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LAST DAYS OF ROME
You are a citizen in a relatively successful empire. Aalas, the new emperor has arrived, and he's decided that the best thing for everyone would be to burn it all to the ground with you all still inside it. Nothing to be done but carry on as usual, you suppose. He is, after all, the emperor
RULES
You have three scores, which starts O:
- FLAMES
- DESOLATION
- RELOCATION
WHAT AN ADVANCED SOCIETY WE ARE
To start the game, you generate a new City Event by rolling a six-sided die (d6). Adjust your scores as directed by the table (or subtable), then roll a new event. Keep rolling new events until one of the following occurs:
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If your FLAMES score reaches 1O, your house is finally consumed by the spreading wildfires, and you are burned alive in the process. You saw it coming, of course. That knowledge comforts you.
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If your DESOLATION score reaches 1O, then society breaks down completely and you are killed in the rampage. If it makes any difference to you, then you should know that there is no such thing as an emperor in a wasteland. He shall rule over ashes.
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If your RELOCATION score reaches 10, you come to your senses and gather your belongings, striking out into the unknown. Maybe you'll find a better life out there,away from fiddling emperors. You'll probably be eaten by wolves,but you should take the chance.
WE SHOULD TOTALLY JUST KILL CAESAR
At any time you can declare that "we should totally just kill Caesar". Roll a number of d6 equal to the current number of your DESOLATION score,and add up the dice.If the total result is 2O or more,then you assassinate the emperor. You die either way, but if you pull it off then it will be immensely satisfying.
CITY EVENTS (ROLL A D6)
| 1, 2, or 3 | In the Imperial Palace |
| 4 or 5 | Relative Unrest |
| 6 | Add 1 to your FLAMES score |
IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE (ROLL A D6)
| 1 | The emperor fiddles with manic glee. It's not tuneful. | +1 FLAMES |
| 2 | The emperor raises another horse to the position of senator | +1 DESOLATION +1 RELOCATION |
| 3 | It's execution night at the palace. Participants are selected based on performance reviews. | +1 RELOCATION |
| 4 | The emperor screams like a baby. Why does the world not bend to his whims? | +1 DESOLATION |
| 5 | The emperor sits in front of the flame and *commands* it to obey. It does not. | +1 FLAMES +1 RELOCATION |
| 6 | Work continues on a house made of pure gold. It keeps melting. | +1 FLAMES |
RELATIVE UNREST (ROLL A D6)
| 1 | People complain - this is unacceptable. Then they go about their business. | +1 RELOCATION |
| 2 | There are no goods at market. "If you have no bread,then eat shit" is the word from the palace | +1 DESOLATION |
| 3 | You receive a letter asking you to reassert your faith in the emperor. In writing. | +1 RELOCATION |
| 4 | Lions are released onto the streets in an attempt to calm the population. | +1 DESOLATION +1 FLAMES |
| 5 | Is Rome really over? It's hard to say. Who knew burning a city took this long? | +1 DESOLATION |
| 6 | The Emperor decrees that the burnings will continue until morale improves. | +1 FLAMES |