With regards to the casting, in addition to the selected fates, the organisers reserve the right to cast based on a roman god-like methodology, that is on the most obscure and personal criteria, with a view to also maintaining overall gender, nationality and larp experience balance between participants.
Opponents and proponents
Opponents and proponents are a form of proactive pre-established relations between characters, designed to further or hinder one’s fateplay. An opponent or proponent can be one way or two ways, and they may influence your fate a great deal. There is no positive or negative connotation to the words proponent or opponent. Given that most character’s fates are all but pleasant, an opponent will more likely be a beneficial influence in the character’s storyline and the proponent will lead them to their doom -but not necessarily.
Each character will be assigned between 2 and 4 opponents and proponents (at least one of each).
Consistency of the characters
In addition to the fatum which constitutes the heart of this Larp, each character will also have a position in a core group, a social status, and membership of a political faction. These different groups will be further explained in the game documents.
The Core groups are:
- The Imperial Family
- The Roman Senate
- The Imperial administration
- The Consilium Principis (Prince’s Council)
- The Praetorian Guard
- The Priesthood
- The Imperial Palace staff
The Social statuses are:
- The Nobility
- The Senatorial Order
- The Equestrian Order
- The Plebs
- The Barbarians (or Peregrines)
- The Slaves
The Political factions are:
- The Optimates
- The Populares