Alea iacta est (The die is cast) - Gaius Julius Caesar
The year is 192 AD, Emperor Commodus reigns atop the Roman Empire, the strongest empire on the planet. For the past several decades the great Roman Empire has been in a golden age. The Imperial Roman Army is the most powerful and feared military force in the world, having lead the charge in Roman expansion for centuries. At the moment the army finds itself mopping up the remnants of barbarian forces along the Roman province of Daria. The brave soldiers within the ranks of Roman forces look forward to the coming weeks when they will return home. Though they along with all the other loyal citizens of Rome shall find in the coming months that things are about to change like they never have before.
Commodus is not long for this world. A man of paranoia and megalomania even he cannot decipher what will happen to him, and the great city he rules over. With no heirs either natural or adopted, the Empire will be thrown into a chaos. It is also a time of opportunity for Romans, as a dictator falls there comes intrigue. A fierce soldier, arriving home from war may find themselves choosing a side. While a senator may push to support a claim, perhaps their own. Caught in between are the people of Rome, from the lowly slaves, to the fierce gladiators, roaming merchants, the free plebs and the affluential patricians. Rome will not fall, but it will shaken to its very foundations.
F.A.Q.
Q. Do I need encyclopedic knowledge of Ancient Rome to participate in this RP?
A. Absolutely not, I'm going to try to structure this RP in a way that people with little knowledge of Rome will be easily able to comfortably participate. It won't be 100% historically accurate, choices will be made that lean towards entertainment over accuracy. For those interested in brushing up on knowledge of Rome, there are many, many, many online resources to learn from. I will link some of these on the OOC.
Q. Do I need to speak Latin?
A. Nope. It's a dead language unless you live in the Vatican. The people in this RP will be speaking English, consider it like a movie set in Rome.
Q. What roles are available?
A. Pretty much any except the Emperor. I encourage every player to really think and figure out a character idea they'd enjoy playing. I'll have a separate CS for military characters and non military characters. Players are encouraged to create multiple characters if they'd like to do so. Can even make a slave if you'd like, you won't end up as the new emperor but it could be very fun to play. Any character ideas you are unsure of you are more than welcome to run by me.
Q. Is the shit gonna hit the fan right away?
A. Nope. I'm going to take my time guiding us into the eventual chaos. I feel this approach will allow greater interaction between characters and allow creation of plots between players. I'll let everyone in on when Commodus is near death and the 'real fun' begins.
Q. So is this open world? Or 'freeform'?
A. In a way it will be. My aim is to keep everything centered in and around Rome, except for the some military excursions. Rome was a massive place, there's no shortage of things there to do. More than enough room to practically run the whole RP within.
Q. Alright I'm in, where's the CS, rules and OOC?
A. If there's enough interest that all will come soon. I plan to put a lot of work into this RP if it gathers enough interest. I do work a lot in real life but I'm confident I'll be able to manage the RP with this going on. I do plan to appoint two interested co-GMs to help run things smoothly (if you're down for that PM me).
Ad victoriam!
