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Mythmagica™
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Mythmagica is a Fantasy RPG inspired by the mythology and folklore of the European and Mediterranean arenas.
It blends traditional tactical play with modern storytelling mechanics, using d20s for all rolls.
Mythmagica's most unique innovation is its Guts and Glory system. Guts is a conflicted resource that can turn
a failed roll into a successful one. And, the more Guts spent, the greater the XP rewards. But, spending Guts is
a gamble: the more Guts spent, the more severe the consequences if the character falls in
battle. These range from brief incapacitation up to permanent character death. Spending Guts is always a player choice, though. As such,
the Overlord (Game Master) cannot kill a character without its player's implicit consent.
So, characters never die meaningless deaths.
Mythmagica consists of a Quickstart Guide, nine books, character sheets, and other game supplements,
all of which are freely available for download here. Aside from a few d20s, this is everything you need to play.
Although Mythmagica is reasonably solid, the game is still in beta. As such, we welcome any feedback you
might have on game play, both positive and negative.
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Core Game Materials
Game Supplements
Pre-Generated Characters
The following pre-generated characters illustrate what Mythmagica characters look like. Feel free to grab any of them and use them as your own!
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Cyrene is a half-nymph aspiring to become a Greek priestess
of the Olympian pantheon.
Unfortunately, Cyrene's family is disgraced. Ephialtes, the Greek traitor of Thermophylae, was the uncle of her great grandmother.
Because of this dishonor, Cyrene has a tattoo of Medusa's head on her neck, as do all of her family. Cyrene seeks
atonement for the treachery of Ephialtes, in order to restore her family's name.
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Dryas is a flirtatious satyr Rogue who revels
in laughter, dancing, and wine.
Dryas's hedonistic personality sometimes gets him in trouble. One of the more consequential events happened when he seduced Melia,
the wife of Senator Nyctimus. When he found out about the affair, Nyctimus put a healthy price on Dryas's head. So, Dryas is
on the run from more than one bounty hunter.
Dryas is the grandson of the great Bard Silenus, and therefore has favor with Bacchus. Dryas has impressive musical aptitude,
and frequently earns tips as a street performer. His mentor and trainer is Billy Gruff, a busker living in Chestnut.
Further, he is totally devoted to Morgan Tomalin, whom he considers to be his bestest friend ever. As such, he always
reserves his most grandiose practical jokes for her.
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Galar Elivigar is a Dwarf Cambion, a half-demon who is
the offspring of his beloved Dwarf mother, Ginnar, and a vile serpent demon named Nirah. Due to his heritage, Galar has
an unnatural fascination with snakes, but absolutely reviles demons. This is especially true of his father, whom he hopes
to confront and send back to hell some day as payback for his diabolic treatment of his mother.
Galar has a keen eye for fine craftsmanship, and loves working with his hands to make things that are both useful and beautiful.
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Lance Huxley is a human fighter who comes from a noble family.
His father is Eldred Huxley, Baron of Ravensrodd.
Lance's uncle, Thorne Huxley, wants him dead so he can inherit the Ravensrodd barony for himself when Eldred dies.
Unfortunately, Lance's father believes his brother is honorable, and refuses to entertain any notions that Thorne has nefarious plans.
In desperation, Lance fled to Chestnut, where Baron Langobard provided him with accommodations within his castle and
protection while he remains within the town of Chestnut. In return for his generosity, Lance promised to pay Langobard
10,000 silver ounces at the earliest opportunity.
Lance knows that a mystic knight who used to adventure with his father lives somewhere near Chestnut. Lance is seeking
Byron out in hopes that the knight can assist him with his predicament, if only to convince his father than Thorne is
less than honorable.
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Morgan Tomalin is a fay elf Naturalist.
Morgan is a former slave of Senator Nyctimus. She worked for the Senator as the groundskeeper on his estate.
Unfortunately, she unexpectedly witnessed a tryst between Nyctimus's wife, Melia, and a satyr named Dryas.
Morgan kept her mouth shut about the affair. But, when Nyctimus found out about it, he blamed her.
Morgan is now running for her life as a wanted outlaw.
Even though the Senator eventually found out about the affair, Dryas truly appreciated Morgan's apparent efforts
to shield him from harm, and swore loyalty to her at any cost. Needless to say, Morgan considers
Dryas to be the bane of her existence.
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Slate Dockins is a goblin Rogue who flourishes his
whip with considerable panache.
Slate firmly believes he can smell a bounty a mile away. As such, he recently traveled to Chestnut to seek his fortune, as he heard
of some strange things going-on there recently. That usually indicates underhanded activities and lawbreakers needing to be brought to justice.
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Zamir Akkad is a young sage aspiring to the occult arts.
He is a human adolescent traveling far from his homeland in search of adventure. He is fluent in multiple languages.
Unfortunately, he cannot speak any languages common to the lands in which he currently finds himself.
Due to his extensive education, Zamir considers himself to be superior to commoners, whom he believes to be mostly comprised
of ignorant morons. He would helpfully inform them of their inadequacies if only they could understand his speech. As such, Zamir
must satisfy himself with rolling his eyes at their supreme ineptitude.
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