{"id":21556,"date":"2020-08-17T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=21556"},"modified":"2020-08-16T07:37:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T12:37:46","slug":"astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\/","title":{"rendered":"Astral Projections &#8211; Augusta Universalis RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Augusta Universalis <\/em>(AU) is a new military science fiction roleplaying game from Italian independent publisher Acchiappasogni (pronounced &#8220;Ah cap a sony&#8221;), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/308974\/Augusta-Universalis-RPG\">the English language PDF is available on Drivethru RPG.<\/a> Acchiappasogni calls AU an &#8220;uchronic&#8221; RPG, the adjective form of &#8220;uchronia,&#8221; meaning an idealized, semi-fictional history similar to alternate history. Whatever term you use, this setting is very well-imagined and intriguing. And the core book has a lot of immersion. There are fiction vignettes ranging from combat to nobles&#8217; intrigues. The writers also add to the Roman flavor by incorporating a lot of Latin into both the fluff and crunch. (Fortunately, between high school and university I have 4 years of Latin under my belt.) While I personally love the use of Latin for in-game terms, since I enjoyed learning it, I have mixed feelings about its use for mechanical terms, like the names of character attributes. While it does increase the immersion, I worry that it might be a little frustrating for players who aren&#8217;t familiar with either Latin or a modern Romance language. I had a little trouble to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of AU, the alternate history is a never-fallen Roman Empire, which has so far lasted long enough for faster-than-light space travel to be developed, and now rules other planets&#8211;in the Sol system and beyond&#8211;as well as Earth. In addition to space conflict, there is the conflict between 2 rival empresses, Livia Akiko Augusta (Rome\/holy Roman Empire) and Anastasia Heraclides (Byzantium\/Moscow). Livia and Anastasia are depicted on the cover art above. I let my husband, an equally avid gamer and history buff, have a read-through as well and he quickly pointed out the similarities between Warhammer 40K Space Marines and AU&#8217;s Praetorian PCs, as well as the Cthulu-esque nature of one of the big threats, the Dark Thrones.<\/p>\n<p>So who, or what, are the PCs? In real world history, the Praetorian Guard (<i>cohortes praetoriae<\/i>) were the elite bodyguards of the <em>Caesares<\/em>, and in some eras also had roles in intelligence and intrigues. In AU, the Praetorians are still THE elite soldiers of Rome, outfitted with some serious cyborg upgrades, called <em>technolorica\u00a0<\/em>(pl. <em>technolorica<\/em>e<em>). <\/em>During character creation, among other things, you will customize your PC&#8217;s <em>technolorica<\/em><em>&#8212;<\/em>protection, movement, and weaponry. Yes! High-tech BFGs, and other BF weaponry. Best thing about <em>technolorica<\/em>e<em>? <\/em>They are implanted in the PC&#8217;s skeleton, so they can&#8217;t be dropped or removed, but they can be deactivated if you don&#8217;t want to be recognized as a Praetorian. By definition, PCs are all going to be fighters of various types but the various Ordo you can choose from in character creation, as well as where your PC comes from&#8211;see below&#8211;will give you different types, from assassins to hunters. One of the fiction vignettes even includes a military chaplain type character, although a lot more martial than M*A*S*H&#8217;s Father Mulcahy.<\/p>\n<p>Your PCs don&#8217;t have to be from Mediterranean Europe, or male, either, a big plus in my opinion. Since the setting&#8217;s Roman Empire has been literally worldwide for ages, and divided into regions (regiones) each ruled by one Augustus\/a, there are a wide range of cultures and races open&#8211;and the Roman trappings have been adapted to the local cultures. For example, the ruler of the Regio Africana is the Shaka, and one of the included pre-gens is a female Praetorian of Zulu background. The extensive background on the regiones includes tables for names, a touch I have always loved in RPGs.<\/p>\n<p>AU uses the Dark Destiny 2.0 engine, as does their earlier RPG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/297543\/Nibiru-Corebook\"><em>The Nights of Nibiru. <\/em><\/a>The system, as used in this game, has narrative elements. I&#8217;d call it about 30% narrative\/70% crunch, but your mileage may vary. The core mechanic is a 2d8 roll, added together with any modifiers. Resolution allows several degrees of\u00a0 successes and failures, depending on the total. Additional 8-siders are rolled and added\/subtracted from the original roll with certain results. Rolling a 7 and an 8 on the check adds 1d8 to the result while rolling double 8s adds 2d8. These are called Fas dice (Latin &#8220;favorable&#8221;). Likewise, if a 1 and 2 or double 1s (&#8220;snake eyes&#8221; in American English slang) are rolled on the check, subtract 1d8 or 2d8 from the original check roll. The subtracted dice are called Nefas dice (Latin &#8220;unfavorable&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>I think <em>Augusta Universalis<\/em> will appeal to gamers who enjoy Sci-fi games of various subgenres, especially military SF. Warhammer 40K players should certainly give it a look. If you enjoy <em>Coriolis, <\/em>you may also enjoy AU, which has roots in a different real Earth culture (Arabic), although AU is less space opera style, but does share making religion more or less important to characters and a touch of the supernatural. If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about this RPG, surf over to the (funded) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/dungeon6\/augusta-universalis-rpg\"><em>Augusta Universalis\u00a0<\/em>Kickstarter page.<\/a> It has English-language videos covering the unique setting and the Dark Destiny 2.0 mechanics, by the gentlemen who know it best, the developers. Since Acchiappasogni doesn&#8217;t have an English language option on their website, that KS page is the best source I have found, much better than the Drive Thru RPG link above.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed reading the book, especially all the background material and looking at the vivid art. This is the first game I&#8217;ve come across that uses Ancient Rome in any form, aside from tabletop miniatures wargaming, and it is a refreshing change. I look forward to a chance to play AU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: d20 Radio received a free pdf copy of this game for review purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Augusta Universalis (AU) is a new military science fiction roleplaying game from Italian independent publisher Acchiappasogni (pronounced &#8220;Ah cap a sony&#8221;), and the English language <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\/\" title=\"Astral Projections &#8211; Augusta Universalis RPG\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":21557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1596495600","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"review assignment","footnotes":""},"categories":[665,110],"tags":[507,2915,2916,156,26],"class_list":["post-21556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astral-projections","category-gn-review","tag-alternate-history","tag-augustus-universalis","tag-future-history","tag-roleplaying-games","tag-rpg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Astral Projections - Augusta Universalis RPG - d20 Radio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astral Projections - Augusta Universalis RPG - d20 Radio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Augusta Universalis (AU) is a new military science fiction roleplaying game from Italian independent publisher Acchiappasogni (pronounced &#8220;Ah cap a sony&#8221;), and the English language [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"d20 Radio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-17T12:00:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aug-Univ.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"407\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linda Whitson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Linda Whitson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.d20radio.com\\\/main\\\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.d20radio.com\\\/main\\\/astral-projections-augusta-universalis-rpg\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Linda Whitson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.d20radio.com\\\/main\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c65f5ba473948e19fe1a2a77e58e77b6\"},\"headline\":\"Astral Projections &#8211; 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