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For fans of the on-hiatus Alea Iacta Story Hour (http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=49805), I present a sequel/offshoot campaign, Alea Iacta: Parthia, that's running about once a year and about to have its second module.
This game takes place about 5 years after the current end of the main Alea Iacta campaign, with some old characters and some new ones. The SH will be in the format of letters from our old friend, Shast the Monkey, to his former "partner," Meloch the Pygmy, now peacefully raising a large family back in North Africa.
For newcomers, here's a teaser:
It is the 30th year of the reign of the great Roman Emperor
Lucius Mamercus Aemilianus, who is currently embroiled in a long, slow
war against the Parthian Empire in the East. In the politically tense
province of Judaea, local authorities have asked the Roman garrison
for help. Somehow, someone is stealing the tithes sent by Jews in Rome
before they arrive at their intended destination, the Temple in Jerusalem.
In the interests of maintaining security and justice, the procurator has assembled a
diverse group of interested locals and Roman citizens to find out just
what, in Caesar's name, is happening to God's money.
(For history buffs, this game takes place in an alternate, mythic
Roman Empire in approximately the early 2nd century CE. Magic and
prayers to all popular deities are effective to a limited extent, but it is a low-magic world. For the purposes of this game, the most relevant historical changes are a negotiated truce in the First Jewish War leaving Jerusalem and the Second Temple relatively
intact, if still full of conflicting religious groups. Christianity,
partially consequently, is a popular but minority sect of Judaism,
with comparatively few non-Jewish converts. The James faction won out.)
So, this will be a relatively short, but sweet SH, hopefully fun for old Alea fans and a good intro for new folks interested in a blend of history and D&D.
This game takes place about 5 years after the current end of the main Alea Iacta campaign, with some old characters and some new ones. The SH will be in the format of letters from our old friend, Shast the Monkey, to his former "partner," Meloch the Pygmy, now peacefully raising a large family back in North Africa.
For newcomers, here's a teaser:
It is the 30th year of the reign of the great Roman Emperor
Lucius Mamercus Aemilianus, who is currently embroiled in a long, slow
war against the Parthian Empire in the East. In the politically tense
province of Judaea, local authorities have asked the Roman garrison
for help. Somehow, someone is stealing the tithes sent by Jews in Rome
before they arrive at their intended destination, the Temple in Jerusalem.
In the interests of maintaining security and justice, the procurator has assembled a
diverse group of interested locals and Roman citizens to find out just
what, in Caesar's name, is happening to God's money.
(For history buffs, this game takes place in an alternate, mythic
Roman Empire in approximately the early 2nd century CE. Magic and
prayers to all popular deities are effective to a limited extent, but it is a low-magic world. For the purposes of this game, the most relevant historical changes are a negotiated truce in the First Jewish War leaving Jerusalem and the Second Temple relatively
intact, if still full of conflicting religious groups. Christianity,
partially consequently, is a popular but minority sect of Judaism,
with comparatively few non-Jewish converts. The James faction won out.)
So, this will be a relatively short, but sweet SH, hopefully fun for old Alea fans and a good intro for new folks interested in a blend of history and D&D.
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