Creating Theros Adventures - Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Creating Theros Adventures. Can the gods determine my fate?" Elspeth asked. "What is truly the extent of their power? Can they make what I want happen-if only I please them enough?" "If you want a god to determine your fate, you must ask the god for an ordeal," Sarpedon said. "They will only grant it if they think you are worthy-whatever 'worthy' means for them. If you accomplish it, you may request a hand in your own destiny." As with this clash between the gods Karametra and Pharika, the quarrels of deities and demigods often spill from Nyx into the realm of mortals As exemplified by the labors of Anthousa, the exploits of Haktos the Unscarred, the wondrous inventions of Dalakos, and Elspeth's escape from the Underworld, the heroes of Theros chart their own fates-and so will the player characters in your campaign. What adventures might Heliod's champions undertake? What villains and monsters are associated with Phenax? How might adventurers get entangled in divine schemes? This chapter explores these questions, providing abundant advice, tools, and maps for players to create their own exciting stories. The options presented here expand on the material in chapter 3 of the Dungeon Master's Guide to help you craft adventures for your own Theros campaign. Each god of Theros's pantheon has a section here, describing how the deity interacts with the mortal world. Beyond the gods, tools for running nautical odysseys and descents into the Underworld appear in this chapter, along with an adventure that explores the machinations of immortals and the dead. Monsters and nonplayer characters mentioned in this chapter can be found in this book (MOoT), the Monster Manual (MM), Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (MToF), or Volo's Guide to Monsters (VGtM). When a creature's name appears in bold type, that's a visual cue pointing you to the creature's stat block. If the stat block appears in chapter 6, the text tells you so. God-Based Adventures Three elements combine to form the adven...