Ares

2020-12-31T11:19:53Z

2804:14C:5B80:9DBD:6545:C29C:3460:58B7: On Ares being chaotic good

{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Ares
|Symbol = [[File:Ares symbol.jpg|150px]]
|Aliases = He Who Delights in Battle, the Ruthless God
|Alignment = Chaotic Evil
|Divine Rank = Intermediate God
|Pantheon = Greek
|Portfolio = Killing, strife, war
|Domains = '''3E:''' Chaos, Destruction, Evil, War<br>'''5E:''' War
|Home Plane = ''Olympus'' ([[Arborea]])
|Worshippers = [[Barbarian]]s, [[fighter]]s, [[half-orc]]s
|Favoured Weapon = Shortspear
}}
Ares is the Greek [[god]] of [[Khorne|war]]. Rather, he's the god of the brutality of war- the [[RIP AND TEAR|blood n' guts]]. His counterpart is [[Athena]], the god of [[Creed|strategy]] and military intelligence. He is often portrayed in media as quick to anger, hotheaded, and brash to a fault. If you piss him off, you can bet your ass is going to be beaten brutally in your next war. He is the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Hera]].

[[Deities & Demigods]] considers him to be chaotic evil, but there are arguments to be made for chaotic neutral or even chaotic good (thank the Romans and their reinterpretatios of Ares as Mars for that). Due to his nature, Ares makes an excellent choice for [[barbarian]]s, as well as a decent choice for [[fighter]]s, though Athena arguably fits the fighter niche better. GM's planning on a setting in Greece will probably make liberal use of him, and so should consider his rivalry with Athena as a plot point.

Ares is a prominent villain in DC Comics as part of Wonder Woman’s rogue’s gallery. Since the broad scope of this depiction is based in a public domain character, [[Supers]] RPGs can get away with copying him even more closely than normal sample characters.
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File:Ares.jpg|If he can grimace like that through a helmet, I'd hate to see him without it.
File:Ares p107.jpg|Not as villianous as the DC depiction, but still suitably savage.
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[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

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