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Sample file MYTHOS Contents A World of Epic Deeds...... 6 Triumph of Bronze...... 41 Primeval Darkness...... 7 Weapons...... 42 Uranus and Gaia in Love...... 7 Melee Weapons Table...... 44 Castration of Uranus...... 7 Ranged Weapons Table...... 45 Titans Seize Power...... 8 Armor...... 45 Golden Age of Cronus...... 8 Hellenic Armor Standards...... 45 Titanomachy...... 9 Shields...... 47 Silver Age of the Olympians...... 10 Assembling Armor...... 48 Prometheus Creates a New Metal Armor Properties...... 48 Mankind from Clay...... 11 Armor Table...... 49 Rise of Atlantis...... 11 Mundane Items...... 50 Pandora and the Plagues of Basic Goods...... 50 Mankind...... 13 Clothing...... 50 Fall of Atlantis...... 13 Dyes...... 51 Violent Bronze Age...... 14 Tools and Kits...... 52 Gigantomachy...... 14 Animals and Mounts...... 52 Mighty Typhon...... 15 Vehicles and Transport...... 53 The Flood...... 15 Services...... 54 Dawn of the Heroic Age...... 16 Food and Drink...... 54 Dionysus Enters the Pantheon...... 16 Mundane Items Table...... 55 Olympians Rise Up...... 17 Transportation Table...... 57 Heavenly Contest and the Birth of The Threads of Fate...... 59 the Mysteria...... 17 Fate Points...... 59 A Brief Account of Some of the Doomchaining...... 60 Heroic Deeds...... 18 Doomchaining Strength Table...... 61 The Dynasty Wars...... 19 Predestined Roles...... 62 Present Day...... 19 Sample Roles...... 62 Timeline...... 20 Veneration...... 65 How Heroes are Born...... 23 Fate’s Effect...... 65 Character Overview...... 23 The Gods...... 67 Heroic Concepts...... 24 Patron Deities...... 67 Tweaking and Mixing Concepts.....27 The Pantheon...... 68 Backgrounds...... 28 Changing Patron Deity...... 68 Patron Deity...... 28 Deity Profiles...... 68 Skills...... 29 List of Patron Deities...... 72 Crafting...... 29 Zeus...... 72 Firearms...... 30 Aphrodite...... 73 Knowledge...... 30 Apollo...... 75 Language...... 30 Ares...... 77 Lore...... 30 Artemis...... 78 Operating...... 30 Athena...... 80 Performing...... 31 Demeter...... 81 Science...... 31 Dionysus...... 82 Equipment...... 31 Hades...... 84 SampleQualities...... 32 Hephaestus...... file86 Sample Qualities...... 32 Hera...... 87 Optional Quality...... 35 Hermes...... 89 Divine Qualities...... 35 Poseidon...... 90 Mystery Cult Qualities...... 38 Votive Deeds...... 92 Outfitting Heroes...... 41 Creative Works...... 93 Currency...... 41 Reward...... 94 2 CONTENTS

Failure to Perform...... 95 Argos...... 142 Group Votive Deeds...... 95 Athens...... 143 Epic Games...... 95 Corinth...... 144 Divine Attitude...... 95 Mycenae...... 144 Divine Attitude Scale...... 96 Phthia...... 145 Favored...... 96 Sparta...... 145 Beloved...... 96 Thebes...... 146 Disfavored...... 97 Tiryns...... 147 Despised...... 97 Royal Houses...... 147 Punished...... 97 Royal House of Atreus...... 149 Wrath...... 21 Royal House of Cadmus...... 150 Earning Disfavor and Despise...... 98 Royal House of Heracles...... 151 Divine Reaction Table...... 99 Royal House of Lacedaemon...... 151 Sacrifices...... 99 Royal House of Proetus...... 152 Propitiation...... 99 Landmarks...... 153 How to Sacrifice...... 101 The Argonauts’ Treasure...... 153 How Much Do the Gods Demand? The Calydonian Howling Forest. 153 ...... 102 Delphi’s Oracle and Festivals...... 154 Stealing Offerings...... 103 The Eleusinian Mysteries of Atonement...... 103 Immortality...... 155 Regaining Favor...... 105 The Lake of Stymphalia...... 156 Divine Items...... 105 Mount Olympus...... 156 Divine Items List...... 106 Mount Pelion: Home of the Centaurs Secret of the Mystery Cults...... 110 ...... 157 Mystery Cults...... 110 Nemea’s Roaring Cave and the Gnosis Ranks...... 111 Nemean Games...... 157 Membership...... 112 The Olympian Games...... 158 Initiates...... 114 The Swamp of Lerna...... 159 Weird Properties...... 114 Taenarum: The “No Return Mystery Cult Talents...... 114 Promontory”...... 160 Talent Properties...... 115 Epic Deeds...... 162 Mystery Cults List...... 116 The Epic Mood...... 163 Adonis...... 116 Setting Features...... 165 Aegis...... 118 Prophecies...... 166 Agon...... 119 Prophecy Generator...... 166 Algos...... 120 Omens...... 167 Asclepius...... 122 The Omen’s Origin...... 167 Erebus...... 123 The Omen’s Content...... 168 Eros...... 124 The Omen’s Form...... 168 Hades’s Helm...... 125 Omen’s Recognition...... 169 Hecate...... 126 Omen Readers...... 169 Metis...... 128 Using Omens...... 170 Muses...... 129 Epic Setting Rule...... 170 Nereus...... 130 Thanatos’ Judgment...... 170 Oceanus...... 131 Epic Interludes...... 171 Oracle...... 133 The Oracle...... 174 Phobos and Deimos...... 134 Adventure Divination...... 174 SamplePoseidon’s Trident...... 136 Concept...... file174 Proteus...... 137 First Card’s Suit – The Setting...... 174 Themis...... 138 Second Card’s Suit – The Antagonist Hellas...... 141 ...... 176 Geography and Culture...... 141 Third Card’s Suit – Motivation.....177 Cities...... 141 3 MYTHOS

Fourth Card’s Suit – The Reward Cetus...... 210 ...... 178 Chimaera...... 211 Unfolding...... 179 Dragon...... 212 First Card’s Value – The Main Hydra...... 215 Theme...... 179 Ker...... 217 Second Card’s Value – The Start. 180 Lamia...... 218 Third Card’s Value – The Twist...181 Lycanthrope...... 219 Fourth Card’s Value – The Main Machly...... 221 Scene...... 183 Minotaur...... 222 Putting it All Together...... 184 Nymph...... 224 Follow Your Heart...... 184 Pegasus...... 226 Breathe Life Into Your NPCs...... 184 Siren...... 227 Add Flavor...... 184 Spartus...... 228 Sample Adventure Divination...... 185 Sphinx...... 228 The Egyptian Menace...... 186 Stymphalian Birds...... 230 Epic Tales...... 188 Triton...... 231 Novice Adventures...... 188 Wicked Spirit...... 232 Bad Omen...... 188 Winged Creatures...... 233 Dead or Alive...... 190 Humans...... 234 Hungry Wolves...... 190 Bandits...... 234 Pirates...... 191 Commoner ...... 235 Seasoned Adventures...... 192 Divine Officers...... 236 The Black Marble Curse...... 192 Hetaera...... 237 Dionysian Orgies...... 192 Hoplites...... 238 Know Your Enemy...... 193 King...... 238 A Sad Awakening...... 194 Pirates...... 239 Veteran Adventures...... 195 Scholars...... 241 The Beach...... 195 Soldiers...... 241 The Bride...... 196 Destiny’s Child...... 244 Curiosity Killed the Cat...... 197 Introduction...... 244 From Dusk ‘Til Dawn...... 199 Meeting at the Prancing Lions.....244 Epic Fiends...... 201 Abductor’s Swans...... 245 What Heroes Know About Fiends Agamemnon’s Command...... 246 ...... 202 Escape from Mycenae...... 247 Traits...... 202 Ambiguous Prophecy...... 248 Bestiary...... 206 Mount Arkon’s Riddle...... 249 Basilisk...... 206 The Shining Cave...... 250 Catoblepas...... 207 Non-Player Characters...... 251 Centaur...... 208 Sample file

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BY Gilbert Gallo, Aaron T. Huss EDITING Vickey A. Beaver, Aaron T. Huss COVER ART Fotokostic INTERIOR ART Adiemus, Amenhotepov, breaker213, ChromaCo, Digital-Clipart, doom.ko, elmm, ensiferum, Fotokostic, garanga, Christos Georghiou, GhostKnife, Mike H, korpas, KUCO, MaKars, Malchev, Valashko Maryia, Andreas Meyer, Morphart Creation, Hein Nouwens, pio3, rudall30, Santi0103, Patalakha Serg, Krisztian Simon, Anton V. Tokarev, toriru, Voropaev Vasiliy CARTOGRAPHY Gilbert Gallo

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