Any Roman history nerds here?

[kigmatzomat]

I think if your setting is coming off of a rare major war, granting the veterans of that conflict territory can makes sense as a one-off event. The longer the war lasted, the less likely it the units will want to break up and the more likely many of them never even learned how to be farmers. Being an active militia means the government could pay a partial salary, offsetting their lack of skill.

Plausible scenarios

• The lands might have been part of the kingdom that were depopulated & destroyed during the war.
• it was a hard to reach frontier and now there are roads built to supply the front.
• an enemy found/improved an unknown mountain pass to launch a surprise attack and now they need defenses.
• troops were shifted to the "real" front, so monsters and beasts flourished in this area and drove out the civilians.
• Maybe there are a series of border fortresses that are to be built as a long term defense and these communities will be the source of supplies rather than shipping in food. (Maybe those fortresses don't happen due to the expense....)
• And of course, it could be always be territory conceded/claimed as part of the war.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I'm not a scholar of Roman history, but I've seen Gladiator like five times, so...

Well, everything I know about the Romans I learned from Asterix the Gaul.

 

[Digdude]

I got a 4year degree in Classical Studies and stayed at a Holiday Inn once, so Im an expert.

 

[Mad_Jack]

I got a 4year degree in Classical Studies and stayed at a Holiday Inn once, so Im an expert.

He stayed at a Holiday Inn once, so therefore he's the world's foremost expert on the subject, and you should listen to him.

(I once stopped at a Holiday Inn to ask directions once, so that's like the equivalent of an associate degree, right? )

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, everything I know about the Romans I learned from Asterix the Gaul.

We really need an Asterix thread where we go through alignment, stats, magic potion write-ups, etc.

 

[Ben from Periapt Games]

We really need an Asterix thread where we go through alignment, stats, magic potion write-ups, etc.

The potion is kind of fascinating, considered as a TTRPG item. I suspect if you looked over the whole comic series there's actually a lot of in-universe information about it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The potion is kind of fascinating, considered as a TTRPG item. I suspect if you looked over the whole comic series there's actually a lot of in-universe information about it.

We certainly know a lot of the ingredients and preparation methods at this point.

 

[Tonguez]

Well, everything I know about the Romans I learned from Asterix the Gaul.

Yup, me too

We really need an Asterix thread where we go through alignment, stats, magic potion write-ups, etc.

I’d be down for that btw
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[Paul Farquhar]

Yup, me too


I’d be down for that btw
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I'm not sure I agree with that - I'm pretty sure Gauls are usually chaotic good for a start! And the magic potion, to function as illustrated, must provide temporary hit points as well as strength. I would combine the effects of a potion of giant strength with a potion of heroism.