[3.5] Greek Mythology Variant: Pantheon, Spell Lists, Base Classes

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[3.5] Greek Mythology Variant: Pantheon, Spell Lists, Base Classes





The Scholarly Approach

"The Greeks want their gods beyond good and evil, enjoying life unfettered, eating, drinking, merrymaking, falling in love and - most notably - bursting into laughter at the slightest provocation: what better way is there to show how carefree they are? It is the famous ἄσβεστος γέλως, the undying laughter of the Olympians, when, for example, they see the bowlegged Hephaestus, limping and panting, in the role of the beautiful Ganymedes or the lovely Hebe - that is, serving wine to the other gods. Or when they see the illegitimate couple, Aphrodite and Ares, stark naked in bed and entwined in the invisible net that Hephaestus, the cheated husband, had forged. And Zeus laughs heartily when, from up there on Olympus, he watches the other gods down on earth arguing and bickering and about to fight each other.

A deity, as long as it is a human creation, cannot but embody a human ideal, depending on the nature of the pious. As such, the Olympian religion of the Greeks, instead of projecting morally perfect gods, grants them another kind of perfection: a life unbridled not only by death, but also by any other material or moral restriction - which is exactly what humans would give anything to enjoy, but aren’t allowed to have, submitted as they are to natural and human law."

~ I. Kakridis, “Greek Mythology Vol. II: The Gods”

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. New Mechanic: Favored of the Deity
3. Pantheon and Spell Lists
   
   • Zeus
     
   • Athena
     
   • Poseidon
     
   • Demeter
     
   • Apollo
     
   • Artemis
     
   • Hermes
     
   • Ares
     
   • Aphrodite
     
   • Hephaestus
     
   • Dionysus
     
   • Pan
     
   • Universal spells
4. List of Granted Powers
5. Player Classes
   
   • Full-Casting Class
     
     • Generic Spellcaster
   • Half-Casting Classes
     
     • Ranger
     • Hexblade
   • Martial Adepts
     
     • Crusader
     • Swordsage
     • Warblade
     • Sublime Ranger
   • Other
     
     • Fighter
     • Barbarian
     • Rogue
     • Marshal
     • Scout
     • Knight
     • Brawler
     • Factotum

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I. INTRODUCTION

So, modifying 3.5 for Greek Mythology campaigns.The basic concept here is that all spells, (Sp) and (Su) abilities are granted by the gods - there's no “arcane magic” at all. You can gain the favor of only one god. Each god does not grant domains as a side-dish to an otherwise identical spell list, but an entire specialized spell list. (Among other things.) Non-casters also get goodies if a god favors them - and actually I’m assuming that this is the case for every player character. You can think of the benefits as free LA for all, or perhaps something like semi-gestalt.

I won’t list all the little houserules that are in effect, since I’m focusing only on the gods, the spells and abilities they grant, and Player Classes. But for reference, the world does not include alignment, non-human races (at least for now - if I include Nymphs and the like, I’ll need custom Monster Classes that actually fit the setting), undead, familiars, wands, scrolls and similar magic items, lots of spells, most monsters and the standard D&D cosmology.

I haven’t tried to achieve balance (for one, I couldn’t balance casters to save my life) and I aimed mainly for flavor, so if some gods seem to grant too much and others too little, that’s OK. That said, several things are completely unavailable for mortals (most notably, messing with the Planes and Time), and most spells are available exclusively to a few gods. So upper Tier versatility is probably out of the question even for a normal game. (A more thematically appropriate game would be E6 or E10 or even a harsh “no casters allowed” approach. But it’s not strictly necessary, and I didn’t compile 12 freaking spell lists to never use them.)

Of the Twelve Gods, I’ve omitted Hera because her portfolio is rather unconventional for D&D standards, and I added the lesser deity Pan. Spells were chosen from PHB, Spell Compendium, Frostburn, Sandstorm and Stormwrack. The rationale for picking spells and abilities for each deity was compatibility with their personality and achievements as much as their actual portfolio. My main primary sources were:

• Homeric Hymns, by anonymous
• The Iliad, by Homer
• The Odyssey, by Homer
• Theogony, by Hesiodus
• Metamorphoses, by Ovid
• Plays, by Sophocles and Aeschylus
• Classical Lyrical Poetry, by various

The spell lists can also be used in a more conventional Greek Mythology game, or with the Roman Pantheon by simply changing the names.

• Zeus = Jupiter
• Athena = Minerva
• Poseidon = Neptune
• Demeter = Ceres
• Apollo = Apollo
• Artemis = Diana
• Hermes = Mercury
• Ares = Mars
• Aphrodite = Venus
• Hephaestus = Vulcan
• Dionysus = Liber/Bacchus
• Pan = Faunus

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II. New Mechanic: FAVORED OF THE DEITY

Gods in this setting are exceptionally active. And personally active, for that matter - there are no avatars. They are immensely interested in mortal affairs, and they are in the habit of favoring mortal heroes for their own (just or nefarious or plain whimsical) reasons. To represent this, we use a new mechanic called Favored of the Deity.

Each character may choose one patron god or goddess from those listed brlow. The Favored character gains a Granted Power, extra class skills, bonus weapon/armor proficiencies and the option to use supernatural abilities, spell-like abilities and spells that derive from classes. (Which is otherwise forbidden.) Each deity grants a different spell list, and the Favored spellcaster has access to the spell list of his patron deity, regardless of class.

Being Favored is much more personal than being a Cleric or Paladin of a D&D deity. A Favored character has seen the deity at least once in a dream or vision - and at high levels, they have probably chatted face to face. It’s also much more loose. Unlike Clerics, Favored characters are not required by their god to be militant about anything, are not considered “champions” of their god or their god’s cause, and will never have to deal with a church hierarchy that dispenses orders. However, it’s still possible to do something grossly inappropriate and fall from favor.

A character may choose to not be Favored, but in that case he cannot take levels in a spellcasting class, neither can he use any supernatural or spell-like ability. The sole exception to this rule is the Factotum (see below).

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III. THE PANTHEON

Designer Notes

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The Spell Lists of most deities offer a little bit of everything. Some battlefield control, some buffing, some direct damage, some utility, some save or suck/die spells. But no one gets everything - and not only because prepared full casters do not exist (see Player Classes below).

Scrying and powerful divinations are available only to two gods. Illusions are available to three. Healing (restoration stuff, not cure X wounds) is available to two, fear tactics to three, serious melee buffing to three, teleport to one, Polymorph/Shapechange to one, Dominate to one, elemental manipulation to three and so on. And no one has access to all - or even half - of the above.

Also, some big guns have been nerfed. Shapechange, in all but one cases, applies only to animals or plants or an elemental type - assuming they exist in the setting, which precludes anything exotic. Summoning is similarly restricted to specific creatures.

[The monster roster is severely limited. Basically, anything you can’t find in the mythology itself is out. I handwaved elementals and allowed them as a plausible personification of Air (Zeus), Water (Poseidon) or Fire (Hephaestus) - but not Earth. I also allowed some Plant creatures, with a LOT of refluffing.]

Others spells are completely unavailable: Time Stop, Celerity and Contingencies, Gate and Planar anything, most spells that have to do with etherealness, anything undead-related, anything that triggers on alignment, telepathic bonds, oh, and Raising the Dead. If a comrade falls, you do it the old-fashioned way and descend to Hades to make a deal with Pluto.

All of the above were choices made for the sake of flavor and consistency with the setting. Not for balance or to nerf casters or anything. I believe that still, with all these limitations, casters have amazing power and plenty of options. But players should know what they’re getting into: this isn’t vanilla D&D.

Demideities	Aeacus, Aeolus, Amphiaraus, Ariadne, Asclepius, Castor, Chiron, Ganymede, Hercules, Minos, Orion, Phaethon, Polydeuces, Psyche, Rhadamanthys, Theseus
Lesser deities	Bia, Boreas, Ceto, The Charites, Charon, Cratus, Eris, Hebe, Helios, the Horae, Hubris, Hypnus, Nemesis, Nereus, Nike, Oneiri, Peitho, Phobus, Priapus, Proteus, Selene, Silenus, Zephyrus
Intermediary deities	Amphitrite, Britomartis, Eileithyia, the Erinyes, Hecate, Iris, Leto, the Muses, Pan, Persephone, Triton, Tyche The Titans: Atlas, Cronus, Epimetheus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Metis, Mnemosyne, Prometheus, Rhea, Themis
Greater deities	The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Dionysus Hestia, Hades
Overdeities	The Primeval: Aether, Ananke, Chronus, Erebus, Hemera, Nyx, Oceanus, Pontus, Tartarus, Tethys, Uranus The First Born: Chaos, Gaia, Eros The Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos

How to read the entries

Skills:
All the listed skills are considered Class Skills for the Favored character, for his entire career. The number in brackets shows how many skill points per level the Generic Spellcaster of each deity gets, multiplying by 4 at 1st level as usual. All other classes get the normal amount of skill points per level.

Weapon/Armor Proficiencies:
Each Favored character gains one bonus weapon proficiency, one bonus armor proficiency and one bonus shield proficiency from the listed ones (if any).

Granted Powers:
Each Favored character must choose only one of the available Granted Powers. Once made, this choice cannot be changed.

Granted Powers are based on Character Level for numeric effects that depend on level (if there are any). When SLAs are granted, the DC is 10 + Half Character Level + Intelligence or Wisdom or Charisma modifier (player’s choice), and the Caster Level is equal to Character Level.

Granted Powers are always Supernatural Abilities unless otherwise noted.


Spell List:
Spellcasting Favored characters have access to the Deity’s spell list - and no other spells from any other source - regardless of class.

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Zeus



I’m only interested in two things.
See if you can guess what they are.

Portfolio: sky, air, thunder, leadership, the status quo
Skills (4): Climb, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Spot
Weapon Proficiencies: all spears, javelin
Armor Proficiencies: light and medium armor, shields
Granted Powers:

• Frightful Presence - or -
• Animal Companion: eagle, lion (lvl 7), dire lion (lvl 10), griffon (lvl 10) - or -
• Wild Shape: any bird, lion, dire lion, griffon, giant eagle - or -
• Path of Augury

Spell List

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0 Level: Create Water, Detect Magic, Electric Jolt^SpC, Flare, Guidance, Know Direction, Light, Sonic Snap^SpC
1st Level: Calm Air Creatures*, Cause Fear, Cloudburst^SpC, Command, Deafening Clang^SpC, Detect Air Creatures*, Doom, Entropic Shield, Feather Fall, Hail of Stone^SpC, Lesser Orb of Electricity^SpC, Obscuring Mist, Omen of Peril^SpC, Remove Fear, Shocking Grasp, Sonic Blast^SpC, Speak with Air Creatures*, Summon Eagle, Thunderhead^SpC, Towering Oak^SpC, True Strike, Updraft^SpC
2nd Level: Augury, Binding Winds^SpC, Bird Messenger, Bull’s Strength, Cloud Wings^SpC, Eagle’s Splendor, Earthbind^SpC, Electric Loop^SpC, Fog Cloud, Fox’s Cunning, Gust of Wind, Hold Air Creature*, Iron Thunder^SpC, Lesser Energized Electricity Shield^SpC, Levitate, Master Air^SpC, Owl’s Wisdom, Protection from Arrows, Reduce Air Creature*, Resist Electricity, Scare, Shatter, Sound Burst, Sonic Weapon^SpC, Summon Small Air Elemental, Thin Air^Frost, Whirling Blade^SpC, Whispering Wind, Wings of Air^SpC
3rd Level: Capricious Zephyr^SpC, Call Lightning, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Dominate Air Creature*, Downdraft^SpC, Electricity Energy Vortex^SpC, Energized Electricity Shield^SpC, Favorable Wind^Storm, Fly, Great Thunderclap^SpC, Hailstones^SpC, Lightning Bolt, Primal Form (air)^SpC, Protection from Electricity, Resonating Blow^SpC, Scintillating Sphere^SpC, Shatterfloor^SpC, Sleet Storm, Sound Lance^SpC, Summon Giant Eagle or Lion, Swift Fly, Thunderous Roar^SpC, Weapon of Electricity Energy^SpC, Weather Eye^SpC, Windwall
4th Level: Air Walk, Arc of Lightning^SpC, Eye of the Hurricane^SpC, Fear, Greater Command, Greater Wings of Air^SpC, Ice Storm, Lesser Geas, Orb of Electricity^SpC, Rainbow Pattern, Scrying, Solid Fog, Summon Celestial Giant Eagle, Summon Air Elementite Swarm^SpC, Thunderlance^SpC
5th Level: Ball Lightning^SpC, Air Creature Growth*, Blizzard^Frost, Boreal Wind^Frost, Arc of Lightning, Call Lightning Storm, Cloudkill, Commune, Control Winds, Cyclonic Blast^SpC, Mark of Justice, Mind Fog, Moonbow^SpC, Overland Flight, Sending, Sonic Rumble^SpC, Summon Griffon or Dire Lion, Wind Tunnel^SpC
6th Level: Aura of Terror^SpC, Chain Lightning, Cloudwalker, Cometfall^SpC, Death Hail^Frost, Electricity Immunity^SpC, Find the Path, Geas/Quest, Imperious Glare^SpC, Legend Lore, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Fox’s Cunning, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Stormwalk^Storm, Summon Huge Air Elemental
7th Level: Cloud-Walkers^SpC, Control Weather, Greater Scrying, Storm of Elemental Fury^SpC, Storm Tower^SpC, Summon Greater Air Elemental, True Seeing, Vision, Whiteout^Frost, Wind Walk
8th Level: Bird Shapes, Demand, Discern Location, Lightning Ring^SpC, Lion’s Roar^SpC, Moment of Prescience, Polar Ray, Stormrage^SpC, Summon Roc, Whirlwind
9th Level: Air Elemental Swarm, Cometstrike^Frost, Greater Whirlwind^SpC, Meteor Swarm, Shapechange (any air creature* or air elemental) Storm of Vengeance, Summon Air Elemental Monolith^SpC, Summon Elder Air Elemental

* Air Creatures are all birds and all winged magical beasts.

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Athena



Come on over to the courthouse,
I’ll be voting right there

Portfolio: war idealized, strategy, wisdom, crafts, justice
Class Skills (6) : Appraise, Craft (all), Knowledge (all), Sense Motive, Spot
Weapon Proficiencies: all martial weapons
Armor Proficiencies: all armors, shields
Granted Powers:

• Brains over Brawn (may be wisdom-based) - or -
• Craftsman’s Lore - or -
• Auras

Spell List

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0 Level: Amanuensis^SpC, Detect Magic, Guidance, Know Direction, Mending, Message, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Purify Food and Drink, Resistance
1st Level: Appraising Touch^SpC, Bane, Bless, Clear Mind^SpC, Command, Comprehend Languages, Conviction^SpC, Critical Strike^SpC, Deathwatch, Divine Favor, Entropic Shield, Expeditious Retreat, Erase, Gentle Repose, Hold Portal, Identify, Mage Armor, Magic Stone, Magic Weapon, Master’s Touch^SpC, Mount, Remove Fear, Sanctuary, Shield, Shield of Faith, Sign^SpC, Sleep, Snake’s Swiftness^SpC, Strategic Charge^SpC, Summon Owl, Swift Expeditious Retreat^SpC, True Strike, Warning Cry^SpC
2nd Level: Aid, Bear’s Endurance, Bladeweave^SpC, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace, Calm Emotions, Continual Flame, Darkvision, Detect Thoughts, Divine Protection^SpC, Eagle’s Splendor, Enthrall, Find Traps, Fox’s Cunning, Knock, Make Whole, Mechanus Mind^SpC, Misdirection, Moment of Clarity^SpC, Mountain Stance^SpC, Owl’s Wisdom, Protection from Arrows, Quick March^SpC, Rebuke^SpC, Resist Energy, See Invisibility, Shield of Warding^SpC, Shield Other, Spider Climb, Spiritual Weapon, Status, Summon Celestial Owl, Tactical Precision^SpC, Whispering Wind, Wraithstrike^SpC, Zeal^SpC, Zone of Truth
3rd Level: Clarity of Mind^SpC, Dispel Magic, Dolorous Blow^SpC, Find the Gap^SpC, Greater Mage Armor^SpC, Greater Magic Weapon, Haste, Heroism, Hold Person, Invisibility Purge, Keen Edge, Knight’s Move^SpC, Know Greatest Enemy^SpC, Know Opponent^SpC, Know Vulnerabilities^SpC, Lesser Visage of the Deity^SpC, Lion’s Charge^SpC, Magic Vestment, Mass Conviction^SpC, Mass Snake’s Swiftness^SpC, Nature’s Rampart^SpC, Prayer, Slow, Spiderskin^SpC, Summon Giant Owl, Tongues, Word of Binding^SpC
4th Level: Arcane Eye, Assay Spell Resistance^SpC, Battle Hymn^SpC, Detect Scrying, Discern Lies, Divine Power, Greater Command, Greater Rebuke^SpC, Greater Resistance^SpC, Lesser Geas, Loyal Vassal^SpC, Mass Shield of Faith^SpC, Minor Creation, Scrying, Spell Immunity, Summon Celestial Giant Owl, Swift Haste
5th Level: Break Enchantment, Fabricate, Hold Monster, Indomitability^SpC, Major Creation, Mark of Justice, Mass Aid^SpC, Mass Sanctuary^SpC, Owl’s Insight^SpC, Prying Eyes, Righteous Might, Righteous Wrath of the Faithful^SpC, Sending, Spell Resistance, Valiant Fury^SpC, Waves of Fatigue, Summon Flock of Owls
6th Level: Animate Objects, Antilife Shell, Antimagic Field, Find the Path, Geas/Quest, Greater Heroism, Greater Dispel Magic, Guards and Wards, Heroes’ Feast, Legend Lore, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Fox’s Cunning, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Superior Resistance^SpC, Transformation, Visage of the Deity^SpC, Wall of Iron, Wall of Stone
7th Level: Aura of Vitality^SpC, Final Rebuke^SpC, Greater Scrying, Hiss of Sleep^SpC, Mage’s Sword, Mass Hold Person, Spell Turning, Statue, True Seeing, Vision
8th Level: Antipathy, Demand, Discern Location, Greater Prying Eyes, Greater Spell Immunity, Mind Blank, Moment of Prescience, Protection from Spells, True Creation^SpC, Word of Recall
9th Level: Foresight, Freedom, Greater Visage of the Deity^SpC, Hindsight^SpC, Mass Hold Monster, Mordenkainen’s Disjunction, Pavillion of Grandeur^SpC

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Poseidon



And then they splashed into the deep blue sea
Oh, it was a wonderful splash

Portfolio: sea, horses, earthquakes, water
Skills (4) : Knowledge (sea), Ride, Swim
Weapon Proficiencies: all spears, net, trident
Armor Proficiencies: light armor, shields
Granted Power:

• Special Mount: horse, warhorse, any aquatic, pegasus (lvl 7) - or -
• Path of the Sea - or -
• Path of Proteus

Spell List

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0 Level: Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Know Direction, Prestidigitation, Purify Food and Drink, Ray of Frost
1st Level: Animate Water^SpC, Calm Aquatic Creatures, Bless, Boyant Lifting^SpC, Conjure Ice Object _Frost, Deep Breath^SpC, Endure Elements, Float _Frost, Hide From Aquatic Creatures, Ice Dagger^SpC, Ice Gauntlet^SpC, Ice Skate _Frost, Ice Slick _Frost, Locate Water, Mount, Obscuring Mist, Parching Touch^Sand, Quickswim^Storm, Sandblast^SpC, Speak with Aquatic Creatures*, Sticky Saddle^SpC, Summon Octapus or Porpoise, Traveler’s Mount^SpC, Wave Blessing^Storm, Wings of the Sea^SpC
2nd Level: Alter Self, Desiccate^Sand, Fins to Feet^Storm, Frost Breath^SpC, Hold Aquatic Creature, Gust of Wind, Halo of Sand^Sand, Hydrate^Sand, Icicle^Frost, Ice Darts, Ice Knife^SpC, Numbing Sphere^Frost, Pressure Sphere^Storm, Protection from Desiccation^Sand, Ray of Ice^SpC, Saltray^SpC, Sink^SpC, Stormrunner’s Ward^Storm, Summon Medium Shark or Squid or Small Water Elemental, Swim^SpC, Thaw^Frost, Turbidity^Storm, Webfoot^Storm, Whirling Blade^SpC
3rd Level: Air Breathing^SpC, Arctic Haze^Frost, Column of Ice^Frost, Control Snow and Ice^Frost, Crack Ice^Frost, Dehydrate^SpC, Detect Ship^Storm, Dominate Aquatic Creature*, Favorable Wind^Storm, Hypothermia^SpC, Ice Axe^SpC, Ice Lance^SpC, Ice Shape^Frost, Meld into Ice^Frost, Primal Form (water)^SpC, Protection from Cold, Protection from Desiccation^Sand, Quench, Regal Procession^SpC, Scales of the Sealord^Storm, Standing Wave^SpC, Steed of the Seas^Storm, Summon Large Shark or Constrictor Snake, Tremor^SpC, Tremorsense^SpC, Water Breathing, Water to Acid, Water Walk
4th Level: Aboleth Curse^Storm, Control Currents^Storm, Control Water, Disguise Ship^Storm, Fear, Freeze Armor^Frost, Ice Ship^Frost, Ice Storm^Frost, Ice Web^Frost, Mass Swim^SpC, Mindfrost^Frost, Polymorph, Rainbow Pattern, Raise from the Deep^SpC, Rushing Waters^SpC, Siren’s Call^Storm, Solid Fog, Summon Water Elementite Swarm^SpC, Summon Huge Shark or Sea Cat or Medium Water Elemental, Thalassemia^Storm, Wake Trailing^Storm, Wall of Ice, Wall of Salt^Storm, Wall of Sand^SpC, Wall of Water^SpC, Winged Mount^SpC
5th Level: Airy Water^Storm, Blackwater Tentacle^Storm, Cloak of the Sea^SpC, Flaywind Burst^Sand, Fireward^SpC, Flesh to Ice^Frost, Flesh to Salt^Sand, Flowsight^Storm, Fuse Sand^Sand, Ice Flowers^SpC, Ice Shield, Ice to Flesh^Frost, Pass through Ice^Frost, Sirine’s Grace^SpC, Summon Orca Whale, Transformation of the Deeps^Storm, Transmute Stone to Sand^Sand, Swamp Stride^SpC
6th Level: Drown^SpC, Entomb^Frost, Extract Water Elemental^SpC, Freeze, Freezing Fog^Frost, Freezing Glance^Frost, Freezing Sphere^Frost, Heartfreeze^Frost, Ice Rift^Frost, Move Snow and Ice^Frost, Mudslide^Storm, Nixie’s Grace^SpC, Sandstorm^Sand, Summon Giant Octapus or Baleen Whale or Huge Water Elemental, Symbol of Thirst^Sand, Sympathetic Vibration,Tidal Surge^SpC
7th Level: Blood to Water^SpC, Greater Scrying, Ice Castle^Frost, Mass Flesh to Salt^Storm, Prismatic Spray, Raise Ice Forest^Frost, Submerge Ship^SpC, Summon Giant Squid or Chachalot Whale or Greater Water Elemental, Swamp Lung^SpC, Waterspout^SpC
8th Level: Aquatic Animal Shapes, Control Plants, Depthsurge^Storm, Discern Location, Earthquake, Field of Icy Razors^SpC, Flashflood^Sand, Frostfell^Frost, Glacier^Frost, Horrid Wilting, Maelstrom^SpC, Maze, Megalodon Empowerment^Storm, Polar Ray, Red Tide^SpC, Scintillating Pattern, Summon Dire Shark
9th Level: Doom of the Seas^Storm, Water Elemental Swarm, Mass Drown^SpC, Tsunami^SpC, Shapechange (any aquatic creature or water elemental), Summon Water Elemental Monolith^SpC, Summon Elder Water Elemental

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Demeter



Like a tree that’s planted by the water
we shall not be moved

Portfolio: agriculture, plants, earth, cycle of life and death, renewal, fertility
Skills (4) : Heal, Knowledge (nature, dungeoneering), Survival
Weapon Proficiencies: club, quarterstaff, sickle, scythe
Armor Proficiencies: light armor, wooden shields
Granted Power:

• Wild Shape: any plant (from lvl 5) - or -
• Path of the Earth - or -
• Path of Healing

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0 Level: Create Water, Know Direction, Light, Naturewatch^SpC, Purify Food and Drink, Touch of Fatigue
1st Level: Animate Wood^SpC, Beastland Ferocity^SpC, Deathwatch, Delay Disease^SpC, Detect Plants, Endure Elements, Entangle, Goodberry, Healthful Rest^SpC, Lesser Vigor^SpC, Locate Water, Longstrider, Magic Stone, Obscuring Mist, Pass without Trace, Remove Fear, Shillelagh, Towering Oak^SpC, Ray of Enfeeblement, Vine Strike^SpC
2nd Level: Barkskin, Brambles^SpC, Briar Web^SpC, Bull’s Strength, Blindness/Deafness, Continual Flame, Darkness, Death Knell, Decomposition^SpC, Desiccate^Sand, Earth Lock^SpC, Earthen Grace^SpC, Earthen Grasp^SpC, Earthfast^SpC, Easy Trail^SpC, Evergreen^Frost, Find Traps, Fog Cloud, Ghoul Touch, Gust of Wind, Healing Lorecall^SpC, Healing Sting^SpC, Hydrate^Sand, Kelpstrand^SpC, One with the Land^SpC, Parching Touch^Sand, Rebuke^SpC, Soften Earth and Stone, Stabilize^SpC, Status, Tree Shape, Wail of Grief^SpC, Warp Wood, Wood Shape
3rd Level: Control Temperature, Crumble^SpC, Deeper Darkness, Dehydrate^SpC, Diminish Plants, Entangling Staff^SpC, Healing Touch^SpC, Mass Lesser Vigor^SpC, Meld into Stone, Nature’s Rampart^SpC, Neutralize Poison, Plant Growth, Quench, Remove Disease, Remove Blindness/Deafness, Snare, Speak with Plants, Spike Growth, Spikes^SpC, Stone Shape, Stony Grasp^SpC, Thornskin^SpC, Tormenting Thirst^Sand, Tremor^SpC, Tremorsense^SpC, Vigor^SpC
4th Level: Antiplant Shell, Bestow Curse, Blight, Command Plants, Consumptive Field^SpC, Crushing Despair, Delay Death^SpC, Enervation, Greater Rebuke^SpC, Hallucinatory Terrain, Land Womb^SpC, Lay of the Land^SpC, Miasma of Entropy^SpC, Murderous Mist^SpC, Rainbow Pattern, Solid Fog, Spike Stones, Stone Sphere^SpC, Sudden Stalagmite^SpC, Wither^Sand, Wither Limb^SpC, Wood Rot^SpC
5th Level: Cloudkill, Commune with Nature, Feeblemind, Greater Stone Shape^SpC, Greater Vigor^SpC, Life’s Grace^SpC, Memory Rot^SpC, Mind Fog, Panacea^SpC, Plant Body^SpC, Poison Thorns^SpC, Sarcophagus of Stone^SpC, Slay Living, Stalwart Pact^SpC, Stoneskin, Swamp Stride^SpC, Transmute Mud to Rock, Transmute Rock to Mud, Tree Stride, Wail of Doom^SpC, Wall of Thorns
6th Level: Circle of Death, Cold Snap^SpC, Eyebite, Find the Path, Flesh to Stone, Hide the Path, Illusory Pit^SpC, Ironwood, Liveoak, Mass Desiccate^Sand, Move Earth, Repel Wood, Spectral Touch^SpC, Stone Body^SpC, Stone Tell, Stone to Flesh, Stonehold^SpC, Symbol of Thirst^Sand, Transport via Plants, Tunnel Swallow^SpC, Vigorous Circle^SpC, Wall of Stone
7th Level: Animate Plants, Destruction, Energy Ebb^SpC, Final Rebuke^SpC, Finger of Death, Greater Consumptive Field^SpC, Greater Restoration, Master Earth^SpC, Maw of Stone^SpC, Renewal Pact^SpC, Sequester, Shifting Paths^SpC, Swamp Lung^SpC, Transmute Metal to Wood, Withering Palm^SpC
8th Level: Control Plants, Deadfall^SpC, Earthquake, Excavate^SpC, Fimbulwinter^Frost, Horrid Wilting, Repel Metal or Stone, Symbol of Death, Unyielding Roots^SpC
9th Level: Energy Drain, Implosion, Imprisonment, Power Word Kill, Shadow Landscape^SpC, Regenerate, Shapechange (plant), Undermaster^SpC, Wail of the Banshee

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Apollo



The sun is a very magic fellow
He shines down on me each day

Portfolio: oracles, healing, archery, sun, music (refined), arts
Skills (4): Appraise, Heal, Knowledge (history, arts), Listen, Perform (any), Spot
Weapon Proficiencies: longbow, shortbow
Armor Proficiencies: light and medium armor
Granted Powers:

• Bardic Music - or -
• Path of Archery - or -
• Path of Healing - or -
• Path of Augury

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0 Level: Dancing Lights, Daze, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Flare, Ghost Sound, Guidance, Know Direction, Light, Lullaby, Mending, Songbird^SpC, Summon instrument
1st Level: Amplify^SpC, Appraising Touch^SpC, Arrow Mind^SpC, Blessed Aim^SpC, Color Spray, Comprehend Languages, Delay Disease^SpC, Entropic Shield, Faerie Fire, Focusing Chant^SpC, Guided Shot, Hawkeye, Healthful Rest^SpC, Herald's Call^SpC, Hypnotism, Identify, Insidious Rhythm^SpC, Inspirational Boost^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Lesser Vigor^SpC, Low-Light Vision^SpC, Luminous Gaze^SpC, Magic Weapon, Nimbus of Light^SpC, Omen of Peril^SpC, Produce Flame, Remove Fear, Sleep, Sniper’s Shot^SpC, Targeting Ray^SpC, True Strike, Undersong^SpC, Ventriloquism
2nd Level: Animal Trance, Augury, Blindness/Deafness, Body of the Sun^SpC, Calm Emotions, Cat’s Grace, Close Wounds^SpC, Continual Flame, Daze Monster, Delay Poison, Detect Thoughts, Eagle’s Splendor, Enthrall, Find Traps, Healing Lorecall^SpC, Heartfire^SpC, Hunter’s Mercy^SpC, Hypnotic Pattern, Joyful Noise^SpC, Lesser Restoration, Locate Object, Nightmare Lullaby^SpC, Rainbow Beam^SpC, Remove Paralysis, Resist Fire, Silence, See Invisibility, Stabilize^SpC, Status, Sunstroke^Sand, Zone of Truth
3rd Level: Arcane Sight, Arrow Storm^SpC, Circle Dance^SpC, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Daylight, Flame Arrow, Flashburst^SpC, Glowing Orb^SpC, Haste, Haunting Tune^SpC, Invisibility Purge, Know Opponent^SpC, Know Vulnerabilities^SpC, Mass Lesser Vigor^SpC, Neutralize Poison, Protection from Fire, Rainbow Blast^SpC, Remove Blindness/Deafness, Remove Curse, Remove Disease, Reverse Arrows^SpC, Sculpt Sound, Searing Light, Sonorous Hum^SpC, Tongues, Vigor^SpC, Wall of Light^SpC, Weather Eye^SpC
4th Level: Arcane Eye, Battle Hymn^SpC, Confusion, Crushing Despair, Detect Scrying, Discern Lies, Fire Shield, Flame Strike, Freedom of Movement, Fugue^SpC, Locate Creature, Panacea^SpC, Protégé^SpC, Ray Deflection^SpC, Restoration, Searing Exposure^Sand, Sheltered Vitality^SpC, Scrying, Shout, Swift Haste^SpC, Wall of Fire, Zone of Silence
5th Level: Blistering Radiance^SpC, Break Enchantment, Commune, Death Ward, Dream, Fabricate, Greater Vigor^SpC, Life’s Grace^SpC, Lucent Lance^SpC, Nightmare, Parboil^Sand, Prying Eyes, Sending, Unearthly Heat^Sand, Wall of Fire, Wind Tunnel^SpC, Zone of Revelation^SpC
6th Level: Analyze Dweomer, Anger of the Noonday Sun^SpC, Dirge^SpC, Dream Sight^SpC, Flesh to Stone, Find the Path, Fire Seeds, Heal, Legend Lore, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Ray of Light^SpC, Stone to Flesh, Sympathetic Vibration, Transformation, Vigorous Circle^SpC
7th Level: Arrow of Bone^SpC, Delayed Blast Fireball, Brilliant Energy^SpC, Fire Storm, Greater Arcane Sight, Greater Restoration, Greater Scrying, Hiss of Sleep^SpC, Holy Star^SpC, Mass Restoration^SpC, Power Word Blind, Prismatic Spray, Radiant Assault^SpC, Renewal Pact^SpC, Statue, Sunbeam, Symphonic Nightmare^SpC, True Seeing, Vision
8th Level: Brilliant Aura^SpC, Demand, Discern Location, Greater Prying Eyes, Greater Shout, Incendiary Cloud, Irresistable Dance, Mass Death Ward^SpC, Mind Blank, Moment of Prescience, Scintillating Pattern, Sunburst, True Creation^SpC
9th Level: Cast in Stone^SpC, Eye of Power^SpC, Foresight, Freedom, Hindsight^SpC, Mass Heal, Regenerate, Unbinding^SpC

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Artemis



Here comes the predator

Portfolio: hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, maidens, moon
Skills (4): Handle Animal, Hide, Knowledge (nature), Move Silently, Spot, Survival
Weapon Proficiencies: longbow, shortbow, shortspear, spear
Armor Proficiencies: light and medium armor
Granted Powers:

• Path of Archery - or -
• Wild Shape: black bear, brown bear, dire bear, legendary bear - or -
• Animal Companion: dog, riding dog, black bear (lvl 4), brown bear (lvl 7), dire bear (lvl 13)

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0 Level: Create Water, Detect Poison, Guidance, Know Direction, Light, Message, Mount, Naturewatch^SpC, Purify Food and Drink
1st Level: Accelerated Movement^SpC, Arrow Mind^SpC, Blessed Aim^SpC, Bloodhound^SpC, Calm Animals, Camouflage^SpC, Charm Animal, Claws of the Bear^SpC, Dead End^SpC, Deathwatch, Detect Animals or Plants, Detect Snares and Pits, Ebon Eyes^SpC, Endure Elements, Entangle, Enrage Animal^SpC, Entropic Shield, Goodberry, Guided Shot^SpC, Hawkeye^SpC, Hide from Animals, Horrible Taste^SpC, Impede Sun’s Brilliance^Sand, Ironguts^SpC, Jump, Longstrider, Low-Light Vision^SpC, Mage Armor, Magic Fang, Magic Weapon, Moon Lust^SpC, Net of Shadows^SpC, Obscuring Mist, Pass without Trace, Remove Scent^SpC, Smell of Fear^SpC, Sniper’s Shot^SpC, Speak with Animals, Summon Wolf, Targeting Ray^SpC, True Strike
2nd Level: Animal Messenger, Animal Trance, Bear’s Endurance, Blindness, Blur, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace, Darkness, Darkvision, Delay Poison, Eagle’s Slplendor, Easy Trail^SpC, Embrace the Wild^SpC, Find Traps, Fog Cloud , Fox’s Cunning, Gust of Wind, Hold Animal, Hunter’s Mercy, Iron Silence^SpC, Lightfoot^SpC, Listening Lorecall^SpC, Lively Step^SpC, Living Prints^SpC, Magic Stone, Marked Object^SpC, Mass Camouflage^SpC, Nature’s Favor^SpC, One with the Land^SpC, Owl’s Wisdom, Protection from Arrows, Reduce Animal, Scent^SpC, Shadow Radiance^SpC, Share Husk^SpC, Spider Climb, Silence, Summon Black Bear, Surefoot^SpC, Surefooted Stride^SpC, Train Animal^SpC, Veil of Shadow^SpC, Web, Whispering Wind
3rd Level: Arrow Storm^SpC, Blacklight^SpC, Cone of Dimness^SpC, Contagion, Contagious Fog^SpC, Deeper Darkness, Deeper Darkvision^SpC, Diminish Plants, Dominate Animal, Find the Gap^SpC, Flame Arrow, Greater Magic Fang, Greater Magic Weapon, Haste, Heroism, Jagged Tooth^SpC, Moon Blade^SpC, Neutralize Poison, Plant Growth, Poison, Prayer, Snare, Speak with Plants, Spike Growth, Remove Disease, Reverse Arrows^SpC, Summon Dire Wolf
4th Level: Command Plants, Contagious Crush^SpC, Crushing Despair, Freedom of Movement, Locate Creature, Mass Darkvision^SpC, Moon Bolt^SpC, Ray Deflection^SpC, Sharptooth^SpC, Solid Fog, Summon Brown Bear, Superior Magic Fang^SpC, Swift Haste^SpC
5th Level: Animal Growth, Awaken, Cloudkill, Commune with Nature, Mage’s Faithful Hound, Mark of the Hunter^SpC, Mass Contagion^SpC, Mass Surefooted Stride^SpC, Mind Fog, Moon Path^SpC, Nightstalker’s Transformation^SpC, Summon Polar Bear, Tree Stride, Wall of Thorns, Waves of Fatigue, Wind Tunnel^SpC
6th Level: Antilife Shell, Find the Path, Greater Heroism, Hide the Path, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Fox’s Cunning, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Summon Dire Bear, Transformation, Transport via Plants
7th Level: Animate Plants, Arrow of Bone^SpC, Bite of the Werebear^SpC, Power Word Blind, Scourge^SpC, Shifting Paths^SpC, Summon Dire Tiger, Transmute Metal to Wood
8th Level: Animal Shapes, Control Plants, Fierce Pride (bears) of the Beastlands^SpC, Mass Awaken^SpC, Summon Celestial Dire Bear
9th Level: Freedom, Moonfire^SpC, Nature’s Avatar^SpC, Phantom Bear^SpC, Shadow Landscape^SpC, Shapechange (any bear), Summon Legendary Bear

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Hermes



Truth is a local phenomenon. Like a micro-climate.

Portfolio: thieves, trickery, travel, commerce, messengers, inventions
Skills (6): Appraise, Bluff, Craft (any but weapons/armors), Diplomacy, Knowledge (engineering, geography, local), Open Lock, Perform (oratory, string instruments), Sleight of Hand
Weapon Proficiencies: dagger, short sword
Armor Proficiencies: light armor
Granted Power:

• Brains over Brawn - or -
• Craftsman’s Lore - or -
• Path of Mischief

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0 Level: Daze, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Know Direction, Mage Hand, Mending, Message, Minor Disguise, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Silent Portal ^SpC
1st Level: Accelerated Movement ^SpC, Appraising Touch ^SpC, Augury, Benign Transposition ^SpC, Charm Person, Cheat ^SpC, Color Spray, Comprehend Languages, Dead End ^SpC, Detect Secret Doors, Disguise Self, Distract ^SpC, Distract Assailant ^SpC, Endure Elements, Erase, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall, Grease, Greater Mage Hand, Improvisation ^SpC, Insightful Feint ^SpC, Instant Locksmith ^SpC, Instant Search ^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Longstrider, Mount, Pass without Trace, Serene Visage ^SpC, Silent Image, Sleep, Spontaneous Search ^SpC, Sticky Fingers^SpC, Swift Expeditious Retreat ^SpC, Traveler’s Mount ^SpC, Ventriloquism
2nd Level: Baleful Transposition ^SpC, Blur, Calm Emotions, Cloud Wings ^SpC, Darkness, Daze Monster, Delusions of Grandeur ^SpC, Detect Thoughts, Divine Insight ^SpC, Eagle’s Splendor, Enthrall, Entice Gift ^SpC, Find Traps, Fog Cloud, Fox’s Cunning, Glitterdust, Invisibility, Iron Silence ^SpC, Knock, Levitate, Lightfoot ^SpC, Lively Step ^SpC, Locate Object, Make Whole, Marked Object ^SpC, Master Air^SpC, Minor Image, Mirror Image, Misdirection, Nondetection, Obscure Object, Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Second Wind ^SpC, See Invisibility, Silence, Speak to Allies ^SpC, Surefoot ^SpC, Surefooted Stride ^SpC, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, Touch of Idiocy, Whispering Wind
3rd Level: Arcane Sight, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Deep Slumber, Deeper Darkness, Dispel Magic, Displacement, Fly, Glibness, Haste, Invisibility Sphere, Major Image, Miser’s Envy ^SpC, Puppeteer ^SpC, Shrink Item, Speechlink ^SpC, Swift Fly, Suggestion, Tongues,Treasure Scent ^SpC
4th Level: Air Walk, Arcane Eye, Assay Spell Resistance ^SpC, Charm Monster, Confusion, Detect Scrying, Dimension Door, Freedom of Movement, Greater Invisibility, Hallucinatory Terrain, Illusory Wall, Lay of the Land ^SpC, Lesser Geas, Locate Creature, Minor Creation, Modify Memory, Scrying,Swift Haste, Translocation Trick ^SpC, Wind at Back ^SpC
5th Level: Commune with Nature, Dream, Fabricate, False Vision, Feeblemind, Mage’s Private Sanctum, Major Creation, Mass Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Mass Surefooted Stride ^SpC, Mind Fog, Mirage Arcana, Nightmare, Overland Flight, Passwall, Persistent Image, Phantasmal Thief ^SpC, Prying Eyes, Revivify^SpC, Secret Chest, Seeming, Sending, Spiritwall ^SpC, Teleport, Tree Stride
6th Level: Dream Casting ^SpC, Dream Sight ^SpC, Find the Path, Geas/Quest, Greater Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Fox’s Cunning, Mass Suggestion, Mislead, Permanent Image, Phantasmal Disorientation ^SpC, Programmed Image, Ruby Ray of Reversal ^SpC, Veil
7th Level: Cloud-Walkers ^SpC, Greater Arcane Sight, Greater Scrying, Greater Teleport, Hiss of Sleep, Mass Invisibility, Shifting Paths ^SpC, Spell Turning, Teleport Object, Transfix ^SpC, True Seeing, Vision
8th Level: Demand, Discern Location, Greater Prying Eyes, Mass Charm Monster, Mind Blank, Moment of Prescience, Superior Invisibility ^SpC, True Creation ^SpC, Word of Recall
9th Level: Foresight, Freedom, Mordenkainen’s Disjunction, Refuge, Teleportation Circle, Programmed Amnesia

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Ares



My daddy was a Blueshirt and my mother a Madame,
my brother earned his medals at Mai Lei in Vietnam

Portfolio: war as mayhem, glory, courage, might, bloodlust, dumb fighters
Skills (2) : Intimidate, Jump, Ride
Weapon Proficiencies: all martial weapons
Armor Proficiencies: all armors, shields
Granted Powers:

• Frightful Presence - or -
• Special Mount : warhorse - or -
• Powerful Build - or -
• Aura of Courage

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0 Level: Guidance, Message, Resistance
1st Level: Bane, Bless, Burning Hands, Cause Fear, Deafening Clang ^SpC, Deathwatch, Divine Favor, Enlarge Person, Entropic Shield, Inflict Light Wounds, Jump, Insightful Feint ^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Mage Armor, Magic Stone, Magic Weapon, Master’s Touch ^SpC, Mount, Phantom Threat ^SpC, Remove Fear, Resurgence ^SpC, Rhino’s Charge ^SpC, Shield, Shield of Faith, Shock and Awe ^SpC, Sticky Saddle ^SpC, Traveler’s Mount ^SpC, True Strike
2nd Level: Aid, Aura of Glory ^SpC, Bear’s Endurance, Blood Frenzy ^SpC, Blur, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace, Death Knell, Eagle’s Splendor, Enthrall, Find Traps, Fox’s Cunning, Hurl, Infernal Wound ^SpC, Inflict Moderate Wounds, Lesser One Mind ^SpC, Lionheart ^SpC, Lively Step ^SpC, Mindless Rage ^SpC, Mountain Stance ^SpC, Owl’s Wisdom, Phantasmal Assailants ^SpC, Phantom Foe ^SpC, Protection from Arrows, Quick March ^SpC, Rebuke ^SpC, Remove Paralysis, Resist Energy, Scare, Second Wind ^SpC, Shatter, Shield Other, Sound Burst, Spiritual Weapon, Status,Touch of Madness ^SpC, War Cry ^SpC, Whirling Blade ^SpC, Wraithstrike ^SpC, Zeal ^SpC
3rd Level: Blade of Pain and Fear ^SpC, Bladestorm ^SpC, Cloak of Bravery ^SpC, Dolorous Blow ^SpC, Find the Gap ^SpC, Greater Mage Armor ^SpC,, Greater Magic Weapon, Haste, Heroism, Holy Spurs, Inflict Serious Wounds, Keen Edge, Knight’s Move ^SpC, Know Greatest Enemy^SpC, Know Opponent ^SpC, Know Vulnerabilities ^SpC, Lesser Visage of the Deity ^SpC, Lion’s Charge ^SpC, Magic Vestment, Mass Aid ^SpC, Mass Resurgence ^SpC, Prayer, Rage, Regal Procession ^SpC, Righteous Fury ^SpC
4th Level: Confusion, Crushing Despair, Divine Power, Fear, Golden Barding, Greater Rebuke ^SpC, Heroism ^SpC, Holy Mount, Imbue with Spell Ability, Inflict Critical Wounds, Mass Enlarge Person, Mass Shield of Faith ^SpC,, One Mind ^SpC, Phantasmal Killer, Shout, Swift Haste
5th Level: Feeblemind, Greater Enlarge Person ^SpC, Indomitability ^SpC, Mass Inflict Light Wounds, Mind Fog, Nightmare, Phantasmal Decoy ^SpC, Righteous Might, Righteous Wrath of the Faithful ^SpC, Slay Living, Song of Discord, Valiant Fury ^SpC, Wail of Doom ^SpC, Waves of Fatigue
6th Level: Aura of Terror ^SpC, Circle of Death, Eyebite, Greater Heroism, Greater One Mind, Harm, Heroes’ Feast, Imperious Glare ^SpC, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Max Fox’s Cunning, Mass Inflict Moderate Wounds, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Transformation, Wall of Iron
7th Level: Aura of Vitality ^SpC, Destruction, Evil Glare ^SpC, Final Rebuke ^SpC , Finger of Death, Greater Heroism ^SpC, Insanity, Maddening Scream ^SpC, Maddening Whispers ^SpC, Mage’s Sword, Mass Inflict Serious Wounds,
8th Level: Crown of Glory ^SpC, Greater Shout, Lion’s Roar ^SpC, Mass Inflict Critical Wounds, Scintillating Pattern, Symbol of Insanity,
9th Level: Black Blade of Disaster ^SpC, Greater Cloak of Bravery ^SpC, Greater Visage of the Deity ^SpC, Implosion, Pavillion of Grandeur ^SpC, Power Word Kill

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Aphrodite



In my heart, a deep and dark and lonely part
wants her. And waits for after dark.

Portfolio: love, lust, pleasure, beauty, sex
Skills (4) : Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Handle Animal
Weapon Proficiencies: dagger
Armor Proficiencies: light armor
Granted Powers:

• Unearthly Grace - or -
• Animal Companion: wolf, dire wolf (lvl 4), leopard (lvl 4), lion (lvl 7), dire lion (lvl 10) - or -
• Path of Enchantment

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0 Level: Daze, Detect Magic, Flare, Message, Minor Disguise ^SpC, Open/Close, Prestidigitation,Silent Portal ^SpC
1st Level: Bless, Calm Animals, Charm Animal, Charm Person, Color Spray, Command, Comprehend Languages, Detect Secret Doors, Disguise Self, Distract ^SpC, Distract Assailant ^SpC, Grease, Hold Portal, Hypnotism, Insightful Feint ^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Moon Lust ^SpC, Obscuring Mist, Remove Fear, Sanctuary, Serene Visage ^SpC, Shield of Faith, Silent Image, Sleep
2nd Level: Augury, Bladeweave ^SpC, Blindness/Deafness, Blur, Calm Emotions, Cat’s Grace, Darkness, Daze Monster, Delusions of Grandeur ^SpC, Detect Thoughts, Disquietude ^SpC, Eagle’s Splendor, Enthrall, Entice Gift ^SpC, Fog Cloud, Fox’ s Cunning, Glitterdust, Hypnotic Pattern, Invisibility, Iron Silence ^SpC, Knock, Minor Image, Misdirection, Obscure Object, Owl’s Wisdom, Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Silence, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, Touch of Idiocy,Touch of Madness ^SpC
3rd Level: Tongues, Deep Slumber, Deeper Darkness, Dispel Magic, Glibness, Hold Person, Invisibility Sphere, Major Image, Mesmerizing Glare ^SpC, Miser’s Envy ^SpC, Puppeteer ^SpC, Searing Light, Suggestion
4th Level: Assay Spell Resistance ^SpC, Charm Monster, Confusion, Crushing Despair, Freedom of Movement, Greater Command, Greater Invisibility, Hallucinatory Terrain, Illusory Wall, Lesser Geas, Locate Creature, Love’s Lament ^SpC, Mass Shield of Faith ^SpC,, Modify Memory, Rainbow Pattern, Siren’s Call, Spell Immunity
5th Level: Break Enchantment, Divine Agility ^SpC, Dominate Person, Dream, False Vision, Feeblemind, Hold Monster, Illusory Feast ^SpC, Mass Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Mass Sanctuary ^SpC, Mind Fog, Mirage Arcana, Nightmare, Persistent Image, Seeming, Sending, Sirine’s Grace ^SpC, Spell Resistance, Waves of Fatigue
6th Level: Antimagic Field, Geas/Quest, Greater Dispel Magic, Heroes’ Feast, Mass Cat’s Grace, Max Fox’s Cunning, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Suggestion, Mislead, Nixie’s Grace ^SpC, Permanent Image, Programmed Image, Symbol of Persuasion,Veil, Word of Recall
7th Level: Hiss of Sleep, Insanity, Mass Hold Person, Mass Invisibility, Power Word Blind, Solipsism ^SpC, Spell Turning, Statue, Transfix ^SpC
8th Level: Demand, Greater Spell Immunity, Irresistable Dance, Mass Charm Monster, Mind Blank, Protection from Spells, Scintillating Pattern, Superior Invisibility ^SpC, Sympathy, True Domination ^SpC
9th Level: Dominate Monster, Freedom, Mass Hold Monster, Monstrous Thrall ^SpC, Mordenkainen’s Disjunction, Pavillion of Grandeur ^SpC, Programmed Amnesia, Unbinding^SpC

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Hephaestus



If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning
I’d hammer in the evening
all over this land

Portfolio: fire, volcanoes, blacksmithing, metal, crafts, technology
Skills (4): Appraise, Craft (all), Disable Device, Knowledge (engineering, metals), Search
Weapon Proficiencies: all weapons
Armor Proficiencies: all armors, shields
Granted Powers:

• Path of Fire - or -
• Craftsman’s Lore - or -
• Powerful Build

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0 Level: Acid Splash, Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Flare, Guidance, Light, Mending, Open/Close, Prestidigitation
1st Level: Alarm, Animate Fire ^SpC, Animate Rope, Appraising Touch ^SpC, Burning Hands, Color Spray, Detect Fire, Detect Secret Doors, Endure Elements, Identify, Instant Search ^SpC, Lesser Orb of Fire ^SpC, Mage Armor, Magic Stone, Magic Weapon, Produce Flame, Raging Flame ^SpC, Ray of Flame ^SpC, Reduce Person, Shield, Slow Burn ^SpC, Spontaneous Search ^SpC, Weapon Shift ^SpC
2nd Level: Aura against Flame ^SpC, Backbiter ^SpC, Bull’s Strength, Burning Sword ^SpC, Chill Metal, Combust ^SpC, Continual Flame, Earthfast ^SpC, Find Traps, Fire Trap, Fireball, Fireburst, Flame Blade, Flame Dagger, Flaming Sphere, Fox’s Cunning, Glitterdust, Heat Metal, Knock, Lesser Energized Fire Shield ^SpC, Levitate, Make Whole, Protection from Arrows, Pyrotechnics, Resist Fire, Scorch ^SpC, Scorching Ray, Shatter, Silence, Sound Burst, Spiritual Weapon, Splinterbolt ^SpC, Status, Strength of Stone ^SpC, Summon Small Fire Elemental
3rd Level: Bands of Steel ^SpC, Blade Thirst ^SpC, Body Blaze, Crumble ^SpC, Darkfire ^SpC, Diamondsteel ^SpC, Energized Fire Shield ^SpC, Explosive Runes, Flame Arrow, Flame of Faith, Fire Energy Vortex ^SpC, Fire Wings, Greater Magic Weapon, Meld into Stone, Primal Form (Fire)^SpC, Protection from Fire, Rust Ray ^SpC, Searing Light, Shrink Item, Stone Shape, Stony Grasp ^SpC, Treasure Scent ^SpC, Weapon of Fire Energy ^SpC, Word of Binding ^SpC
4th Level: Blast of Flame ^SpC, Explosive Cascade ^SpC, Fire Shield, Fire Stride, Flame Strike, Flame Whips, Mass Reduce Person, Metal Melt ^SpC, Minor Creation, Orb of Fire ^SpC, Rusting Grasp, Spike Stones, Stone Sphere ^SpC, Sudden Stalagmite ^SpC, Summon Fire Elementite Swarm ^SpC, Summon Medium Fire Elemental
5th Level: Antifire Sphere, Break Enchantment, Earth Reaver, Fabricate, Firebrand, Greater Fireburst, Greater Stone Shape ^SpC, Inferno ^SpC, Major Creation, Mass Fire Shield, Parboil, Sarcophagus of Stone ^SpC, Shroud of Flame ^SpC, Stoneskin, Summon Large Fire Elemental, Transmute Mud to Rock, Transmute Rock to Mud, Unearthly Heat, Wall of Fire
6th Level: Animate Objects, Disintegrate, Fire Immunity ^SpC, Fire Seeds, Fire Spiders, Flesh to Stone, Fires of Purity, Hardening, Howling Chain ^SpC, Legend Lore, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Fox’s Cunning, Move Earth, Stone Tell, Scalding Mud, Stone Body ^SpC, Stonehold ^SpC, Stone to Flesh, Summon Huge Fire Elemental, Sympathetic Vibration, Wall of Gears ^SpC, Wall of Iron, Wall of Magma, Wall of Stone
7th Level: Delayed Blast Fireball, Emerald Flame Fist ^SpC, Fire Storm, Prismatic Spray, Statue, Summon Greater Fire Elemental, Transmute Metal to Wood, Vision, Vitrify
8th Level: Blackfire ^SpC, Bombardment ^SpC, Horrid Wilting, Incendiary Cloud, Iron Body, Maze, Repel Metal or Stone, Scintillating Pattern, Sunburst, True Creation ^SpC
9th Level: Fire Elemental Swarm, Meteor Swarm, Shapechange (any fire elemental), Summon Elder Fire Elemental, Summon Fire Elemental Monolith, Transmute Rock to Lava ^SpC

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Dionysus



Don’t you know there ain’t no devil?
There’s just god when he’s drunk.

Portfolio: wine, plants, revelry, ecstasy, music (wild), fertility
Skills (4) : Intimidate, Knowledge (nature), Perform (comedy, dance, sing, musical instruments), Use Rope
Weapon Proficiencies: club, quarterstaff, sickle, thyrsus
Armor Proficiencies: light armor, wooden shields
Granted Powers:

• Bardic Music - or -
• Wild Shape: any animal or plant - or -
• Animal Companion: mule, donkey, panther (lvl 4) - or -
• Path of the Earth

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0 Level: Create Water, Daze, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Minor Disguise, Nature Watch ^SpC, Prestidigitation, Purify Food and Drink, Songbird ^SpC, Summon instrument
1st Level: Allegro ^SpC, Amplify ^SpC, Animate Rope, Animate Wood ^SpC, Bane, Cause Fear, Charm Person, Color Spray, Detect Animals or Plants, Disguise Self, Distort Speech ^SpC, Doom, Endure Elements, Entangle, Focusing Chant, Goodberry, Grease, Herald’s Call, Horrible Taste, Hypnotism, Insidious Rhythm ^SpC, Inspirational Boost ^SpC,Lesser Confusion, Obscuring Mist, Phantom Threat ^SpC, Shillelagh, Silent Image, Sleep, Undersong ^SpC, Ventriloquism, Vine Strike ^SpC
2nd Level: Alter Self, Barkskin, Bear’s Endurance, Blindness/Deafness, Blur, Brambles ^SpC, Briar Web ^SpC, Cat’s Grace, Cloud of Bewilderment ^SpC, Daze Monster, Delay Poison, Eagle’s Splendor, Embrace the Wild ^SpC, Enthrall, Evergreen, Find Traps, Fog Cloud, Hypnotic Pattern, Ironguts ^SpC, Joyful Noise ^SpC, Kelpstrand ^SpC, Malevolent Miasma ^SpC, Minor Image, Mirror Image, Nightmare Lullaby ^SpC, One with the Land ^SpC, Phantasmal Assailants ^SpC, Phantom Foe ^SpC, Rebuke ^SpC, Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Scare, Shatter, Sound Burst, Spiritual Weapon, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, Touch of Idiocy, Touch of Madness ^SpC, Tree Shape, Warp Wood, Wood Shape, Web
3rd Level: Contagious Fog ^SpC, Creaking Cacophony ^SpC, Diminish Plants, Dirge of Discord ^SpC, Entangling Staff ^SpC, Haunting Tune, Major Image, Mind Poison ^SpC, Nauseating Breath ^SpC, Neutralize Poison, Plant Growth, Poison, Quench, Ray of Dizziness ^SpC, Sculpt Sound, Snare, Speak with Plants, Spike Growth, Spikes ^SpC, Thornskin ^SpC, Vine Mine ^SpC
4th Level: Antiplant Shell, Blight, Celebration ^SpC, Charm Monster, Confusion, Command Plants, Fear, Freedom of Movement, Fugue, Greater Rebuke ^SpC, Hallucinatory Terrain, Languor ^SpC, Lesser Geas, Polymorph, Phantasmal Killer, Poison Vines ^SpC, Protégé ^SpC, Rainbow Pattern, Solid Fog, Wood Rot ^SpC
5th Level: Awaken, Cloudkill, Commune with Nature, Dominate Person, Dream, False Vision, Feeblemind, Mass Reflective Disguise ^SpC, Memory Rot ^SpC, Mind Fog, Nightmare, Persistent Image, Plant Body ^SpC, Poison Thorns ^SpC, Seeming, Song of Discord, Tree Stride, Wail of Doom ^SpC, Wall of Thorns, Waves of Fatigue
6th Level: Dirge ^SpC, Eyebite, Find the Path, Geas/Quest, Hide the Path, Howling Chain, Ironwood, Liveoak, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Miasma ^SpC, Mislead, Permanent Image, Phantasmal Disorientation ^SpC, Repel Wood, Sympathetic Vibration, Transport via Plants, Veil
7th Level: Animate Plants, Evil Glare ^SpC, Final Rebuke ^SpC, Hiss of Sleep, Insanity, Power Word Blind, Prismatic Spray, Symphonic Nightmare ^SpC, Transmute Metal to Wood
8th Level: Control Plants, Deadfall ^SpC, Horrid Wilting, Irresistable Dance, Maddening Scream ^SpC, Maddening Whispers ^SpC, Mass Awaken ^SpC, Mass Charm Monster, Mind Blank, Polymorph Any Object, Scintillating Pattern, Unyielding Roots ^SpC
9th Level: Dominate Monster, Freedom, Imprisonment, Magic Miasma ^SpC, Shapechange (any animal or plant), Weird

[HeadlessMermaid]

Pan



Gonna break loose, gonna keep a-movin' wild
Gonna keep a-swingin' baby, I'm a real wild child

Portfolio: shepherds, music (rustic), wilderness, panic, primal instincts
Skills (4) : Climb, Handle Animal, Intimidate, Perform (comedy, dance, wind instruments), Survival
Weapon Proficiencies: club, handaxe, quarterstaff, greatclub
Armor Proficiencies: light armor, wooden shields
Granted Powers:

• Bardic Music (Inspire Awe ACF only) - or -
• Frightful Presence - or -
• Special Mount: donkey, mule, dire boar (lvl 7) - or -
• Animal Companion: wolf, boar (lvl 4), dire wolf (lvl 7), dire boar (lvl 7)

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0 Level: Create Water, Dancing Lights, Ghost Sound, Know Direction, Naturewatch ^SpC, Songbird ^SpC, Summon instrument
1st Level: Accelerated Movement ^SpC, Amplify ^SpC, Animate Rope, Beast Claws ^SpC, Beastland Ferocity ^SpC, Calm Animals, Cause Fear, Charm Animal, Climb Walls ^SpC, Detect Animals or Plants, Detect Snares and Pits, Enrage Animal ^SpC, Doom, Endure Elements, Entangle, Faerie Fire, Focusing Chant, Goodberry, Herald’s Call ^SpC, Hide from Animals, Horrible Taste, Jump, Insidious Rhythm ^SpC, Lesser Confusion, Longstrider, Magic Fang, Magic Stone, Mount, Obscuring Mist, Pass without Trace, Ram’s Might ^SpC, Remove Scent ^SpC, Rhino’s Charge ^SpC, Shillelagh, Smell of Fear^SpC, Speak with Animals, Sticky Saddle ^SpC, Summon Wolf, Traveler’s Mount ^SpC, Undersong ^SpC, Ventriloquism
2nd Level: Animal Messenger, Animal Trance, Barkskin, Battering Ram ^SpC, Bear’s Endurance, Blinding Spittle ^SpC, Brambles ^SpC, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace, Darkvision, Easy Climb ^SpC, Embrace the Wild ^SpC, Fog Cloud, Hold Animal, Hypnotic Pattern, Ironguts ^SpC, Joyful Noise ^SpC, Mountain Stance ^SpC, Nightmare Lullaby ^SpC, One with the Land ^SpC, Phantasmal Assailants ^SpC, Rebuke ^SpC, Reduce Animal, Scent ^SpC, Scare, Share Husk ^SpC, Spider Climb, Summon Dire Badger, Summon Swarm, Surefoot ^SpC, Surefooted Stride ^SpC, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, Thin AirFrost, Touch of Idiocy, Train Animal ^SpC, Web
3rd Level: Allegro ^SpC, Creaking Cacophony ^SpC, Diminish Plants, Dirge of Discord ^SpC, Dominate Animal, Entangling Staff ^SpC, Greater Magic Fang, Haunting Tune, Plant Growth, Quench, Sculpt Sound, Snare, Speak with Plants, Spike Growth, Spikes ^SpC
4th Level: Bite of the Wereboar ^SpC, Confusion, Fear, Fugue, Greater Rebuke ^SpC, Hallucinatory Terrain, Lesser Geas, Phantasmal Killer, Protégé ^SpC, Rainbow Pattern, Sharptooth ^SpC, Shout, Solid Fog, Summon Dire Boar
5th Level: Animal Growth, Awaken, Cloudkill, Commune with Nature, Dire Hunger ^SpC, Feeblemind, Mage’s Faithful Hound, Mass Surefooted Stride ^SpC, Mind Fog, Seeming, Song of Discord, Tree Stride, Wail of Doom ^SpC, Wall of Thorns,
6th Level: Antilife Shell, Dirge ^SpC, Eyebite, Geas/Quest, Hide the Path, Liveoak, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Bull’s Strength, Mass Cat’s Grace, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Symbol of Fear, Sympathetic Vibration, Transport via Plants
7th Level: Animate Plants, Evil Glare ^SpC, Final Rebuke ^SpC, Hiss of Sleep, Insanity, Mass Invisibility, Prismatic Spray, Symphonic Nightmare ^SpC, Transmute Metal to Wood
8th Level: Animal Shapes, Control Plants, Greater Shout, Irresistable Dance, Maddening Scream ^SpC, Maddening Whispers ^SpC, Mass Awaken ^SpC, Scintillating Pattern, Symbol of Insanity
9th Level: Imprisonment, Shadow Landscape, Shapechange (any animal), Wail of the Banshee, Weird

[HeadlessMermaid]

Universal Spells

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Cure X Wounds are now Universal spells, along with Spontaneous Healing, since I’d hate a player to pick Apollo or Demeter not because he likes them, but because otherwise the party would die within the first week. (No wands of Vigor in this setting.)

Contact Other Plane was modified for flavor (and got a Greater Version), and is available to all, because if a god likes you enough to alter reality for you, you should be able to try and call him once in a while.

All casters gain Spontaneous Casting as Cleric (spontaneous healing), and add the following spells to their spell lists.

0 Level: Cure Minor Wounds
1st Level: Cure Light Wounds, Find Temple ^SpC
2nd Level: Cure Moderate Wounds
3rd Level: Cure Serious Hounds
4th Level: Cure Critical Wounds, Divination
5th Level: Mass Cure Light Wounds
6th Level: Mass Cure Moderate Wounds
7th Level: Mass Cure Serious Wounds
8th Level: Mass Cure Critical Wounds

* Divination is modified thus:

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[HeadlessMermaid]

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IV. LIST OF GRANTED POWERS

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Some Granted Powers are very strong: getting Bardic Music or Special Mount or Wild Shape or Animal Companion - limited forms notwithstanding - is like getting half a second class. (Marshal’s Auras are like getting an entire second class, but that’s the Marshal’s fault, heh.) Others are boosts of some kind, like Brains over Brawn or Unearthly Grace or Powerful Build. And then there are various Paths, which usually give a skill bonus and some SLAs.

Admittedly, the Granted Powers are not at all similar in, well, power. But I believe that for most character concepts and builds, you will find something useful and appropriate somewhere.

• Animal Companion works as the Druid ability. The listed available forms replace (and are not in addition to) the normally available Druid Animal Companions. It is available to the Favored of Zeus, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus and Pan.
• Aura of Courage works as the Paladin ability, except that the morale bonus applies to all allies within 5 ft/level. It is available to the Favored of Ares.
• Auras work as the Marshal (MiH) ability (minor and major aura progressions, but Determined Caster is not allowed). They are available to the Favored of Athena.
• Bardic Music works as the Bard ability. It is available to the Favored of Apollo, Pan (Inspire Awe ACF only) and Dionysus.
• Brains over Brawn works as the Factotum ability. It is available to the Favored of Athena (may be wisdom-based) and Hermes.
• Craftsman’s Lore grants Lore, as the Cloistered Cleric ability, and a bonus to craft (any, divided as you like) checks equal to HD. Also, it allows the character to take the feats Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item and Forge Ring. (Item Creation feats are otherwise unavailable.) Craftsman’s Lore is available to the Favored of Athena, Hermes and Hephaestus.
• Frightful Presence works as the Dragon ability, and the DC is 10 + half Character Level + Charisma modifier. It is available to the Favored of Ares, Pan and Zeus.
• Powerful Build works as the Goliath ability. It is available to the Favored of Ares and Hephaestus.
• Special Mount grants the Wild Cohort feat (which applies only to specific creatures, see the deities’ entries for available mounts) and a bonus feat (Mounted Combat related) at levels 1, 2, 8 and 16. Prerequisites must be met. It is available to the Favored of Ares, Poseidon and Pan.
• Unearthly Grace grants a deflection bonus to your AC and a bonus to your saving throws equal to your Charisma modifier. It is available to the Favored of Aphrodite.
• Wild Shape works as the Druid ability. The listed available forms replace (and are not in addition to) the normal Druid Wild Shape progression (which is any animal at 5th, any plant at 12th and any elemental at 16th level). Restrictions depending on level (HD, size, type) still apply, unless otherwise noted. It is available to the Favored of Zeus, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus and Pan.

• Path of Archery grants a bonus to Spot checks equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Apollo and Artemis.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Guided Shot 1/day/HD
  3-4	Ebon eyes 1/day/HD
  5-6	Arrow Mind 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Hunter’s Mercy 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Arrow Storm 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Swift Haste 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Wind Tunnel 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Arrow of Bone 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Obliterate (as the Falling Star maneuver, swift action, affects one of your arrows for one round, no save, no SR) 1/day

• Path of Augury grants a bonus to knowledge (any, divided as you like) equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Zeus and Apollo.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Omen of Peril 1/day/HD
  3-4	Augury 1/day/HD
  5-6	Clairaudience/Clairvoyance 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Divination 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Contact Immortal* 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Legend Lore 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Vision 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Moment of Prescience 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Greater Contact Immortal* 1/day

• Path of Enchantment grants a bonus to Diplomacy checks equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Aphrodite.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Charm Animal or Person 1/day/HD
  3-4	Enthrall 1/day/HD
  5-6	Suggestion 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Charm Monster 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Dominate Person 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Mass Suggestion 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Transfix 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Mass Charm Monster 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Dominate Monster 1/day

• Path of Fire grants the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Hephaestus.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Burning Hands 1/day/HD
  3-4	Fireball 1/day/HD
  5-6	Explosive Runes 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Fire Shield 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Inferno 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Fire Seeds 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Delayed Blast Fireball 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Incendiary Cloud 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Meteor Swarm 1/day

• Path of Healing grants Lay on Hands, as the Paladin ability (may use Wisdom instead of Charisma), a bonus to Heal checks equal to half HD, and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Apollo and Demeter.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Remove Paralysis 1/day/HD
  3-4	Remove Disease 1/day/HD
  5-6	Remove Fear 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Neutralize Poison 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Remove Blindness/Deafness 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Restoration 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Stone to Flesh 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Greater Restoration 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Regenerate 1/day

• Path of Mischief grants a bonus to Bluff equal to half HD, and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Hermes.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Disguise Self 1/day/HD
  3-4	Invisibility 1/day/HD
  5-6	Glibness 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Greater Invisibility 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Phantasmal Thief 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Phantasmal Disorientation 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Transfix 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Superior Invisibility 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Programmed Amnesia 1/day

• Path of Proteus grants a bonus to Disguise checks equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Poseidon.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Disguise Self 1/day/HD
  3-4	Enlarge or Reduce Self 1/day/HD
  5-6	Enlarge or Reduce Person 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Alter Self 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Polymorph 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Mass Enlarge or Reduce Person 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Greater Enlarge Person 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Polymorph Any Object 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Shapechange 1/day

• Path of the Earth grants a bonus to Survival equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Demeter and Dionysus.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Entangle 1/day/HD
  3-4	Kelpstrand 1/day/HD
  5-6	Plant Growth 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Wood Rot 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Wall of Thorns 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Find the Path 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Animate Plants 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Horrid Wilting 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Imprisonment 1/day

• Path of the Sea grants a bonus to Swim equal to half HD and the following spell-like abilities. It is available to the Favored of Poseidon.
  

  HD	Abilities
  1-2	Create Water 1/day/HD
  3-4	Swim 1/day/HD
  5-6	Water Breathing 1/day/2 HD
  7-8	Control Water 1/day/2 HD
  9-10	Sirene’s Grace 1/day/4 HD
  11-12	Drown 1/day/4 HD
  13-14	Watersprout 1/day/6 HD
  15-16	Mass Drown 1/day/6 HD
  17+	Tsunami 1/day

* See “Universal Spells” for details

[HeadlessMermaid]

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V. PLAYER CLASSES

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Incorporating spellcasters of any kind in a Greek Mythology setting requires a LOT of handwaving, assuming you want the setting to be marginally believable. On the other hand, divine intervention is so frequent in this mythology, that you might as well give the players spells and imagine a god literally looking over their shoulder. Entirely plausible. On the other other hand, the gods intervene for Heroes: people who fight with blades, bows, fists or at the very least with words - not people who just stand there and beg the immortals for help all the time.

This is why I stayed away from the Wizard/Sorcerer model, and the only full casting class in this variant is a modified Generic Spellcaster. Less spells known and spells per day, more versatility with bonus feats (which may be class abilities per Generic Classes rules, but always subject to DM discretion). The modifications are more skill points per level (unless you’re a Favored of Ares, who is useless at everything except war) and medium BAB. Add a couple of weapon/armor proficiencies, like all Favored characters, and there. Now the spellcaster can resemble someone that the gods would plausibly favor.

Another modification is the “two casting stats” nerf (one for bonus spells per day and one for spell DC). That’s because some Granted Powers are mental stat-dependent, and normal casting would allow for ridiculously SAD casters.

As for non-casters, I chose ToB and homebrew fixes rather than Core and Completes, so the power level has gone up. This is a setting for Heroes who are capable of extraordinary feats, so I thought that Player Classes should be suited for extraordinary characters. I had no problem whatsoever using ToB (I don’t believe it’s anime-exclusive :P), and in fact it gave me flavory options, like granting Desert Wind to the Favored of Hephaestus. But other systems like Incarnum and Psionics, I just couldn’t imagine here.

Some refluffing and minor tweaking was needed in the case of Crusaders (there are no holy warriors or holy anything here), Barbarians (the mechanic of Rage is very fitting, but the concept of “uncivilized” berserkers is irrelevant - in this mythology, completely “civilized” Heroes go berserk on a regular basis) and Knights (chivalry hasn’t been invented yet). Paladin is unavailable, because he’s both holy and chivalrous, and with annoyingly alignment-dependent abilities on top of it. Finally, classes like Monk, Ninja, Samurai etc are obviously incompatible.

Acknowledgements and thanks to T.G. Oskar, Chambers and BRC, whose classes I’m using as is, and to Fax Celestis and Frog Dragon, whose disciplines I’m also using.

FULL CASTING CLASS

1) Generic Spellcaster (UA)

• Choose spells known from the spell list of your patron Deity
• Choose two casting stats (any mental, one for bonus spells per day and one for spell DC)
• Considered a divine caster
• Medium BAB
• Class Skills: you have as many skill points per level as indicated in each Deity’s entry. Your class skills are Concentration, Knowledge (religion), Spellcraft, Profession and the deity’s granted class skills.

HALF CASTING CLASSES

2) Ranger

• Your spell list is the spell list of your patron Deity
• If the Deity has the Animal Companion Granted Power, your effective Druid level may be your Ranger level, but you’ll have access to the listed Animal Companions of the Deity only.
• Available variant: T.G. Oskar's Retooled Ranger
• Available variant: Wildshaping Ranger (UA), provided that you are Favored of a Deity that has Wild Shape as a Granted Power. You are not limited to small and medium animals, but have access to all the forms of the Deity’s Wild Shape Granted Power.

3) Hexblade

• Choose spells known from the spell list of your patron Deity
• Available variant: T.G. Oskar’s Bez-Kismet

MARTIAL ADEPT CLASSES

The Piercing Point discipline is optionally available to all martial adepts (replacing one other discipline). Shadow Blade and Falling Star are available only to Favored (any). Desert Wind is available exclusively to the Favored of Hephaestus (if the class doesn’t grant it, Desert Wind may replace one other discipline). Similarly, electricity substitution DW is available exclusively to the Favored of Zeus.

4) Crusader (flavor adjustment: a courageous - but not holy - warrior)

• All alignment-dependent maneuvers (such as Law Bearer) now work Vs any foe, but can only be used 1/encounter and cannot be recovered (or re-granted) in any way.

5) Swordsage

• As written

6) Warblade

• As written

7) Sublime Ranger

• May exchange spells for maneuvers as Crusader (disciplines: Shadow Hand, Stone Dragon, and player’s choice of Falling Star or Tiger Claw)

OTHER CLASSES

8) Fighter

• Available variant: Chamber’s Heroic Fighter

9) Barbarian (flavor adjustment: an agile, raging - but not uncivilized - warrior)

• Available variant: Chamber’s Heroic Barbarian
• Remove Illiteracy and Trackless Step
• Skills: remove Craft, Knowledge (nature) and Survival, add Profession

10) Rogue

• Available variant: Chamber’s Heroic Rogue

11) Marshal

• Available variant: T.G. Oskar’s Retooled Marshal

12) Scout

• As written

13) Knight (flavor adjustment: a proud and dependable warrior)

• Remove Knight’s Code

14) Brawler (tweak: a brawler AND a wrestler)

• Juggernaut is a Supernatural ability (the rest are Ex unless otherwise noted)
• Remove all alignment-dependent abilities (basically those that allow you to overcome aligned DR)
• Add Brawler Ability: Bonus Wrestler Feat - Gain a feat which has Improved Grapple as a prerequisite, other prerequisites must also be met (requires Brutish Tactics)
• Add Brawler Ability: Bonus Tripper Feat - Gain a feat which has Improved Trip as a prerequisite, other prerequisites must also be met (requires Cunning Tactics)

15) Factotum

• The Factotum is the only class that can use a “supernatural” ability (in this case, SLAs and magical healing) even without being Favored of a Deity. There’s a a fluff explanation behind this apparently irrational situation, but as far as the Factotum himself is concerned, if the character is unaligned, he has never been aware of the slightest indication that “someone up there likes him”. He can rationalize his abilities any way he sees fit. (He’ll be probably wrong.)
• The Factotum’s SLAs may be spells that appear in any of the Favored spell lists.

REQUEST: If anyone knows of a decent Scout variant somewhere, in the spirit of Heroic X or Retooled X, or perhaps with a maneuver progression, please let me know.

[LOTRfan]

Are we allowed to post yet? I just want to say that I think that you have done a fantastic job so far, and I cannot wait to see the rest.

[HeadlessMermaid]

Oh, sorry, I forgot myself. Yes, post freely, and thanks!

[The Tygre]

This is absolutely fantastic. This is seriously some of the best homebrew material I've seen on these forums in ages. I can't wait to see more!

[LOTRfan]

You wouldn't happen to have any rules for Clerics worshiping entire pantheons, would you?

[unosarta]

^: Is this for the Dwarf Pantheon thread in the Worldbuilding section?
One Idea I had for that might be to make a Pantheon domain that clerics who worship the pantheon gain. It would have spells related to the pantheon, and several minor abilities. The cleric would only be able to choose one Pantheon domain, however.

Anyway;

Echoing everyone above, this looks absolutely fantastic.

On a semi-related noted, I have been homebrewing some Greek related Fey, mostly nymphs, dryads and other similar creatures, found here. It seems like you are doing a greek related campaign, and they could be interesting to insert. Of course, if you are going strictly to the actual mythology, you should ignore the Afaistaeads and Kruomaeads, but everything else can be found in greek mythology, although probably not classified as they are in that thread.

[Zaydos]

This is just... made of pure awesome win

Makes me think of the specialty priests from 2e.

Biggest question is: any chance we'll see Hades?

[Mulletmanalive]

You'll really want to tread carefully around this; real world religion, active or not [and note that this has been "resurrected" in recent years] is banned on this forum. Similar things have been closed down by Roland the moment they come to his attention.

I'd genuinely suggest moving this off-site as it would be a shame to see it scrubbed.

[HeadlessMermaid]

You wouldn't happen to have any rules for Clerics worshiping entire pantheons, would you?

Ummm.... D&D?

Seriously now, normal D&D clerics are supposed to worship and serve one deity tops (and they get appropriate goodies via Domains), but basically, they can cast anything they please. Clerics of the goddess of Love can cast Harm or Earthquake, and we consider it normal (because Clerics weren't fashioned after priests, they were fashioned after soldiers/adventurers).

So if you want to worship an entire pantheon, you don't really need a house rule, just a bit of re-flavoring. At least I think so. :)

@ unosarta:
Your fey look very interesting, I'll definitely check this thread, thanks!

Biggest question is: any chance we'll see Hades?

My problem with Hades is purely a matter of flavor and consistency (not portfolio or anything): Hades rules over his dominion, and doesn't really interfere with mortal affairs, like those nosy Olympians. It wouldn't make sense for him to favor anyone.

However, I do have some plans for more unorthodox practices: Hecate is a goddess for whom we know very little, probably a big figure in an earlier pantheon who got "demoted" as the Greek pantheon was established. Apparently, she had small cults here and there during classical times ("cult" doesn't mean a bad thing in this case), and whoever mentions her does so with great respect. And Hecate is the closest thing we can imagine to a goddess of witchcraft. Yay!

So once I'm done with the basics, I intend to make a PrC for worshipers of Hecate, and another for those Orphic nut-jobs.

@everyone:
Hey, glad you like it! It still needs checking (and double-checking, and triple-checking...), which I'll get to during the weekend, probably. Thanks again for the feedback. :)

[unosarta]

@ unosarta:
Your fey look very interesting, I'll definitely check this thread, thanks!

Cool. I just thought that they would be very similar, thematically.

However, I do have some plans for more unorthodox practices: Hecate is a goddess for whom we know very little, probably a big figure in an earlier pantheon who got "demoted" as the Greek pantheon was established. Apparently, she had small cults here and there during classical times ("cult" doesn't mean a bad thing in this case), and whoever mentions her does so with great respect. And Hecate is the closest thing we can imagine to a goddess of witchcraft. Yay!

So once I'm done with the basics, I intend to make a PrC for worshipers of Hecate, and another for those Orphic nut-jobs.

Oh, wow, Hecate would be an awesome deity to worship.

And thinking about it, are you planning on doing Delphic Oracles/Sisters of the Fates, as a sort of Divination based PrC?

@everyone:
Hey, glad you like it! It still needs checking (and double-checking, and triple-checking...), which I'll get to during the weekend, probably. Thanks again for the feedback. :)

It looks pretty sound.

Also, someone did a Greek wrestler style base class a while back, can't remember their name, though...

In your description of the Unearthly Grace ability, you say "grants a bonus to your deflection AC" should be deflection bonus to your AC.

Interesting that none of the deities grant domains.

[HeadlessMermaid]

And thinking about it, are you planning on doing Delphic Oracles/Sisters of the Fates, as a sort of Divination based PrC?

I wasn't planning to, but it's a neat idea. I have no bright ideas about the crunch at the moment, but when the time comes, I guess I'll check specialist diviners and any relevant PrCs.

In your description of the Unearthly Grace ability, you say "grants a bonus to your deflection AC" should be deflection bonus to your AC.

Wow. Good catch. Fixed!

Interesting that none of the deities grant domains.

Well, I figured that with specialized spell lists and a granted power to choose, domains become redundant, at least flavor-wise. Not sure if that breaks horribly something in the crunch...

[Erevar]

Actually Hades has played a major role in mortal affairs and has interfered plenty of times in the affairs of mortals specifically in the case of Persephone which is also why seasons change, according to ancient Greek mythology, so he should also by present in the pantheon. Another point to note is that the first Olympians where Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hades and another figure of note was Chiron the trainer of the demigods and a brother of the other deities. Also i think it would be kind of cool to see a good representation of the demigods as presented in ancient Greek mythology.