Caesars REIGN chars
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Characters[edit]
Gaius Saturninius[edit]
Retiring from the legions after the battle of Lugdunum in 197AD, Saturninius returned to Rome with his squad and a handful of slavegirls, setting himself up as a brothel owner and small-scale gangleader.
Passions[edit]
- Mission: Become an equite
- Duty: Keep my slaves alive
- Craving: Sleep with as many high-ranking women as possible
Stats[edit]
- Body 4
- Sense 3
- Charm 2
- Coordination 4
- Command 4
- Knowledge 1
Skills[edit]
Body[edit]
- Athletics 2
- Endurance 3
- Fight 2
- Parry 3
- Run 3
- Vigour 3
Coordination[edit]
- Dodge 3
- Weapon Skill: Swords 3
Knowledge[edit]
- Language: Latin 1MD
- Tactics 3
Command[edit]
- Intimidate 4
Charm[edit]
- Fascinate 2
- Graces 1
- Jest 3
Advantages[edit]
- Beauty 1
- Followers 3: 6 Threat 4 prostitutes
- Possession 3: House in the city
- Thick-Headed
- Wealth 6
Paths and Techniques[edit]
Razor Heart[edit]
- Pure Commencement
- Single Intent
- Submit and Kneel
- All is One
- Soul Sever
Perpetual Readiness[edit]
- Basic Mobility
XP[edit]
0
Lupus[edit]
Lupus might have become a savant, a doctor, a general, as he looked bright enough as a kid. That is, he might have, if he wasn't born to a slavegirl.
He was young enough when they sold him to a ludus owner. He was a young man when he fought in his first fight. And he was just slightly older when the mob chose death for a fallen enemy.
It almost tore his heart to kill the guy, who looked at him with pleading eyes. Since then, he was drinking heavily. This being the norm among gladiators, nobody cared, including himself. Besides, he was a favourite among the crowd - especially women - because he simply looked well. He has managed to avoid the scars that could mar his appearance, too, and is possessed of a small bit of vanity. Not enough to learn something about fashion, though.
Now he is a free man, having bought himself out with the money he amassed from gifts and betting on himself. The gifts came mostly from upper-class citizens who wished his company for one reason or another, or a service from a man with his skills.
He still drinks, though. But sometimes, he shows pity - an almost unheard-of trait among gladiators. He doesn't understand what is driving him to do this, either. Maybe it was the memory of his first victim's eyes. Or maybe he never wanted to hurt people in the first place - although he's good at it, and though as old leather as he approaches his middle-age. He only does this when it's personal, though. His duty to his patron and his own dream to have a ludus and pass on his skills trumps everything else.
Passions[edit]
- Mission: Become rich, influential, and have his own ludus
- Duty: Help his associates to become as influential as possible, with Gauis Saturninius as their liekly public face.
- Craving: Sleep with as many good-looking girls as possible
Stats[edit]
- Body 4
- Sense 4
- Charm 1
- Coordination 1
- Command 1
- Knowledge 1
Skills[edit]
Body[edit]
- Athletics 1
- Endurance 1
- Fight 2
- Parry 4+ED
- Run 3
- Vigour 1
Coordination[edit]
- Dodge 1
- Weapon Skill: Sword 4+ED
- Weapon Skill: Unarmed 1+ED
- Perform (gladiatorial show) 4
- Stealth 1
Knowledge[edit]
- Language: Latin MD
- Healing 1
- Tactics 1
Senses[edit]
- Hearing 1
- Sight 2
Command[edit]
- Intimidate 3
- Inspire 1
Charm[edit]
- Lie 2+ED
- Empathy 1
Advantages[edit]
- Beauty 3
- Leather-hard 5
- Thick-Headed
- Wealth 4
- Lucky 1
Paths and Techniques[edit]
Iron Tortoise technique[edit]
- Iron Parry
- The superior Interception
- Resounding deflection
- The hidden shell
- The secret block
Thunder Fist path[edit]
- Living weapon stance
- Thunder Fist
Troubadour's fortune...well, Gladiator's fortune![edit]
- Words fail, my beloved (but my sword doesn't)!
- The taste of my tears (and the enemy's blood)
- Romantic Outlaw Charm (A.K.A. Lusty Brute Attractiveness)
- The barbarian has no clothes (and is not ashamed of what he's got)
- It would be a crime against art...well, sport!
Problems[edit]
- Hated Enemy
- Drunken Blackouts
- Stupidly forgiving
XP[edit]
0
Severian Janos[edit]
A minor talent with divination magics, Severian once enjoyed a short stint in the legions as a general's advisor, but a misread omen led to that general's ignominious defeat and Severian's humiliation. He returned to Rome, discredited and disinherited, and burns with zeal to ply his talents for a cause that will vindicate his abilities and earn him wealth and glory and influence.
Passions[edit]
- Mission: Restore my honour
- Duty: Preserve people's faith in the divine mysteries
- Craving: Wield power and influence
Stats[edit]
- Body 3
- Sense 3
- Charm 2
- Coordination 3
- Command 3
- Knowledge 4
Skills[edit]
Sorcery 5+M
Body[edit]
- Athletics 2
- Endurance 1
- Vigour 2
Coordination[edit]
- Dodge 4
- Grapple 4
Knowledge[edit]
- Counterspell 2
- Healing 4
- Language (Latin) M
- Lore 3
Command[edit]
- Intimidate 3
- Haggle 3
Charm[edit]
Advantages[edit]
- Spells 4 (Aqueous Divination: Darkwater Oracle)
- Spells 3 (Upunzi Vision: Lust, Beheld)
- Spells 1 (Upunzi Vision: Closesight and Mind's Eye, Cleared)
- Wealth 2
Paths and Techniques[edit]
The Yielding Way[edit]
- Gliding Step
- Snake and Grouse Technique
- The Spring Uncoils
Egyptian Bodywork[edit]
A system of massages and body-manipulation credited to the Egyptians.
- Shaking out the Poison
- Strong Medicine
Financial Sophistication[edit]
- Water Seeks the Lowest Point
XP[edit]
6
NPCs of Note[edit]
- ANTIOCHUS, a Nubian fighting-slave now belonging to LUPUS
- A mysterious equite of the SULPICIUS gens
- LUCIUS COMINIUS CARBO, a vicomagister of a neighboring vicus
- A murderous member of the COMINII, apparently CARBO himself!
- Two PHOENICIANS, the murdered sons of...
- RESH-EF, a Phoenician merchant factor and wealthy Citizen of Rome
- PUBLIUS PINARIUS NASO, administrator of Via Lata
- Various THUGS
- VERRES, a former tax-farmer from the Northern hills with an atrocious hick accent
- FULVIO, a handsome man with a terrible temper
- PLAUTUS, a dull-eyed killer
- RUFUS, a former sailor who carries a cosh
- Various WHORES
- ODILA, once a house-slave, and with very good manners
- SIGRUN
- VARA, also called ULULATA, "The Screamer," a popular whore with a certain group of regulars
- MURENA, who when plied with wine will do nearly anything
- FECULENTIA, a cheap floozie
- RUGA, a tavern-owner in the vicus
- PISCUS, a wine-sink operator with famously terrible wine
- Various VIGILES who patrol the neighborhood
- STRABO, an Iberian
- CELSUS, tall and skinny with bad teeth
- PUBLIUS ANTONIUS QUADRATUS, second-in-command of the vigiles' I COHORT and a former Legion trooper
- EUPHORBIUS the Greek, a retiarus loathed in general for his fighting style and in particular for killing a crowd-favorite Marcomanni gladiator
Companies of Note[edit]
With Company stats where known.
- REGIO VII, Via Lata (Mi2, Tr3, In3, Te1, So2)
- The Granary Commission (Mi1, Tr3, In4, Te2, So2 + Permanent Underclass (tax-farmers))
- The Brotherhood of Tailors (Mi0, Tr3, In2, Te1, So3 + Small Horizon)
- The Cult of Bacchic Mysteries (Mi1, Tr4, In3, Te2, So4 + Mole: Vigiles, Counter-Espionage)
- Vicus Scelestus, the Neighborhood of Crime, a troublesome Gang
- The Roman Empire (Mi5, Tr6, In5, Te6, So3, + Epic History, Mass Appeal, Foundries Smiths & Armories, Rules of Plunder)
- Cohort I of the Vigiles, policing REGIA XII and IX. (Used Treasure, Influence once during Aphrilis)
