Olympus game

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:13 pm

Okay, so I'm not sure when I'll be ready to run this, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

I recently picked up Relics and Rituals: Olympus, and I am totally diging this setting. Think of it as Greek Myths doen with D&D. So, I want to run a one-shot of this (I'd love to run a campaign of this, actually, but I'll start with the one shot).

So, here's the story.

In the land of Helena, there sits a great city, Poseidenus. Legends tell of how the city was created by two great heroes, a human warrior named Dextor, and a sea elf sailor named Exionmadros. These two were brought to the land where Posidenus would be built by the great god Poseidon himself. The god of the sea then aided the two in building a mighty city-state. In the time sense, Poseidenus has grown into a major trade port, and houses many people from all the major races.

Recently, a rival city-state to the south, Volun, has declared war against Poseidenus for what they declare is the great hubris of the sea godâ€™s city. Though many heroes arrived to aid the great city, and aid from the city of Selena, a sea elf city ally, Poseidenus is loosing the battle, and is about to come under siege by the Volun army. Now, a small group of heroes must band together to find a way to save their city from certain destruction.

Anyone interested?

Chris

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:37 pm

Can my character have a clockwork owl?

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:48 pm

~~[quote="devlin1"]~~Can my character have a clockwork owl?[/quote]

Ummmm... no.

Chris

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:07 pm

Ooh, sorry. That's a deal-breaker. :P

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:58 pm

The Antikytherans would be so disappointed.

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:03 pm

~~[quote="Neuro"]~~The Antikytherans would be so disappointed.[/quote]
Not to mention Harry Hamlin.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:05 pm

This could be cool, I'd try it. By the way Antikytherans is a "google whack" (a search that produces only one result for you non-geeks).

Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:08 pm

I'd play this! I would LOVE to play a demigod character (like Hercules), but a mortal would be cool too. ;)

Can I have a ship called the Argo? With a hand-picked crew of warriors?

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:22 pm

~~[quote="Cthulhu"]~~This could be cool, I'd try it. By the way Antikytherans is a "google whack" (a search that produces only one result for you non-geeks).[/quote]

Try searching on 'Antikythera device'. Just about the coolest thing to ever be found lying around under the ocean.

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:26 pm

Agreed. Always knew those Ancients (capital "A") were up to something....

Eorin Silverleaf · Post by **Eorin Silverleaf** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:52 pm

I have got to be a Celt. I could not be a roman or greek pansy!

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:40 am

~~[quote="Eorin Silverleaf"]~~I have got to be a Celt. I could not be a roman or greek pansy![/quote]

Except that there were no Celts in Greek myths (or Romans, for that matter).

Chris

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:42 am

So, in between the jokes and references to bad movies, is anyone other than Gotetsu and Cthulhu interested in this?

Chris

cczernia · Post by **cczernia** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:53 am

~~[quote="BlanchPrez"]~~[quote:81ab1a5834="Eorin Silverleaf"]I have got to be a Celt. I could not be a roman or greek pansy![/quote]

Except that there were no Celts in Greek myths (or Romans, for that matter).

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or elves for that matter. :P

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:02 pm

~~[quote="cczernia"]~~or elves for that matter. :P[/quote]

True. But I can throw elves into the game and still keep a Greek feel. A celt would just be wierd.

;)

Chris

BreakfastOfChampions · Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:10 pm

~~[quote="BlanchPrez"]~~[quote:4a2dd7922b="cczernia"]or elves for that matter. :P[/quote]

True. But I can throw elves into the game and still keep a Greek feel. A celt would just be wierd.

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Aren't Greek Elves redundant?

Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:43 pm

Elves were Norse, weren't they? As were Dwarves. Who's gonna a run a Norse Game? :D

Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:54 pm

~~[quote="BlanchPrez"]~~So, in between the jokes and references to bad movies, is anyone other than Gotetsu and Cthulhu interested in this?

Chris[/quote]

Ok, the only movies referenced were ~~[i]~~Clash of the Titans [/i]and ~~[i]~~Jason and the Argonauts[/i]. Which one was "bad"? :?

And if Cthulhu and I are the only ones, we could do the "Hercules and Aeolus" thing. :D

Or maybe Xena and Gabriel. :shock:

BreakfastOfChampions · Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:57 pm

~~[quote="Gotetsu"]~~[quote:7700a03a21="BlanchPrez"]So, in between the jokes and references to bad movies, is anyone other than Gotetsu and Cthulhu interested in this?

Chris[/quote]

Ok, the only movies referenced were ~~[i]~~Clash of the Titans [/i]and ~~[i]~~Jason and the Argonauts[/i]. Which one was "bad"? :?

And if Cthulhu and I are the only ones, we could do the "Hercules and Aeolus" thing. :D

Or maybe Xena and Gabriel. :shock:[/quote:7700a03a21]

I liked both those movies. Lots of good high adventure with not much thought to it.

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:57 pm

~~[quote="Gotetsu"]~~Elves were Norse, weren't they? As were Dwarves. Who's gonna a run a Norse Game? :D[/quote]
One of the best games I ever played in was set in mythic Scandinavia. Where else could I play a naked, one-armed berserker? Thank you, Rolemaster.

mordraine · Post by **mordraine** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:44 pm

~~[quote="Gotetsu"]~~Ok, the only movies referenced were ~~[i]~~Clash of the Titans [/i]and ~~[i]~~Jason and the Argonauts[/i]. Which one was "bad"? :?
[/quote]

Maybe he was referring to the movie references as being bad, not the movies themselves... :?:

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Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:48 pm

~~[quote="mordraine"]~~[quote:b6625198fb="Gotetsu"]Ok, the only movies referenced were ~~[i]~~Clash of the Titans [/i]and ~~[i]~~Jason and the Argonauts[/i]. Which one was "bad"? :?
[/quote]

Maybe he was referring to the movie references as being bad, not the movies themselves... :?:

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~~[quote="BlanchPrez"]~~So, in between the jokes and ~~[b]~~references to bad movies[/b][/quote]

Nope! He called 'em bad movies. The heathen. :evil:

BlanchPrez · Post by **BlanchPrez** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:56 pm

Clash of the TItans was the movie I was refering to, and while I liked that movie over all, the fact that it had mechanical owls in it really bugged me to no end.

Chris

Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:07 pm

Literary Purist Snobbery. :P

BreakfastOfChampions · Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:15 pm

Just think of the mechanical owl as Twikki.

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:33 pm

~~[quote="BlanchPrez"]~~Clash of the TItans was the movie I was refering to, and while I liked that movie over all, the fact that it had mechanical owls in it really bugged me to no end.
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~~[i]~~ONE [/i]mechanical owl! Saying it had "mechanical ~~[i]~~owls[/i]" is a gross mischaracterization!

BreakfastOfChampions · Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:36 pm

There was a whole flock of them!

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:56 pm

No... was there? I don't remember that. You lie!

BreakfastOfChampions · Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:43 am

No. But had ya going.

Medusa kicked ass, even if she's just some claymation filled with jello.

Gotetsu · Post by **Gotetsu** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:53 am

~~[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]~~Medusa kicked ass, even if she's just some claymation filled with jello.[/quote]

Hey! She was a Ray Harryhausen classic! :D

Speaking of old Ray, I know someone posted it before, but I love ~~[url=http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/tribute/]~~this[/url]!