Introduction About the Author About GURPS Page References 1. Egyptian Life The Two Lands Tech Level Map of Cities of the Nile Medical Technology Revelry Games Marriage Children Everyday Affairs Family Life Food Art Fashion The Word “Pharaoh” Cult of the Pharaoh Housing Combined Gods Sacred Animals Fortifications Pets Trade and Money Contracts Hieroglyphs Hellenistic Religion Calendar Religion Gods of Egypt Passports Temples and Worship Temples and Trade Miracles Nubia Temple Intrigue Festivals Syria Map of Egypt’s World Crete Good, Evil and Ma’at Cities of the Dead Phoenicia Government and Justice The Pharaoh Canaan Desert Nomads The Bureaucracy Crime and Punishment Mesopotamia Punt 2. Pharaohs and Conquerors Prehistoric Egypt: 50,000-5,000 B.C Pre-Dynastic Egypt: 5500-3150 B.C The Dating Problem The Early Dynastic Period: 3150-2686 B.C Dynasty 0: Unification The Ancient Kings The Ist Dynasty: Rebellion and Consolidation King List The IInd Dynasty: Religious War The Old Kingdom: 2686-2184 B.C The IIIrd Dynasty: The Invention of the Pyramid The IVth Dynasty: The Pyramid Builders Map of Giza The Vth Dynasty: Prophecy of the Sun-Kings The VIth Dynasty: The Decline of the Old Kingdom Plan of the Great Pyramid The First Intermediate Period: 2184-2040 B.C The VIIth & VIIIth Dynasties: 70 Kings In 70 Days The IXth & Xth Dynasties: Union and Disunion A Legend of Menes The Middle Kingdom: 2040-1782 B.C The XIth Dynasty: Peace and Prosperity XIIth Dynasty: The Co-Rulers Famine in Egypt The Maxims of Kegemni Djadjaemankh’s Magic The Second Intermediate Period: 1782-1570 B.C The XIIIth & XIVth Dynasties: Prelude to Disaster Intef’s Ancestors The XVth, XVIth & XVIIth Dynasties: Disaster The Exile of Sinuhe A Pharaoh’s Inaugural Address The New Kingdom: 1570-1070 B.C The XVIIIth Dynasty: Empire to Atenism The Making of an Heir The Rosicrucians Megiddo A Flirtation With Monotheism Restoration of the Old Religion Nefertiti Hitler and the Hittites The XIXth Dynasty: Celebrations and Monuments Kadesh Death By Unnatural Causes The XXth Dynasty: The Ramessides Queen Tiy’s Conspiracy The Third Intermediate Period: 1069-525 B.C The XXIst Dynasty: Division and Sacrilege Egypt in the Bible The XXIIth Dynasty: The Empire’s Last Gasp The XXIIIrd & XXIVth Dynasties: Divide and Conquer The XXVth Dynasty: The Nubian Pharaohs Ptolemy I Collects Taxes The XXVIth Dynasty: The Saïte Pharaohs The Museum At Alexandria The Late Period: 525-332 B.C The XXVIIth Dynasty: The Persian Pharaohs The Pharos Lighthouse The XXVIIIth, XXIXth & XXXth Dynasties: Short-Lived Freedom The XXXIst Dynasty: The Second Persian Period The Ptolemaic Period: 332-30 B.C The Macedonian Dynasty: Alexander’s Empire Cleopatra and Herod The Ptolemaic Dynasty: The Final Decline The Rosetta Stone King Tut’s Tomb Plan of Tutankhamun’s Tomb 3. Characters Appearance Age Character Types Egyptian Women Undead Characters Advantages Disadvantages Skills Starting Wealth Job Table Names Royal Names Equipment 4. The Supernatural Learning and Using Magic Available Spells Mystic Symbols Magic in Daily Life Life Energy Paut Dream Interpretation New Spells Mummification Techniques Taking It With You Tomb Defenses Plan of Seti I’s Tomb Amulets and Talismans Curse of the Pharaoh Tomb Artifacts True Names Mummy Alchemy Death and Afterlife Tuat Uses of Mummies The Royal Mummy Cache 5. Egyptian Bestiary Natural Creatures Supernatural Creatures Ghosts Hawks Mummies Set Beast Snakes 6. Reign of the Gods In the Beginning Was Disagreement Ra’s Children The Birth of Nut’s Children The Myth of Khepera Ra’s True Name Ra Destroys Mankind A Selection From Thousands Ra’s Successors Osiris: King of Earth and the Afterlife Horus the Avenger The Marriage of Set 7. The Egyptian Campaign Long-Term Goals Campaign Considerations Campaign Crossovers Sponsors Adventures The Abou The Nefertep Dynasty Thief Upon the Sand Orkaht’s Tomb The Serpent’s Lair Scholars’ Mousetrap Bibliography Glossary Index
When Greek historians first declared the Pyramids to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World, they had already been ancient for almost 3,000 years. The nameless Pharaoh confronted by Moses before the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt was only one out of an unbroken string of 200 "living gods" in that country. Tutankhamun, Cleopatra, Rameses, mummies, evil priests of Set: the names have resonated in the Western world for five millennia.
There's a lot of adventure to be found in 5,000 years . . .
-- A popular roleplaying setting not available in other sourcebooks. -- Well-researched guide to both Egyptian history and mythology.
