Babylon On Which Fame and Jubilation Are Bestowed (2e)
PRINT EDITION AVAILABLE AGAIN! There is no king who is strong on his own. Ten or fifteen kings are following ?ammu-rapi¸ the master of Babylon¸ the same for Rim-Sîn¸ the master of Larsa¸ the same for Ibal-pi-El¸ the master of Ešnunna¸ the same for Amud-pi-El¸ the master of Qa?na. Twenty kings are following Yarim-Lim¸ the master of Yam?ad. - A letter from Itur-Asdu of Mari¸ to vassals of King Zimri-Lim¸ written ca. 1769 BCE. Over 3¸700 years ago¸ Hammu-rapi reigned in Babylon. Known today for his law code¸ this Amorite king took a minor city-state located on a branch of the Euphrates and created an empire which rivaled any the world had yet seen. Babylon On Which Fame and Jubilation Are Bestowed is a roleplaying game set during the 25th year of Hammu-rapi's reign. Whether players choose to situate their game in historic Mesopotamia¸ or in some fantastic variant¸ BFJB gives players and gamemasters the tools needed to experience the cultural milieu and personalities of Babylon in the eighteenth century BCE. Now updated with a simpler¸ faster ruleset¸ this new edition includes significantly more information on the peoples and cultures of the Old Babylonian Era. The gazetteer has also been substantially expanded from the first edition¸ and includes notes on 29 additional cities of the Ancient Near East. In addition to this book¸ a group needs only paper¸ several six-sided dice¸ and their imagination to play.