Mythic Vistas: The Trojan War

by Aaron Rosenberg, James Ryman

Green Ronin first delved into the Bronze Age in Roleplaying in the Biblical Era. Now the Trojan War picks up where Testament left off, bringing Homer's Iliad to life. Fight under Achilles for the honor of Helen or stand up with Hector and defend Troy with your life. The Trojan War gives you everything to bring Bronze Age Greece to life, An overview of the Trojan War, from the abduction of Helen to the sack of Troy. New classes like the charioteer, dedicated warrior, orator, runner, and seer. An update of the mass combat system that originally appeared in Testament. Flavorful spells like Divine Anger, False Omen, and Stygian Armor. Details on Bronze Age weapons and armor. A treatise on the Homeric World and an accompanying map. Descriptions and game stats for all the major characters, from Achilles and Hector to Odysseus and Aeneas. Advice on running campaigns and dealing with the gods. Full compliance with the 3.5 rules. Gods plot, chariots thunder, and warriors charge beneath the walls of Troy. Battle lines have been drawn. Which side are you on?

Genres: Gaming

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 2005

About the author

Aaron Rosenberg is an award-winning, bestselling novelist, children’s book author, and game designer. He's written original fiction (including the NOOK-bestselling humorous science fiction novel No Small Bills, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and the O.C.L.T. supernatural thriller series), tie-in novels (including the PsiPhi winner Collective Hindsight for Star Trek: SCE, the Daemon Gates trilogy for Warhammer, Tides of Darkness and the Scribe-nominated Beyond the Dark Portal for WarCraft, Hunt and Run for Stargate: Atlantis, and Substitution Method and Road Less Traveled for Eureka), young adult novels (including the Scribe-winning Bandslam: The Novel and books for iCarly and Ben10), children's books (including an original Scholastic Bestseller series, Pete and Penny's Pizza Puzzles, and work for PowerPuff Girls and Transformers Animated), roleplaying games (including original games like Asylum and Spookshow, the Origins Award-winning Gamemastering Secrets, and sections of The Supernatural Roleplaying Game, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and The Deryni Roleplaying Game), short stories, webcomics, essays, and educational books. He has ranged from mystery to speculative fiction to drama to comedy, always with the same intent—to tell a good story. You can visit him online at gryphonrose.com or follow him on Twitter @gryphonrose.