Alea Jacta Est

The Gripping Beast figures have been ordered... Rubicon has been crossed and the players shall experience the turmoil of the late Res Publica Romana, the boundless ambition of the patricians and restless energy of the plebs, the chaos of civil upheaval and heat of battle under The Eagles...

A small note to players.

As far as possible existing historical characters have been used in the game, as have Roman expressions (Latin that is), and a sound historical foundation. It is my intension that everything should rest on historical facts and that there should be hours of interesting reading for players who care to dig a bit or even just google some names and expressions or follow the links. Rome has such a rich history that it would be a shame not to use it.

Further, in order to keep the game exiting for players it is entirely possible that the start of the game will be a bifurcation point from which history as we know it may run differently in our own world and that of Lucius Cornelius Scipio. Meaning that in fact he may just get lucky and become First Man or Dictator of Rome.


04-09-09, the astute visitor will notice that Ptolomai's germania map has been removed. The page I linked to seem to not work any more and it was the only one of its kind.