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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 415831" data-attributes="member: 6533">Flavor QuestionsWhat Roman artifacts would be eligible for enchantment in a Fantasy setting?I would vote for the Centurion's stick, the Eagles, and the trumpets.Also, I have to give Tyler props for using the swashbuckling adventurers wanderer class to make a centurion.  Someone who's been in the legion for 10 years would almost certainly have the travel experience to qualify.My own opinion on the Medieval vs. Romans issue is that it really depends on what period of Romans are fighting which medieval army.  But I would generally give the Romans the edge.  Most medieval armies would not have had nearly the level of field experience or sophistication a legion would possess.On the other hand, I do not think that the a Roman legion would have had much of a chance against an equivalent force of Mongols.  Even during the heights of their power and sophistication the Roman's had issues with really mobile cavalry forces: Cassius and his legions, Adrianople, problems with the huns...And the Mongols are the Romans of the nomad world.  They too used field artillery, their logistical skills were insanely good, and a Mongol Imperial soldier was in close to the same category of hardness as a Centurion while still in the ranks.They were just scary.There's some really neat historical accounts of Roman legions and their commanders working to hold little bits of civilization against the barbarians after the west had fallen.I've always wanted to see an RPG based on that period.</blockquote>

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