Reccomend me some material for adventuring in Mythic Greece

[Remathilis]

Hello.

I'm looking for reference materials for playing D&D in ancient mythic Greece. I'd love if people could make a few suggestions (game related or not) as to places to look for ideas.

I've checked out Maze's and Minotaurs (plenty of things to mine, if not outright use) and I have some stuff from teaching Greek myth, so I have basic's covered. Ideally, I'd like 3e-compatible material, but I can mine fluff out of nearly anything.

Thanks

 

[Dandu]

The movie 300 and the game God of War

On a more serious note (but not much more so), have you considered watching that Hercules TV show that was playing a few years ago, the one that Xena: Warrior Princess spun off of? Not historically accurate at all, but your players won't know the difference unless they're history students.

Hm. Roleplaying game related wise... hm... isn't there a 3.0 book that details the Greek gods? Faiths and Pantheons, was it?

 

[Remathilis]

Heh, the idea is Very much inspired by Hercules, Xena, and slivers of 300 and God of War, actually.

I have Deities and Demigods (which has the domains for the Greek gods thankyouverymuch) so I'm off to a good start...

 

[Crothian]

There is a second edition green cover book that deals with Herioc Greece that's pretty good. The GURPS book on Ancient Greece is also well done. Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas series has a book on the Trojan War.

 

[Dandu]

Perhaps you should take a trip to the British Museum and view the looted treasures of ancient Greece in order to draw inspiration from the pottery scenes.

 

[Erekose]

Hm. Roleplaying game related wise... hm... isn't there a 3.0 book that details the Greek gods? Faiths and Pantheons, was it?

That would be D20 Relics & Rituals - Olympus from White Wolf.

See White Wolf Online

 

[coyote6]

Sword & Sorcery Studios (WW's d20 imprint) did a mythic Greece book; Relics & Rituals: Olympus. I think they have the PDF at RPGNow/DTRPG.

 

[2020]

There is a second edition green cover book that deals with Herioc Greece that's pretty good. The GURPS book on Ancient Greece is also well done. Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas series has a book on the Trojan War.

I'll second that. Most of the GURPS history books are excellent, regardless of edition or system.

 

[Klaus]

Sean K Reynolds wrote exactly what you're asking, a d20-based game called New Argonauts. It's full of the Greek stuff. And now it's FREE!

I even did counters for it: Greek Counters of DOOM!

 

[Raven Crowking]

Shocked that I get to be first to mention Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas: The Trojan War (Trojan War | Geek Native).