G U R P S A G E O F N A P O L E O N S T E V E J A C K S O N G A M E S G U R P S A G From his beginnings as a Corsican soldier, E through his rise to power as the Emperor of France, O to his final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte F built an empire . and a legend. Napoleon was that N rarest of men – one whose life defined the age in A which he lived. Now that age comes alive for your P roleplaying game. O GURPS Age of Napoleon L is a comprehensive E guide to the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. It O contains: N • A history of the years leading up to Napoleon’s rule, including events in Europe, Asia, and the American colonies. • Biographies for dozens of leading men – and GURPS Basic Set, Third women! – of the age, many with GURPS character Edition and GURPS writeups. Compendium I are required • Chapters about life under Napoleon, both for the to use this supplement in a GURPS bourgeoisie and for the nobility, and about the culture campaign. The historical information in this of the age – music, art, and literature. book can be used with any • Suggestions for campaigns in the Age of game system. Napoleon. Play officers in the French fleet, Wellington’s foot soldiers, American blockade- THE REVOLUTIONARIES: runners, or secret agents for any of the empires. • Plus detailed maps of Europe, France, and Paris, Written by S T during and after the French Revolution! Nicholas Caldwell E V Edited by E It was an age when heroes were made, an age J William H. Stoddard A when history was a blank book waiting to be written. C K It was the Age of Napoleon. S IRST DITION IRST RINTING F E , F P O PUBLISHED MAY 2003 N ISBN 1-55634-451-1 G A M E 9!BMF@JA:RSSTPOoY`Z]ZgZnZ` S Printed in SJG02295 6539 the USA TM Written by Nicholas H. M. Caldwell Additional material by Loren Wiseman Edited by William H. Stoddard Cover based on art by Sir William Quiller Orchardson Page design by Alex Fernandez Cartography by J. Scott Reeves GURPS System Design G Steve Jackson Managing Editor G Andrew Hackard GURPS Line Editor G Sean Punch Project Administrator G Monique Chapman Art Director G Loren Wiseman Production Artists G Alex Fernandez and Kellar Hall Print Buyer G Monica Stephens GURPS Errata Coordinator G Andy Vetromile Sales Manager G Ross Jepson Lead playtester: Stephan Pennington Playtesters: Michele Armellini, James L. Cambias, Hal Carmer, Peter V. Dell’Orto, Thomas Devine, Phil Masters, Nigel McCarty-Eigenmann, Hans Rancke-Madsen, Garrett Roberts, Brian C. Smithson, William H. Stoddard, Walt Whitman GURPS , Warehouse 23, and the all-seeing pyramid are registered trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Pyramid and the names of all products published by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated are registered trademarks or trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated, or used under license. GURPS Age of Napoleon is copyright © 2003 by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. All rights reserved. Art © 2003 www.clipart.com. Printed in the USA. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal, and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. 1-55634-451-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STEVE JACKSON GAMES CONTENTS THE NAPOLEONIC WARS . 24 The Emperor and Trafalgar . 24 From Austerlitz to Tilsit. 25 Interlude: Portugal . 25 The Peninsular War . 26 Map: Europe in 1810. 26 Interlude: India . 27 Interlude: Russia . 27 M ap: The Iberian Peninsula. 27 Interlude: Prussia . 28 The Ongoing War at Sea . 28 The Retreat from Moscow. 28 Interlude: The Infant Republic . 29 Downfall of the Emperor. 29 Interlude: Colonies in Revolt . 30 THE WAR OF 1812 . 30 The Defense of Canada . 30 What If . A Close Run Thing . 31 Interlude: The Ottoman Empire . 31 The Battle of New Orleans . 31 Map: Europe After the Congress of Vienna . 32 THE HUNDRED DAYS. 32 Escape from Elba. 32 Waterloo. 32 What If . Escape from St. Helena. 33 AFTERMATH. 34 The New World Order . 34 INTRODUCTION . 4 Interlude: Holland. 18 Death of an Emperor . 34 Revolutionary Days . 18 About the Author . 4 THE REVOLUTIONARY WARS . 18 2. PEOPLE . 35 About GURPS . 4 Defending the Republic. 18 RULERS . 36 Interlude: Italy. 19 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE . 36 1. HISTORY . 5 Interlude: Ireland . 19 Catherine the Great . 37 The Italian Campaign . 19 THE STATE OF THE WORLD . 6 George III. 38 Map: Empires of the World – 1769 Interlude: Austria . 20 . 6 George IV . 38 Timeline The Directory. 21 . 7 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. 38 Map: The American Colonies in 1775 Interlude: Spain. 21 . 8 Tipu Sultan. 38 The Conquest of Corsica . 8 Interlude: England . 22 STATESMEN . 39 THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE . 8 First Consul . 22 From Marengo to the Treaty of Amiens . 22 Joseph Fouché . 39 The American Quarrel . 8 Interlude: The West Indies Manuel de Godoy . 39 First Blood . 9 . 23 The Sons of Liberty What If . French Victory Lord Frederick North. 40 . 9 at Trafalgar William Pitt the Younger . 40 Wha t If . A British America. 10 . 23 Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 41 The Declaration of Independence . 10 THE PEACE OF AMIENS . 24 Interlude: The Baltic George Washington . 42 The Surrender at Saratoga . 10 . 24 All the World Against Them. 11 ADMIRALS . 43 Enter the French. 12 Thomas Cochrane . 43 Divided Loyalties. 12 Stephen Decatur. 43 The Southern Campaigns. 12 Horatio Nelson. 44 France Under Louis XVI . 13 Sir Sidney Smith . 44 Pierre-André Suffren . 45 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION . 13 Countdown to Revolution . 13 GENERALS . 46 The Bourgeois Revolution. 13 Eugène de Beauharnais . 46 Map: Paris in the French Revolution . 14 Louis-Nicolas Davout . 46 The Popular Revolution. 14 Colquhoun Grant . 47 Girondins and Jacobins. 15 Andre Masséna . 48 Victims of the Guillotine . 15 Joachim Murat . 48 Let Them Eat Cake . 15 Michel Ney . 48 A New Constitution . 16 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington . 49 Death of a King . 16 REVOLUTIONARIES. 50 Map: Revolutionary France . 16 Georges-Jacques Danton . 50 What If . Comte Honoré Gabriel Riqueti Ending the Revolution . 17 de Mirabeau . 50 Days of Terror . 17 Maximilien Robespierre . 50 2 CONTENTS Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès . 51 4. MILITARY LIFE. 69 Theobald Wolfe Tone. 51 OTHER EMINENT PERSONAGES. 51 SAILORS . 70 Edmund Burke. 51 Pressed Men and Volunteers . 70 Life at Sea . 72 Jacques-Louis David . 52 A ll the World’s Fleets Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. 52 . 73 Abstract Naval Battles. 74 Thomas Paine. 53 The Real Enemy. 75 Jean-Jacques Rousseau . 53 Prisoners and Parole. 75 Germaine de Staël . 54 SOLDIERS. 76 Templates from GURPS Warriors . 100 NAPOLEON’S SIBLINGS . 54 Types of Soldiers . 76 Joseph Bonaparte. 54 New Advantage . 102 Officers and Gentlemen. 77 Women in the Era . 103 Lucien Bonaparte. 54 The Imperial Guard. 78 The Blue Devils Elisa Bonaparte . 55 . 104 Daily Life. 78 New Skill . 105 Louis Bonaparte. 55 Distinctive British Forces . 79 LANGUAGES . 105 Pauline Bonaparte . 55 T he Purchase System. 79 Caroline Bonaparte . 55 Flogging Rules . 80 ECONOMICS, JOBS, AND WEALTH. 105 Jérôme Bonaparte . 55 In Battle . 81 Money . 105 Napoleon’s Military Success Wealth and Social Status . 106 . 83 Job Table 3. EVERYDAY LIFE . 56 All the World’s Armies. 83 . 107 QUIPMENT SPIES . ..