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Originally Posted by Anders
I recently got hold of an old AD&D campaign module called Charlemagne's Paladins. How would you set about roleplaying in 8th-century Francia? It's just on the edge between TL 2 and TL 3, but most of what's important to my players - i.e., weapons and armor - would still be TL 2 (no longswords, mail and plate, etc.) For priests and saints, I'd probably go with some restricted version of Divine Power. The few wizards that existed would use RPM - but no PCs would be allowed to use it! Any other thoughts?
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I agree that Latin Christendom and
barbaricum are clearly TL 2 in Charlemagne's day (and a TL 2 with less cool toys than a Roman TL 2). One idea would be to take the Carolingian world-picture and run with it, so there are dog-men in distant valleys and man-eaters on the steppe, holy men commit showy miracles, and demons appear on cabbages, while fate and the old gods can cause trouble as well.