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- Credits -
Design: Scott Bennie
Editing and Development: Spike Y Jones Executive Producer: Chris Pramas
Editorial Assistance : Christina Stiles Proofreading and Additional Development: Chris Pramas
Cover Illustration: Sam Wood Interior Illustration: Ilya Astrakhan, Kent Burles, Toren “Macbin”
Atkinson, Chris Keefe, Mike May, Josh Parker, Chris Martinez and James Smith
Cartography: Todd Gamble Graphic Design and Art Direction: Hal Mangold
Green Ronin Staff: Nicole Lindroos, Hal Mangold, Chris Pramas, and Evan Sass
Playtesters: Stephen J. Sloane, Steve Potyondi, Dennis Dory, Phillip Dunn, Brian
McDonald, Wayne Shaw, and J.E. Sawyer
Special hanks to Christina Stiles for valuable assistance.
Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era is ©2003 Green Ronin Publishing. Art is ©2003 by the respective artists.
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Table of Contents
Commanding The Side .............................................................58
Challenging an Enemy Captain ................................................59
Sample Battle ....................................................................................63
Chapter 6: Economics, Community
Money . ..............................................................................................
Money ...............................................................................................
Age of Bronze, Men of God ................................................................5
Possibilities ..................................................................................5
Moses Was A What? ..................................................................5
Essential Concepts .....................................................................5
Era ..............................................................................................8
Nationality ................................................................................
68
Barter ........................................................................................
Barter ........................................................................................
68
Equipment . ........................................................................................
Equipment .........................................................................................
68
Nationality 10
New Skill ..................................................................................13
Israelite Classes .................................................................................14
Levite Priest . .............................................................................
Levite Priest ..............................................................................
Weapons and Armor . ................................................................
Weapons and Armor .................................................................
Weapons and Armor 68
Land ..........................................................................................75
Community Management .................................................................
Community Management
75
Farming 75
Trade Goods .............................................................................76
New Spells .........................................................................................80
Blackguard Spells ......................................................................80
Cleric Spells ..............................................................................80
Psalmist Spells ...........................................................................81
Sorcerer and Wizard Spells .......................................................82
Desert Domain .........................................................................83
Fertility Domain .......................................................................83
Heaven Domain ........................................................................83
Pestilence Domain ....................................................................83
Thunder Domain ......................................................................83
Forbidden Spells .......................................................................84
Spells Descriptions ....................................................................84
Magic Weapon Special Abilities ......................................................106
Staffs ...............................................................................................111
Minor Artifacts ...............................................................................113
Monsters of the Israelite Mythos ....................................................115
Angels .....................................................................................115
Behemoth ................................................................................121
Demon, Possessor ...................................................................
14
The Psalmist 17
Champion of Israel ...................................................................19
Prophet .....................................................................................
Prophet 22
Khery-Heb ................................................................................24
Ren-Hekau ...............................................................................26
Magus of the Starry Host .........................................................
Magus of the Starry Host .........................................................
Magus of the Starry Host 28
Qedeshot . ..................................................................................
Qedeshot ...................................................................................
Qedeshot 30
Spy . ...........................................................................................
Spy ............................................................................................
Spy 33
Desert Hermit . ..........................................................................
Desert Hermit ...........................................................................
Desert Hermit
35
Idol-Maker ................................................................................
Idol-Maker
36
Master Charioteer .....................................................................
38
Gaining and Losing Piety 50
Observance ...............................................................................50
Sins ...........................................................................................50
Uncleanliness ............................................................................51
The Basics .........................................................................................55
Time and Initiative ...................................................................55
How Fighting Works ...............................................................55
Terrain .......................................................................................55
Battlefi eld Attacks .....................................................................57
Casting Spells ...........................................................................57
Demon, Possessor 123
Devils ......................................................................................124
Half-Nephilim Template ........................................................128
Sea Goat .................................................................................
Sea Goat .................................................................................
Sea Goat 129
Ziz ...........................................................................................
Ziz ...........................................................................................
Ziz 130
Anzu .......................................................................................131
The Bull of Heaven .................................................................132
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Farming . ....................................................................................
Farming .....................................................................................
The Psalmist .............................................................................
Royal Astrologer .......................................................................
Royal Astrologer 39
New Feats ..........................................................................................41
Piety Points & Modifi ers ...................................................................49
Piety Boons ...............................................................................49
Sins and Curses .........................................................................49
Piety Checks .............................................................................49
Gaining and Losing Piety .................................................................
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Demon, Imhullu .....................................................................134
Scorpion Guard .......................................................................137
Monsters of the Canaanite Mythos
Akilem ....................................................................................138
Zebub-Spawn .........................................................................139
Phoenix ...................................................................................140
Chapter 10: Geography
of Israel and Canaan................................143
Overview .........................................................................................
T arnished Glor T ..............................................................................
arnished Glory ..............................................................................
arnished Glory 198
Failed Revolution ....................................................................199
Decline ....................................................................................200
Roleplaying in Egypt . .............................................................
Roleplaying in Egypt ..............................................................
Roleplaying in Egypt 201
Timeline ..................................................................................201
Calendar .........................................................................................
Overview 143
Population ...............................................................................143
Mountains ...............................................................................143
The Antediluvian Age .....................................................................144
Campaigning in the Antediluvian Age ...................................144
Gazzeteer . ...............................................................................
Gazzeteer ................................................................................
Gazzeteer 148
David the King ........................................................................
David the King 164
Timeline ..................................................................................168
Roleplaying in a Time of Misery ............................................
Calendar 205
Chapter 20: Egyptian
Gods During the New Kingdom Period ........................................209
Mummifi cation ......................................................................214
Cosmology .....................................................................................
Cosmology 215
The Nature of the Universe ...................................................215
Priests .....................................................................................216
Chapter 21:
Overview ........................................................................................
Overview ........................................................................................
Overview 217
Cities ......................................................................................217
Gods and Kings ......................................................................219
City-States ......................................................................................219
Sumer . .....................................................................................
Sumer ......................................................................................
Roleplaying in a Time of Misery 173
Timeline ..................................................................................173
Roleplaying in the Age of Recovery ........................................
Sumer 219
Akkad ......................................................................................219
Ur . ...........................................................................................
Ur ............................................................................................
Ur 219
Babylon ...................................................................................219
The Kassites ............................................................................220
Timeline ..................................................................................222
The Government .............................................................................
Roleplaying in the Age of Recovery 178
Timeline ..................................................................................178
Calendar ..........................................................................................
Calendar 181
Chapter 13: Israelite
18 4
18
The Lord .........................................................................................184
The Priesthood ................................................................................184
The Sacred Law ..............................................................................
he Sacred Law ..............................................................................
he Sacred Law 184
The Tabernacle Sanctuary .......................................................
The Tabernacle Sanctuary .......................................................
The Tabernacle Sanctuary 185
Israelite Magic and Cosmology . ......................................................
sraelite Magic and Cosmology .......................................................
229
sraelite Magic and Cosmology 186
Names .............................................................................................189
Chapter 16: Canaanite
Religion and Cosmology ......................190
Overview . ........................................................................................
Overview .........................................................................................
Priests ......................................................................................230
Cosmology ..............................................................................
Cosmology ..............................................................................
Cosmology 231
Eras .........................................................................................231
Historicity ...............................................................................
Historicity ...............................................................................
Overview 195
Population ...............................................................................195
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Creation Myths ...............................................................................197
Earliest Civilizations .......................................................................197
Age of Wonders ...............................................................................197
Time of Darkness ...................................................................198
Tarnished Glory
Temples
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