This is a check to see if people would be interested in a game of Dungeons and Dragons (5th edition, 2014) heavily inspired by the Homeric classic: The Odyssey.

Important things to note:









IMPORTANT NOTE: This is primarily a check for interest in the game idea. I am not currently promising this game would start in the near future, nor am I locking in spots for players at this time. I am looking to see what interest exists, as well as other forms of feedback.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here. Comments and concerns, if any, are also welcome.

I’m interested. ^_^

Oh! I've always wanted to be part of a Theros game! Count me in!

Oh! I've always wanted to be part of a Theros game! Count me in!

Not Theros.

Theros, while also being Greek mythology inspired, has its own lore and setting that is unique to Theros. This campaign would be in keeping with an actual ancient Greek epic. The gods would include Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, not Keranos, Erebos, and Thassa.

While the two are thematically similar, there is enough difference that a reimagining of the Odyssey doesn't quite work for Theros. For one thing, Akros - the Theros equivalent to Troy - is a land-locked nation that would have no way of being attacked from the ocean.

Ah. I see. Fair enough.

Might I be able to convince you to include the character creation rules and piety mechanic from the Theros rulebook anyway? The munchkin in me salivates at the prospect of an extra feat at character creation and I've always wanted to try out the piety mechanic.

@rush99999 The game includes a custom background that every character is required to take. In place of a normal background bonus, players will have the option of taking a feat from a list of feats approved for the background, sort of. All the feats on the list normally include a stat increase, but when taken for the background won't have the stat increase.

As for the piety system; Again, this campaign won't feature the gods of Theros. The piety system revolves around devotion to the specific gods of Theros. Every thing in that system beyond just the concept of the system itself references the gods of Theros. What you have to accomplish to earn piety; What actions you take that cost you peity; Even what benefits you get for reaching specific piety levels. All of those things are based on the unique gods of Theros, most of which don't have a one-to-one counterpart in Greek Mythology.

More over, a very important aspect of the Odyssey as an epic is that the journey itself only occurs because the gods are, by and large, upset at Odysseus. Half, or more, of the bad things that happen along the journey are because Odysseus offended one or more gods in some manner and the hardship he faces is divine retribution.

So, not only is there no way for me to make the piety system work, mechanically, it would also be at odds with the narrative as a whole. I just don't know how I would get it to fit.

I will state, that I am interested. I hope this comes to pass.