GURPS Gladius Arcana

Campaign Background

Campaign name: Greek Dark Ages

Starting year: 1000 BCE

Genre: Sword & Sandal

Realistic or cinematic?

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Are there multiple planes of existence?

Campaign World:

Campaign’s base city, nation, empire, or planet:

Society/government type:

Control Rating:

Tech level: 3

General mana level: Normal

Do areas of higher/lower mana exist? Yes

Brief description of important neighboring powers, political/economic situation, etc.:

Information for PCs

Starting point value allowed for PCs: 150

Disadvantage limit (including Quirks): -50

PC races allowed: Human

Especially appropriate professions:

Starting Wealth:

Starting Wealth levels allowed:

Starting Status levels allowed:

Starting TLs allowed:

Languages available: Greek

Cultural Familiarities available: Greek, Cretan, Mycenaean, Spartan

Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills

Required advantages, disadvantages, and skills:

Especially appropriate Advantages:

Especially appropriate Disadvantages:

Especially appropriate Skills:

Disallowed advantages, disadvantages, and skills:

Appropriate Patrons, Allies or Contacts:

Special Abilities Allowed for PCs

Exotic/supernatural traits: Disallowed for beginning PCs.

Cinematic skills: Disallowed for beginning PCs.

Are PC mages allowed? No.

Are PC psis allowed? No.

Are PC gadgeteers allowed? No.

Rulebooks and Resources

GURPS Basic Set 4th edition

GURPS 4th edition Low-Tech

GURPS 4th edition Martial Arts. Relevant Styles: Greek Boxing (p. 153), Pankration (pp. 188-89), Submission Wrestling (p. 205).