Eternal Rome

[ptolemy18]

Although the title may tantalizingly (and misleadingly) suggest that this product is out, I merely wanted to say that I'm looking forward to Green Ronin's ETERNAL ROME book. It'll be good to see what they come up with, both in terms of historical representation and new game stuff (monsters, prestige classes, spells, etc.).

How well can Rome work as a D&D setting? Historically, there seems to be many indications that it was a pretty cosmopolitan, "modern", rational-scientific place (by ancient standards, that is). More politics than myths and omens; in some ways, it seems more like the 20th century than the Dark Ages which immediately followed. But on the other hand, you do have the Roman emperors doing all kinds of decadent, twisted stuff, and you also have all kinds of weird cults and so forth. And the possibility that the unexplored edges of the earth are in fact full of dragons and monsters and so forth...

The only thing that makes me anxious about ETERNAL ROME is that... I've heard it's the LAST BOOK in the Mythic Vistas series?!? Say it isn't so!!! I want more Mythic Vistas!

Jason

 

[Ranger REG]

The only thing that makes me anxious about ETERNAL ROME is that... I've heard it's the LAST BOOK in the Mythic Vistas series?!? Say it isn't so!!! I want more Mythic Vistas!

Hear, hear! I've yet to see WWII European & Pacific Theater products for that line.

 

[Razuur]

I think you may be mistaken about it being the last of the line.

On their boards they have merely said they ae getting more selective in their choices for the line as D20 isn't as profitable as it use to be.

They just want a for sure seller, and due to margins, can't be quite as experimential.

We can all change that tread by purchasing up Mythic Vistas settings! Unfortunately, i have them all already!

Razuur

 

[howandwhy99]

I'm looking forward to this, both for historical content and for playing "La Dolce Vita".

 

[ptolemy18]

Hear, hear! I've yet to see WWII European & Pacific Theater products for that line.

Though I like a good WWII setting too, I don't think anything in the 20th century really qualifies as "Mythic"...

Jason

 

[Graybeard]

I am looking forward to Eternal Rome as well. I am anxious to see how well I can integrate it into my current game, which is a rome like setting. Any product that can enhance my game would be worth buying.

 

[Ranger REG]

Though I like a good WWII setting too, I don't think anything in the 20th century really qualifies as "Mythic"...

Not even Sidewinder: Recoiled?

I really don't care if it carries the "Mythic Vistas" label, it's a damned good Wild West sourcebook for use with d20 Modern rules.