The year is 753AUC (1 AD) in the great bustling metropolis of Alexandria. This jewel of Africa was established by order of Alexander the Great and his great work was continued by his Macedonian heirs the Ptolemies after his untimely death. The first of this great dynasty was General Ptolemy the First, or Sotar I as his Egyptian subjects called him when he passed sacred tests of Maht and became their Pharaoh. One of his first acts was to complete the Great Light house of Alexandria which towers above the mouth of the Great Harbour. The great fire in atop the tower reflected by great mirrors across the sea guiding all manner of ships to trade with Alexandria. Even the arrival of the brutish Romans thirty years ago, whose Caesar ordered the Great Library to burn, could not dim the light and diminish the protection of the Saviour Gods who look out across the sea.
Such things are important to you since you are members of the Venatores, a small and secretive group dedicated to hunting and destroying the beast’s that lurk in the shadows. While the great fire of the lighthouse shines across the sea you know that no great evil can come into the city from that direction. Unlike the ghoul infested Necropolis outside the walls to the west of the city or the haunted Palace of Cleopatra. Now you stand in the burning midday sun at the Great Docks awaiting the arrival of one who needs your help.
Hunters of Alexandria is a self-contained game of Swords and Sandals monster hunting action in Ancient Alexandra during the first thirty years of the Roman occupation using a rules light system known as Fortune, a concise version of Fate, developed by our very own Dr Mitch. Both setting and system are straightforward and require no prior knowledge.