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A new BRP Rome supplement


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"Alephtar Games is pleased to announce a follow-up to its award-winning game Rome: Life and Death of the Republic, a historical setting for Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying Game. This new supplement, titled Generals and Senators, will be published in late 2011, and contains a grand, elaborate Roman campaign that will span the entire timeline of the Punic Wars as well as additional rules to enhance the gaming experience of role-playing in Republican Rome.

The main developer for this sourcebook will be Kenneth Spencer, historian, educator, columnist for rpg.net and a freelance author who has worked for Steve Jackson Games, Chaosium, Frog God Games, and contributed to the Rome: Life and Death of the Republic adventure pack Veni, Vidi, Vici."

So, according to the above statement this historical setting will cover the entire period of the Punic Wars...all three of them! That means players will need more then 1 character to play the entire setting? Since the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years players will need mulitple characters to play this supplement??? That stinks:(:(:(

Or am I wrong?:-/

http://www.alephtargames.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62%3Arome-supplement&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=50〈=en

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It will include some "generational" aspects. I cannot give you more details at the moment.

Due to a general slowdown of our production process, and personal issues on the part of the assigned writer (IndianaKen), it will not be published in 2011 as planned. But it should be out in 2012.

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So, according to the above statement this historical setting will cover the entire period of the Punic Wars...all three of them! That means players will need more then 1 character to play the entire setting? Since the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years players will need mulitple characters to play this supplement??? That stinks:(:(:(

Well, since it was good enough for the Scipiones, it should be good enough for the characters ... ;)

As an alternative, you can always burn the supplement's pages dealing with the one or two wars

you dislike the most, and play only the rest. :)

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So, according to the above statement this historical setting will cover the entire period of the Punic Wars...all three of them! That means players will need more then 1 character to play the entire setting? Since the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years players will need mulitple characters to play this supplement??? That stinks:(:(:(

Why does it stink?

If that's how long the Punic Wars lasted then that's how long they take to play out.

However, you could compress them into one big war, or play them as a series of campaigns with different characters for each.

Alternatively, you could play the Immortal Centurion, doomed to never die but to always have personal victory torn from his grasp.

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So, according to the above statement this historical setting will cover the entire period of the Punic Wars...all three of them! That means players will need more then 1 character to play the entire setting? Since the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years players will need mulitple characters to play this supplement??? That stinks:(:(:(

If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it.>:> But you could buy it and use the supplement (and your brain) for a specific period of the Punic wars, and maybe later, if you're still running Rome which I doubt with your attitude, run the later eras of the Punic wars.>:>

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So, according to the above statement this historical setting will cover the entire period of the Punic Wars...all three of them! That means players will need more then 1 character to play the entire setting? Since the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years players will need mulitple characters to play this supplement??? That stinkshttp://www.alephtargames.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62%3Arome-supplement&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=50〈=en

As a long-time Pendragon fan...I say it's totally cool--especially if there are rules for economics etc like building and running estates....It definitely changes your perspective on a game when you start worrying your children and extended family and enhancing your and your family's power and prestige beyond just your current skill in 'sword'...

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