England Setting

England in 1066 is a place of pure chaos, with invading armies, a king elected out of convenience by the witan, and the cultural divides of the isles coming to a head anything is possible. There are events and moments in human history where the paths of possibility branch in countless ways and this is one of them. Tostig Godwinson, the King’s brother whose tyranny in Northumbria almost led their family to ruin, has fled to Norway and convinced the Norwegian monarch to set sail across the North sea with a great army. William the bastard is a man as ambitious as he is capable. He was promised the throne by Edward the confessor just like every other man in England, but unlike them he has the army to back it up. And of course there is Herald Godwinson and his brothers who support him. The Godwinsons are a family who, although they are powerful, are very recent. Much like many of the recent nobility they were given their power by King Cnut. These great and powerful men all seek the throne of England and the great power it brings, but only one will sit on it in the end. Their armies are great along, but it is the Dukes and Earls of England who could be that which changes the tide. England is not a centralized country and much of its power does not fall under the king. A promise here, a threat there, who knows what such things could do to this balance of power. Yet the battle for the throne is only the first chapter of this story. Fighting a war is simple, ruling a kingdom is not. When the throne sits firmly upon the new king he must go about gaining the loyalty of his vassals, dealing with the ever turbulent and hostile Scots, and placating the Welsh and the emerald isle. This is a chance to see history follow the route we know or see it branch off in an infinite number of paths. What character will you play in the Fate of England? What deeds will you have and will your family last the test of time as one anointed to rule other men, or be lost to the ancient pages of history? This is a scenario that is as complex as it is iconic. 

At least 3 sessions