For generations, the Greek Gods - 15 of them, anyway - have chosen successors for their powers and titles. Such power lying dormant in the chosen few until a time to Awaken them was necessary, should any God be unable to perform their duties or if the Titans were to break free from Tartarus and attempt to take control of the Earth once again. As successors lived their lives, unaware of the true power within them, and yet having a small taste of the power that was within them - whether they were a particularly talented gardener, a wonderful musician or perhaps a most trusted midwife, for example - and eventually died, new successors were chosen. Until now, it has never been necessary to Awaken the successors.
As rumours begin of Kronos and the other Titans' imminent escape among the Gods, a decision is made to draw the successors together and Awaken them at the same time. But the King of the Titans was further along than speculated. While unable to quite fully escape, he and some of the other Titans had their 'cages' weakened enough so that a small amount of their power could be used, leaking out to Earth. And so their successors were also chosen, destined to seek out the Gods' successors and destroy them, before travelling down to Tartarus and freeing Kronos and the other Titans. And so it was, with the Titan successors able to control mythological creatures, they were able to locate and ambush a few of the Gods' successors, forcing their Awakening earlier than expected.
With an understanding - and a strange voice in each of their heads that explained what was going - and a shiny new weapon granted, the Greek God successors must find those that have already been Awakened, and then locate and find the others before the Titan successors do. After all, they may not be as lucky as they were. But it's also not exactly easy to just leave behind the life they knew and liked, and forced into a destiny (and burden) that they never asked for... and unfortunately the fate of the world lies with them.
Each character will have a power and weapon relating to the God they are a Successor for. These are what I have come up with, discussion can be had if you had a different idea that does not clash with something someone else already has. The appearance of the weapons are entirely up to you. Some are more traditional weapons, while others are more tools that powers can be channelled through or used to help elevate others' powers if you so choose.
All characters also have the following: Divine Intuition - Something in their mind that helps guide them in the direction that they should go, particularly when being drawn towards the other successors or to help find where they need to be in the next part of their quest. Enhanced Durability - They can take more hits than a regular human and don't tire so easily. This does not, however, make them impervious. They are still mortals, after all.
Zeus Atmokinesis Lightning Bolts
Hera Telekinesis & Mind Influence Sceptre
Poseidon Hydrokinesis Trident
Hades Shadow Manipulation Bident
Apollo Solarkinesis Lyre
Artemis Lunakinesis Bow & Arrows
Hermes Super Speed & Levitation Caduceus
Aphrodite Illusions Mirror
Ares Super Strength Spear
Athena Divine Wisdom/Strategy Aegis Shield
Hestia Pyrokinesis Staff
Demeter Plant Manipulation Sickle
Hephaestus Metal Manipulation Hammer
Dionysus Disguise Self & Voice Mimicry Thyrsus
Persephone Necromancy Lantern
Further explanation for each power so it's more clear what they entail.
Atmokinesis - Control and manipulation of the weather, in a designated area. Excellent for dramatic effect when using the lightning bolts. Telekinesis & Mind Influence - Move objects with the mind, and also subtly influence others through their mind to affect relationships and decisions (although not with other Successors). Hydrokinesis - Control and manipulation of water in most forms, including freezing and boiling. Turn the tides in your favour. Shadow Manipulation - The shadows are yours to command, alongside being able to hide in the shadows and move between them without being spotted. Solarkinesis - Use the power of the sun to bend light, form shields, or absorb it to unleash an attack. Unfortunately considerably weaker at night. Lunakinesis - Use the power of the moon to force sleep, encourage truth to be told, or absorb it to unleash an attack. Unfortunately considerably weaker in daytime. Super Speed & Levitation - Travel faster than anyone. Even vehicles you drive bypass the limit and everything around you seems to slow down and/or jump out of the way. With levitation, you can even float/fly around seven feet in the air, zipping around with ease combined with your super speed. Illusions - Creating visual and audio illusions to disorient and trick others. Especially that which might be the target's heart's desire, which you are also able to see. Super Strength - What it says on the tin. A boulder is like a pebble to you. Sometimes brute force is just the way to get things done, and luckily, that's a piece of cake for you. Divine Wisdom/Strategy - Blessed with strategic genius, you can form a plan that will ensure success... provided everyone follows it. You are also blessed - or perhaps burdened - with divine knowledge about the Titans, Gods and the creatures that will be coming to hunt you and the other Successors. Pyrokinesis - From a gentle cooking fire to a blaze, control and manipulate fire, much like the hearth Hestia represents. Not to be messed with, your fire is equally helpful and dangerous. Plant Manipulation - Control and manipulation of plants. From reviving a sickly houseplant to blessing a field of wheat - but also being able to wilt and doom the harvest. Such is the cycle. Metal Manipulation - Metal will bend to your will. Melt it and reforge it into something more useful. Or useless for the enemy. Disguise Self & Voice Mimicry - Look and sound like anyone, for trickery or mischief purposes. Even be able to throw your voice as a distraction. A theatrical nature will be very helpful. Necromancy - Temporarily resurrect the dead, whether for information, additional soldiers, distractions or to allow for a final goodbye. Can also sap lifeforce from those you make skin contact with, using it to heal oneself or another (again via skin contact).
Domains will be discovered in the roleplay. Domains are, to put it simply, pocket dimensions of sorts. Each one pertains to a different God, and have multiple entrances/exits, so there's not just one way to access them, Such entrances can be in all parts of the world, so remember which one you came through, or you may end up in a different country. They are also where the Gods are able to manifest themselves physically (although we perhaps won't quite use that feature in-roleplay). Successors will certainly feel a closer connection to their patron God in these places, however, not just in their Gods' specific domain, but also those that are aligned closely, and may receive aid in such places.
Only the Successors can enter the Domains, so a regular human stepping through what would be an entrance will do nothing. This, however, does include the Titan Successors, but the Domain will do its best to reject evil.
Examples of such Domains could be Demeter's Grove, Hestia's Hearth, or Hephaestus' Forge. Each player can come up with the Domain for the God that their character is the successor of if they would like.
Throughout the quest, the characters will also have to learn to work and fight together. The Successors' divine intuitions must be carefully attuned so that they can first find their tokens for the entrance to the Underworld. Gaining such tokens, however, will be no easy task, as the Successors will find themselves tested and made to realise themselves. Oh, and they're being tracked by the Titan Successors, who are under instruction to stop them no matter what.
The Successors' ultimate goal is travelling down to Tartarus, where they will use their powers to reseal the Titans in their cages. To get there, however, they will first have to gain entry into the Underworld. Short of dying - which won't help anyone - they will have to take the long way down. No compass or map, just their divine intuition. They will also require a token each, which look like ancient silver coins, each with a different image.
To get their tokens, each Successor will, at some point, find themselves undergoing a test. Perhaps a test of strength, or willpower, or courage, or something else. Something that will challenge them, push them to their breaking point and have them come out the other side either utterly defeated, or with a newfound strength and, perhaps, a lesson learned.
The Titan Successors will be NPCs that will be brought in and used as and when they become relevant. So far I'm considering eight of them, based on Chronos/Kronos, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Crius, Mnemosyne, Iapetus, and messenger of the Titans, Arke. (Oceanus and Mnemosyne were not imprisoned in mythology but shhhhh) These eight have been corrupted, almost possessed, by the Titans, granted great power. Defeating them and breaking the Titans' grip on them will help greatly in weakening the Titans when it comes to resealing them later.
I would say a maximum of two characters per person, depending on interest. I would love to know which Successor interested players would like to play, and any questions you may have about the roleplay. I'd be looking at playing the Persephone Successor and either the Poseidon or Aphrodite Successor.
@MintRolls I am interested. Debating between Hades, Persephone, or Hestia.
I do have a few questions. Firstly, do you have an age range in mind for characters? Secondly, where are we starting? Like, in terms of the world? Because if one person is in London and another in Hawaii, it's going to take a while to meet up. Thirdly, do you have an idea of how fast this rp will move?
@shylarah Characters would be at least 21+. The idea for me is that they're young adults, perhaps have already established lives/careers for themselves. The starting point of the roleplay I'm kind of thinking that some characters would already be Awakened (established/described in their character sheet), and then meeting up with another successor that hasn't Awakened yet as they're about to be attacked (and that would be played out in the roleplay). I thought that would be a good way to get interactions going from the jump. Then there'd be a timeskip to a larger location that the successors have travelled to (divine intervention helping them get there). This would be something like Central Park in NYC or Hyde Park in London. A big open space where it's not going to be too unusual for a large group to meet up/form. I'm hoping that the roleplay will be a steady pace. Enough time for everyone to interact with one another, but also not so slow that they're dwelling in the same spot forever.
Hopefully that all makes sense!
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For everyone, thanks for the interest! Just to be clear, the characters aren't related biologically to the Gods, they are chosen as 'successors', deemed worthy and strong enough to be bestowed some of their power.
Additionally, it would be one character/successor per God. Successors do not have to be the same gender as the God/Goddess they were chosen by. Nor do they have to follow any specific relationships between them (for example, Zeus and Hera's Successors don't have to be/get married - the exception is Apollo and Artemis, for whom I would strongly encourage that they are at least siblings if not twins). However, also remember that they would have been chosen by particular Gods/Goddesses for a reason - for example, the famously virgin Goddesses Athena, Artemis and Hestia would be more likely to choose female Successors.
@MintRolls So Hestia is *more* likely to choose a lady, but...I can see her choosing a man if he's the nurturing type. I was thinking of playing a young doctor or someone still in med school to be a doctor. Does this sound reasonable?
Hi, i'm super interested too. Sounds quite fun. Probably interested in an Ares successor more in the vein of when Ares killed Halirrhothius for her daughter Alcippe, more in the vein of protector/revenge/war god than the "Brutish stupid impaired" that the Athenians liked to say.
I love how much interest this has gotten. I'm a little busy today, but tonight or tomorrow I'll get an OOC up. I definitely have an idea for a Persephone successor, and I'll see what other successors are left afterwards.
Lots of energy so far. If there’s room left over by the time I make any decisions, I don’t mind filling in some holes. I tend to be on the slower end of Guild activity rather than faster, just as a heads-up, so don’t mind me too much if everyone else gets into a fast groove.
If folks want to hear open declarations I suppose my initial gut reaction is for Big Z the Toxic God himself, or Apollo— but again, I stress, I do not have any solid ideas at this time and don’t mind filling holes.
I am so super interested in this but it already seems to have a lot of interest. If it's full up, I'll watch from afar. If you'll have me, the god of death speaks to me but so does Demeter....plant manipulation you say?
I am so super interested in this but it already seems to have a lot of interest. If it's full up, I'll watch from afar. If you'll have me, the god of death speaks to me but so does Demeter....plant manipulation you say?
