Morturi: The Lanista and the School
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This page runs through the basics of creating a school.
1. Determine Budget
First, determine how much gold you have available to build your school.
By default, in a pick-up match a School will have Five Thousand Denarii.
In a campaign game, a School instead starts with Ten Thousand Denarii.
A single denarius is thought to be equivalent in buying power to US$20 in modern day terms, and an ordinary slave would cost anything from 500 to 2000 denarii, with trained or proven gladiators often holding much higher values.
In a pick-up match, players might agree to vary the starting value of their schools, to allow for grand spectacles and small skirmishes, or to allow a more experienced lanista to deliberately handicap himself.
2. Purchase Gladiators
In a pick-up game, Gladiators have the following pricings:
- Novicius - 500 Denarii
- Palus - 1000 Denarii
- Primus Palus - 1500 Denarii
Gladiators for pick-up games are generated by the Lanistae purchasing them using these rules.
In a full campaign game prices are not fixed, but instead Gladiators are sold at Auction.
3. Purchase School Resources
School Resources are only used in full Campaign Games, as they have little effect on single Pick Up Games.
The lanista can buy as many School Resources as he wants and can afford. Any left over money is then recorded as "remaining funds", which the lanista can spend later in the campaign.
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This page created by Asklepios.
