D&D 5E Mythic Odysseys of Theros Reviews

[Umbran]

If you want to know Truth, ask a Theologian, not a Scientist.

First you need to define "truth" before you can know who to ask.

For me, if you want to know truth, ask a mathematician. If you want to know fact, ask a scientist. If you want to know what it all means, ask a philosopher.

Some of your theologians are philosophers.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

First you need to define "truth" before you can know who to ask.

For me, if you want to know truth, as, a mathematician. If you want to know fact, ask a scientist. If you want to know what it all means, ask a philosopher.

Some of your theologians are philosophers.

As a scientist, I can tell you that one thing I can never help you on is "fact".

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

As a scientist, I can tell you that one thing I can never help you on is "fact".

Are facts absolute truth or our best guess given what we currently understand?

 

[Umbran]

As a scientist, I can tell you that one thing I can never help you on is "fact".

Appeal to authority?

I'm a physicist myself. We disagree - likely, just as much on the definition of "fact" as "truth".

 

[Haldrik]

With regard to Theros,

I love the male nymphs and female satyrs.

Thank you, MTG!

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Citation please.

you want citation for the concept of linguistic evolution and description definitions!?

LOL Bud. I am not your personal assistant. PAs make about $15/hr around here. Gathering all the relevant links, compiling the information into a reasonable document, and forwarding that to you, will require at least a few hours, and will eat into my fairly limited free time, so I would need to charge a 4 hour minimum in order for it to be worth it. If you still a citation, PM me with your Venmo or PayPal information, so that I can send an invoice.

Once again, I'm not sure that is respectful or helpful.

For someone who advocates in favor of the disuse of racist (in Webster's sense) speech, your own words can be quite impolite. I'm not sure those positions mesh well together.

Anti-racism is completely unrelated to politeness.

This is a good list of things to drop from the core monk class in a hypothetical 6e.

No. Absolutely not.
Ditch astral projection, sure, but the rest absolutely not.

In what way were the Spartans wise? Their social values seem rather arbitrary. Their wit was the butt of many Athenian jokes (see Aristophanes's Lysistrata).

Were they pathetic weaklings with 8-12 strength?

Could they run on water?

Could they deflect missiles with their hands?

Could they fall slowly?

Were they immune to poison and disease?

Did they stop aging?

Could they project astrally?

Did anyone? Ever? Are Shoalin Monks “weaklings”? (Note that even

 

[Parmandur]

First you need to define "truth" before you can know who to ask.

For me, if you want to know truth, as, a mathematician. If you want to know fact, ask a scientist. If you want to know what it all means, ask a philosopher.

Some of your theologians are philosophers.

Some theologians are scientists and mathematicians, for that matter.

 

[Weiley31]

Those of you sharing that Disney's Hercules or the Percy Jackson series inspired your appreciation of Greek myth . . . . you make me feel old.

Back when I was a kid . . . it was Bullfinch's Mythology or nothing!

Kevin Sorbo's Hercules series did that for me.

 

[Weiley31]

Everyone was Kung-Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning!!! (At reading Mythic Odyssey of Theros that is.)

 

[Vael]

I'm not getting into the weeds here, but I would totally play a Sun-Soul Monk that has been blessed by Apollo and Hermes.

So, still winding my way through Theros, and reading up on Piety. It's a fascinating system, but I do feel it needs some fine-tuning. I like the Gods having "Do X to gain piety, Y to lose it", and I like that they aren't all the same. But it is notable that some gods are way easier to gain piety with than others. I'd probably try and find some minor and major ways to gain piety, performing major deeds nets more piety. Or just give each one a point range, or a die roll. Like a minor act that gains piety gains 1d4, while a major act gains 1d10. Still grokking the system, but it is interesting.