BRP Rome!

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by TRose

But if there Elephants then can I use flaming pigs. You are a real history buff if you know what I'm talking about.

Or just a twisted old wargamer? Light up those Expendables!

[Puck]

covering the period of Rome's beginning in 753 BC to the end of the Republic in 27ish BC

Holy smoke, that will cover a huge period of time!
If it goes well there is a lot of room for future interesting possibilities and crossovers: Greece, Carthage, Egypt, Persia, Asia Minor. There is a lot going on during those years. I always thought the post- Alexander/Hellenistic period would be a great time to set a campaign in. I think Fafherd and the Gray Mouser ended up there in one of their adventures.

By the way there is a stunning series of books about the fall of the Republic written by Colleen McCullough beginning with The First Man in Rome. It runs from the time of Marius and Sulla to the rise of Augustus. Great ideas for role-playing plot and character in that series and really gives a different “out of the box” feel to many of the famous personalities. To read this series is like taking a masters level class on the fall of the Republic.
Anyway, I am looking forward to buying this supplement; sounds great.

[Pete Nash]

Originally Posted by TRose

A few questions here.
Will the book cover the enemies of Rome if one ones to play a Celtic rebel or such.

Not in any detail I'm afraid. The book is focused on roleplaying the Roman side of things.

Originally Posted by TRose

2) And will there be a section for a fantasy Rome for those who wish to have magic?

There is both a magic system and stats for Roman mythological creatures. African forest elephants are even included too! But you'll forgive me if I leave out the damage capabilities of burning pigs...

[Pete Nash]

Originally Posted by Puck

By the way there is a stunning series of books about the fall of the Republic written by Colleen McCullough beginning with The First Man in Rome. It runs from the time of Marius and Sulla to the rise of Augustus. Great ideas for role-playing plot and character in that series and really gives a different “out of the box” feel to many of the famous personalities. To read this series is like taking a masters level class on the fall of the Republic.

I highly recommend these books too. I especially liked the way the author handled the Gold of Tolosa escapade. Excellent campaign material, and a slightly more accessible introduction into the politics of the period without having to dive straight into classics such as Livy or Plutarch.

For those who prefer the mystery genre over historical epics, I can also suggest Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series and John Maddox Robert's SPQR series. Both of which are very enjoyable, and illuminate life during the late Republic.

Originally Posted by Puck

Anyway, I am looking forward to buying this supplement; sounds great.

Hmm. I'd better stop reading this forum and push on with the current chapter then!

[Pete Nash]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

Oh, BTW, Jason's old Pax Romana stuff is still available for downloading. Its not the full supplment, but is good for a BRP Rome fix.

I don't know about Jason's, but my old Pax Romana is available here...

http://basicroleplaying.net/files/Pax%20Romana.pdf

Please remember that it was only designed to be a handout for character generation, and was set in Imperial Rome (rather than pre-Imperial as BRP Rome will be). Forgive the artwork and layout too... it was my first attempt and I had to trawl the web for images!

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by Pete Nash

I don't know about Jason's, but my old Pax Romana is available here...

http://basicroleplaying.net/files/Pax%20Romana.pdf

Please remember that it was only designed to be a handout for character generation, and was set in Imperial Rome (rather than pre-Imperial as BRP Rome will be). Forgive the artwork and layout too... it was my first attempt and I had to trawl the web for images!

Yes, Pax Romana is nice. Very good work. I've downloaded a few months ago, and I enjoyed reading it. As I like Rome, I'm sure I will purchase BRP Rome, if it is available in France, that is.


Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by Pete Nash

I don't know about Jason's, but my old Pax Romana is available here...

http://basicroleplaying.net/files/Pax%20Romana.pdf

Oops.
Sorry, you two look so much alike on the board.
Maybe one of you should change Avatars?






BTW, "The Flaming Pigs" would be a great name for a band, either a modern musical one one, or an ancient mercenary one. Perhaps a group that specialized in taking down elephants....

[TRose]

For those who anwered the my question right , there will be all you can eat pork rinds after the battle with Pyrrhus..
And so will I be able to spend skill points in flaming pig then?
But for me I think running a game around the time of the War with Pyrrhus for me would be interesting. Rome powerful but by no means the only power around and you have plenty of mercenary bands running around like the Mamertines ( Good group for the players to join) causing trouble.

[Trifletraxor]

Pete, this might have been answered before, but what's the timeline here? When can we expect BRP Rome?

SGL.

EDIT: Early next year, found it now. I'm in the process of making the news article.
EDIT2: And it's up! :-)

[Simlasa]

I was a big fan of the HBO series and have been gobbling up lots of related fiction since the final episode aired... including grabbing a copy of GURPS Imperial Rome off of Ebay.
That sourcebook was okay but seemed more like an expanded encyclopedia entry than really being a game setting. It either didn't have enough detail or had way to much... but never really came to life. It gave me lots of facts but I didn't come away with any better an idea of what I'd do there... reading fiction based in the period seemed better for that.
I'm hoping BRP Rome will go right where the GURPS book went... the other way.