GURPS 4th edition. Martial Arts: Gladiators

✍ Scribed by Volker Bach, Peter V. Dell'Orto

• Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Incorporated
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 52
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/martialarts/gladiators/

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
About GURPS
GURPS Martial Arts and This Book
Publication History
About the Authors
Gladiatorial Games
Historical Overview
Politics of the Arena
Rome: Imperial Splendor
Spartacus and the Third Servile War
Provincial Games
The Decline and Fall of the Games
Timeline
Famous Gladiators
Albanus, Seasoned Professional
Commodus, Imperial Amateur
Galen, Gladiatorial Physician
Modern Gladiators
Spartacus, Rebel Gladiator
A Day at the Arena
Pompe and Cena Libera
The Morning Program
Gladiator Fandom
The Matches
Female Gladiators
Defending the Bridge
Styles
Armaturae
Hoplomachus
Murmillo
Provocator
Murmillo Variations
Retiarius
Thraex (Thracian)
Exotic Types
The Venator
Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills
Advantages
Perks
Typical Gladiator Advantages
Disadvantages
Skills
Typical Gladiator Disadvantages
Techniques
Rules of the Games
Blood on the Sands
Focused Defense
Sufficient Space to Die
Shifting Sands
The Crowd’s Reaction
Asking for Mercy
Stans Missus
Outside the Colosseum
Gladiatorial Advancement
Complementary Skills
Gladiator Prices
We Who Are About to Die
The Gladiators
The Selection Process
Day-to-Day Life
Built Like a Fighter
Security
The Barley Crunchers
Character Templates
Gladiator
Doctor
Lanista
The Champions
Pugilist
Venator
Vindex the Murmillo
Supporting Roles
Animal Handler/Trainer
Harenarius
Ludus Guard
Musician
Paegnarius
Physician
Stage Engineer
Summa Rudis
Equipment
Weapons
Armor
Helmets
Melee Weapon Table
Other Armor
Shields
Armor Table
Other Equipment
Medical Gear
Fighting Kit
Custom Equipmen
Campaigns
The Gladiator Campaign
The Games
First Blood and Beyond
Beyond the Arena
Starting Characters
Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk
Adventure Seeds
The Ludus Campaign
The Customer Is Everything
No Business Like Show Business
The Cooperative Ludus
Competitive Ludi
No Expenses Spared: The Economics of Munera
Transplanting the Games
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Supers
Horror
Infinite Worlds
Glossary
Pronouncing Latin: A Quick and Dirty Guide
Bibliography
Index

✦ Subjects

GURPS