This Week’s post looks at what happens between Seasons in Mythic Bastionland.
Mythic Bastionland assumes that you’ll advance through the Seasons, and likely through the Ages, seeing your Knights grow old and maybe die a peaceful death.
The Seers know, but don’t trust them to warn you
In terms of what happens between the end of a session and the start of a new Season or Age, it’s left quite loose. You get this table.
And of course there are Spark tables for the Referee to draw on. These ones in particular are handy.
And maybe this middle one when you become Old.
I turn 40 in a couple of weeks, so I’m studying this one carefully.
Knights also get to choose an activity between Seasons and Ages, but what if want to inject a slightly more concrete random event thing?
Let's go. We'll just do between Seasons today. These aren't really meant to be played out in full, you just discuss what happened as a group when you move to a new Season.
Some of these call for specific Spark Tables found in the book.
Between Season Events
Each Knight rolls d66:
11. An old Knight offers you their longsword (2d8) if you pledge to train their grandchild as a squire.
12. A random Seer of the Realm is dying and summoned to you ask them one last question.
13. You become ill, roll an ailment.
14. You are assigned an important role at a wedding.
15. The ruler of a nearby holding has openly spoken ill of you.
16. While camping, one of your weapons, shields, or pieces of armour was stolen.
21. A messenger from a distant realm brings news, with a loose connection to you.
22. Your steed suddenly dies.
23. Local farmers provide you with sustenance.
24. A merchant from a neighbouring realm provides you with stimulant.
25. A band of pilgrims offer you sacrament.
26. Somebody close to you becomes ill, roll an ailment.
31. You learn of a new Landmark in the Realm. Roll and place it randomly.
32. You witness a ghost from your past.
33. You meet a travelling part. Roll SPI. If you pass, they write a complimentary song about you, granting 1 Glory. If you fail they mock you, losing 1 Glory until you prove them wrong.
34. You meet a new successor, potentially more promising than your own if you have one.
35. You meet a potential romantic partner. Pass a SPI Save to see if the affection is mutual.
36. You indirectly cause a great fire, wiping out a hex of forest or other greenery.
41. A visiting Knight wishes to duel you.
42. You discover a raiding party from a neighbouring Realm.
43. You stumbled upon a wild beast. It gave you a Scar (d12) before leaving you for dead. Any Virtue loss caused by this is still active at the start of the next Season.
44. A wandering Seer from a distant Realm offers you cryptic guidance.
45. You learn the location of a legendarily powerful longsword (3d8 hefty), but it's in the most inconvenient place.
46. You encounter a Knight sworn to an enemy Realm, but they're pleading for sanctuary and passage to the Seat of Power.
51. You are called to adjudicate between a truthful but vindictive ruler and a dishonest but desperate vassal.
52. You learn of a secret Drama in court.
53. A Seer personally calls you for a Task.
54. You are at the centre of a new Conflict between two holdings.
55. You witness a Wonder in a hex near to your most significant holding.
56. You dream of an Otherworld.
61. You are accused of a crime you did not commit.
62. You are swept up within a peoples' revolt in the Realm.
63. You find a band of artisans from a distant Realm. You escort them to set up shop in a holding.
64. You offended a strange hermit and they swore a curse upon you. Seers predict grave things for you.
65. You are with a random ruler as they die suddenly.
66. A ruler abandons their holding, calling you to aid in establishing a new ruler.
Dying Earth Catalogueare running another event, this time in Leicester, where I’ll be speaking, selling, and possibly running Mythic Bastionland inside a castle
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Over on Patreon I turn my eye to what happens between Ages in Mythic Bastionland.
Following on from last week, here are some events that might happen between Ages.
Roll d66 for each Knight.
11. You suffered a great failure and must re-pledge your Oath in order to retain your Knighthood.
Expect the full post here and on the blog next week.
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