Robert Baratheon took the Iron Throne from the Targaryens years ago. Now, several noble houses vie for control of the Seven Kingdoms as civil war looms. Ned Stark is executed for treason, and the Starks and Lannisters emerge as the main rivals. Meanwhile, Daenerys' dragons have hatched, giving her a claim to the Iron Throne, and threats emerge beyond the Wall.

1. Seaons 1 & 2 Recap
Robert Farrior

2. What is Game of Thrones
 Game of Thrones is a television series on
HBO based on the best-selling series of
novels from author George R. R. Marting,
collectively entitled A Song of Ice and Fire.
 The first book in the series is called A Game
of Thrones, and HBO used this name for the
entire series, to avoid changing the name
each season.
 Game of Thrones is a medieval fantasy story,
full of dark intrigue, political machinations,
adult themes and more devious plot twists
than should be allowed.

3. The World of Game of Thrones
 The world of Game of
Thrones is not our Earth
(or at least as far as we
know).
 It is primarily set in the
westernmost continent of
Westeros, though some
action takes place across
the Narrow Sea on the
continent of Essos.

4. The World of Game of Thrones
 Westeros is the name of the continent,
but it is commonly referred to as the
Seven Kingdoms, for long ago it
consisted of seven independent
kingdoms.
 Now (at the time of the TV Series)
Westeros is one united Kingdom, ruled
by a single King.
 The old seven kingdoms are each now
regions ruled by seven separate noble
houses, all subject to the King of
Westeros.

5. The World of Game of Thrones
 From north to south, the regions of
Westeros are:
 The North
 The Riverlands The North
 The Vale of Arryn
 The Iron Islands
 The Westerlands The Vale
Of
Iron
 The Crownlands Islands The
Riverlands
Arryn
 The Reach The The
Westerlands Crownlands
 The Stormlands
 Dorne The
Stormlands
The Reach
Dorne

6. A Bit of History The North
House Stark
 300 Years ago, Westeros was a collection of The Vale
House Arryn
7 separate kingdoms, each with their own
royal family.
The Islands and
Riverlands
 That all changed with the arrival of Rivers Tully
House
Aegon Targaryen, his 2 sister-wives and House Hoare
their 3 dragons. The Westerlands
House Lannister
 Aegon defeated the Seven kingdoms and
became the ultimate ruler of Westeros.
The Reach
 He ruled from the city of King’s Landing House Gardener
Tyrell
upon the Iron Throne.
The Stormlands
 After his conquest, the 7 kingdoms Durrendon
House Baratheon
became regions and several ruling houses
changed. Dorne
House Martell

7. The Iron Throne
 Aegon was ruthless and crushed his enemies.
 He collected the swords of his defeated
enemies and using the fiery breath of his
dragon he welded them together and created
the Iron Throne, the ultimate symbol of his
power.
 The blades still sharp, sitting the Iron Thone
was a constant reminder of the pain and blood
loss needed to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
 To this day, the ruling monarch sits upon the
Iron Throne to rule over Westeros.

8. The End of The Targaryens
 About 30 years before the time of the
Books, Robert Baratheon rose up in rebellion
against the current King, Aerys Targaryen, the
“mad” king.
 Robert led the rebellion, along with his
childhood friend, Ned Stark of Winterfell, in
the North.
 The rebellion was due in large part to the
alleged kidnapping and rape of Ned’s sister
Lyanna, who was betrothed to Robert, by
Rhaegar Targaryen.
 Robert defeated Rhaegar in single combat on
the river Trident and claimed the Iron Throne
for himself.
 By this time, all dragons had long become
extinct and magic was long gone as well.

9. Noble Houses

10. The World of Game of Thrones
 In Roleplay, a Character is a fictionalized persona
that is controlled by a player of the roleplaying
game or environment, much like a character in a
play.
 However, unlike a play, roleplaying is generally
unscripted and mostly impromptu. Players make
up what their characters do and say on the fly.
 To really be able to bring a character to life, it is
helpful for the player to create a rich
background or profile for the character.
 Is your character a noble or a peasant? Is she a
lady or a whore? Is he a Knight of the Rose or a
brigand who steals from the unwary traveler?
 It is up to you to define everything about your
character, but how can it be done fairly and
equitably without rules and standards?

11. House Stark
 Kingdom/Region: The North Catelyn (Tully)
Eddard (Ned)
??
 Capital: Winterfell
 Sigil: A grey direwolf
Jon
on a field of Snow
white Sansa
 Motto: Winter is Arya
coming
 Key Members: Lord Eddard (Ned) Brandon
Lady Catelyn,
Rickon
Robb

12. House Baratheon
 Kingdom/Region: Westeros/
Crownlands Cersei (Lannister)
??
 Capital: King’s Landing
 Sigil: A black stag Jofferey
on a field of Gendry
yellow
Myrcella
 Motto: Ours is the Fury
 Key Members: King Robert Tommen
Queen Cersei
(Lannister),
Jofferey (King)
Stannis (Robert’s Stannis Baratheon
brother), Renly
(Robert’s brother)
Renly Baratheon

13. House Lannister
 Kingdom/Region: Westerlands Lord Tywin
Lady Lannister
 Capital: Casterly Rock (deceased)
 Sigil: A golden lion
on a field of Cersei
crimson Jaime
 Motto: Hear me roar!
(unnoffical: A Lannister always pays Tyrion
his debts)
 Key Members: Lord Tywin
Cersei
Jaime
Tyrion

14. House Greyjoy
 Kingdom/Region: The Iron Islands Lord Tywin
 Capital: Pyke Lady Greyjoy
(deceased)
 Sigil: A golden kraken
on a field of Yara
black
 Motto: We do not sow Theon
 Key Members: Lord Balon
Asha / Yara
Theon
Note: in the books her name was Asha, but in the HBO series
they changed the name to Yara to avoid confusion with Osha.

15. House Targaryen
 Kingdom/Region: None – in exile Queen Rhaella
King Aerys II
(deceased)
 Capital:
(deceased)
None – in exile
 Sigil: A red three-
Viserys
headed dragon on
a field of black Theon
 Motto: Fire and Blood
 Key Members: Viserys
Daenerys

16. Other Key Characters
 Lord Varys – Master of Whispers
 Lord Petyr Baelish – Master of Coin
 Sandor Clegane (The Hound) – Jofferey’s
guard and protector of Sansa
 Khal Drogo – head of the Dothraki, married
to Daenerys Targaryen
 Ser Jorah Mormont – knight, exiled by Ned
Stark, protector of Daenerys
 Margaery Tyrell – wife of Renly Baratheon,
betrothed to Jofferey Baratheon
 Ygritte – wildling woman, Jon Snow’s mate
 Osha – wildling woman who became guardian
of Bran and Rickon Stark

17. The Wall and Night’s Watch
 Thousands of years ago, using a lost
magic, the guardians of Westeros
constructed a 700-foot high wall of ice
and stone to protect the southern lands
from wildling invaders and something
much worse… the white walkers.
 A brotherhood of soldiers was created
to serve for life to guard the wall – the
brotherhood of the Night’s Watch
 Outcasts, criminals, bastards and other
hopeless men go north to “take the
black” and join the Night’s Watch

18. The Story So Far
 Winter is coming!
 Undead monsters from beyond the wall
are threatening to march south and
invade Westeros
 The strength o the Night’s Watch is
greatly diminished
 Who will defend Westeros when the dead
come back to life and the white wind
blows?

19. The Story So Far
 The Stark children find direwolf pups. One for
each, including an albino runt for Jon Snow, the
stark bastard.
 King Robert and family ride north to Winterfell
to recruit Ned Stark to serve as the King’s
“hand” as the prior hand is dead.
 Reluctantly Ned agrees.
 Brandon is pushed out of a tower window by
Jaime Lannister when Bran finds Jaime having
sex with his sister Queen Cersei.
 Bran is crippled and left behind as Ned, Sansa
and Arya head to King’s Landing.
 Jon Snow goes with is uncle Benjen Stark to take
the black and join the Night’s Watch.
 Jon does not know who his mother is.

20. The Story So Far
 Daenerys marries Khal Drogo who
promises to give her brother his crown of
gold and invade Westeros.
 Robert wants Daenerys dead. Jorah
Mormont is hired to act as her friend and
spy on her. He falls in love with her.
 Daenerys is given 3 petrified dragon eggs
as a wedding gift… she becomes
pregnant.
 Drogo kills Viserys by pouring molten
gold on his head.

21. The Story So Far
 In King’s Landing, Ned learns that the prior
Hand had been poisoned and that he had
uncovered a secret. The Baratheon princes
and princess were the offspring of incest
between Jaime Lannister and his sister
Cersei, Robert’s wife and Queen.
 Someone attempts to kill Brandon, who is
crippled in bed.
 Sansa is betrothed to marry Jofferey who is a
sadistic maniac.
 Arya, a tomboy, learns to fight with her
sword Needle a parting gift from Jon Snow.

22. The Story So Far
 Jon swears his oath and joins the Night’s
watch along with fat Samwell Tarly, self-
proclaimed coward.
 Jon kills some undead zombies who attack
his boss the Lord Commander ( and Jorah
Mormont’s father)
 Jon is sent out beyond the wall to search
for his uncle who is missing and learns
that Mance Rayder is raising an army to
invade Westeros.

23. The Story So Far
 Ned confronts Cersei while Robert is on a
hunting trip.
 She tells him “when you play the game of
thrones you win or you die”.
 Robert is killed while hunting, leaving
Jofferey as heir apparent.
 Ned writes a letter to Stannis Baratheon,
telling him of the incest and declaring
his support for him being King.
 Ned is betrayed by Petyr Baelish and is
arrested for treason.

24. The Story So Far
 Tyrion is arrested by Catelyn Stark for
the attempted murder of her son Bran.
 She takes him to her sister’s castle The
Eyrie.
 Tyrion faces a trial by battle, but
convinces a sell-sword named Bronn to
fight for him.
 Bronn wins, gaining Tyrion’s freedom.
 Robb Stark marches south when his father
is arrested.

25. The Story So Far
 Much to the shock of audinces worldwide,
Ned is executed.
 Arya is smuggled out of King’s Landing
by the Night’s Watch.
 Sansa is kept prisoner by King Jofferey.
 Robb defeats Jaime Lannister in battle
and takes him prisoner.
 Robb is declared King in the North.
 Renly Baratheon declares himself king.
 Stannis Baratheon declares himself king.
 All hell breaks loose.

26. The Story So Far
 Stannis uses magic to kill his brother Renly.
 Brienne of Tarth, a female knight in service to Renly
becomes Catelyn’s sword sword.
 Catelyn frees Jaime Lannister and sends him to
King’s Landing with Brienne in exchange for her
daughters, who she thinks are both at King’s Landing.
 Robb agrees to marry one of Lord Frey’s daugthers
in exchange for Lord Frey supporting Robb’s cause
and allowing his army use of his fortified bridge.
 Robb then falls in love with a woman through many
scenes not in the book an marries her.
 Jaime and Brienne sneak south but get caught.
 Arya meets a “faceless man” a shapeshifting assassin
who helps her escape and gives her a coin and tells
her a secret expression which will give her free
passage to Braavos.

27. The Story So Far
 Stannis sets sail for King’s Landing.
 Tyrion is made “hand of the king” and put in
charge of defending King’s Landing.
 Tyrion falls in love with a whore named Shea
who he sneaks into King’s Landing as Sansa’s
handmaiden.
 Tyrion is a brilliant leader and devises ways
to defeat Stannis forces.
 When Stannis invades, it is Tyrion’s use of
wildfire which destroys the Baratheon fleet.
 When everyone else flees, Tyrion leads the
charge against Stannis forces, but he is badly
wounded just as Tywin Lannister arrives to
save the city.

28. The Story So Far
 Daenerys performs a strange ritual when
her husband Drogo dies.
 She burns his body and puts the dragon
eggs in then climbs onto the pyre herself.
 When the smoke settles, she is alive with 3
baby dragons.
 She then marches through a wasteland,
nearly dies and ends up in Qarth.
 There she does nothing much then kills a
bunch of people after her dragons are
stolen, and gets them back.

29. The Story So Far
 Jon is sent ranging into the heart of the
frozen north with Qorin Halfhand.
 They catch a girl wildling who runs away
when Jon is supposed to kill her.
 He chases her and they get lost.
 He is then captured by wildlings and kills
Qhorin Halfhand in a duel to create the
front that he is turned wildling.

30. The Story So Far
 Theon is sent home to gain his father’s
aid.
 Instead Balon Greyjoy declares himself
king and invades the North.
 Theon captures Winterfell with a handful
of men, then kills a bunch of people.
 Brandon and Rickon escape so Theon
pretends to kill them.
 Ramsey Snow, bastard of Roose Bolton
marches on Winterfell.
 Theon is betrayed by his men and given
to Ramsey Snow.

31. Where things stand…
 Arya is on the run.
 Sansa is betrothed to Tyrion, but still at King’s
Landing.
 Robb and Catelyn are returning to the North to
avenge Brandon and Rickon who they think are
dead and destroy the Greyjoys.
 Brandon and Rickon are on the run in the north.
 Jaime and Brienne are captured en route to
King’s Landing.
 Theon is Ramsey Snow’s prisoner.
 Yara holds Deepwood Motte.
 Daenerys hasn’t done much.
 Tyrion got no credit for anything he did.