I need some input on where I should go next with the plot after the ambush and and after returnig to camp. Should the player become a centurion receive command of his own century? Should you live through camp life a while longer and get some more experiences and choices involving intelligence and strength and then progress te plot? Should the legion in its entirety go out on campaign and fight a war?
You should, depending on what you chose, be either promoted or kept as a single soldier, and then go the front lines.
@Person
What if I wrote both? It would take lot of time but the replay potential would be great.
You can chose to take the promotion or learn more as legionary and stay where you are in a sense of duty. The game would then branch for an entre scene in two directions and then come back together.
Itās great, and I find it fitting Iām typing this comment while watching the movie āCenturionā
The ambush was exciting and seemed to flow well, I loved it, as far as suggestionsā¦
I know at one point during the Roman Empire citizenship could be established via service, you could have the option for your character to be a barbarian going for citizenship, although it might add a lot of tinkering but could change the way your character deals with barbarians, and the political repercussions of the Roman political system, though if you did that you could have various background options which would affect the stats of your character i.e. Son/daughter of a noble family (better at gaining recognition), Barbarian turncoat (better at dealing with barbarians) etc. etc. although the initial story you have set up is very pleasing as well.
I loved the choice of weapons and gear (I prefer the shortsword and cavalry shield combo with iron armor :P)
The pictures are great and fitting, fit in well with the story
I like the idea of you doing both promotion and single soldier aspects.
All in all Iām very excited for this game, being a history buff, so def keep me posted! The biggest decision for you would probably be the length of the game, more time and effort could take quite a while but make an extremely rewarding game as thereās lots of places to go with this story. Or you could go for a shorter one for people who donāt wanna take too much time and release it quicker (personally I like the long option)
@rockbou
Centurion and The Eagle are two of my favorite movies of all time. Especially since they follow the story of the Ninth legion.
I will definetly be putting a lot of effort and time into this and will aim for a Fall 2012 release date.
Iām glad you liked the ambush. I read through it a couple of times and found a few things that can be improved upon. Such as the equipment. Instead of asking iron or leather, should I make it more historically accurate and let them chose by the actual names like I did with the sword or shield and explain what each is and itās advantages and disadvantages or simply keep it simple with iron leather.
The story will branch a bit depending if you take the promotion or not. Eventually they will merge back together and then more then likely the legion all go on campaign in Germania.
Ever heard of the Battle of the Teutonburg Forest? Give it a google and thatās where the decisive conflict in this story will take place.
Will on campaign there will be optional love interests for both genders, which will make you chose between duty or love.
I could really make this as long as I want it. We could go to Brittania together and search for the Eagle of the Ninth, or enter into Roman politics and play a game of intrigue and deception, or perhaps desert the legion and join the barbarIan horde and fight to tear Rome apart.
I would never want this all in one game as it would be quite long. Instead it may spread out against a series where you could continue your progress with a save code.
I love the Eagle!
Yeah Iāve heard of it, love Roman History, sounds like a good center of action and a climax for your story.
And Iām one to choose the historical names rather than just saying āiron armorā or āleather armorā but more casual gamers may prefer the simplified versions. And the idea of using a save code seems good, that way we also wonāt have to wait as long to play the game.
Nice Game I hope you donāt go dark. 
@crisD
Iāll try and stick around 
Good game
Just a brief historical note: While the Romans were far from egalitarian, they did manage to get rid of polygyny in the areas where they ruled. The idea that a powerful man had to restrict themselves to a single wife wasnāt so dominant until the Romans. Of course the Romans were fine with the idea of keeping slaves as sex toys, but the early Christian church was birthed in a time when having a single wife was the norm thanks to the Romans, and it upped the ante further by heavily discouraging sex outside of marriage, not just for women, but also for men. While this Christian tenet was often ignored, it served as the historical basis for the expectation of faithfulness from men as well as women.
So they oppressed polygamists tooā¦ 
While the Romans did take from the people they conquered they also brought improvements such as proper roads and sanitation.
Just thought I should mention that as it wasnāt all bad what the Romans did.
@Nocturnal_Stillness Iād rather have dirt paths and freedom than public baths and oppression, though. So the āImprovementsā the Romans brought are, I think, far outweighed by the negative impacts of what they did.
Sanitation was huge because it meant a lot less people dying of diseases. The aqueducts and running water were also highly important advances that tied in with improved sanitation to increase life expectancy significantly.
@Canisa true the Romans although ācivilā were the ones who created gladiatorial games.
I just thought it was worth mentioning. Hope no offense was caused.
@Shoelip Yup. From the Roman perspective, only barbarians have multiple wives, civilized men keep mistresses.
Personally Iād rather have both freedom and sanitation. I wouldnāt enjoy freedom nearly as much if a lot of the people and nearly all the children I cared about died of some terrible disease within 5 years.
@P_Tigras Well, obviously yes. I would rather have both of them too; nobody likes drinking water that someone else has shat in. What Iām saying is that given a choice between living for forty years in freedom or living for seventy years under oppression, I know which one Iād prefer.
For a few years, I played in a terrific fantasy-Rome D&D campaign called Alea Iacta, run by a college classics professor who teaches on ancient Rome and Greece. Some of you who enjoy ancient Rome might find the write-up fun reading. The narrator is a monkey, owned by the pygmy slave of one of the main Roman characters. The first game was heavily inspired by Eagle of the Ninth, but it veers off into less familiar territory soon after.
Just wondering, will there be a scene which defines your characters ability eg strength intelligence and/or build ,facial features.