D&D 5E Low Level Adventure Ancience Greece Setting

[Greenmtn]

My Son has decided after watching Clash of the Titans (Original version) that he would like to move over to a Greek Mythology themed 5e game.

TONS of material there. I'm thinking of starting him out on a path to go to Crete and the Minotaur. Any other suggestions for lower level stuff?

 

[Zardnaar]

I am at work but have homebrew stats for Persians, hoplites and s
Spartans.

Do you have the 2E Age of Heroes book? I an recommend the pdf for adventure ideas.

 

[Elderbrain]

Also GURPS Greece is a good gaming book - not D&D, but good source of info and general ideas for roleplaying (GURPS historical books generally great gaming resources, i.e. Celtic Myth, Imperial Rome, Vikings, Middle Ages 1, etc. - check for second editions when buying, as they are better.)

 

[Greenmtn]

I checked my old books and that one isn't in my collection but it might have to be.

Thanks for the help/

 

[Mezatino]

I say go for it.

Last year I homebrewed up some, what I guess would best be described as half-classes (i based them off a particular class but can't remember which) that mimicked being demi-gods that get more powerful over time. My only foray at homebrew, so they are probably terrible, but were intended be used as gesalting with an actual PHB class.

 

[Greenmtn]

I'm pretty comfortable with being "fast and loose" with the rules to create fun homebrew experiences. That's not so much my hang up. At starting this thread I hadn't looked into these myths in any depth since learning about them in school so I was more looking for suggestions on where to start with the myths.

After brushing up a bit I'm strongly leaning towards the trials of Heracles, or the Minotaur of Crete and working towards some of the God politics once they get there feet wet.

 

[Kobold Stew]

I'll suggest that Theseus might be a better fit for D&D than Heracles.

Theseus' six labours involved ogre-men, each of whom could be the focus of a session (Sinis with the trees, Scyron with the cliff, Procrustes with the bed). They represent a lower-level challenge than going to the underworld and travelling to the ends of the earth. Also -- your son doesn't need to know the stories, and may find different ways to defeat them!

Going to Crete is also interesting. Theseus originally volunteered to go as part of a tribute (7 boys, 7 girls) to feed the minotaur. It's a chance for him to step up as a hero, but he might not do it right away. That's okay! (It might be interesting if you planted the seed -- "It's tribute time and several young Athenians have been chosen for this year's sacrifice" -- and then offer it again after a few labours, and then again, until he decides to try to do something about it.)

Theseus does have an underworld story, one in which he is supporting a friend (Pirithous). Leading up to that might be a good campaign.