The lorica musculata was the Roman version of a muscle cuirass. It was a breastplate, likely made of bronze, with front and back pieces that fit over the wearer's torso. During the time of the Punic Wars, such loricae musculata were reserved for high-ranking officals and military leaders. As such, their armor is often depicted as ornate and very presentational.

Status of Set 8

Note: This card was never printed. The final version from the design team has been spoiled to players on the Anachronism forums. There's no telling whether or not this card will be printed, and if it were, that it'd have the same text as the spoiled version.

As is, one will notice missing elements, since the card hasn't been finished. There's no artist or flavor text; card names and ability titles are English, rather than Latin. In addition, this card was initially spoiled with the title, "Muscle Cuirass." The Latin term, lorica musculata, is used here to distinguish it from the Greek armor, Muscle Cuirass.

Card Text

(3) Lorica Musculata

Roman • Armor • Torso

Mark of Station: At the start of each round, set all modifiers in all of your attack grids to +1.

Proof of Merit: When you make a defense roll against a weapon attack, the roll gains +2.

no flavor text

Illus.: n/a • Set 8 • 99/100

Warrior Pack

Lorica Musculata comes with the Publius Scipio Africanus warrior pack.

History in Brief

Roman Muscle Cuirass

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Trivia

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Links

• Cuirass on Wikipedia