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Mythological Figures: Odysseus/Ulysses (5E)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7766589" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>For the life of me I don't know why you give such (relatively speaking) low ability scores for mythological figures. A 12 Strength of Odysseus?! That's just the obvious one, but all of them are way too low. </p><p></p><p>Part of his greatness is that he was well-rounded and good at everything, without the flaws of some of the other heroes. He was a bit prideful, is all. But I can't see a justification for lower than 14 in anything, and most scores will be 18-20.</p><p></p><p>I assume you want to design them as if they were PCs with the standard array (although even then, shouldn't he have higher scores by 20th level?), but that just doesn't fit with mythic figures. </p><p></p><p>Again, Odysseus is no mere mortal. He is the last of the great Greek heroes and in some ways the greatest of all.</p><p></p><p>My recommendation would be to imagine an optional "Heroic Status" rule, as follows:</p><p> +2 to all ability scores (if using standard array, 17, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10), or re-rolling 1s and 2s if doing 4d6; </p><p> +4 for ability score increases</p><p> ups the maximum to 22. </p><p></p><p></p><p>That would give something like STR 19, DEX 14, CON 14, INT 19, WIS 19, CHA 19</p><p></p><p>Even then I think you could argue for some of those being in the 20-22 range.</p><p></p><p>You could also have some kind of "Blessed by the Gods" feat that allows him to connect with Athena (who adored him) and gain advantage once per encounter, or something like that. Or perhaps more Inspiration than usual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 7766589, member: 59082"] For the life of me I don't know why you give such (relatively speaking) low ability scores for mythological figures. A 12 Strength of Odysseus?! That's just the obvious one, but all of them are way too low. Part of his greatness is that he was well-rounded and good at everything, without the flaws of some of the other heroes. He was a bit prideful, is all. But I can't see a justification for lower than 14 in anything, and most scores will be 18-20. I assume you want to design them as if they were PCs with the standard array (although even then, shouldn't he have higher scores by 20th level?), but that just doesn't fit with mythic figures. Again, Odysseus is no mere mortal. He is the last of the great Greek heroes and in some ways the greatest of all. My recommendation would be to imagine an optional "Heroic Status" rule, as follows: +2 to all ability scores (if using standard array, 17, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10), or re-rolling 1s and 2s if doing 4d6; +4 for ability score increases ups the maximum to 22. That would give something like STR 19, DEX 14, CON 14, INT 19, WIS 19, CHA 19 Even then I think you could argue for some of those being in the 20-22 range. You could also have some kind of "Blessed by the Gods" feat that allows him to connect with Athena (who adored him) and gain advantage once per encounter, or something like that. Or perhaps more Inspiration than usual. [/QUOTE]
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