Gods in Champions

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Well, in Fantasy terms, IIRC, the old writeups in Allston's "Mythic Greece" book ran to about 3800 points or so, and the ones in "Mythic egypt" were at about 1000, due to use of a 200 point VPP!

Infinite Man(?) from the old Alien Enemies is a good example of a "godlike" being in Champions.

Keep in mind gods will have perks(followers, bases, etc) out the yin yang, have several skills at superhuman levels(e.g., a proper greater god of war will have a 30+ tactics roll), and have a lot of attack powers which affect multiple targets.

Greater gods can typically turn a group of mortals into swine, for example, and that ain't cheap

But you could probably divide those numbers by 2 or 3 for a superhero game to get fair stats for deities in Champions.

But Odin or Zeus should probably be a little tougher than Dr. D, IMHO.

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Originally posted by RDU Neil
Hey, thanks all. I'd looked at Anubis and found him a bit wanting in the power category (but a good start).

What I had not thought of was the Demon Princes in the Bestiary. Thanks for that. Should offer some of the trickier insights I was looking for.

This current storyline has morphed into "what is the nature of godhood" because at least one PC was close to "crossing the threshold" and moving into realms far from human. There are established reasons why the gods don't just roam the earth... but there is also a bit of misinformation about what exactly are the gods... what do they represent... what is their relationship to humanity... and are superheroes the new gods?... kind of thing going on.

As the PCs are mostly in the 500-600 point range... 150+150 starting level, so years of EXP to get them here... Anubis would just be one of the boys, and not a total threat to the team. Set will probably turn out a lot higher, just to give the Vanguard (our team) a challenge.

Thanks again for all your input.

Hey RDU,

When you come up with a writeup could you post it? I am introducing Anubis, Ra and Set into my campaign soon and would love a writeup to peruse.

Thanks

Daz