspired by Welsh myths, a Once and Future King, and other fantastic tales of romantic chivalry. In this game, your players are knights. Perhaps they may be a valourous tourney knight, a skillful hunter, or a master of occult lore. Perhaps they are honourable to a fault, or a base churl, willing to do whatever is needed for the greater good. Each player have a house, a fief, and a family who support them, but have dreams and ambitions and stories of their own that affect the story. Whoever they create, your players are a part of Avalon - a fantastic land of magic and myth. They may slay monsters, drive back raiders, uncover sinister plots, woo a person on behalf of another to ensure an alliance, or die in a duel with their true love.
What binds your knights together is a symbol of hope - the High Queen, Caellia PenLlew. In a land beset by evils both large and small, will you be the knights that save Avalon?
This game is designed to welcome any who wish to strap on armour and fight for glory. There are no limitations in the setting or lore, with many types of faith, ideal, sexuality, and gender able to work within the setting. An important part of the game is their first character is not their last. This is a game of dynasty, and as the knights age, retire, or die, they will take on the mantle of the next heir of the house. Only after they have played three generation is the campaign over.
The Rules Knight is a simple, modern system that combines elements of Into the Odd with storytelling principles from Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark games. The rules are designed to be simple, fast, and require no referencing in play, and focus on player collaboration and narrative input. Resolution for conflict and amount of effect is fast, rolling only two dice, with players being involved in the narration of their actions.
Features of KNIGHT
- Straightforward, easy to understand rules that do not require referencing during moments of tension or action.
- A game about telling a story together, where all players contribute to build the world and people inside it who in turn becomes the focus of future adventures. A campaign set over multiple generations, where the stories are told over years and decades.
- A shared map created over the campaign to help build a world of knights, glory, and honour.
- Stunning and evocative art from classical painters to assist envisioning the isle of Avalon and it's people.
- A House sheet, where you create a map of your own fief and track the members of your household and the adventures they have.
- Optional index-card battle rules for those who like to play their battles out on the table.
- Multiple play styles - a 3 age campaign, an 80 year campaign, and solo play.
- Optional rules to help adjust for your table's needs.
- A Game for the story focused GM Knight is designed under modern, storytelling game principles of player involvement and collaboration.
- Running Knight is as simple as taking the intended action of the players, choosing the dice they will roll depending on the situation they are in, and using results of the dice to present a narrative.
Key differences from other games are - A mixture between more traditional adventuring and shared world creation, where players and GM roll on a table and tell stories about their dynasty which in turn create more adventures. A light prep system, where the players and GM share the responsibility for the actions and events of the NPCs of the world - again, prompting potential future quests and conflicts of interest that they have created - increasing the interest and focus at the table. The game is shared and collaborative with the GM's load, so there are many opportunities for players to take over the narrative to describe their actions. A campaign ending point that the game is building to, keeping the game focused and thematic for the setting of romantic chivalry.
