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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Durandal" data-source="post: 1573588" data-attributes="member: 7854">I'm thinking of starting a new campaign in a world much like that of mythic Greece, inspired in no small part by things like the Illiad & Odyssey, tales of Hercules, and Sean K. Reynolds' own Greek campaign. I know most of the inhabitants of such a game would likely be humans, but I'm looking for other races to possibly use. I know that generally elves, dwarves and the like aren't races that fit in witha mythic age of Greece, so I'm looking for other suggestions, as my knowledge of that kind of time isn't what it could be. I know there were centaurs, as there were several mythic heroes who had centaurs as their tutors, but are there any other races that might be fit for use in such a campaign?As for what to do with the characters, I'm thinking of having each character be the mortal descendant of some god or divine/supernatural entity. I'm split between using heroic paths from Midnight, the racial progressions from Dawnforge, or the bloodlines from Unearthed Arcana, though I'm not as fond of the bloodlines. Has anyone else tried this? Would it be better if I just tailored things to each particular PC, or used something pre-made, like the heroic paths?There are certainly things I'll probably have to alter in some way for the game - IIRC, the ancient Greeks weren't al too fond of their women going off on adventures, except for the Amazons, so I think I'll set it up to be a little more female-friendly, as one of the players happens to be female. I'm thinking of either using the Greek gods right out of the box, or changing the names and tweaking them slightly, if I can find someplace to help me out with possible domains for the Greek gods. I also might end up using the piety rules from Green Ronin's Testament, as even if the Greeks weren't exactly God-fearing people in the traditional sense, they still seemed to know it wasn't wise to anger beings that could smack you with lightning bolts from on high. Does anybody have any thoughts or ideas that might be helpful? I'd love to hear 'em. Thanks.</blockquote>

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