If it looks like "Green Knight" is finally taking off, I have only the best fans and friends in the world to thank. The faire would not have come together anywhere nearly as quickly as it has if it had not been for Dustin Wright who put me in touch with Dan Reardon, who envisioned the entire event and put the entertainment program together, plus Gail Fennell-Timmons of Works 'N Progress and her staff.

In my mind's eye, I had thought of holding a faire like this "some time in the future." In no way had I anticipated it falling so neatly into place. I hope we have good weather, and wonderful crowds!

Meanwhile, for the "core" of the product line, the books and games, there is a lot to do. Deadlines may slip if it takes too long to get someone on staff full-time, but the good news is, as my own personal motto and mantra expresses, "It's all going to happen." Charlie Krank & Eric Rowe have been doing a great job on keeping things moving through the production train.

At the same time, I wanted to pass along thanks to Liam Routt. With the exciting positional offer to someone full-time in the San Francisco Bay Area as the Pendragon Line Developer comes the departure of Liam, who will be pursuing other projects.

Liam, working in Australia on a part-time basis, helped put together the last several number of roleplaying books, including work on the twin "Tales" adventure books and "Saxons" as well. He has done nothing short of a yeoman's job through all the transition of the line from Chaosium to Green Knight, and his contributions shall always be remembered fondly.

At this point, it's time to take a look ahead to the next chapters of the tale. It's not a question of whether "King Arthur Pendragon" is going to be wildly successful, it's more a matter of when.

As the months progress, there will be more news. I have a few more roleplaying products already being envisioned for later in 1999, and at least three more fiction works. All told, that will be at least one dozen products this year (not including t-shirts or other miscellaneous items), or roughly, one a month.

I'm going to pause before committing more products to the schedule right now. The reason being is simple: the next part is up to you, the Pendragon public.

If you like what all these authors, editors, artists, designers, freelancers, performers and other artisans are creating, if you appreciate the value of bringing the Arthurian myths to kids and adults alike in these books, games and other formats, and if you like the direction this company is heading in... You can help.

Even if you have a stack of games in your own closet... if you are a "one of each, please" customer (someone for whom I will always be grateful), you can still help by adding someone else to your own local Round Table. A birthday present, a public demo at your local hobby shop, an after-school program for teens. (And, if you don't have "one of each," well, it's time to start your collection, eh?)

More than anything else, I'd just like to see more Pendragon being played.

At Dundracon, Rachel Elwell ran a wonderful couple of adventures. Her spirit and enthusiasm were so tremendous, by the end of the convention, she could march up and down the halls, and if she cried out "God save the Pendragon!" she would be met with a rousing and loud chorus in response from her friends and newfound fans she had converted at the game.

It put a great smile on my face, and sent a shudder up my spine.

"God save the Pendragon!"

Indeed! My thanks to all, and more good news for you next month.