conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The Gracchi, Champions of the Plebs, lie dead. Marius, Sulla, the great names of known history shall never come to prominence here. Will you take their role in history? Set in ancient Rome during the period of the Late Republic, this interactive role-playing game puts YOU right into the thick of the action! Will you choose to be a Patrician from an ancient and noble family, determined to fight for the traditions which go back to the very founding of Rome? Will you take on the role of a New Man, determined to carve out a place for yourself in the Senate? What about a Knight-businessman? (Those Senators hate the idea of dirtying their hands with trade and commerce, but money is the key to power!) Will you pursue your career in the courts, the Senate, the Forum...or on the field of battle?
  
  --------------------------
  
  SPQR is a Player vs. Player game where you will contend with your fellow players for political mastery of Rome.  Not interested in cut-throat (perhaps *literally*) competition?  You can participate as a Writer as well...all the fun, none of the points-keeping!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *Edit this card to tell us what strengths or interests you bring to the discussion.  Are you a history buff?  Have you had experience in RPGs with similar features?  Etc...*
conversations.prefix: Contributor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Just a placeholder...
conversations.prefix: Generic Strength Card:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: just select it, already!
conversations.prefix: Blah blah blah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: of course...
conversations.prefix: To create a Roman World:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *Dignitas* is the sum of your political standing, your influence, and your personal honor.
conversations.prefix: Dignitas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Appian Way is one of the major thoroughfares leading out of (and into) Rome. 
   
  Also known as the *Via Sacra,* the Appian Way exited Rome through the *Porta Appia* (Appian Gate) and led southeast, connecting Rome to Capua and points south.
conversations.prefix: Via Appia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The original senate house of Rome standing on the north side of the *Comitium.*  The construction was assigned to the Roman King Tullus Hostilius (in the days before the Republic) and it was regarded as very venerable, though it must have been rebuilt after the fire of the Gauls, if not more frequently. Throughout history it was, like the *Comitium*, an inaugurated temple.
  <http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum/resources/Richardson/Curia_Hostilia>
conversations.prefix: Curia Hostilia:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Rostra was a large platform built in the city of Rome that stood during the republican and imperial periods. Speakers would stand on the rostra and face towards the Senate house and deliver orations to those assembled in between.  It takes its name from the six rostra (plural of rostrum, a warship's ram) which were captured during the victory at Antium in 338 BC.   
  <http://openbuildings.com/buildings/rostra-profile-10998>
conversations.prefix: Rostra:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Playing this card means that you have spent a moderate (i.e., not a trivial) amount of your wealth on a purchase...either of a tangible item, a business investment, a bribe, hiring a minor character, or purchasing "political influence" for a particular outcome or event.
conversations.prefix: Small Financial Expenditure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This represents a *substantial* portion of your total wealth.  If you spent this money to bribe an official, equip your troops, stage games, engage in a major public works project, or influence a political outcome...*you must have really wanted it!*
conversations.prefix: Major Financial Expenditure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are moderately interested in seeing that a particular political outcome comes about.  Use this card to increase the likelihood that things "go your way."
conversations.prefix: Small Political Expenditure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are staking your reputation and your political career on this outcome!  Whatever the Latin is for "Sticking your neck *way* out," that's what you're doing.  
  Playing this card all but guarantees success...unless an opponent makes a commitment of equal seriousness!
conversations.prefix: Major Political Expenditure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *"Ego perveniet ad pugnam ante faciem tribulantis, et
  Induxero optimi milites." *  
  That's a Latin translation of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's maxim to "Get there firstest with the mostest."
  
  Play this card to tip the tide of battle decisively towards your favor! (It reduces the chance of failure/defeat by **adding +7 to your dice roll in battle.**).
conversations.prefix: Superior Tactics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your troops recognize you as a leader.  Using a combination of inspiring speeches backed up by tactical competence and "from the front" leadership, you inspire your men in combat.
  **+7 to dice in combat**
  
  Use this card to keep troop morale high and to decrease the chances of a defeat on the battlefield.  
conversations.prefix: Battlefield Leadership:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Campus Martius covers the large plain outside the Servian Wall northwest of the city of Rome, outside the City's legal boundaries.   It was used for the assembly and training of soldiers before military campaigns.  Generals awarded a triumph were required to remain there outside the city along with their troops  until the day of their triumph.  <http://www.ancientsites.com/aw/Places/Place/324614>
conversations.prefix: Campus Martius:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Led by King Jugurtha, the Numidian infantry outnumbers your Legio I *Victrix* 2:1.  The enemy has a 3:1 advantage in cavalry.  The good news: you have chosen your terrain well!
  
  Battle Odds:
  **Victory: 1-40
  Draw:  41-70
  Defeat: 71-95
  Utter Rout:  96-100**
  
conversations.prefix: Numidian Battle! (Marcus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a knack for the give & take of down & dirty Roman politics.  
  
  **Increases chance of winning a political challenge. Adds +5 to any political/voting die roll).**
conversations.prefix: Political Animal (PC or AC only):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A valued member of your unit; your skills with sword and shield are considerable.  
  
  **Increases chance of winning in combat (+5) (personal or unit level) **
conversations.prefix: Martial Skill (PC or AC only):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your peers look to you for sound judgment and guidance. 
  
  ** Increases likelihood (+4 die roll) of a positive outcome for a political, judicial or military challenge.**
conversations.prefix: Natural Leader (any):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain, blunt man, That love my friend.” *  Your knowledge of rhetoric and logic combined with a crystal clear speaking voice make you a force to be reckoned with.
  
  **Increases likelihood (+4 to the dice) of a positive outcome for a political or judicial challenge, and +2 to any military challenge (rousing speech to the troops)**
  
conversations.prefix: Skilled Orator (PC or AC):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“Fortune is merry,
  And in this mood will give us anything.” * Things just seem to go your way more often than not.
  **Increases likelihood  of a positive outcome for a political or judicial challenge.  Increases likelihood of a positive financial outcome (trade, return on investment)(adds +4 to die roll) **
  
conversations.prefix: Lucky (Any character):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you look like a god/goddess, people just naturally think you have other divine qualities as well!  
  ** Increases likelihood of a positive outcome on any non-military challenge (political, judicial, social) **  
  
  **+4 die roll if applicable**
conversations.prefix: Good Looking! (Any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: “We can sell our family holdings in Liguria for some quick cash.”
  **PC – Counts as a “Major Expenditure” Asset Card.  Use it only if you really need to!
  Writer – Money talks any way you want it to when you address a challenge.
  **
conversations.prefix: Personal Wealth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“He is a noble Roman and well given.” *
  Your good nature opens doors, calms tempers, etc.
  **AC – Use as an asset to affect any political or social challenge; adds +4 to die roll if applicable
  Writer – Use for a positive outcome on any social challenge
   **
conversations.prefix: Affable (Writer or AC only):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“He reads much; He is a great observer, and he looks
  quite through the deeds of men.” *
  
  **+4 to the dice on any challenge **
  
conversations.prefix: Scholarly and Perceptive (any character):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“I have a man's mind, but a woman's might.
  How hard it is for women to keep counsel!” *
  
  **Adds 4 to any applicable challenge dice roll.**
  
conversations.prefix: A Strong Woman (Female PC or Writer only):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
  And say to all the world, 'This was a man!'” *
  
  **Adds 4 to any applicable challenge dice roll.**
  
conversations.prefix: A Virtuous Man  (Male PC, AC or Writer):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yep, you either said the wrong thing, passed wind,  or picked your nose in public…again!
  
  ** Has a -2 off the die effect on any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Socially Awkward (any character):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“And he will, after his sour fashion, tell you
  What hath proceeded worthy note today.” *
  Your dour disposition sometimes makes you unpleasant company.  
  **Has a -2 effect on any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Sourpuss (any):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“Fr-fr-fr-friends, Ro-ro-romans, C-c-c-c-countrymen!  Lend me your ear!”  *  When you least expect it, your childhood speech impediment suddenly kicks in.
  **An embarrassing -2 of the die in any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Stutter (any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rude children point and stare at you in the Forum.
  
  **-2 from the die on any non-military challenge (your helmet covers them up).**
conversations.prefix: Really Big Ears (any):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“The angry spot doth glow on Caesar’s brow.” *
  You are prone to fits of anger which severely impair your judgment.
  
  **-2 from the die in any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Anger  (any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“It was a grievous fault,
  And grievously hath Caesar answered it.” * You are ambitious, and everyone knows it.
  
  ** -2 from the die on any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Dangerously Ambitious (PC or AC):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“Such men as he be never at heart’s ease whiles they behold a greater than themselves.”  *You are prone to envy, jealousy, and occasional back-stabbing.  
  
  **-2 from the die, any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Envy (any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "It seems like a good idea...but is it really?"
  
  You are prone to bouts of indecisiveness and doubt.
  
  **-2 from the die on any challenge.**
conversations.prefix: Doubt (Any):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” *  People tend to distrust you because you’re always “working the angle.”
  **-2 from die on any challenge**
  
conversations.prefix: Schemer (any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“But I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fixed and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament.”  *
  Once your mind is made up, that’s it.
  **-2 from the die on any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Stubborn (any):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads. But, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.”  *You’re not as well educated as you could’ve been, and sometimes you’re a little slow on the uptake.
  
  **-2 from the die on any challenge**
conversations.prefix: Dense  (any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“Take but good note, and you shall see him…transform'd Into a strumpet's fool.” * 
  The word is out that this AC is wrapped around the little finger of a female PC; he lives only to do her bidding and earn her favor.
  **-2 from the die in any challenge**
conversations.prefix: A Woman's Plaything (AC Only (for Female PC)):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“What's brave, what's noble, Let's do it after the high Roman fashion,
  And make death proud to take us.”  *
  First and always, you are a Roman, dedicated to the principles which make the Republic great.  
  
conversations.prefix: A Roman of the Romans:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *“Would you have me False to my nature? Rather say I play
  The man I am.” *
   Your goal is to conduct yourself nobly and with virtue in all things, and thus bring honor to your family name.
  
conversations.prefix: Stay True to Thyself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *“Let me have war, say I; it exceeds peace as far as day does night; it's spritely, waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy: mulled, deaf, sleepy, insensible; a getter of more bastard children than war's a destroyer of men.” *
  You believe that war brings out the best of Roman virtues.
conversations.prefix: Bellicose:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You seek to make Rome a place where your family (and indeed all Romans) can prosper, living their lives in civil tranquility.
conversations.prefix: Stability and Prosperity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You seek to preserve the political order, to keep the balance of power between the classes properly aligned, and thus ensure civil tranquility.  Implicit in this is the desire to maintain your particular class’ prerogatives and privileges.  
conversations.prefix: Preserve the Status Quo:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As a champion of the Plebs, you seek to ensure that their rights are not trampled by the Patricians, nor are their fortunes squandered by unscrupulous merchants.  In so doing, you seek power for yourself only as a secondary consequence.
conversations.prefix: For the People!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You and/or your family name were wronged.  You seek to restore the *dignitas* of your family name!
conversations.prefix: Righting an Old Wrong:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Preserving the integrity, honor, strength, and perhaps even the happiness of your family is your foremost concern in life.
conversations.prefix: For the Family!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are comfortable in your circumstances.  Your income is stable, you have a decent domus, and you enjoy your daily trips to the baths.  While you wouldn’t mind improving on them, you’d be quite pleased if things continued on as they are now.
conversations.prefix: Live out your life in tranquil prosperity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are from one of the “famous families” who can trace their lineage all the way back to Rome’s founding, if not earlier.  Your name carries with it influence and political clout, but your family these days is virtually penniless!
conversations.prefix: Famous Family Aristocrat (Patrician):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your family name goes back to the early days of the Republic, and your ancestors struggled to secure the rights of the People against the kings and aristocrats.  There is at least one Consul among your ancestors.  
conversations.prefix: Famous Family Plebeian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are the first of your family to truly make a name for yourself.  Your ancestors come from hearty rural stock, and your father owns a prosperous farm.  Hard work, sound investments, commendable military service and a solid moral character has given your family a respectable name.  It is now time for you to capitalize on all of that and make your move into the political life of the Republic!  
conversations.prefix: Novus Homo (New Man, Plebeian):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are the most powerful woman of an ancient and noble Roman family.  Truth be told, you are the most powerful and strong-willed of the entire family, regardless of gender!  The men in your life exist to do your bidding, whether they are aware of that fact or no.  Because you are a woman, you can’t participate directly in Rome’s political life, but through your AC (husband/son/lover, etc) you pull the strings of power, and do so with consummate skill!
conversations.prefix: Aristocratic Matron (Patrician Woman):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have struggled and sacrificed to ensure that your proud Plebeian family’s honor and reputation remain intact.  Thanks in no small part to you, your family is prosperous and well-respected.  Through your AC (husband/son/lover, etc), *you intend to keep it that way.*
conversations.prefix: Mater Familiae (Plebeian Woman):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: At a young age, you were selected for the highest honor (and most important task) which Rome could bestow on a woman.  As a Vestal Virgin, you tend the Sacred Fire of the Hearth.  You and your sisters are considered Rome’s Luck.  As long as Vesta’s fire remains buring (and your purity remains intact), Rome will remain safe and prosperous.  But your ambitions extend far beyond the State Religion.  Through your AC, you have a hand in Rome’s political life as well! 
conversations.prefix: Vestal Virgin (either class; writers OK also):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You control the vote of one NPC Juror.  During a trial challenge play this card against one of the verdict choices in order to "cast your ballot."
conversations.prefix: Juror Vote:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Play your "Jury Vote" card against this challenge in order to have your NPC Juror cast a vote for acquittal.
conversations.prefix: Verdict:  Absolvo:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Play your "Jury Vote" card against this challenge in order to have your NPC Juror cast a vote for a guilty verdict (non-capital punishment).
conversations.prefix: Verdict:  Condemno:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **Capital Punishment.**  Play your "Jury Vote" card against this challenge in order to have your NPC Juror cast a vote for a guilty verdict, authorizing the Iudex to impose the death sentence.
conversations.prefix: Verdict: DAMNO:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wary of enemy advantages in cavalry, firepower, field position, or perhaps just sheer numbers, you set your forces in a defensive stance.  This can include defensive bulwarks, compact, mutually supporting formations, etc.
  **+5 to dice in combat**
  Effects:  Decreases the chances of a rout in the event of a defeat.  Reduces casualties.  Best used in situations where you're the defender.  If used in situations where the enemy decides to take a defensive stance as well, it increases the likelihood of a "draw."
conversations.prefix: Defensive Posture:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your *Praefectus Fabrum,* in addition to being an all-around good engineer, is particularly adept at siegecraft.  
  **+5 to dice in sieges**
  Makes assaulting a fortress or walled city much easier, increasing the odds of a victory while reducing overall friendly losses.  
conversations.prefix: Siege Engineer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an advantage over the enemy in the number of artillery pieces at your disposal.  Use your scorpions and ballistae to good effect!  
  Increases chances of victory by **adding +5 to the dice**, as well as the number of casualties suffered by the enemy.
conversations.prefix: Artillery Support:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You rouse your men, whipping them into a fighting rage.
  
  The effect on the enemy is terrifying, but there can be other, *unintended* effects as well...
  **Adds +5 to the dice**
conversations.prefix: Battle Lust:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *You are green.*
  *You are inexperienced.*
  *At times, you are naïve.*
  
  But you are enthusiastic, and willing to work hard, *very hard,* to overcome these flaws.  You are determined to reach your full potential! 
conversations.prefix: Overcoming Inexperience.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether it's in the courts, the Forum, the Senate or the battlefield, your ambition is ensure that Rome knows who you are...*and never forgets!*
conversations.prefix: Make a Name for Yourself!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yes, there's the gladius...of course there's *that.*
  But you show them (*all of them!*) that a hand wielding the distaff of a loom is *every bit as powerful* as the hand that commands a legion!
conversations.prefix: Femininity is a Weapon as well!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rome was built by men who were pious as well as virtuous.  You observe the proper rites and sacrifices at all times, and are known for your *pietas.*  
  Writers--Your acts of piety are a source of strength for you and those around you.
  Players--Your acts of piety gain you advantage in both war and peace.
  **+4 for any non-military challenge.  +5 for a military challenge (you take the auspices/perform a sacrifice prior to battle)**
conversations.prefix: Pietas (Any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a citizen of Rome (literally “a son of Quirinias”).  You live your life.  You go to the baths; you attend the games.  You make enough money to keep your family intact.  When the levies are called, you serve in the legions as any good citizen would.  
conversations.prefix: Quirite (Writer/Non-PC Only):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re a businessman, trying to make a denarius.  You speculate in overseas trades, and occasionally a PC may seek you out, attempting to increase their wealth through investment.  
conversations.prefix: Mercator (Writer/Non-PC Only):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a woman of Rome.  You are virtuous and demure, yet fiercely proud of your good family name.  Just about any Patrician or Plebeian would see a marriage alliance with your family to be quite advantageous.  
conversations.prefix: Mulier Roma (Writer/Non-PC Only):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Literally, “headcount.”  You are a propertyless Roman, one of the many urban poor which inhabit the City, barely making it from day to day.  You live in a crowded insula (tenement) in the Subura section of Rome.  
conversations.prefix: Capeti Censi (Writer/Non-PC Only):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Announce your candidacy from the Rostra.   You can, at this point choose to play a strength, weakness or subplot card.
  **(Be sure to specify which office you're seeking!)**
conversations.prefix: Stand for Election!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These auxiliaries are loyal to Rome...for the most part.  What they need is a little Roman discipline.  
conversations.prefix: Iberians (for Corvinus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She's discrete and efficient.
  
  Adds 10 points to die roll for any financial challenge or political intrigue.  50% chance of breaking under torture if arrested/intercepted.  
conversations.prefix: Serva (Trusted Slave):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: TBD
conversations.prefix: Generic Challenge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have rather unexpectedly been invited to a dinner party at the home of Gavius Rufus, a young and obscure Plebeian who's been making a small splash in the Senate lately.  That's about all Demeter and Laevia know initially, though Fortius knows the whole story.  For Laevia:  in keeping with the customs of the time, the invite would have been addressed to your husband.
conversations.prefix: The Invitation (for Demeter, Fortius and Laevina):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **EDIT as desired**
  
  Strength/Skill: XX
  
  Fortuna:  XX
  
  Combat Rating: XX
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Gladiator (Generic):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 
  Strength/Skill: 11
  
  Fortuna:  9
  
  Combat Rating: 20
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Galba (Appius/Medicus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 17
  
  Fortuna:  2
  
  Combat Rating: 19
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Hapax (Appius/Medicus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 8
  
  Fortuna:  6
  
  Combat Rating: 14
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Fercifer Magnus (Appius/Medicus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 22
  
  Fortuna: 1
  
  Combat Rating: 23
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Danon of Africa (Appius/Medicus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 22
  
  Fortuna: 1
  
  Combat Rating: 23
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Danon of Africa (@Medicus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 8
  
  Fortuna:  6
  
  Combat Rating: 14
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Fercifer Magnus (Medicus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 
  Strength/Skill: 11
  
  Fortuna:  9
  
  Combat Rating: 20
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Galba (Medicus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **EDIT as desired**
  
  Strength/Skill: XX
  
  Fortuna:  XX
  
  Combat Rating: XX
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Gladiator (GENERIC) (Player Name):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strength/Skill: 17
  
  Fortuna:  2
  
  Combat Rating: 19
  -
  
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Hapax (Medicus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **Edit as Required**
  Team Name:
  Speed/Skill:  
  Fortuna:
  Combat Rating: 
  -
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Charioteer  considered "released from contract" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Charioteer (Generic) (Player Name):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Team Name: **Quadriga Rufio**
  Speed/Skill:  14
  Fortuna:  19
  Combat Rating: 33
  -
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Charioteer  considered "released from contract" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Lucius Nona (Boyd_Crowder):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A comfortable and reasonably-well appointed house on the Aventine.
conversations.prefix: Domus Gavius Rufus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The wine and food are plentiful.  The servants are attentive to the guests' needs.  There are musicians playing before and during the banquet, and entertainment will perform beginning with the third course.  
  How will you fare this evening?  What friends will you make, alliances will you forge, dalliances you arrange, or awkward social moments will you endure?  **(These are individual results, but the overall outcome will determine the "success" of the party.**)
conversations.prefix: Rufus' Dinner Party (for Writers and even Players):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **Edit as Required**
  Team Name:
  Speed/Skill:  3
  Fortuna:  19
  Combat Rating:  22
  -
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Charioteer  considered "released from contract" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Charioteer (B-Name TBD) (Verus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: **Edit as Required**
  Team Name:
  Speed/Skill:  26
  Fortuna:  11
  Combat Rating:  37
  -
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Charioteer  considered "released from contract" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Charioteer (C-Name TBD) (Verus) :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **EDIT as desired**
  
  Strength/Skill: 9
  
  Fortuna:  10
  
  Combat Rating: 19
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Gladiator (E-Name TBD) (Verus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: **EDIT as desired**
  
  Strength/Skill: 8
  
  Fortuna:  10
  
  Combat Rating: 18
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Gladiator (F-Name TBD) (Verus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: **EDIT as desired**
  
  Strength/Skill: 14
  
  Fortuna:  3
  
  Combat Rating: 17
  -
  *Instructions:  Turn card in to NPC Callidus Mustela to "register" for an upcoming tournament.  If he survives, Mustela will return card to you afterward.  *
  **Special Use:  Play one time as "agent" card for some special task. (consult with Narrator).  Gladiator considered "manumitted" after being used in this manner.**
conversations.prefix: Gladiator (G-Name TBD) (Verus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Princeps Senatus (played by the Narrator) will act as sort of “Speaker of the House” in the game, helping to direct the pace of proceedings in the Curia Hostilia.
conversations.prefix: Princeps Senatus (Narrator-controlled NPC):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: During all his life Scaurus was a firm adherent of the moderate aristocratical party, which frequently involved him in quarrels with the representatives of the people and the extremists on his own side. Though not a great orator, his speeches were weighty and impressive.
conversations.prefix: Moderate Aristocrat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Scaurus was part of a delegation sent by the Senate to negotiate with the Numidian King Jugurtha in 112 BC.
  
  There were lingering rumors of venality...
conversations.prefix: Foreign Entanglements?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As Princeps Senatus, Scaurus is dedicated to maintaining the decorum of the Senate through proper parliamentary Procedures.
conversations.prefix: Maintain Order and Propriety:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A resourceful and somewhat shifty banker (what Greek isn’t?)  Demetrius is your go-to guy if you want to play additional financial cards to engage in various activities like:
  •	Purchasing a gladiator or chariot team
  •	Making payments pursuant to sponsoring games, a festival, or public works project
  •	Throwing money into an election or vote above and beyond what is procedurally allowed by Storium card mechanics.
  •	Discretely arranging the payment of funds to influence/bribe an official
  •	Repayment of a loan & interest
  
conversations.prefix: Money Man (Narrator-Controlled NPC):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This shifty Greek is your go-to guy for any sort of financial dealings.
  
  His discretion can be counted on...usually.
conversations.prefix: Financial Deal-Maker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Many Senators borrow money from Demetrius Croesus, and all goes well.
  
  But woe to the man who fails to repay a loan!
conversations.prefix: Loan Shark:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Croesus is looking out for Number One, so he must regarded accordingly.
conversations.prefix: It's not personal.  It's Business.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Callidus Mustela:   A leader of one of the more nefarious crossroads colleges in the Subura, Callidus Mustela makes his living by brokering influence.  His tavern is a popular and well-known spot where all the social classes freely rub elbows.  This is the spot where some hard-hitting influence peddling can take place! If you need to get your message across to the Plebs, Mustela can rally a crowd to your cause.  If you need to schmooze fellow Senators to vote the way you want, chances are you can cut that deal here.  But not everything Callidus Mustela can do you is the kind of stuff discussed in polite company.  Mustella also specializes in engaging in the kinds of activities gentlemen don’t want to dirty their hands with.  Typical services include:
  •	Garnering additional support for a candidacy (or against it)
  •	Persuading fellow Senators to vote for (or against) a particular bill
  •	Influencing jurors, and maybe even a magistrate to “see things your way” in an upcoming court case
  •	Digging up politically damaging information on an opponent
  •	Arranging for “accidents” to happen (very expensive)
  Mustella primarily deals in influence (political expenditures), but for some of the more “dirty” jobs, he may require some financial cards as well.
  
conversations.prefix: Influence Peddler (Narrator-Controlled NPC):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That goes for "clean" jobs like rallying potential voters, and, well...*not so clean jobs,* the kind you might want to be kept under the table.
conversations.prefix: Jobs done with Discretion!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Most of the time, Callistus Mustella will get the job done for you, nice and clean, no questions asked.
  
  Dirty jobs too.
  
  *Really* dirty ones.
  
  The only problem is that occasionally he might just ask *you* for a little favor...
conversations.prefix: Proto-Mobster (and all that it implies):
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He'll try his best to do things on the "*descindit-minimum." *
conversations.prefix: Discretion:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It may not be a *spiritual* virtue, but you have connections in every corner of the capital.  
  From the courts, to the Senate, to the Circus, to the Forum-- and everywhere in between-- you've met Plebes, Patricians, visiting dignitaries, Augurs, and slaves.   You've even become friends with some of them, so you sometimes receive word (and often hear gossip) about things that are being planned (or plotted) by the Senate and People of Rome.    
  
  Conversely, you may be able to capture the ear of an important official at just the right time…
  
  
conversations.prefix: Friends in High- and Low - Places:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think you know how things work. You think Romans are basically good. You’re wrong.
  
conversations.prefix: Naive :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You understand what is expected of you, and you want to fulfill your duties in accordance with the training, and traditions, of the religion of Rome... Conscientiously.  Obediently.  Chastely.
  
conversations.prefix: Dutiful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: At a young age, you were selected for the highest honor (and most important task) which Rome could bestow on a woman. As a Vestal Virgin, you tend the Sacred Fire of the Hearth.  You and your sisters are considered Rome’s Luck. As long as Vesta’s fire remains burning (and your purity remains intact), Rome will remain safe and prosperous. 
conversations.prefix: Vestal Virgin (~Writer~)                                      :
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's about who you know...and how you use what you know.
conversations.prefix: Make Friends and Influence People :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe you can do this whole "Converse and not look like an idiot thing" after all!
conversations.prefix: Think on your feet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The center of city life for Republican Rome.
conversations.prefix: Forum Romanum:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What, in addition to your rhetoric, do you intend to bring to bear in order to ensure the verdict goes your way?
conversations.prefix: Jury Challenge (For Gavius Rufus):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What, in addition to your rhetoric, do you intend to bring to bear in order to ensure the verdict goes your way?
conversations.prefix: Jury Challenge (For Rufus and Sabinus):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fire has broken out in a run-down section of *insulae* (apartment buildings) in the Subura, Rome's poorest neighborhood.  The fire isn't out of control (yet), but conditions are such that this thing could rapidly burn out of control.  How do you react?  **Narrator Comments:** *(1)  On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the Great Fire of AD 64), this is probably only a "2" or "3."  At least initially.  A positive outcome will definitely keep the fire from getting worse.  (2)  Because Rufus and Sabinus are engaged in court proceedings, they are not part of this challenge.  *
conversations.prefix: Fire!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They're standard military drills, but this lot seems to have their heads up their arses.
conversations.prefix: Training Day:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes plunging straight ahead into something is *not* the best strategy...but that rarely deters you from doing exactly that!
conversations.prefix: Wreckless: