schneeland
Hero
Mythras has two setting books - one for Mythic Rome and one for Mythic Constantinople. I personally find the system a bit dry and too heavy for my tastes, but tastes vary and maybe it's something for you.
Favorite "Homeric" RPG or Setting
GMMichael
Guide of Modos
Setting? Oh, that's easy: 300
It makes designing your weapons list pretty easy too. Spears? Check. Cestus? Check. Lightning? Only if you're a mage or Zeus.
hawkeyefan
Legend
I’d second @Aldarc with the recommendation of Agon. It’s a relatively simple system designed to be very player-centric, and the mechanics lend themselves to the themes of the ancient myths. The way it’s designed to be episodic with a new island facing a new form of Strife each session really gives that Odyssey vibe.
Aldarc
Legend
Mythras and RuneQuest are both oriented towards Bronze Age-ish fantasy, but this is one reason why I recommended Jackals, which is based on the "Open Quest" system, so slightly less heavy.
Additionally: Trojan War (Fantasy AGE) by Green Ronin Publishing
Oh, cool!
Aldarc
Legend
It's a Fantasy AGE update of the original 3.X d20 System version, and you would still need the Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook as well.
schneeland
Hero
I wasn't aware that Jackals is based on OpenQuest. That makes it a better candidate IMO (I find the complexity of OpenQuest, though still at the upper end of what I find acceptable, to be manageable).
Bilharzia
Fish Priest
Mythic Babylon, certainly the best true Bronze Age rpg I have read. It is based on Mythras but highly customised for the setting.
Mythic Babylon - Design Mechanism | Mythic Earth | Campaign Settings | DriveThruRPG.com
Mythic Babylon - In the year 1765 BC, King Zimri-Lim of Mari emerged from a planning session with his aides and summoned his personal scr
Bilharzia
Fish Priest
You missed out Mythic Babylon bruv!
To add to this, Mythras has many, many settings books, covering Mythic Earth settings, and outside of that.
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