Steve Jackson Games
SKU: SJG37-0666
The Crossroads Of Crossroads
Journeying from Asia or even Africa to Europe by land? Traveling between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by ship? You're going to end up going through what was once Constantinople (and before that, Byzantium) but is now Istanbul.
This sourcebook covers events from Istanbul's conquest by Padishah Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 to the Edirne Incident of 1703, which set off a janissary revolt that changed the face of the empire forever. Accompanying the great city's history is a long look at both its physical attributes (geography, layout, and architecture) and its complex social and cultural landscape, with a special focus on the imperial palace. Rounding this out are adventure seeds, advice for campaigns based in or visiting the mighty capital, and thoughts on crossovers.
Whether you are motivated by diplomacy, faith, money, politics, war, or the simple promise of a career, there is no place on Earth like Istanbul.
