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Alea Iacta Story Hour: A Mythic Rome Campaign (Baby Announcement: 8/17)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mortepierre" data-source="post: 1551623" data-attributes="member: 9765"><p>Don't worry, it was well worth the wait. I just love an historical campaign with a DM that knows his stuff <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I'll take a shot at the prophecy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Standard way to placate the gods. Makes sense if a big disaster is coming.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Probably refers to the barbarian invasions and the fact that the empire even had to pay tribute to the Goths for a time. Hence, no matter how good the harvest will be, you'll loose it in the end.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rome had to face invasions in the past (the Punic Wars being the most famous), it shall do so again in the future with the Germans (beginning in 235 AD). Rome will burn, but this time by a barbarian's hand.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Shortest night refers to Summer, the rest is a bit more cryptic <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This could refer to the period of political anarchy (235-284 AD) when the troops acclaimed about 20 “emperors” and another 30 “pretenders”, although the two groups only differed in that the emperors briefly managed to control the city of Rome. Only one of these emperors died of natural causes, so the imperial throne was a dangerous prize.</p><p></p><p>OR, it could refer to the fact that even though the "Light of Rome" was extinguished, it was reborn in the many smaller countries that were created after the fall of the empire. Civilization was threatened but always managed to reappear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mortepierre, post: 1551623, member: 9765"] Don't worry, it was well worth the wait. I just love an historical campaign with a DM that knows his stuff :) I'll take a shot at the prophecy. Standard way to placate the gods. Makes sense if a big disaster is coming. Probably refers to the barbarian invasions and the fact that the empire even had to pay tribute to the Goths for a time. Hence, no matter how good the harvest will be, you'll loose it in the end. Rome had to face invasions in the past (the Punic Wars being the most famous), it shall do so again in the future with the Germans (beginning in 235 AD). Rome will burn, but this time by a barbarian's hand. Shortest night refers to Summer, the rest is a bit more cryptic :] This could refer to the period of political anarchy (235-284 AD) when the troops acclaimed about 20 “emperors” and another 30 “pretenders”, although the two groups only differed in that the emperors briefly managed to control the city of Rome. Only one of these emperors died of natural causes, so the imperial throne was a dangerous prize. OR, it could refer to the fact that even though the "Light of Rome" was extinguished, it was reborn in the many smaller countries that were created after the fall of the empire. Civilization was threatened but always managed to reappear. [/QUOTE]
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