Author Description

By the Wine Dark Sea is a sourcebook of martial life and heroic themes set in Archaic Hellas in 650 B.C., intended to serve the needs of the novelist, roleplaying game moderator, screenwriter, or video game designer, in crafting an authentic adventure setting with realistic socially functional characters.The author is at his best in describing the uses of the various weapons and the poetic traditions of archaic Hellas. Cover: Greek amphora, c. 490 BC, Nereus or Triton with scepter and dolphin, courtesy of Harvard Art MuseumsIncludes: A gallery of period heroes100 page name-building glossaryIllustrations by Joseph Bellofatto and others