Noble's Handbook is a comprehensive supplement to Pendragon , the role-playing game of knights, honor, and intrigue in King Arthur's Britain. The book deepens the game's focus on nobility, court life, estates, and feudal relationships, and gives both players and gamemasters new opportunities to explore life beyond jousting and the battlefield.
All knights are nobles, but some rise higher than others through honor, inheritance, or political skill. The Noble's Handbook explores the complex world of titles, loyalties, and obligations in Arthur's kingdom, where power is not only won by the sword but also through alliances, stewardship, and influence.
The book introduces new ambitions for characters, such as becoming a mercenary captain, court knight or baron, as well as rules for governing estates and households. There is also extensive material on castles, sieges and how noble families are organized and function in everyday life.
In addition to this, the book contains new rules for female characters, pages and servants, more solo scenarios and even a system for breeding the perfect warhorse - completely in line with Pendragon's focus on legacy, generations and long-term campaign development.
Pendragon: Noble's Handbook is a valuable addition for groups looking to delve into the social and political side of Pendragon and create even richer stories in Arthurian Britain.
Content:
- Feudal titles, laws and obligations in Arthurian Britain
- New ambitions and career paths for knights
- Rules for goods, households and administration
- Material about castles and sieges
- Rules for governing a barony
- New options for female characters, pages, and retinues
- More solo scenarios and campaign tools
- Horse breeding and warhorse systems
