Encyclopaedia Arcana
"Then Romulus shall receive the sceptre of his race¸ and found the walls of Mars¸ and call the people Romans. I have given no limits or duration to their possessions: I've given them empire without end."
Virgil¸ Aeneid
Historical-Fantasy Roleplaying in a Roman Empire which did not fall.
In Lex Arcana¸ you are a Custos (warden) of the Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana¸ sent by the Emperor to the four corners of the world to further the study of arcane lore¸ investigate forbidden cults¸ and face the thread posed by dangerous supernatural creatures.
This book describes the Empire in which the Lex Arcana role-playing game adventures are set.
The Encyclopaedia Arcana is the definitive Lex Arcana setting compendium¸ with innumerable ideas for players:
• Detailed descriptions of the 20 Provinces of the Empire and communication
routes
• The structure of Imperial organization¸ bureaucracy and legions¸ including the
Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana
• Roman culture¸ economy and society¸ from banquets to smuggling
• Detailed entries on Medicamenta¸ Poisons and Potions
• New secrets linked to Divination¸ Magic and Prophecies
• More than ten new maps showing military camps¸ harbours and other locations
ready to be dropped into your next adventure.
The Encyclopaedia Arcana is the shortest path to bring your adventures to a whole new level of detail¸ for the glory of Rome and our Empire without end!
From misty Britannia to the immense rivers of Babilonia¸ from the Egyptian deserts to the beautiful beaches of Italia¸ the adventures awaiting the Custodes are as numerous as the Empire the Cohors Arcana must defend is large. For the glory of Rome and the Empire without end!