Morturi: School Resources

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This page lists School Resources that may be purchased. School Resources can only be bought once each by each school, and have fixed prices.

For ease of reference, the Resources below are divided into Categories.

People

People are non-Gladiator servants or retainers of the school. For book-keeping simplicity its assumed that these workers are bought slaves rather than employed tradesmen, though at the Imperators discretion these resources might be hired month by month instead of bought outright, at a cost equal to 20% of their buy-cost.

Chirugeon

"Aye, Chironius certainly saved Quintus' life that day... but the day after that he cut off Quintus' leg to keep gangrene away. Now I've had to retire Quintus... what use is a one legged Gladiator?"

• Cost: 1000 Denarii.
• Effect: You may choose to reroll the Survival check ONCE for each of your out-of-action Gladiators. If you do so, you must accept the new result, even if it is worse than before.

Retired Legend

"You've got talent, boy, and if you do as I say, you might live to become as great as I was. Now, fetch your sword and we'll see if this old dog can't teach you a few new tricks..."

• Cost: 1500 Denarii.
• Effect: At the end of the month, all Palus (but not Servus, Novicius or Primus Palus) gladiators in your school gain 1 new Trick.

Improved Facilities

These resources represent changes to your school's owned buildings or materials.

Hygenic Stables

"Clean rushes, clear running water and fresh bandages reduce risk of wounds turning septic."

• Cost: 1000 Denarii.
• Effect: Add +1 to Survival checks for all your Gladiators.

Training Yard

"We got wooden weapons, practice posts and a mock arena. We'll have you up to scratch in no time."

• Cost: 1000 Denarii.
• Effect: At the end of the month, all Novicius (but not Servus, Palus or Primus Palus) gladiators in your school gain 1 new Trick.

External Factors

External factors reprsent the Lanista spending money to establish contacts and allies outside of the school, so as to give him advantage with it. Imperators and Lanistae who are keen on roleplaying and out-of-arena action might want to ignore the listed effects and instead roleplay out the consequences of each External factor, with varying game effects according to how events play out each month. This approach allows Lanistae to use these factors more flexibly (for example sending his Peregrine thugs on an arson mission instead of an assassination), allow the Imperator to create scenarios on the fly (for example, as the gang of thugs runs into a trio of Gladiators in the Stables and must fight through them), but is balanced by the possibility that the Resource might not achieve anything that month (for example, if the gang are cut down by the Gladiators, they'll never get a chance to burn anything...)

Contract with the Peregrine Collegia

"Perhaps we could arrange for a little 'training accident' for the young man..."

• Cost: 500 Denarii.
• Effect: At the start of each Campaign month, name one Gladiator belonging to an opposing School. That Gladiator must make an immediate Survival check, as if he had been taken Out-of-Action.

Loyalty of the Mob

"Do you hear that? The crowd cries your name, Gladiator! Now get out there and fight!"

• Cost: 500 Denarii.
• Effect: At the start of a battle, add +1 to your school's Crowd's Favour score for each Primus Palus Gladiator present in the battle.

Stud and Mare Arrangements

"The games are over for the month, but your works not done yet, Primus Palus. There's a certain lady who has been keeping her eye on you..."

• Cost: 500 Denarii.
• Effect: At the end of the Campaign month, gain +100 Denarii so long as you have at least one Primus Palus Gladiator.

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