Well, it's time for a new RPGPundit Presents, and I'm almost as proud of #101 as I was of Star Adventurer (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/308685/RPGPundit-Presents-100-Star-Adventurer)!
RPGPundit Presents #101: Tamlane (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/318344/RPGPundit-Presents-101-Tamlane)is a medieval-authentic adventure for Lion & Dragon (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226022/Lion--Dragon) or any other OSR or dnd-based RPG.
It's a faerie adventure based on an ancient folk tale. How ancient? Well, the most famous version of it is a poem/song that dates back to at least the start of the 16th century, but that probably means that the tale itself is at least a few centuries older than that. It's old enough that there are multiple English, Irish and Scottish versions of the story (probably welsh versions too).
The core of it has to do with a young daughter of an elderly knight, who ignores warnings and runs off to a wooded area where elves had been sighted. And she runs into one. Trouble ensues.
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There's the Fae Queen Titania, the Wild Hunt, a tithe that must be paid to Hell itself, and all kinds of other exciting things.
It's a story that has been told in faerie tale books in the UK for centuries, and later folk musicians made records with it:
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And in 1970 Roddy McDowell even made a really schlocky horror movie based on it:
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And now you can run this medieval authentic thriller for your players, thanks to RPGPundit Presents: Tamlane (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/318344/RPGPundit-Presents-101-Tamlane)! Available from DTRPG for just $2.99 right now!
Very cool. I am sure you could mine Chaucer, Boccacio and other medieval authors for stories that would make great Lion & Dragon adventures. Plus, there's numerous historical events of the era that could inspire adventures too, especially with a dusting of the fantastical.
Quote from: Spinachcat;1135921Very cool. I am sure you could mine Chaucer, Boccacio and other medieval authors for stories that would make great Lion & Dragon adventures. Plus, there's numerous historical events of the era that could inspire adventures too, especially with a dusting of the fantastical.
That's true, and a lot of the medieval-authentic adventures in L&D are already based on medieval history, legends or people.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1136407That's true, and a lot of the medieval-authentic adventures in L&D are already based on medieval history, legends or people.
For those of us who are insufficiently educated, do you match those adventures to their inspirational sources anywhere?
Quote from: RandyB;1136429For those of us who are insufficiently educated, do you match those adventures to their inspirational sources anywhere?
Well, not in the text itself, except for making it clear its an old medieval story. But a simple google search of "Tamlane" will in this case get you a ton of info. Other sources for adventure I've used are less common, but Tamlane or Tam Lin has been included in tons of fairy-tale books, in songs (including many songs in the 60s by English Folk or Folk-rock bands), and modern adaptations of various kinds.
dark albion...if i read this correctly frankish people are wiped out and replaced by bullywugs? and also arcadia, it would seem arcadia is rome or a roman proxy, i am compelled to ask why the use of arcadia rather than rome? is there something politically objectionable about calling them rome? what was your reasoning if any for using arcadia rather than simply rome?
Quote from: Slipshot762;1136734dark albion...if i read this correctly frankish people are wiped out and replaced by bullywugs? and also arcadia, it would seem arcadia is rome or a roman proxy, i am compelled to ask why the use of arcadia rather than rome? is there something politically objectionable about calling them rome? what was your reasoning if any for using arcadia rather than simply rome?
In my Dark Albion setting, the Frankish monarchy was wiped out, and replaced by the Frogmen, while the Frankish people themselves were essentially enslaved by them. I slightly changed the names of many of the european countries, to give them more of an alt-world feel, but if you don't want to do that it's very easy and obvious to just change the names back to what they're more commonly known as.