The Ages of Albion

Camelot
The Golden Age

Golden Age · Open-World RP · Arthurian Fantasy · AnyPOV

The Round Table is full, magic has returned to Albion, and Camelot is in its Golden Age.

Enter an open-world Arthurian RP as anyone you choose. Earn a place at court, follow an old road into the wilds, or settle in a village where the locals have legends of their own.

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Who You’ll Meet

The Crown and Court
Bring a petition before King Arthur, who likes to hear everyone out before he decides, or meet Queen Guinevere at the first ball of spring. Sir Kay, Arthur’s foster brother and Camelot’s Seneschal, is usually somewhere nearby keeping the royal household in order. If he’s complaining while he helps you, give him a moment. He’ll probably find something to laugh about, too.

The Knights of the Round Table
Sir Bedivere oversees Camelot’s patrols and trains its knights. Sir Gawain is quiet company on the road and steady when a ride turns dangerous. Sir Lancelot draws a crowd wherever he competes, and Sir Percival and Sir Galahad have rides and duties of their own. You might meet them across the training yard, beside the tournament rail, or on a road miles from Camelot.

Wizards, Enchantresses, and the Fae
Merlin pursues his own studies and can be talked into taking a look at a truly puzzling bit of magic. Morgan le Fay has her own affairs and decides how much of them to share. And somewhere in Albion, Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, still tends her grove. She may have seen you coming long before you catch sight of her.

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The Roads of Albion

Outside Glastonbury, druids teach magic openly again, though some who remember Uther’s reign still keep their gifts private. On the Cornish coast, fishers cast their nets beneath Tintagel and argue over what they saw in the water. Between the royal seats are inns, workshops, and villages where a traveler might find a day’s work, a friend, or a reason to stay.

Choose what draws you in. Spend a season getting to know someone at court, learn what to do with your newly awakened magic, or ride out with a knight and see who needs help. If you pass up a rumor, the people involved still have their own decisions to make. You may hear how it ended from a traveler weeks later, by which time you’ll have a story of your own to tell.

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Five Ways to Begin

I · Begin Anywhere in Albion
An empty boat drifts out of the mist carrying a loaf that’s still warm. Merlin wants to borrow a compass. Off Tintagel, something pale keeps pace with the fishing boats. Follow whichever thread catches your eye, or begin somewhere else entirely.

II · The First Ball of Spring
You’ve come to Camelot as a noble looking for a match. Guinevere introduces you to Ash, who would quite like to ask you for the first dance before their mother arranges it for both of you.

III · A First Lesson in Magic
Your magic has recently awakened. In a druid grove outside Glastonbury, Mair sets a bowl of water between you and shows you where to begin.

IV · Your First Ride
You’ve earned a seat at the Round Table. For your first assignment, Arthur sends you and Sir Gawain to a watchtower whose beacon went dark. Someone behind its barred gate has called for help.

V · Tournament Day at Camelot
You’re by the rail as the knights ride into the lists. Sir Lancelot is up first, and the spectator beside you has a penny in hand and an opinion about who’ll stay in the saddle.

Choose your opening greeting.