Historical magician Edward Kelley. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The manuscript for our upcoming supplement, 101 Adventure Frames in Enchanted England, is in revisions now. We’re on track for a Kickstarter launch in October of this year. In these adventures, characters will have a chance to cross paths—not always directly—with some of the famous and colorful characters from Elizabethan England. For example, in a quest for a missing grimoire (“A Book of Angels” by Timothy Ferguson), the player characters aren’t seeking out some generic grimoire: they’re seeking alchemist Edward Kelley’s Great Book. That adds a sense of relevance and atmosphere that’s difficult to attain in non-historical fantasy.
A brief biography of each historical character is included in an appendix. Here’s the current list of whose legacy, schemes, or treasures you are likely to come across in the adventures in this book!
Cecil, William
Drake, Francis
Dee, John
Grey, Jane
Grey, Katherine
Howard, Thomas
Kelley, Edward
Seymour, Edward
Seymour, Jane
Stowe, John
Stuart, Mary
Stuart, James
Tudor, Edward VI
Tudor, Elizabeth
Tudor, Henry VIII
Tudor, Mary
Walsingham, Francis
Wolsey, Thomas