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Ah yes the old side quest....could be used to get pcs to a level where i can abuse em more.... This timeperiod is difficult to find info on (most is either a century prior or several just after). Well I have 3 major events thus far 1. Bringing Plauge to Constantinopel 2. PCs piss off the...

I am running a historical game vic 520 AD set in the Eastern Roman Empire. Basic Premise is that the 526 earthquake at Antioch broke open a tomb that sealed up plague spirits...resulting in.. the plague of Justinian. PCs will eventually find out the spirits are to blame and set out to stop. They...

It was my understanding that in the West, the Pope was seen as leader of the church (vic 500-ish) and his office was a source of contanuity during the decline of Rome. In the East (Constantinople) there was a Patrarch who was held to be subordinate to the pope, since the pope resided in Rome...

Thanks for the tips, this campaig is shaping up nicely. Im keepig it low majic, so I have allowed clerics and majic users, with the limitation of no obvious majical effects (ie charm, sleep spells ok but no fireballs, ect) should be interesting ....

Hi, I am starting a historical campaign set in 500-ish AD in Constantipole. The basic premise will focus on the division bewteen the east and west church (Eastern Archbishop scheming to get on equal footing with the Western Pope.....both sides are hunting for religious artifacts and PCs...

Stumbled on this gem with the after going through previous post. The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Good index, and not too dry.

Thanks for the info so far. Searching for Early Byzantine Empire did help a bit. A strange things I noticed is that the map I am using File:The Roman Empire ca 400 AD.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Does not mention Jerusalem (or its roman name I forget). Other than the obvious sites...

Hi all I am running a semi-historical campaign set around 400 AD, during the collapse of the Roman empire (at least the western half). Despite having the d&d crusades sourcebook, the rome sourcebook, and lots of googleing, I am at a complete loss when I try to find information on the eastern...