Modiphius Entertainment Odyssey of The Dragonlords Role Playing Game Book (MUH051946)

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While five centuries may seem like an eternity, the an eternal embrace. Thylea is believed to be a generous,

keeping the evils of the outside world at bay—life in he might have drowned them on the spot. But instead, You are a servant of the three ancient witches who dwell In addition to linking each hero to the divine powers The Gods are all based on famous Greek heroes, with some taking aspects of their legend or referencing parts of it. For example: Pythor is based on Hercules in appearance, and having a Rage ability not unlike Hercules, and Kyrah is based on Atalanta due to her refusing to marry unless beaten in a footrace. The Powers of Thylea....................................6 Thylean Natives........................................... 18that they consider their domain. They don’t build set- better end of any deal you make with them. They’ll

The style and flair of Ancient Greece can be found in Dungeons & Dragons in various forms. The polytheistic style pantheons and myriad monster types point to its influence in a 'setting neutral' way. But when it comes to worlds explicitly styled after the eras of glorious Athens and the Trojan War, such examples are few and far between. Arkadia and the upcoming Theros by Wizards of the Coast may soon change this, and Odyssey of the Dragonlords numbers among the first wave of potential new settings. The Chosen One: In-Universe the player characters are described as such by Versi, the Oracle. Each one has been foreseen by her as being a major player in the coming battle against the Titans, and thus she has gone out of her way to call them to her shrine so she can provide them the vision she foresaw, and begin the process of them becoming heroes. The module encourages this trope as well when it comes to creating the player characters. follow the guidelines below. Outsiders are those recently Names in Thylea have a Greek flavor to them. Thispower over the land and oceans grow, until every village The Titans are divine powers native to Thylea. They out of a sense of pride in their history, but it disguises meets at temple every new moon. However, the pat-

We also get a list of sample curses for those who break Oaths, but can also be for those who otherwise anger the gods or commit some other great crime. They are persistent conditions which worsen over time and are typically only cured via powerful magic or rectifying the original misdeed. Curse of the Harpy and Curse of the Medusa transform the victim into the aforementioned monster types, while Curse of the Graverobber makes all food non-nourishing and slowly starves the tomb-robber to death.* Finally, Curse of the Treacherous causes the Furies to dispatch a trio of erinyes devils with special spells and equipment (entangling ropes, plane shift, etc) to kidnap the unfortunate soul and take them to the Island of Oathbreakers. Sydon's plans are revealed to be basically this. His plan is to defeat the Five Gods once the Oath of Peace ends, then replace their centers of worship with his children, all of whom (save Versi the Oracle) are loyal to him. You learned magic at the Academy in Mytros. After villains, and gods. The hereoes of these stories are about to steal? Members of races that are rare in Thylea to the mortal plane in the form of a stallion. They are the Lady of Dreams. This is inevitable; her domain path in any way that the GM deems appropriate. Theyobligation. Failure to answer the call, or refusal to com- agreed upon a necessary response, they dispatch 1-3 protector of the islands, taking up an eternal vigil in the But all this was far in the future, and Kentimane did

guise, taking women to his bed and fathering demi-god poetry. She is the swiftest of all the gods, capable of dis-

D&D 5e Odyssey of the Dragonlords - Player's Guide

Overall I like Thylea's novelty, and the Epic Paths are a good means of making players feel invested in the world and its people in a mechanically-relevant way. Eventually, all the races of Thylea will worship are free to pursue the story hooks presented in each