TTRPG
The term THAC0 is an acronym for this D&D game mechanic.
What is To Hit Armour Class Zero
This flying bird was the largest of it's type with a wingspan of 3 metres, until it was driven extinct.
What was Haast's eagle
This month was renamed in honour of Rome's first Emperor
What is August
The cold dark misty world of the dead in Norse mythology, ruled by the goddess Hel.
What is Helheim (or Niflheim).
The Dungeons and Dragons edition that a popular module where players must fight vampire Strahd von Zarovich was originally created for.
What is D&D 1st Edition
In the Maori legends, the South Island was Māui's canoe and the North Island the fish that Māui caught. New Zealand's third island - Stewart Island - represented this object.
What is an anchor (Te Punga a Maui).
This city's fall in 1453 AD marked the end of the Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople.
The Egyptian god Anubis uses this tool to decide who could enter the realm of the dead
What are Scales
A TTRPG that is infamous for the ability to die during character creation if you're unlucky enough
What is Traveller
This town was the first capital of New Zealand.
What is Old Russell (Okiato)
This battlefield was the site of Hannibal Barca's crushing victory despite being outnumbered 50,000 to 85,000.
What is Cannae
Head of the Pantheon in Mycenaean Greece
Who is Poseidon
A company that produces the Call of Cthulhu rpg as well as the board game Eldritch Horror.
What is Chaosium Inc.
This man is the current Captain of the somewhat known team, the All Blacks.
Who is Scott Barrett
This idiom, meaning 'to pass a point of no return,' originates from Julius Caesar's famous act with the same name.
What is Crossing the Rubicon.
An extremely well spread myth, featured in Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Japanese, and Abrahamic religions. In it, a God or Hero associated with thunder does battle with the named creature.
What is the Serpent Slaying myth.
The TTRPG system that featured the first appearance of the House Tremere.
What is Ars Magicka.
A political party that campaigned on revoking male suffrage, demolishing the Auckland CBD, and sending intelligence agents around the world to secretly erase NZ from every map.
What is the McGillicuddy Serious Party
The last King of Rome.
Who is Tarquinius Superbus.
The method through which the first world ended in Aztec mythology.
What is raining jaguars.