D&D 5E Meet Hercules, The Mightiest Demigod!

The mighty Hercules (or Heracles) is an iconic Greek hero, and a true mythological figure. Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters, coming soon to Kickstarter, compiles Mike Myler's fantastic column here on EN World, with brand new art in a gorgeous full-colour book.

 

[Morrus]

Actually can you do a whole series of these please - a whole survivor series pitching Mythic Figures against each other (according to Tier of course)

That's actually quite a fun idea.... some kind of tournament eliminator. Hmmm. Based on an actual combat between them played out according to the rules, or to public vote?

 

[Mercurius]

That's actually quite a fun idea.... some kind of tournament eliminator. Hmmm. Based on an actual combat between them played out according to the rules, or to public vote?

If you do combat, you have the problem of sample size--maybe ask people to sign up to run combats, at least 10 per pair of combatants (or 11, to make it an even number so there are no ties).

If you really want to get extravagant, have different brackets: Greco-Roman, Anglo-Norse, etc.

Or maybe...that sounds like a lot of work and coordination...

 

[Morrus]

If you do combat, you have the problem of sample size--maybe ask people to sign up to run combats, at least 10 per pair of combatants (or 11, to make it an even number so there are no ties).

You don’t tend to worry about sample sizes in tournaments! Just the one Usain Bolt! He doesn’t get 11 tries at it.

 

[Tonguez]

That's actually quite a fun idea.... some kind of tournament eliminator. Hmmm. Based on an actual combat between them played out according to the rules, or to public vote?

Having actual combat would be much cooler if it can be coordinated and pulled off by some enthusiatics volunteers

 

[dave2008]

That's actually quite a fun idea.... some kind of tournament eliminator. Hmmm. Based on an actual combat between them played out according to the rules, or to public vote?

Why not both!

 

[Mercurius]

I could imagine maybe four brackets of eight heroes each, something like:

Greco-Roman: Heracles, Achilles, Odysseus, Hector, Ajax the Great, Diomedes, Perseus, Theseus.
British: King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Cuchulain, Morgan le Fay, Rhiannon, Beowulf, Robin Hood.
Other European/Near Eastern: Sigurd, Kullervo, Rostam, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Arash, Charlemagne, Baba Yaga.
African/Asian/American: Hiawatha, Sun Wukong, Arjuna, Draupadi, Anansi, Quetzalcoatl, Maui, Hanuman.

Or something like that.

 

[Paragon Lost]

Enjoyed the write up. Though for me Hercules is ruined as a name, I keep seeing Eddie Murphy clapping and chanting the name in my mind when I read the name anymore...
Eddie Murphy Nutty GIF - EddieMurphy Nutty Hercules - Discover & Share GIFs

 

[Mike Myler]

That's actually quite a fun idea.... some kind of tournament eliminator. Hmmm. Based on an actual combat between them played out according to the rules, or to public vote?

Public vote before the show and then a logical walkthrough of how a fight between two Mythological Figures might play out on terrain we randomly determine before that discussion. Randomize some of the matchups and aye as Tonguez suggested keep those within tier (so no Tier 1 [level 4] build vs a Tier 3 [level 11] character fights).

 

[Rafael Martin]

Public vote before the show and then a logical walkthrough of how a fight between two Mythological Figures might play out on terrain we randomly determine before that discussion. Randomize some of the matchups and aye as Tonguez suggested keep those within tier (so no Tier 1 [level 4] build vs a Tier 3 [level 11] character fights).

You know Mike I remember someone, me, having to beg 20 fans to like one of your mythological posts in order for you to finally write up Hercules! Just saying...lol

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Tbh his mental stats dont actually make sense.

If you actually know greek myth then you know that heracles was actually mentally profoundly gifted. Far above average. Not a dumb brute. 1 part nerd 1 part jock 1 part politician with anger issues. None of them should be below a 13. Nit even wisdom. Afflicted with madness=/=low wisdom. Impulsivity and anger issues again=/=low wisdom. They are personality flaws yes. But heracles is actually fairly wise. Not super wise. But fairly.

All that said, otherwise, pretty cool.