Scion

Scion
RPG published by White Wolf
Rule System	Modified Storyteller System
First Publication	2007

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Scion is a role-playing game by White Wolf, Inc. known for being a modern version of Exalted but having much more broken powers with an emphasis on defense. Players take the roles of children of the gods of certain pantheons, with the option of becoming gods themselves, if they survive long enough. The format of splitting up the books into three different power levels works great for games at the lowest, Hero tier, but get into Demigod and God and soon the cross-referencing of rules between three different books gets tiresome (less so if they're in a digital format).

Important Elements

Pantheons

Pesedjet

The Egyptian pantheon who believes in the maintenance of the status quo. Their gods include:

Anubis, Atum-Re, Bastet, Geb, Horus, Isis, Osiris, Ptah, Set, Sobek, Thoth

Dodekatheon

The Greek pantheon known for being complete dicks towards other pantheons by waving around their huge egos. During World War II, they participated on behalf of Italy after Caligula poisoned and impersonated Zeus Their gods include:

Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

During World War II, Caligula and Quirinus joined the Dodekatheon.

Aesir

The Norse pantheon who's fated to have a Bad End after Ragnarok and famous for drinking and beating the crap out of others. During World War II, they participated on behalf of the Germans after a plan crafted by Loki. Their gods include:

Baldur, Freya, Freyr, Frigg, Heimdall, Hel, Loki, Odin, Sif, Thor, Tyr, Vidar

Atzlánti

The Aztec pantheon is commonly known for their love of blood and ridiculously long and complicated names. Their gods include:

Huitzilopotchli, Miclantecuhtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc, Tlazolteotl, Xipe Totec

Amatsukami

The Japanese pantheon has a preference for solving problems without forsaking nature leading to them taking forever to implement a solution. They participated in World War II to give their gifts of prosperity to all subjugated nations of East Asia. Their gods include:

Amaterasu, Hachiman, Izanagi, Izanami, Raiden, Susano-o, Tsuki-yomi

During World War II, Marishiten joined the Amatsukami.

Loa

The Carribean pantheon were created by taking the gods of West Africa and mixing them together for a relatively new pantheon. Their gods include:

Baron Samedi, Damballa, Erzulie, Kalfu, Legba, Ogoun, Shango,

Tuatha Dé Danann

The Celtic pantheon, similar to the Aesir, are more focused on expression than battle. Their gods include:

Aengus, Brigid, the Dagda, Danu, Dian Cecht, Lugh, Mannanan Mac Lir, the Morrigan, Nuada, Ogma

Celestial Bureaucracy

The Chinese pantheon, similar to the Amatsukami in their speed in which they act due to their bureaucracy, is compensated by their numbers in terms of Scions. Their gods include:

Chang'e, Fuxi, Guan Yu, Guanyin, Houyi, Huang Di, Nezha, Nuwa, Shennong, Sun Wukong, Xiwangmu, Yanluo,

Devas

The Hindu pantheon is arguably the oldest pantheon in existence and has the widest following. Their gods are:

Agni, Brahma, Ganesha, Indra, Kali, Lakshmi, Parvati, Sarasvati, Shiva, Surya, Vishnu, Yama

Yankee Pantheon

The American pantheon is composed of various folk figures in American lore. Their gods include:

Betsy Ross, Br'er Rabbit, Columbia, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Rosie the Riveter, Uncle Sam

Allied Pantheon

The combined pantheons of Britain, France and the Soviet Union are similar to the Yankee pantheon in that they are folk figures for each of those nations. Their gods include:

For Britain: Britannia, John Bull, Robin Hood

For France: d'Artagnan, Madame Guillotine, Marianne

For the Soviet Union: Baba Yaga, The Citizen, Rodina Yat

Atlantean Pantheon

For Antarctica: no one. The only way to get a god there is if a PC happens to be descended from the long dead pantheon and becomes a god at some point. Pity the atheist research teams when Chunka, God of Penguinkind, assembles the monochrome hordes to reclaim his homeland!

Other

Missing is an Abrahamic pantheon, which is odd as White Wolf wasn't one to shy away from commentary on Christianity or Judaism; as evidenced by Demon: The Fallen, VtM's biblical Cain fanfic, and WtA's holocaust splatbook. This hasn't stopped fans from making versions of it.

System

Scion uses the same system Exalted does, where pools of d10s are rolled and 7-10 are successes with 10 being counted twice.