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Eternal Rome Is © 2005, 2008 Green Roninsample Publishing, LLC Sample file - Cr e d i t s - Design: Graeme Davis Additional Design: Scott Bennie (Soothsayer adventure) Editing and Development: Spike Y Jones Additional Development and Proofreading: Robert J. Schwalb Art Direction: Hal Mangold with Marc Schmalz Graphic Design: Marc Schmalz with Hal Mangold Cover Art: David Leri Cartography: Hal Mangold Interior Art: Kent Burles, David Griffiths, Joseph Wigfield, Marcio Fiorito, Richard Becker Executive Producer: Chris Pramas Green Ronin Staff: Steve Kenson, Nicole Lindroos, Hal Mangold, Chris Pramas, Evan Sass, Marc Schmalz, and Robert J. Schwalb Playtesters: Keri Armstrong, KC Arnold, Joe Baker, Anthony J. 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Box 1723 Renton, WA 98057-1723 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.greenronin.com - 1 - ta b l e o f Co n t e n t s in t r o d u C t i o n .........................................................................5 Ch a P t e r fi v e : eq u i P m e n t ................................................. 56 Ch a P t e r on e : Ch a r a C t e r s ....................................................6 Gladiator Weapons .....................................................56 Eras ..............................................................................6 Alternate Names .........................................................56 Nationalities .................................................................9 New Weapons ............................................................. 56 Ch a P t e r tw o : Ch a r a C t e r Cl a s s e s .......................................15 Armor ........................................................................ 59 New Armor ................................................................59 Core Classes ............................................................... 15 Helmets ......................................................................60 Barbarian ....................................................................15 Partial Armor ..............................................................62 Bard ............................................................................16 Equipment ................................................................. 62 Cleric ..........................................................................17 Ch a P t e r si x : ro m a n ma G i C .............................................64 Druid ..........................................................................17 Fighter ........................................................................19 Spells ......................................................................... 64 Paladin ........................................................................23 Druid Spells ................................................................65 Ranger ........................................................................23 New Spells .................................................................. 66 Rogue .........................................................................23 Magic Items ................................................................ 71 Sorcerer and Wizard ...................................................23 New Wondrous Items .................................................71 New Class: The Gladiator ............................................ 24 Minor Artifacts ...........................................................72 Adventures ..................................................................24 Major Artifacts ...........................................................73 Characteristics ............................................................24 The Evil Eye ................................................................ 74 Alignment ..................................................................24 Casting the Evil Eye ...................................................74 Background ................................................................24 Countering the Evil Eye .............................................75 Game Rule Information .............................................25 Ch a P t e r se v e n : be s t i a r y .....................................................77 Gladiator Types ..........................................................28 Animals by Region ...................................................... 77 Prestige Classes .......................................................... 29 New Animals ..............................................................78 Arcane Archer ............................................................29 Standard Monsters ...................................................... 79 Arcane Trickster .........................................................29 Variant Monsters ........................................................ 81 Archmage ...................................................................29 New Monsters ............................................................. 82 Assassin ......................................................................29 Legendary Races ......................................................... 86 Blackguard ..................................................................30 Non-Human Races ..................................................... 87 Duelist ........................................................................30 Dwarves and Gnomes ................................................87 Dwarven Defender .....................................................Sample30 Elves file ...........................................................................88 Eldritch Knight ..........................................................30 Halflings .....................................................................88 Hierophant .................................................................30 Half-Orcs ...................................................................88 Horizon Walker ..........................................................30 Nymphs and Satyrs .....................................................88 Loremaster .................................................................30 Ch a P t e r ei G h t : th e em P i r e ..............................................89 Mystic Theurge ...........................................................30 Italy ............................................................................89 Shadowdancer.............................................................30 Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia ........................................90 Thaumaturgist .............................................................30 Spain ...........................................................................90 New Prestige Class: Crime Boss ................................... 31 North Africa ............................................................... 90 New Prestige Class: Orator .......................................... 32 Mauretania .................................................................90 New Prestige Class: Pankretiast ................................... 35 Africa ......................................................................... 91 New Prestige Class: Soothsayer .................................... 36 Cyrenaica ................................................................... 91 New Prestige Class: Vigil (Watchman) ......................... 38 Egypt ..........................................................................91 Ch a P t e r th r e e : sk i l l s a n d fe a t s ......................................40 The Middle East .......................................................... 91 New Skill Uses ............................................................ 40 Arabia .........................................................................91 New Skills .................................................................. 41 Judea ...........................................................................92 New Feats ................................................................... 43 Syria ............................................................................92 Ch a P t e r fo u r : fa m e .........................................................49 Mesopotamia ..............................................................93 Fame Points, Modifiers, and Checks ............................ 49 Asia Minor ................................................................. 93 Gaining and Losing Fame ..........................................49 Asia .............................................................................93 Negative Fame ............................................................49 Cicilia,
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