Demigod Parentage The term demigod is commonly used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human; as such, demigods are human-god hybrids and are quite powerful. Demigods receive special abilities depending on their parentage. Minor-God Fathered by a minor god, you gain no starting powers. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 180% Infravision 0' Zeus Zeus, King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus, is god of the Sky and Thunder, and nominal husband of Hera. You inherit increased stature and your divine birth will be marked by your aura of electricity. You also resist lightning. Stats Skills Strength +2 Disarming Fair Intelligence +2 Device Very Good Wisdom +2 Save Good Dexterity +2 Stealth Bad Constitution +2 Searching Bad Charisma +2 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Superb Base HP 20 Bows Excellent Experience 250% Infravision 0' Poseidon Poseidon, Brother of Zeus, is Lord of the Seas and Storm. You inherit elemental protection and corrosive attacks that melt the armor of your foes. Stats Skills Strength +2 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +2 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Superb Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 240% Infravision 0' Hades Hades is Ruler of the Underworld. You gain resistance to nether forces, increased fortitude and have a firm grasp on your life and health. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Excellent Dexterity +1 Stealth Poor Constitution +3 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 107% Melee Superb Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 240% Infravision 0' Athena Athena is the great goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens. She was born of Zeus and the Titan Metis, and her cunning far surpasses that of the other deities. You inherit great clarity of thought and magic and will be able to cast spells more reliably than other mortals. And should you fail to cast a spell, you will pay a reduced casting cost rather than the full amount. You also have a firm grip on your mental prowess. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +3 Device Superb Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 240% Infravision 0' Ares Ares is the bold son of Zeus and Hera, whose very name is feared and respected by warriors and citizens alike. His legendary combat prowess exceeds that of Zeus and Poseidon, but he is less skilled in wiles than the other Olympians. You inherit exceptional bonuses to combat and have a firm grip on your strength. Later in life, you will be able to fly into a berserk rage on command. However, your lust for combat decreases your stealth as you call out challenges to all that you meet. And your resistance to magic is suspect as well. Stats Skills Strength +3 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Poor Wisdom +1 Save Bad Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Heroic Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 240% Infravision 0' Hermes Hermes, the Messenger, is the extremely cunning diplomat used by the Olympians to negotiate truces. With his Winged Sandals and his powerful magic, there is no place barred from him, and there is no way to detain him. You inherit great powers of motion and will never become slowed. Your stealth is better than your brethren and your speed will increase with experience. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Excellent Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Fair Constitution +1 Searching Good Charisma +1 Perception Superb Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 240% Infravision 0' Apollo Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, medicine, healing, plague, music, poetry, arts, archery, and more. You inherit powers of illumination and are completely immune to light based attacks. You are seldom blinded. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Good Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 230% Infravision 0' Artemis Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. You inherit powers of archery and are very nimble. Your skills with the bow are unmatched and you shoot arrows with increased range and deadliness. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +3 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Superb Experience 230% Infravision 0' Hephaestus Hephaestus was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. Like other mythic smiths but unlike most other gods, Hephaestus was lame, which gave him a grotesque appearance in Greek eyes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods. You inherit powers of enchantment and protection. Your equipment will not suffer diminution by corrosion or magical attack. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Superb Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 230% Infravision 0' Hera Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. You inherit great clarity of mind and capacity for magic. You are very wise and have a firm grasp on your magical energy, which is even augmented. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Very Good Wisdom +3 Save Good Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 220% Infravision 0' Demeter Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons. You gain powers of regeneration, healing, and temperance. Eventually, you will become resistant to the ravages of time. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Fair Wisdom +1 Save Good Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +1 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 220% Infravision 0' Aphrodite Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. You inherit her sex appeal. As such, your pets are more obedient and shopkeepers fawn over you in their efforts to please you. You may kiss monsters and they might even decide to follow you with slavish devotion, though sometimes this just angers them. Stats Skills Strength +1 Disarming Fair Intelligence +1 Device Good Wisdom +1 Save Fair Dexterity +1 Stealth Bad Constitution +1 Searching Bad Charisma +3 Perception Excellent Life Rating 100% Melee Excellent Base HP 20 Bows Good Experience 220% Infravision 0' Table 1 - Demigod Statistic Bonus Table STR INT WIS DEX CON CHR Life Exp Shop Minor-God +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 180% 100% Zeus +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 100% 250% 90% Poseidon +2 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 100% 240% 100% Hades +1 +1 +1 +1 +3 +1 107% 240% 100% Athena +1 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 240% 100% Ares +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 240% 100% Hermes +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 240% 100% Apollo +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 230% 100% Artemis +1 +1 +1 +3 +1 +1 100% 230% 100% Hephaestus +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 230% 100% Hera +1 +1 +3 +1 +1 +1 100% 220% 100% Demeter +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 100% 220% 100% Aphrodite +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +3 100% 220% 70% Table 2 - Demigod Skill Bonus Table I Disarming Device Save Stealth Minor-God Fair Fair Fair Bad Zeus Fair Very Good Good Bad Poseidon Fair Fair Fair Bad Hades Fair Fair Excellent Poor Athena Fair Superb Fair Bad Ares Fair Poor Bad Bad Hermes Excellent Fair Fair Fair Apollo Fair Good Fair Bad Artemis Fair Fair Fair Bad Hephaestus Fair Fair Fair Bad Hera Fair Very Good Good Bad Demeter Fair Fair Good Bad Aphrodite Fair Good Fair Bad Table 3 - Demigod Skill Bonus Table II Searching Perception Melee Bows Infra Minor-God Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Zeus Bad Excellent Superb Excellent 0' Poseidon Bad Excellent Superb Good 0' Hades Bad Excellent Superb Good 0' Athena Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Ares Bad Excellent Heroic Good 0' Hermes Good Superb Excellent Good 0' Apollo Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Artemis Bad Excellent Excellent Superb 0' Hephaestus Bad Excellent Superb Good 0' Hera Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Demeter Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Aphrodite Bad Excellent Excellent Good 0' Table 4 - Demigod Special Powers All demigods have access to special powers. When they reach level 20, they may choose a single power from the following list. When they reach level, 40, they may choose another. These powers can never be removed or changed, so you might want to study this list to decide which powers you will choose for your character. Ambidexterity You will be able to dual wield more effectively. Arcane Mastery Your spells will fail less often. Astral Guide Teleportation costs less energy. Black Marketeer You will gain favorable pricing in the black market. Cult of Personality Summoned monsters may sometimes switch alliances. Demonic Grasp You resist charge draining. Evasion You will dodge enemy breath attacks and have better odds for avoiding earthquakes. Fantastic Frenzy You kill weak monsters more efficiently. Fast Learner You will gain a bonus to experience for each monster slain. Fell Sorcery Your spells will grow more powerful. Fleet of Foot Movement costs less energy. Infernal Deal You will regain hp and sp whenever a nearby enemy monster is slain. Loremaster Items will automatically identify as you pick them up. Merchant's Friend You will gain new powers of shopping. One with Magic You will have a chance of resisting Dispel Magic. Peerless Sniper Damaging a monster with a missile weapon no longer provokes a retaliation. Peerless Tracker You will gain the ability to map your surroundings. Potion Chugger You will be able to chug potions much faster than normal. Sacred Vitality You will gain a bonus to all healing effects. Speed Reader You will be able to read scrolls much faster than normal. Subtle Casting Damaging a monster with distance magic no longer provokes a retaliation. Tread Softly Your stealth will increase. Untouchable You will gain a bonus to armor class. Unyielding You will gain a bonus to hitpoints. Weapon Versatility You will be able to master any weapon. Weird Mind You resist the Eldritch Horror. 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