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The Glory of Rome

Campaign Sourcebook

Chapter 1: Introduction ......

Chapter 2 A Short History of

The Monarchy ...............

The Early Republic .........

The Punic Wars ......................................

Auxiliaries ................ .............. .59

The Roman Navy .................................

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The Founding Myth .........

Enemies of Rome .

.59

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.63

Beasts and Monster

Caladrius (MC Entry) ..........................

.66

Chapter 7: The Games .............................

.67

The Fall of the Republic ..........................

The Circus .........................................

.11

.67

The Julio-Claudians .............................

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The Flavians . .

The Five Good E

Decline of the Empire.

The Long Fall of

Chapter 8: Roman Cult

Chapter 3: Characters ................................

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Roman Citizens

Social Rankings ...

Character Classes

Warrior Characters

Imperial Rome.. ................................... ..86

Roman Life ....................... . ,237

Chapter 9 Gazetteer of the Roman World ..... .91

Roman Names ......

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Table of Contents & Introduction to the Second Edition

Rome began as a small town on the Tiber river and

grew into a powerful force for civilization,law, and

order in the ancient world. The Roman Republic, and

its successor the Empire, was a federation of teeming

cities linked by arrow-straight roads. Its peace and

prosperity-the legendary Pax Romanum-were

safeguarded by the invincible legions that held back

the barbarian hordes.

But Rome also had a darker side: the cruelty of

mass slavery and the bloody arena, the greed and

opulence of the upper class, the unruly mobs paci-

fied by bread and circuses, and the tyranny of mad

emperors, such as Caligula and Nero. The Empire

fell into darkness, but its ghost haunted the Middle

Ages and inspired the Renaissance.

This is the Roman experience, a real epic of good

and evil whose memory has inspired thousands of

books, movies, and comics, and which provides an

unmatched setting for role-playing adventure.

are described below:

Legionaries: The PCs are soldiers in the Roman

army. On an individual level, they may be members of

an elite squad of legionaries serving in a dangerous

frontier, such as the border between Gaul and Germa-

nia. They venture into the wilds on patrols, act as

couriers for important messages, hunt bandits or

pirates, hunt down rebels, guerrillas, and terrorists,

suppress cults that perform human sacrifice (such as

the druids), go on spy missions deep into barbarian

territory, stumble onto political plots to discredit or

assassinate their commander, and so on. On a larger

scale, characters may play Roman officers or generals,

and use the BATTLESYSTEM@ rules to fight out bat-

tles or military campaigns in any of Rome’s wars. The

“Armies and Enemies of Rome” chapter provides use-

ful information for a legionary campaign.

Politicians: The PCs are high-born Romans serving

in law or politics, or the aides, agents, or spies of

politicians. The cut-and-thrust of Roman politics

involved much more than flowery speeches on the

senate floor. Winning an election or staying in power

involved dirty tricks, courtroom battles to convict

opponents of scandals or corruption, even bloody

Using This Book

Glory of Rome is a stepping stone into a world of

historical fantasy adventure. Characters may assume

the roles of steadfast legionaries, ambitious Roman

statesmen, doomed gladiators, bold charioteers,

rebel slaves, or even missionary Christian priests.

DMs should make two decisions before starting a

Roman campaign. First, decide whether magic and

monsters exist. This book assumes they do. Its focus

is on Rome as the Romans believed it to be, and their

world-view was one in which magic and monsters

were shadowy but very real. However, these magical

elements are easily deleted by DMs who want a

strictly historical campaign.

Second, choose the time period in which the cam-

paign takes place-whether this is the Rome of the

old Republic or the Empire. DMs should not be

afraid to change history in the interests of a good

story (or to let the PCs change it by their actions), but

including historical events and personages in a sce-

nario adds atmosphere and can be used to furnish

many opportunities for exciting adventure. The

chapter entitled “A Short History of Rome” provides

a brief overview of Rome’s history and can be useful

in selecting a period. After zeroing in on the period,

it can be worthwhile to read a good historical novel

or consult a reference book set in that era to furnish

additional details.

Next, consult with the players and decide what

kind of campaign to run. A Roman campaign works

best if there is an overall theme. Some possibilities

Introduction e 3

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neighborhood agai

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the; armies of private ghdiators or criminals seek-

ing protection money. Monsters could have escaped

the arena, or cults or brothels might be kidnapping

women and children. The characters could be asked

to help Christians hiding from persecution or track

down thieves, arsonists, robbers, or serial killers.

They may discover plots forming against public offi-

cials-or be recruited by the plotters themselves.

Rebels and Martyrs: Instead of being loyal Romans,

PCs may take on the role of Rome’s oppressed sub-

jects: PCs could be slaves, Christians, Jews, Britons,

or Gauls, or any other people desperate to rise up

and throw off the Roman yoke by passive resistance,

escape, or armed struggle.

PCs may be gmbroiled in pl& Gdpower struggles

or be the target of family feuds. And Rome’s states-

men were also its generals: an elected magistrate

could find himself leading Rome’s legions in desper-

ate campaigns on foreign shores.

Gladiators: The PCs are gladiators, beast-fighters,

or charioteers. Besides the death-or-glory of the

games, they may be involved in rivalries with other

performers, while gladiators may also serve as

swords-for-hire. ”The Games” chapter provides rules

and background for a campaign set in the arena or

circus.

TraveZers: The PCs travel the world and visit

strange new lands. They might be diplomats and

their body guards, bounty hunters seeking criminals

or runaway slaves, agents of the emperor or another

official trying to trap exotic beasts to please the

Empire in the arena, merchants seeking new mar-

kets, or philosopher-mageshunting for ancient lore.

Streets of Rome: Rome was not a very safe city-

crime, corruption, intrigue, and strange cults were

everywhere! PCs could be honest city guards, retired

legionaries turned street enforcers, or gladiators

seeking some extra money. PCs might protect the

The Roman Campaign Sourcebook

and the ADW@2nd Edition Rules

This sourcebook is meant to be used with the

AD&D 2nd Edition rules. However, the AD&D

rules reflect a generic medieval fantasy reality, not a

fantasy Rome. When using a Roman setting, any

altered rules in this book take precedence over those

in other AD&D books.

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