{"id":9071,"date":"2019-08-08T00:11:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T00:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=9071"},"modified":"2019-08-08T09:52:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T09:52:42","slug":"gladiators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=9071","title":{"rendered":"Gladiators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been working on a Roman gladiator project recently. \u00a0I recently bought three sets of Foundry gladiators and painted them along with a bunch of Steve Barber Roman spectators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6456.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9068\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6456-1024x506.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6456-1024x506.jpeg 1024w, 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(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9066\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459-1024x463.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459-1024x463.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459-300x136.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459-768x347.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6459.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9065\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455-1024x490.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455-1024x490.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455-300x143.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455-768x367.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6455.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9064\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461-1024x541.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461-1024x541.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461-300x158.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461-768x406.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6461.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9063\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462-1024x736.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462-1024x736.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462-300x216.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462-768x552.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6462.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9061\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460-1024x611.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460-1024x611.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460-300x179.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460-768x458.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6460.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9060\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458-1024x531.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458-1024x531.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458-300x156.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458-768x398.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6458.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also purchased a Playmobile Roman coliseum \/ arena. \u00a0My daughter painted it for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9070\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447-1024x617.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447-1024x617.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447-300x181.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447-768x463.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6447.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9069\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448-1024x590.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448-1024x590.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448-300x173.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448-768x442.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6448.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I bought a copy of <em>Sons of Mars<\/em> and read through the rules. \u00a0I think they have a good amount of period flavor, and they seem to be okay. \u00a0I have been toying with a concept for a die progression system that is tailor made for something like gladiators. \u00a0Then today in a text conversation with Greg, I hit upon the idea of using mechanics similar to <em>Blood and Swash<\/em>. \u00a0I still have some of the details to work out, but I think I am going to call it <em>Blood and Sand<\/em>. \u00a0Stay tuned&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Gladiators on Linkedin'  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