Favorite "Homeric" RPG or Setting

[Bluenose]

With some work, Pendragon/Paladin.
Warrior aristocracy
Epic heroes facing mythic monsters and/or each other
With their passions and feelings causing some behaviour patterns which might aid or hinder them

The ethos of the setting(s) run pretty close. How those are expressed (knights on horseback aren't the same as heroes in chariots) but the amount of work needed to convert - basically cultural backgrounds and religion aren't so huge.

 

[aia_2]

With some work, Pendragon/Paladin.
Warrior aristocracy
Epic heroes facing mythic monsters and/or each other
With their passions and feelings causing some behaviour patterns which might aid or hinder them

The ethos of the setting(s) run pretty close. How those are expressed (knights on horseback aren't the same as heroes in chariots) but the amount of work needed to convert - basically cultural backgrounds and religion aren't so huge.

These aspects cover a part of the mechanics for such a game setting... The most difficult part is the presence in the real world of the gods and their actions on the mortals.

 

[Reynard]

These aspects cover a part of the mechanics for such a game setting... The most difficult part is the presence in the real world of the gods and their actions on the mortals.

In the Iliad in particular, the gods use other mortals as weapons primarily -- except when spiriting their fallen favorites away from danger (looking at you Aphrodite). In the Odyssey there is more direct action, plus monsters. Also, the definition of "god" can be a little fuzzy. The river Achilles beats near to death and Calypso are both technically gods, but not particularly powerful ones. The greater the god, in fact, the less direct hand they usually take against mortals (except Poseidon, that jerk).

 

[Bluenose]

These aspects cover a part of the mechanics for such a game setting... The most difficult part is the presence in the real world of the gods and their actions on the mortals.

It certainly happens - there's a famous part of the Iliad where the gods fight on their preferred side in the Trojan War - but even then it's not really directly in opposition to the heroes. Advice or occasionally rescue (Aeneas and Achilles both get help from a deity when they're in trouble). It's not unknown - and sometimes it's even more blatant - in the stories that are the sources for Pendragon and Paladin. Probably handled most easily by having a Passion(Deity) and making sure people asking for aid have the appropriate Traits.