Between the accidental incest, the dragons, and the farcical aquatic ceremonies, King Arthur‘s reign was a real rollercoaster and a half, but at least he never had an Ursula. In Sovereign Tower, the turn-based “Round Table management RPG” from Wild Wits Games, Ursula is one of the knights you can recruit to send on quests around a downfallen fantasy kingdom.
Ursula has a shrewd mind and a nose for the arcane, making her a fine choice in theory for missions that involve stolen grimoires and talking wheels of cheese. But she is also a creepy little git with no sense of responsibility. She hates when I ask her to do anything “diplomatic”, like attending village fetes. She hates retrieving eldritch relics, despite her character stats being perfect for this. She hates when I say anything too grown-up in the throneroom. She hates answering questions. Like many a housecat, she both craves attention and resents it. Also like many a housecat, she eats spiders. In one early optional chinwag, you find Ursula grinding up stray orb-weavers to make a beverage apparently beloved of whatever dubious county she hails from.
