Ruma: Dawn of Empire (PBtA)
Citizen! The burgeoning Ruman Empire needs your help bringing civilization to the savages.
Ruma: Dawn of Empire is a tabletop roleplaying game set in an alternate Roman Empire where myth and magic are real. The Empire has just begun to push its borders into neighboring lands¸ only to be met by savage barbarians¸ murderous beasts¸ magical forests¸ and strange horrors. Ruman generals and senators have formed small cohorts of specialized troops to discover and counter these threats. You and your friends are members of such a cohort.
The game is powered by the Apocalypse Engine¸ created by D. Vincent Baker & Meguey Baker for their game Apocalypse World. The engine also runs many other awesome games¸ such as Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel¸ The City of Judas by Davide Pignedoli¸ and Legacy: Life Among the Ruins by James Iles. Ruma: Dawn of Empire owes a great deal to these games¸ and many others.
Inspiration for Ruma can be found in movies such as 300¸ Ben Hur¸ Centurion¸ Clash of the Titans¸ The Eagle¸ Gladiator¸ and Immortals; TV shows like Rome and Spartacus; and novel series like The Oath of Empire by Thomas Harlan and The Videssos Cycle by Harry Turtledove.