Kevin C. Wong

Pendragon Campaign - Character Generation


GURPS Pendragon Character Sheet v5 - Character generation uses the standard King Arthur Pendragon character sheet, with some modifications.

Traits


  1. Underline Religious Traits
  2. Set Religious Traits to 13
  3. Set Valorous to 15
  4. Set one Trait of your choice to 16
  5. Set other Traits so that opposing Traits balance out to 20 (10/10 if neither Trait has been set yet)


Religion            Associated Traits

Roman Christian     Chaste, Forgiving, Merciful, Modest, Temperate
British Christian   Chaste, Energetic, Generous, Modest, Temperate
Pagan               Generous, Energetic, Honest, Lustful, Proud


Passions

  1. Set starting values
    • Homage: Sworn oath to a primary lord, who takes precedence above other fealties
    • Fealty: Pledge of obedience to a lord, usually in return for a manor or other great gift
  2. Allocate three points among any Passions


Passion         Starting Value

Homage (Liege)  Vassal Knight = 15; Household Knight = 2d6+6; Homeless Knight = 2d6
Fealty (Lord)   3d6 + 1d3 per manor granted + 1 per 1L of annual income
Love (Family)   1st offspring = 15; others = 2d6 + 7 - (offspring number), min 2d6 for 7th or later offspring.
Hospitality     15
Honor           15
Hate (Saxons)   3d


Attributes [120 GURPS XP]

  1. Attributes start at 10.
  2. Distribute 12 Attribute Points amongst the Attributes. Maximum Attribute is 14.
  3. [Note: No adjustment for young characters as it's too fiddly keeping track of future Attribute Points.]


Attribute   Cost

ST          1 Attribute Point
DX          2 Attribute Points
IQ          2 Attribute Points
HT          1 Attribute Point


Secondary Attributes

  • Sword Damage: This is based on ST only. The table below is for sword damage. Knife does -3 compared to sword and lance does 2d+3 imp from a charger.
  • Basic Move: As per table below. (DX+HT/4) x 0.15, round down.
  • Hit Points: Equal to ST.
  • Dodge: As per table below. (DX+HT)/4+1, round down.
  • Block: Shield skill /2 + 5.

Sword Damage


ST  Swing Damage    ST  Swing Damage    ST  Swing Damage
10  1d+1 cut        14  2d+1 cut        18  3d+1 cut
11  1d+2 cut        15  2d+2 cut        19  3d+2 cut
12  1d+3 cut        16  2d+3 cut        20  3d+3 cut
13  2d cut          17  3d cut          21  4d cut


Basic Move and Dodge


DX + HT   Basic Move    Dodge     DX + HT   Basic Move    Dodge
40-43         6           11      28-31         4           8
36-39         5           10      24-27         3           7
32-35         4            9      20-23         3           6


Advantages [82 GURPS XP]


You don't need to write these down. These are the standard Knightly advantages which should be obvious from playing King Arthur Pendragon. Most bonuses are already figured into the rest of the rules.

  • Vassal Knight is Status 3 [15] and Comfortable Wealth [10]
  • Knights can Claim Hospitality (Other Knights) [10]
  • Knights have Combat Reflexes [15], this gives: +1 Active Defense, +2 Fright Checks, +2 Initiative
  • Cymri have Hight Pain Threshold [10], this gives: no shock penalties, +3 to avoid knockdown/stunning, +3 to resist torture and ignore pain
  • Knights have Legal Enforcement Powers (Knight) [15]
  • Knights have Legal Immunity (Knight + Chivalric Code) [5]
  • PC Knights have Luck (Powered by Chips, Activated by Passions) [3]
  • PC Knights start with 2 Chips [2]
  • Knights are Illiterate [-3]

Skills [73 GURPS XP]


Natural Skills (Climb, Jump, Sneak, Throw, Running) are set at DX+0 or HT+0 and cannot be raised. [9] You don't need to write this down.

Skills are raised using Skill Points. Each skill has a Default skill level, a skill level after spending one Skill Point, and increases by one skill level for each Skill Point spent. Greatest benefit is spending the first Skill Point on a skill. See the Skills page for reference.

As a reminder, GURPS Skill 12 is 75% success rate, so equivalent to KAP Skill 15.

With the following Skill Point allocations, all skills can be raised from default to first Skill Point. No non-default level skill may be raised above skill 12.

  1. Set these skills to first Skill Point level: First Aid, Battle, Horsemanship, Sword, Lance, Shield [24]. Note that Shield is a new Knightly skill.
  2. Put 8 Skill Points into any skills [32]. Max skill level is 12 but you can always put one point into a default-level skill.
  3. Add two Skill Points to your Family Characteristic (KAP v5.2 p.43) skill [8]. This CAN raise your skill higher than 12.

Add a line somewhere for your Block score: Block = (Shield skill / 2, round down) + 5

Glory


Starting Glory is 1000 (for knighthood) + 1/10 best parent's Glory (or 6d6+150 if you don't know parent Glory).

Equipment


You only have to write down extra equipment. All knights have:

  • Chain Mail (DR 5)
  • Medium Shield (DB 2)
  • Broadsword (sword damage)
  • Knight (sword-3 damage)
  • Lance (2d+3 imp charger damage)
  • Spear for hunting (dmg: doesn't matter as you don't fight with this!)
  • Bow for hunting (dmg: doesn't matter as you don't fight with this!)
  • Charger, 2 rouncys, and a sumpter
  • Squire

Family Heirloom


If this is the first character of a non-PC family line then he/she gets a healing potion (1d, no complications). Otherwise they get an item passed down from PC parent.