Working on The Intervention gave me a chance to play around with Greek Myth, spotlight some characters other than the usual suspects and offer a slightly different spin on a modern pantheon. But it also gave me the opportunity to play around with trickier subject matter: real-world views on religion and faith. Given the nature … Continue reading »
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The Intervention™: The Official Series Bible™ On Sale Now
The Intervention™ is The Official Series Bible™ for Greek Myth inspired, super-heroic soap opera roleplaying. There is a Greek god or titan in your ancestry, which has given you great power. It has also given you an incredibly complicated family life. You will battle powerful villains to save the world while trying to keep your … Continue reading »
The Intervention: Player Characters (with Risus Stats)
Dr. Appoline Jackson Relatives: Daughter of Apollo, a god. Half-sister of Lance Jackson (same mother, a mortal). Friends with Lance Jackson Rivals with Dr. Philip Hecht, whom she doesn’t trust. Briefly dated Piotr Nikolaievich Powers: She’s a female Apollo. Cure disease, uses a bow, is supermodel-level attractive. Clichés: Daughter of Apollo (4d10), Medicine (3d8), Charismatic … Continue reading »
The Intervention: Modern Pantheon (with Risus Stats)
When the group decided they wanted to use Greek gods in a superhero/soap opera context, I first started ruling out characters that have already been done to death. That included Zeus, Hera, Hermes, Athena, and many others. In true soap operate fashion, I wanted two families that were interconnected, with long-standing conflicts. One side would … Continue reading »
The Intervention: The Modern Pantheon
At some point in the past Ares and his followers unleashed Typhon on Olympus, starting a war that killed Zeus and Hera and left many other Greek gods missing in action. Now Ares rules Olympus as King of the Gods. Many surviving gods, led by Hephestus, took up residence on Earth have been content to … Continue reading »
Risus vs. Fate: Retooling the Intervention
The Intervention, our Greek Myth superhero soap opera, started off with a bang but due to school schedules, work schedules, and illness, sort of petered out. It has too much potential to set aside, so tonight we’re going to try to relaunch it. One of the ideas I’m going to try to sell the group … Continue reading »
In Praise of Risus: The Anything RPG
Surprisingly, I’ve never written much about Risus, the Anything RPG. It’s one of my favorite systems, and at this point in my life I think if I’m not going to run a game using Pathfinder I’ll use Risus. Because seriously, you can run anything using Risus. Character creation takes minutes (or less!). All you really … Continue reading »
The Intervention: Actual Play 2
Picking up the morning after the last episode, Dr. Hecht awakens to find his father Proteus, still looking old but no longer looking homeless, making him breakfast. He gets everything wrong; Hecht likes well-cooked eggs and crisp bacon Proteus makes the eggs runny and the bacon chewy. Hecht likes French toast, Proteus makes waffles. Hecht … Continue reading »
The Intervention: Actual Play 1
Check the Dramatis Personae list to see who the characters are. With seven player characters in this ensemble, it’s hard to keep track without a score card. The episode (er, session) opens with Lance Jackson on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, flashing hand signs and trading. He doesn’t notice the flash of … Continue reading »
The Intervention: Dramatis Personae
Monday night was the first session of the Spirit of the Century-inspired, Greek Myth-based superhero soap opera roleplaying game. Allow me to start by introducing the player characters: Dr. Appoline Jackson (Deb’s character) Daughter of Apollo, a god. Half-sister of Lance Jackson (same mother, a mortal). Friends with Lance Jackson Rivals with Dr. Philip Hecht, … Continue reading »
