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The Vengeful Giant, Part 1 | Pendragon: Under an Iron Sky | Chaosium

March 17, 2026·2 hr 6 min·5 clips

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Romans and old technology kick off the table chatter. The aside soon turns practical: can Fiona speak freely in front of knights and a noblewoman? Courtesy becomes the rule that matters. A roll decides what etiquette allows, because rank has real weight in this room. Fiona passes. She learns the knights outrank her, though her wealthy family gives her enough standing to speak if she does it carefully. The noblewoman is harder. Questions should go through the knights, not straight across the room as if manners are just decoration. The table takes that ruling and keeps moving. Fiona chooses tact. She suggests that giants might be real, then points the group toward Lord Roberts as the person who should decide what aid they offer. Quiggan presses on the giant question. Fiona says she has been taught they exist, even if almost no one sees them anymore. The mood stays loose, with a joke about everyone seeming like giants to Fiona keeping the familiar rhythm of jab, reply, and contained laughter. The stakes still land. If giants are real, this is more than rumor. It is a problem tied to rank, obligation, and who gets to speak. Robert's mother comes up as another possible source of counsel, keeping the scene centered on authority and careful words.

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A courtly Pendragon setup turns etiquette, station, and possible giants into lively actual-play friction.

A Pendragon table leans into courtly problem-solving: who gets to speak, who must be approached through the proper channels, and whether the trouble ahead might really involve a giant.

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When giant rumors meet courtly etiquette and the table keeps volleying sharp one-liners.

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