KnightSHIFT

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KnightSHIFT is a SHIFT RPG Supplement that includes:

• Nearly 70 pages of new content
• Suggestions for using SHIFT RPG mechanics in a classic fantasy Knight world
• Some essays about how to run the game better
• Three pieces of original art created especially for this game by TheCinnyRoll
• 32 pieces of public domain art that I found on Wikimedia Commons
• 25 Brand New Focus Traits for the SHIFT RPG focused on being a Knight with a capital K
• 17 new Techniques for the SHIFT RPG
• 7 New Pack Traits for the SHIFT RPG
• A special Anthem Technique that all Knights have access to, allowing you to set the music to your coolest moments
• Suggestions for creating brand-new Environmental Traits, never before seen in SHIFT RPG
• Suggestions for how to run legacy campaigns where players change characters over time as their old characters retire and move on

KnightSHIFT is a TTRPG using the SHIFT TTRPG system about knights who earn their living during tournament season by travelling across the kingdom to perform in various competitions. 

Each tournament is broken down into different scenes showing key events that occur over the course of the tournament days. Culminating in the evening's final games, award ceremonies, and a capstone banquet and ball to honor the competitors. 

Players will take on the roles of competing knights, describing their feats of Prowess, Gallantry, and Guile. Over the course of a tournament, they will work their way through the rankings, spar with friends and rivals alike, and tend to their equipment. Over the course of the tournament season they will amass the coin they need for the offseason, court potential romantic matches, and cement their legacy as competitors. 

Inspiration:

A Knights Tale (obviously)
Don Quixote
Various King Arthur Retellings
Various Robin Hood Retellings
The Princess Bride
Gladiator
Fable (the video game series)
The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Launch Cinematic and various fan-made music videos using the cinematic. 

This work is Human-made. No Generative AI was used in researching, writing, editing, publishing, or any other step in creating this work.

Artwork: This document includes illustrations by thecinnyroll. It also includes Public Domain artwork. There is a list of artwork used for reference at the end of this document.

A Note On Politics: This game is political. All games are political. If you want to pretend that your medieval fantasy game filled with feudalistic societies where conquerors oppress peasants is not political, this game might not be for you. 

Other RPG Inspirations: Pendragon, Mythic Bastionland