GURPS Crusades

GURPS Crusades (November 2010) presents all the information one needs to bring the Crusades to the gaming table--the likes of which lasted nearly two centuries (1095 - 1271) and whose effects are still being felt today.
==The World of the Crusades==
Description of the world at the time of the Crusades, which lays the groundwork to understand the scope of the conflict.
== Themes and Fictions of the Crusades ==
The more romanticized aspects of the Crusades were often shuffled into Arthurian mythos, as seen in the worldlines of Camelot, where anachronistic TL4-plated knights fight TL2 Romans--and giants. 
==The History of the Crusades==
* First Crusade (1095-1099)
* Second Crusade (1147-1149)
* Third Crusade (1187-1192)
* Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)
* Fifth Crusade (1217-1221)
* Six Crusade(1228-1229)
* Seventh Crusade (1248-1254)
* Eighth Crusade (1270)
* Ninth Crusade (1271-1272) sometimes counted as part of the Eighth Crusade
==Life During the Crusades==
* Distance and Travel
* Routes to the Crusades
* An Alien World
* Issues and Problems
==Characters==
* Advantages and Disadvantages
* Templates: Crusader Knight, Saracen Warrior, Assassin, Religious Warrior
==Biographies==
* Richard I, Saladin, Reynald of Châtillon, Frederick II, Baldwin IV, Zengi, Baibars.
==Campaigns and Campaign Styles==
* Realistic Campaigns, Action-Adventure, and Cinematic Campaigns .
==Crossover Campaigns==
* Arabian Nights, Banestorm, Black Ops, Cabal, Cliffhangers, Faerie, Horror and Atomic Horror, Illuminati, In Nomine, Middle Ages I, Time Travel, Vikings, WWII
==Suggested Additional Material==
* Crusades (TV series): hosted by Terry Jones this four part 1995 historical documentary takes a black comedic look at the Crusades.
* Extra Credits video series on the First Crusade: I: The People's Crusade, II: Peter the Hermit III: A Good Crusade?, IV: Men of Iron, V: Siege of Antioch, VI: On to Jerusalem, Lies
* Saladin & the 3rd Crusade (Extra Credits): I: Horns of Hattin, II: Siege of Jerusalem, III: The Third Crusade, IV: Defending Jerusalem, V: A Crusade's End, Lies
* The Next King of Jerusalem
* History Summarized: The Crusades
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Category:Historical Settings
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