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Greek Myth RPGs

Started by RPGPundit, February 13, 2010, 05:13:51 PM

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RPGPundit

February 13, 2010, 05:13:51 PM
What game incorporate a great deal of Greek Mythology, and how are these presented in the games?
I know there's Mazes & Minotaurs... is Scion another one?
Are there any others?

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February 13, 2010, 05:21:55 PM Last Edit: February 16, 2010, 11:27:04 AM by ConanMK
Off the top of my head:

Mazes & Minotaurs
Arete
AGON

I honestly don't know much about the specific presentation though.

Edit: yeah, I meant AGON not Agone

Ian Absentia

#2
February 13, 2010, 05:23:01 PM
Scion is more of a general mythological tour de force, not specifically Greek.  Honestly, I'm surprised you'd even inquire after a WW game.  In a similar vein is Godsend Agenda, which is mythological superpowers.  To the point of your thread, though, is Hellas, which is Greek Legends in Space.  I'm intrigued by the setting, but not the mechanics.

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#3
February 13, 2010, 06:28:12 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;360475Honestly, I'm surprised you'd even inquire after a WW game.  In a similar vein is Godsend Agenda, which is mythological superpowers.  To the point of your thread, though, is Hellas, which is Greek Legends in Space.  I'm intrigued by the setting, but not the mechanics.

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Thank you for the links; I'm inquiring in the sense of finding out what's out there, good bad or otherwise, not because I'm going to be pursuing any specific game.

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February 13, 2010, 06:28:32 PM
Quote from: ConanMK;360474Off the top of my head:

Mazes & Minotaurs
Arete
Agone

I honestly don't know much about the specific presentation though.

Give a summary of those last two, please.

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jeff37923

#5
February 13, 2010, 07:07:14 PM
The New Argonauts by Sean K Reynolds is pretty good. It is a d20 game.
"Meh."

David R

#6
February 13, 2010, 07:17:13 PM
Wait, how about The Age of Heroes D&D 2E sourcebook ?

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ggroy

#7
February 13, 2010, 08:49:44 PM
A not so good d20 rpg with an ancient Greece setting, is "OGL Ancients" published by Mongoose.

Cranewings

#8
February 13, 2010, 09:17:38 PM
Quote from: David R;360481Wait, how about The Age of Heroes D&D 2E sourcebook ?

Regards,
David R

I've been running a Golden Age of Greece / Celts / Late Roman Republic game of Pathfinder for the last 6-7 months. The 2e reference books have been a major help in it.

I hardly use any of my other setting books, but I use all of the green and blue back 2e books I think.

Claudius

#9
February 13, 2010, 09:57:33 PM
GURPS Greece for me.
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February 13, 2010, 10:06:15 PM
Quote from: ggroy;360484A not so good d20 rpg with an ancient Greece setting, is "OGL Ancients" published by Mongoose.

What was bad about it?
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ggroy

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February 14, 2010, 12:00:39 AM
Quote from: Technomancer;360491What was bad about it?

Not so good proofreading.  Words in the wrong place.  Typical Mongoose product from that time period during the d20 glut.

With that being said, the combat system in "OGL Ancients" is actually similar to what I've used in houserules back in the day for 1E AD&D, with defense rolls instead of static AC.  I haven't looked through it lately for things like broken mechanics, spells, etc ...

Koltar

#12
February 14, 2010, 01:43:06 AM
Quote from: ggroy;360499Not so good proofreading.  Words in the wrong place.  Typical Mongoose product from that time period during the d20 glut.With that being said, the combat system in "OGL Ancients" is actually similar to what I've used in houserules back in the day for 1E AD&D, with defense rolls instead of static AC.  I haven't looked through it lately for things like broken mechanics, spells, etc ...

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February 14, 2010, 06:43:31 AM
Quote from: ggroy;360484A not so good d20 rpg with an ancient Greece setting, is "OGL Ancients" published by Mongoose.

Quote from: Technomancer;360491What was bad about it?
I don't know exactly, but a friend of mine owns it and says it's crap.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Claudius

#14
February 14, 2010, 06:44:19 AM
In every case, I feel there isn't a definitive Ancient Greek RPG yet.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!
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