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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8881433" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Olympians</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-7TFLtdZ/0/dbb7dbef/M/Fate.Grand.Order.full.2921209-M.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sometime towards the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, a group of Titans visited the Sol system and Earth -- likely not for the first time -- and discovered an intriguing species there. Even then, occasional examples of homo sapiens demonstrated abilities outside the norm for their species. As would much later be said, there were giants in those days. The Titans perceived them as potentially useful and took some of them with them when they left, creating numerous lines of cloned soldiers -- later dubbed Spartoi -- and more individually bred officers -- the Olympians.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, the Olympians overthrew the Titans, ruling much of the stellar territory now known as the Technate and the Imperium from a capitol that orbited a star roughly 800 parsecs from the Sol system. (Neither the planet nor the star exist any longer; the latter became the supernova identified as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_393" target="_blank">SN 393</a> thanks to the efforts of the Destrons.) In their turn, the Olympians fell from power around 2500 BCE and were long believed to be extinct save for a few isolated examples.</p><p></p><p>This was recently proven untrue, with a group of forty-two survivors emerging from suspended animation in a chamber buried deep within the Jovian moon Ganymede. Led by Metis, they have begun to construct a settlement on the surface of the moon, resuming the cultivation of ambrosia in environmental habitats, and have engaged in diplomacy with certain residents within the planet it orbits, as well as other spacefarers within the Solar system. They have also fought off an attack by a small party of Martian raiders, which they are inexperienced enough to view as more of an assault than it actually was.</p><p></p><p>Most of the Olympian survivors were ordinary citizens of Ganymede, not possessing any unusual powers or training. Metis has attempted to teach some of them psychic techniques without apparent success. As yet, none of them have left their sanctuary to visit other planets of the Sol system, but many are curious to see what has become of their kingdom in the centuries since its fall. Unfortunately, those who are most curious take it for granted that they will be welcomed as long-absent deities and worshipped.</p><p></p><p>The reality is likely to be rather different from their expectations ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Olympian -- PL 7/MR 7</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 5 | <strong>STA</strong> 6 | <strong>AGL</strong> 4 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 8 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 3</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Olympian:</em></strong> Immunity 4 (aging, cold, disease, poison); Impervious Toughness 6; Regeneration 5 - 15 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>All-out Attack, Fearless, Improved Grab, Improved Hold.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Athletics 3 (+8), Close Combat: Grab 1 (+9), Intimidation 4 (+7), Perception 4 (+6), Technology 4 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+7).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +4</p><p>Unarmed +8 (Close Damage 5)</p><p>Grab +9 (Close Grab 5)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 8, Toughness 6, Will 5.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 64 + Powers 15 + Advantages 4 + Skills 10 + Defenses 7 = 100 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 3</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Thrills--Motivation. Power Loss</em></strong> (Olympian, must consume Ambrosia weekly.) <strong><em>Others as Needed.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Variations:</em></p><p><em><strong>Archer:</strong> Reduce FGT to 6; replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Equipment 2 (powerbow [Ranged Damage 5]) and add Improved Aim and Tracking; replace Close Combat: Grab with Ranged Combat: Bow 5 (+8) and reduce Vehicles to 2 (+5); increase Dodge to 8.</em></p><p><em><strong>Boxer:</strong> Replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Defensive Attack and Power Attack, replace Close Combat: Grab with Close Combat: Unarmed.</em></p><p><em><strong>Crafter:</strong> Drop All-out Attack, Improved Grab and Improved Hold, add Skill Mastery (Technology); drop Close Combat: Grab, increase Technology to 9 (+10).</em></p><p><em><strong>Hoplite:</strong> Reduce FGT to 5; add <strong><em>Body Armor:</em></strong> Impervious Protection 2, Removable; replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Equipment (Spear [Strength-based Damage 3, Improved Critical]) and Power Attack, add Improved Defense; replace Close Combat: Grab with Close Combat: Spear; improve Parry to +6.</em></p><p><em><strong>Runner:</strong> Reduce STR to 4; add Speed 4 (30 MPH); drop Improved Grab, Improved Hold; replace Close Combat: Grab with Athletics 4.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Note: Older and more experienced Olympians will have, naturally, higher skills and defenses; their Impervious Toughness is always equal to their Toughness. If any of them have psychic powers, they are keeping them a secret from Metis ...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8881433, member: 30538"] [size=150]Olympians[/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-7TFLtdZ/0/dbb7dbef/M/Fate.Grand.Order.full.2921209-M.png[/img] Sometime towards the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, a group of Titans visited the Sol system and Earth -- likely not for the first time -- and discovered an intriguing species there. Even then, occasional examples of homo sapiens demonstrated abilities outside the norm for their species. As would much later be said, there were giants in those days. The Titans perceived them as potentially useful and took some of them with them when they left, creating numerous lines of cloned soldiers -- later dubbed Spartoi -- and more individually bred officers -- the Olympians. Eventually, the Olympians overthrew the Titans, ruling much of the stellar territory now known as the Technate and the Imperium from a capitol that orbited a star roughly 800 parsecs from the Sol system. (Neither the planet nor the star exist any longer; the latter became the supernova identified as [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_393]SN 393[/url] thanks to the efforts of the Destrons.) In their turn, the Olympians fell from power around 2500 BCE and were long believed to be extinct save for a few isolated examples. This was recently proven untrue, with a group of forty-two survivors emerging from suspended animation in a chamber buried deep within the Jovian moon Ganymede. Led by Metis, they have begun to construct a settlement on the surface of the moon, resuming the cultivation of ambrosia in environmental habitats, and have engaged in diplomacy with certain residents within the planet it orbits, as well as other spacefarers within the Solar system. They have also fought off an attack by a small party of Martian raiders, which they are inexperienced enough to view as more of an assault than it actually was. Most of the Olympian survivors were ordinary citizens of Ganymede, not possessing any unusual powers or training. Metis has attempted to teach some of them psychic techniques without apparent success. As yet, none of them have left their sanctuary to visit other planets of the Sol system, but many are curious to see what has become of their kingdom in the centuries since its fall. Unfortunately, those who are most curious take it for granted that they will be welcomed as long-absent deities and worshipped. The reality is likely to be rather different from their expectations ... [b]Olympian -- PL 7/MR 7 Abilities: STR[/b] 5 | [b]STA[/b] 6 | [b]AGL[/b] 4 | [b]DEX[/b] 3 | [b]FGT[/b] 8 | [b]INT[/b] 1 | [b]AWE[/b] 2 | [b]PRE[/b] 3 [b]Powers: [i]Olympian:[/i][/b] Immunity 4 (aging, cold, disease, poison); Impervious Toughness 6; Regeneration 5 - 15 points [b]Advantages:[/b] All-out Attack, Fearless, Improved Grab, Improved Hold. [b]Skills:[/b] Athletics 3 (+8), Close Combat: Grab 1 (+9), Intimidation 4 (+7), Perception 4 (+6), Technology 4 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+7). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +4 Unarmed +8 (Close Damage 5) Grab +9 (Close Grab 5) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 8, Toughness 6, Will 5. [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 64 + Powers 15 + Advantages 4 + Skills 10 + Defenses 7 = 100 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 7 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 7 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 7 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 3 [b]Complications: [i]Thrills--Motivation. Power Loss[/i][/b] (Olympian, must consume Ambrosia weekly.) [b][i]Others as Needed.[/i][/b] [i]Variations: [b]Archer:[/b] Reduce FGT to 6; replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Equipment 2 (powerbow [Ranged Damage 5]) and add Improved Aim and Tracking; replace Close Combat: Grab with Ranged Combat: Bow 5 (+8) and reduce Vehicles to 2 (+5); increase Dodge to 8. [b]Boxer:[/b] Replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Defensive Attack and Power Attack, replace Close Combat: Grab with Close Combat: Unarmed. [b]Crafter:[/b] Drop All-out Attack, Improved Grab and Improved Hold, add Skill Mastery (Technology); drop Close Combat: Grab, increase Technology to 9 (+10). [b]Hoplite:[/b] Reduce FGT to 5; add [b][i]Body Armor:[/i][/b][i][/i] Impervious Protection 2, Removable; replace Improved Grab and Improved Hold with Equipment (Spear [Strength-based Damage 3, Improved Critical]) and Power Attack, add Improved Defense; replace Close Combat: Grab with Close Combat: Spear; improve Parry to +6. [b]Runner:[/b] Reduce STR to 4; add Speed 4 (30 MPH); drop Improved Grab, Improved Hold; replace Close Combat: Grab with Athletics 4. Note: Older and more experienced Olympians will have, naturally, higher skills and defenses; their Impervious Toughness is always equal to their Toughness. If any of them have psychic powers, they are keeping them a secret from Metis ...[/i] [/QUOTE]
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