Green Ronin's Eternal Rome

[johnsemlak]

What sort of approach did Green Ronin use in its previous history books, Testament and Trojan War? Did they provide all new classes, and make major changes to the magic and/or combat systems? Or did it apply standard D&D onto the settings?

I'm undecided whether I prefer the approach used in Eternal Rome. As I've said twice, it's pretty much standard D&D. Actually, that's good in a lot of ways. I mean, I like D&D. Still, I'd like to at least look at an approach more similar to OGL Ancients, or to Green Ronin's Skull and Bones (both of which unfortuantley I"m only familiar with from reading reviews). These books, from what I understand, tried to provide a D&Desqe game with new classes that fit the flavor, made adjustments in combat, and the magic system.

Both approaches have merits. I for one actually would prefer a more standard D&D apporach to a Piracy supplement, so I went for Kenzer's Salt and Sea Dogs, which is much more standard D&D. But I'd like to have a look at Skull and Bones sometime.

 

[Sundragon2012]

I have a request

...The book, however, does make suggestions about where certain character classes might come from. (i.e. Druids from Gaul). Some varient classes are presented--Celtic Bard, Orphic Bard, Celtic Druid. The variations are minor--some spells added/removed from spell lists, different class skills, etc.

Though I am a big fan of GR materials, the setting itself doesn't interest me much. However, what does interest me are the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid as concepts. Because it is a GR product I am pretty sure that they are OGL and therefore sharable without anyone crying foul.

Could you possibly post the finer details of the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid?

These interest me very much.



Chris

 

[Tharen the Damned]

Though Eternal rome is rules light, it has some great mechanics:

1) The Gladiator is useable in Core D&D with a little tempering with the Fame rules.

2) Chariot races are BIG fun. You can recreate the Ben Hur (sp?) feeling. In playtest this was a blast.

 

[johnsemlak]

Though I am a big fan of GR materials, the setting itself doesn't interest me much. However, what does interest me are the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid as concepts. Because it is a GR product I am pretty sure that they are OGL and therefore sharable without anyone crying foul.

Could you possibly post the finer details of the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid?

I dont' have the book in front of me, but from memory the changes were pretty minor. I'll have a look tonight.

 

[Sundragon2012]

I dont' have the book in front of me, but from memory the changes were pretty minor. I'll have a look tonight.

Thanks much.



Chris

 

[johnsemlak]

Though I am a big fan of GR materials, the setting itself doesn't interest me much. However, what does interest me are the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid as concepts. Because it is a GR product I am pretty sure that they are OGL and therefore sharable without anyone crying foul.

Could you possibly post the finer details of the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid?

Celtic Bard has modified weapon proficiencies--they can use short bows, longswords, and short swords. They are illiterate like Barbarians. THey have a satire ability that gives them spell like abilities similar to Bane or Curse.

There's a bit more to the Celtic Druid. The changes are supposed to reflect the Druid's role as advisers to Celtic Kings. They have some additional knowledge skills to reflect that. They are illiterate like the Celtic Bard. They lose a number of the nature-druid abilites like Animal Companion, Wild emphathy, Wildshape etc, but they gain Bardic Knowledge. THey also get bonus feats. THey are subject to a lifelong geas--they are restricted from taking certain actions, which are determined at character creation. Examples include not eating a certain food or not using a certain weapon. FInally, Druids gain access to certain cleric domains connected to nature and their abilities.

 

[qstor]

Thanks for the notes. This sounds really cool! I think I'll pick up the print version in a few weeks.

Mike

 

[Crothian]

Though I am a big fan of GR materials, the setting itself doesn't interest me much. However, what does interest me are the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid as concepts. Because it is a GR product I am pretty sure that they are OGL and therefore sharable without anyone crying foul.

Could you possibly post the finer details of the Celtic Bard and the Celtic Druid?

These interest me very much.



Chris

if you want Celtic you want Slaine, its older d20 by Mongoose and has some interesting rules changes by it captures Celtic myth like nothing else I've seen for d20