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.
Automatically generated for PosChengband 6.0.3.