The Bastard of Camelot
Your child will be the undoing of Camelot.
Born under an ominous prophecy, you are the incestuous bastard of King Arthur and Morgana Le Fay. Will you fulfill the prophecy, or rebel?
Be the villain they expect you to be, or the hero they don’t- be remorseful or unapologetic, make your destiny or be Morgana’s tool of revenge.
Arthur can’t have any more children, making you the sole Pendragon's blood heir. As a Pendragon, you have the power of dragons. It's the only dragon blood line out of four that has survived, bloodlines that started as a way to create peace between humans and dragons by allowing the former to speak and understand their language, communicate telephatically, summon fire and grow a scale armor.
The Bastard of Camelot is a series of text-based interactive fiction inspired by Arthurian Legends, following Mordred as they become a Knight of the Round Table, and shape the fate of Camelot.
The game focuses on relationships and is character driven.
Note: The game is a work in progress; the current, public demo you can access here contains the prologue and four complete chapters.
Content Warning
The protagonist is a child of incest, and the story deals with the topics of incest, rape and abuse.
Features
- Choose Mordred’s gender: choose their sex assigned at birth, with the freedom to explore their gender identity as they grow up
- This time, it's up to you how Mordred's story goes: be a villain, a hero or reluctantly caught up in the fate of a kingdom
- 7 romances
- Have a dragon companion, your closest friend
Romance options:
- Gawain Alistair - Sir Kay’s son. He has brown messy hair and matching eyes, warm beige complexion. He's cheerful, talkative and kind, with a penchant for trouble. Knight of the Round Table and bard. A year older than Mordred.
- Elaine Beauregard - the youngest child of the Duke of Astolat, your brother’s ex-betrothed turned knight. Wavy golden blonde hair, brown eyes and rosy beige complexion. Brave, stubborn and adventurous, Elaine is determined to become a Knight of the Round Table. A year older than Mordred.
- Galahad du Lac - Sir Lancelot’s son. Blonde hair, violet gray eyes and a tanned complexion. Aloof and guarded, he's fiercely protective of the people he cares about, with a gentler side peeking through. He's trying to live up to the expectations of everyone, as the son and squire of the Champion Knight. He hates you. Two years older than Mordred.
- Nimue Wyllt - Merlin’s daughter and apprentice. Straight brown hair, green eyes, golden brown complexion. Mysterious, devious and composed, she's a powerful sorceress. It’s hard to tell how much you can trust her, and she keeps her emotions close to her chest. Three years older than Mordred.
- Isac Meier - the Rebel Queen's son. Curly black hair, blue eyes, ivory complexion. Easygoing, brazen and reckless, he's loyal to the rebels' cause. Still, that doesn’t stop him from being friendly - and even possibly more than that - with Mordred. Four years older than Mordred.
- Sophie Ezzo - the heir of the neighboring kindgom. Tight, corkscrew curls in shades of dark brown, amber eyes and dark, warm brown complexion. Clever, determined and affable, Sophie wishes to take the throne and better her kingdom, but the Council of Nobles prefer her carefree twin. Same age as Mordred.
- Agravain Rivlin - gender selectable. Knight of the Round Table and bastard of a noble. Black hair, black eyes, russet brown complexion. They want to prove themselves and spite their abusers by becoming a powerful knight, but their desire for success is underlined by a thirst for revenge. Sweet and keen but turns brash to hide vulnerability. A year younger than Mordred.
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Development log
- Demo and developtment updateAug 10, 2024
- Demo updateNov 30, 2023
- Demo patch (bug fixes)Aug 01, 2023
- Merlin brings you an exciting vision of the future!Jun 02, 2023
- Another bug fix! (and some tweaks)May 15, 2023
- Bug fixMay 07, 2023
- Demo updateMar 27, 2023
- Chapter 3 completeNov 22, 2022
Comments
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Does anyone have any news on the author? Last I heard she was suffering from a health problem on her hands, I wonder if they're ok.
I love love love how much the interactions are affected by your past choices! You really get to shape your own character and the story responds in a way that feels natural
Lance and Arthur are so fucking..
For a few seconds i thought you didn't finish your sentence. Then I realized.
and guin sits in the cuck chair. obviously
I like this alot, sometimes made me cry because of the position of the mc or maybe because I relate to them. So so so so well written, very very interesting. I know you put all your effort in this, I can tell by the writing. I wish you goodluck on your progress!
ALSO WE LOVE KITTIES!! :3
This is honestly better than I expected, those reddit comments do NOT play when it comes to IF recs. Off topic, what if we could romance a dragon
this is so good! Love Elaine so much!
This is a really fun twine game!
Any news on the progress in chapter 5? I was kinda assuming there might would be an update in early October nonetheless i am sure it's going to turn out as perfection..take your time and do let us know if there is any progress UwU
hi, I encounter some error in chapter 5 at the choice where Morgana want us to learn about Elaine and the last choice “"I'll talk to her, to get to know her," you say carefully, "but I don't know if I want to play spy." It feels underhanded.”
I don’t know what this is all about but I want to let you know!
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lovely story! The angst and turmoil is so well written
just a small opinion: chapters 4 and 5 feels like the game is pushing Elaine onto you too hard, forcing you to be interested and befriend her even if it’s not romantic. It’s either spend time with Elaine or pages and pages of info dump, it’s kinda boring for players that have no interest in her. It would be great to have more of the other ROs as option to hang out, or even some other characters.
haha poor Gareth, Mordred seems to unintentionally hog the attention of their mother, and their uncle (or father-uncle in our case), and can go after the poor fellow's betrothed too - even if he's pretty nice about it all right now.
Great story so far, can't wait for the rest of chapter 5!! and justice for Gareth, best brother
Gods... I hope the rest of the story drops soon, otherwise I might implode in expectation. Goodjob llama! You've written a story worthy of Camelot!
this is easily THE best IF i have ever read. the amount of talent, skill, and creativity that has gone into this is genuinely astounding. i love this IF, but i cant help but hate that i have to wait to read more. anyways, im definitely looking forward to the next update.
side note: gawain route supremacy forever!!!!
Not to seem unappreciative of the work you put in your work and the astounding skill you get it,i can't help but feel a bit impatient..this whole storyline you have created is soo enticing and trust when i say i am not doing empty flattery when i say,you have just created a masterpiece,soo i was wondering if there is going to be a hypothetical date that will announce when the next update arrives,it kinda will clam my excited nerves down a bit as i will know that i will have something to look forward to and be patient for,i am not asking you to provide a clear date,as i know that you are putting your all into it as can be seen from your writing but a hypothetical date..if possible
So. I just had to say, that this IF hooked me so bad, it was in my mind for the last 15 days straight, with no competition at all, even though I tried so hard to get inspired by sth new.
Well. Now I began this story anew - for the third time ☝🏻❤️
The song Modred’s lullaby reminds me of this so well.
I searched up the song because of this comment, I'm happy to say you are absolutely right.
Yes! The song perfectly shows the manipulation by Morgan onto Modred and I admit, I had Modred play into the role of a loyal and obedient child to Morgan in this because I was reminded of that song. It's such a fitting theme song for Morgan for this twine I love it so much!
I frickin love that song. ❤️
Oh my god I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I do! I'd say this is my current favorite game of the year! I'm so excited and eagerly awaiting new updates!
Pros:
Fixes To Make:
Overall this game is wonderful, I highly recommend others play it, and Llamagirl should be proud of the work they have created! <333
I love the world you've built! The characters are so complex, it's simply amazing❤️ I love how every RO we've Met so far has a unique personality and feels authentic. Though I might add that I'm too ivested in Galahads route to really consider any of the other's with more than Just curiosity. For me Galahads reactions to an innocent and kind Mordred are everything! I love his path of Independence he's taking, how he just melts more and more and becomes more than this imitation of his dad.
Awesome update in chapter 5 hoping for more anxiously.
danced with my worst enemy, my day has been made <3
jaw dropped when i checked in for an update, I cannot get enough
I love this game so much, I think I have replayed it more than the amount of stars in the known universe lol
though I do want to ask if we can have a mordred who doesnt want to be a knight, my interest has been piqued ever since Robin asked us about way back when
also I'd die for my Dragon. No questions asked
There are choices where you can be less enthusiastic about being a knight and merely doing it because it's expected of you.
The way I absolutely LOST it when we get to see Galahad again, and even more so in the scenes that followed! Absolutely love the world you're depicting piece by piece so far, and also enjoying the variety of ways we can play around with relationships, especially with regards to Morgana! In love with your writing, I hope to always be pleasantly surprised by the subtlety of it <3
There's a minor bug in the demo:
The problem is, $water_magic is a numerical value of Mordred's skill. This check should be instead testing variable $water_study
edit: a bit more serious error -- there's a number of situations where the game adjusts variable $shy but the problem is, this variable is never defined in the first place. So all these adjustments do nothing, and any checks for value of this variable are bound to fail. Perhaps the game should be adjusting variable $confident in these cases?
Well, I created this account only to comment here and tell you: Thank you. For writing this beautiful game, for making these memorable characters, for all the touches of humor and for everything you have done and keep doing. Thanks for the update. And I hope you get well soon. Patiently waiting for more. This series is the best I have ever played. ( Thanks for creating Nimue.
My Mordred is definitely torn between Elaine and Galahad. 🤣
IK! I tried to charm the little brat but he won't fall and I can figure out how to replace our brother in the dang wedding.
well tbh i litterly cant define the inner shouting of joy going inside me when i saw there has been an update,although i fell well perhaps ufairly feel a bit disheartend seeing as how small the update seemed or it is just me,but it was still exciting...i hope there was more dioluges for modred converstion with merlin like i hoped that they would have properly interacted at the whole forced marriage thing,i would have abosultely relished saying a few words to him about being a father himself and enjoying the privilage of joy that comes with a family yet stealing that from modred with mere prophices to justify it,on top of it having nerve to show him his pethatic smile,i almost lothe him as much as morgana and i would sooners wipe that smile of his face with a washing broom then giving him the pleasentry and decency of a smile cant we just kill him? like murder was the thing on my mind when modred met him,i saw red lol,your writting is litterly soo enthrilling and captiviating,it just put you in a position where you apply what modred feels to yourself.espacially if you can relate to him some ways all too differntly...its certinaly written expecatinaly well,the writing initself and the chracters in a way all but feel seduactive grasping your intrest at the whole plot and desire to seek retribution for modred,very much soo by trapping merlin into his own viscious web of misrey he declare upon others fate he knows nothing about,just like a whim not even regretful...ehh this almost feel like he did somthing personal to offend me profoundly which i guess is fair since the whole personality of the chracter he plays in modred,arthuer and morgaana life,all but a leech obessive,ifuiated and power hungry perhaps unintentaionlly soo,thinking of him as the justified one in his actions while not realizing what angony he condemns others,almost feel pity and for nimune having a cruel selfish and callous monster for a father maybe even slight guilt for my modreds indiffernce to her but given her close relationship with merlin,it feels hard not to imagine modred either numb or brash towards her.i prefer the numb for my modred as long as i feel unaware wether nimue knows about modred true parentery or not and her fathers path in being the criminal who did modred a wrong that cant be done right by any words,but pain for pain not as vengence but retribution and justice,forgiveness for sake of ownself yet not forgetfulness seeking retrubtion but not letting it take over
Love the characters, the writing, the choices… everything. Very well done and I keep coming back to replay it. Thank you for the update and please continue taking care of yourself. I will always come back here to support this lovely story!
which part of the stats page tells how easily Modred cries?
Hey! Once the full game is finished, will it cost money and if so, how much?
Just realized I asked this question before, lol, sorry about that
Replayed from the beginning. God this IF is such a masterpiece. As always, I'm almost more invested in just the relationship with Arthur then any ros. lol. But I did so much adore Gally and especially the dance at the end of the demo. And darn you, Gawain! You are the best/worst wingman ever. xD
This choice leads to a blank screen
"She's a lovely person," you say, if only to accrue favor with the siblings. "I could see us becoming friends."
Wait is gawain wearing a dress or not im so confused😭
I think its one of those coats with a really long coat-tail. Which...actually fits his unique flare. xD
new update was fire. loved antagonizing galahad 10/10
NEW UPDATE!!!!! I replayed the whole thing from the start, oh my god its so good!!
ME AND GALLY DANCED YES BITCHES ITS THE BEST DAY EVERRRRRR I LOVE THE UPDATE
WAIT WHAT THE UPDATE IS ALREADY THERE
sooooo hypothetically what would happen if i decide to pick the heart options for all of them?
The oblivious romance options give me great merriment.