Editing Arkadia

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'''Arkadia''' is a third-party setting for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], created by Arcana Games. Inspired by Classical Mythology, it is a "Heroic Bronze Age Fantasy", set in a world inspired by the myths of Bronze Age Greece and its neighbors, but with more overtly fantastical than your typical Bronze Age setting that, say, [[TSR]] would have put out. It basically attempts to cast a Classical Mythology slant on traditional D&D, with the following "setting statements" explaining how this setting was made and how it's intended to be used:
* '''Fantasy Over History.''' Arkadia is inspired by the history and myths of ancient Greece and the classical world, but it is not a historical setting. Arkadia blends historical elements with those of myth and traditional fantasy to create something new.
* '''An Age, Not a Time.''' Arkadia is not rooted in a year or bound to a chronology of events. The world is painted in broad strokes that depict a sweeping age defined in relation to its mythic past.
* '''Bronze Before Iron.''' Arkadia exists in an age of bronze. Many weapons, armor, and items are different than those you would find in traditional fantasy. Instead of finding rapiers and crossbows in Arkadia you will and take up the spear and sling.
* '''Ancient Magic.''' Though the spells you will be casting in Arkadia are familiar, the style of magic is mythical rather than medieval. To this end, we encourage you to instil your spells with mythic flavor; instead of the spell spirit guardians conjuring angelic figures, it could instead summon a host of spectral hoplites, the spirits of your ancestors or fallen comrades, their arms and armor still scarred and pitted from their final battle.
* '''Age of Heroes.''' Though the presence of the gods can be felt throughout Arkadia, they are distant in a world shaped by the reverberations of their myths. Though their presence and the echoes of their deeds can be felt throughout the world, they are no longer physical beings walking among mortals. It falls to mortal heroes to take up the torch and decide the future of Arkadia.
* '''Many Gods.''' Though certain races, places, and classes in Arkadia are connected to specific gods, all gods are worshiped in all places. An Illyrian sailor might pray to Thessa for fair winds and calm seas before embarking on a voyage, just as an Ithean youth might pray to Lyria for their affections to be returned.
* '''Gods at the Source.''' All magic in Arkadia flows from the age of gods. As in Greek mythology, all supernatural or fantastical elements in Arkadia — monsters, magic items, and even your heroic powers — are believed to ultimately stem from the gods or the titans.
* '''If it Exists in 5e.''' If it exists in another source book, it might exist in Arkadia. Many races and classes from the basic game would be at home in Arkadia, while others might challenge the tone or themes of the setting. Ultimately it is up to your Game Master to decide what is appropriate for the version of Arkadia that is played at your table

==Races==
Arkadia uses custom versions of the standard [[Human]], [[Dwarf]], [[Elf]] and [[Orc]] races as its primary PC races. It also is home to a unique race; the [[Half-Fey]] collectively known as the [[Phaedran]], who are essentially playable versions of "classic" Greco-Roman monsters who descend from those self-same monsters; [[Satyr]]s, [[Siren]]s, [[Gorgon]]s, [[Harpy]]s and [[Centaur]]s.

The one exception to both Phaedran ancestry and playable races as a whole from 5e is called out as the [[Minotaur]] race; in Arkadia, these only exist as a dark race of [[fey]] created by divine curses, and are too savage, stupid and bestial to become adventurers.

==Subclasses==
Arkadia has one new subclass for each of the twelve core 5e classes:
* [[Barbarian]]: '''Path of the Hero''' - Based on heroes like the mighty Hercules and Ajax
* [[Bard]]: '''College of the Muse''' - Inspired by the Muses, Orpheus, and myths of Satyr and Siren
* [[Cleric]]: '''Domain of Fate''' - Recalling on ancient Oracles and the Three Fates
* [[Druid]]: '''Circle of Beasts''' - In the image of Dionysus, Circe, and Pan
* [[Fighter]]: '''Hoplite''' - Made in the mold of classic Greek heroes like Achilles, Leonidas, and Perseus 
* [[Monk]]: '''Way of the Gladiator''' - Drawing on Roman Gladiators wielding exotic weapons like a trident and net
* [[Paladin]]: '''Oath of Judgement''' - A tribute to thunderbolt hurling Zeus and kings of old.
* [[Ranger]]: '''[[Amazon]]''' - Inspired by fierce female warriors such as Artemis and the Amazons 
* [[Rogue]]: '''Trickster''' -  Sparked by Odysseus, Prometheus, and other archetypal tricksters who spurn the gods.
* [[Sorcerer]]: '''Demigod Bloodline''' - Created from the demigods of Greek legend.
* [[Warlock]]: '''Dead King Patron''' -  Servants of the titans, themed on Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and mummies. 
* [[Wizard]]: '''School of Philosophy''' - A twist on ancient Philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

==Religion==
As in the Greco-Roman mythology that inspires it, Arkadia's pantheon is divided between '''Gods''' and '''Titans'''.

''Gods:''
* [[Hyperius]] - God of Strength & Wisdom
* [[Krytos]] - God of War
* [[Thessa]] - Goddess of Knowledge and the Sea
* [[Crixys]] - God of Death and the Underworld
* [[Lyria]] - Goddess of Beauty and Wealth
* [[Oreya]] - Goddess of the Hunt
* [[Erebos]] - God of Fire and Crafting]
* [[Phaedrus]] - God of Revelry and Fae

''Titans:''
* The Great Hydra
* The Mother of Monsters
* The Maw
* The Worm

==The World==
As in the Bronze Age, the world of Arkadia revolves more around great city-states than any geographically bounded form of nation. The corebook covers the city states of ''Hyperium'', ''Kryta'', ''Ithea'', '"Crixos'' and ''Illyria''.

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