## Greek Demigods #### _"Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood..._ _if you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever lie your mom and dad told you about your birth, and try to lead a normal life. Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful nasty ways."_

--- Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon

Greek demigods are born to a mortal parent and raised in the mortal world up until they can no longer blend in with soceity. From there, if they survive, they make their way to Camp Half-Blood and others like them and learn how to live in this new realm. Photocredit to Rick Riordan. ### Adolescence Often these demigods are often born with their powers which only increase with strength over time, especially by the time they turn twelve. By this point they will begin to be hunted by monsters, though if they're more powerful this stage will occur much younger. Demigods have a certain scent to monsters and, if untrained, danger will follow. Their mortal parent react to their aging in various ways, and some parents never realize their child's true identity. Only some gods reveal their identities to their partners as a god or even which one they are. Demigods often have dyslexia and ADHD, which stems from their godly heritage. The dyslexia for their natural tendency to interpret Ancient Greek, and the ADHD from their heightened senses and battlefield reflexes. ### Demigod Society Greek demigods often make their way to Camp Half-Blood, with help thanks to satyrs and godly guidance. Here, they congregate in safety and are given the chance to train to protect themselves and others. Without training or any means of hiding, they will almost certainly die by monster attack. They spend their summers at camp, and many return to home or attend a local boarding school, though it is assumed they have some schooling options within the camp. Once maturing, demigods previously didn't survive very long or found safety elsewhere. After reconnecting with the Roman demigods, Greek demigods were welcome to move to New Rome and attend university. In the years after, it would follow that the Greek Demigods would build a similar city near Camp Half-Blood. Demigods are often sent on quests by camp or their godly parents sometime in their lifetime, though some opt for more quiet lives. ### Personality Oftentimes the demigod takes after some trait of their godly parent, though this will vary depending on the child. Silena, Drew, and Piper were all daughters of Aphrodite, after all, and all took after her in different ways. ### Relations Demigods can often find community within their siblings, the Greek demigods, and even other demigods from other pantheons. Few understand what it is like to be a demigod, and they often find this community in each other. ### Racial Traits All demigods have some sort of enhanced strength and power. Below are suggestions for Olympian heritage and a few other gods, but for further when picking a godly parent, customize the abilities as balanced. For example, exchange a cantrip for cantrip or which ability score is increased. **Ability Score Increase.** Take two point increases in any combination of Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. **Age.** Demigods, if they survive long enough, could live up to 150-200 years and age a bit slower than humans once they turn 18, combining WotC and Riordan lore **Alignment.** Demigods exist outside of both of their parents' spheres and are raised with the threat of constantly being hunted or shunned from society. Due to their very nature, most demigods tend to favour chaotic or neutral alignments **Size.** Demigods are roughly the size of humans. Medium. **Speed.** Your base walking speed is 30ft. **Godly Awareness.** Demigods see and sense more than what meets the eye. They have proficiency in the perception skill. **Languages.** You can speak, read, and write Common and speak Celestial. Most racial features are concentrated within your Godly Parentage. If you would like to have a more general demigod build, you may replace any of your choice parentage traits with one of the following: **Godly Fight.** Take proficiency in any three weapons. Cannot be taken in conjunction with another weapons-based feature. **Godly Endurance.** Be brought back to 1hp after knocked out once per long rest. **Godly Resistance.** Gain resistance to radiant damage. **Master of the Mist.** The Mist helps demigods to survive and fit in in normal society. Gain proficiency in the Stealth skill.
\page ### Godly Parentage ## Zeus The King of the gods, god of thunder and lightning, Zeus' children often very powerful and natural leaders. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Charisma. Choose three of the following: **Natural Leader.** Others look to you for guidance. Take an action to give a speech to up to five others within a ten foot radius once per long rest. For the next ten minutes, their next attack roll is at advantage. **High Above.** Children of the King of the Gods, they are naturally intimidating. Gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. **Electrokinesis.** Learn the *Lightning Lure* cantrip. **Aerokinesis.** Learn the *Gust* cantrip. **Kingly Weaponry.** Take proficiency in the spear, javelin, and shields. **Natural Conductor.** Take resistance to lightning damage. **Unending Breath.** You can hold your breath indefinitely while you’re not incapacitated. ## Poseidon King of the sea and waters and god of horses and earthquakes, he resides deep under the ocean. His children often tend to be as chaotic as him and the sea. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Wisdom or Constitution. Choose three of the following: **Stormbringer.** Take proficiency in the shortsword, trident, and spear. **Hydrokenesis.** Learn the *Shape Water* cantrip. **Water's Restoration.** Once per short rest, use an action to recover 1d4 + your Constitution Modifier if completely submerged in water. **Water's Breath.** You have a swimming speed of 30 feet, and you can breathe air and water. **Water Breathren.** You may communicate with all water dwellers and horses. A rarer power children have is shapeshifting. Replace the above two traits with this if you would like. **Shapeshifting.** Cast polymporph once per short rest. ## Hades King of the Underworld and god of the dead, he resides in the Underworld and sees over the afterlife. His children tend to have an unworldly connection to the dead and only recently have been welcome into the rest of society. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase in Wisdom or Intelligence Choose three of the following: **Shadow Travel.** You can cast the spell *Misty Step* once per long rest. **Mortal Sensitivity.** Learn the *Spare the Dying* cantrip. **Into the Shadows.** You may take an action to become invisible in complete darkness. If the opponent has darkvision, they may see you once you move again. **Geokinesis.** Learn the *Mold Earth* cantrip. **Skeletal Loyalty.** Learn the *Chill Touch* cantrip. **Child of the Shadows.** Gain *Darkvision*. ## Demeter Goddess of the Harvest, Demeter's children often are skilled with plants and cooking. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Wisdom. Choose three of the following: **Nature's Touch.** Learn the *Druidcraft* cantrip. **Vinewalking.** Teleport from plant to plant within 100 feet once per long rest. **Geokinesis.** Learn the *Mold Earth* cantrip. **Herbalist.** Gain proficiency in the Herbalism Kit. **Natural Home.** Find safe shelter for yourself and up to seven others in a forest as long as no acts of harm have occured against the forest that day. ## Ares God of war, his children are skilled fighters and are seen as leaders on the battlefield. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Strength. Choose three of the following: **War's Weapons.** Ares children can pick up any weapon. Gain proficiency in any three weapons or two weapons and a shield. **Odiknesis.** Inspire anger in those around you once per short rest. If they fail their charisma saving throw, they take disadvantage on their next roll, regardless of what it is. If you pick a specific target, they roll with disadvantage, otherwise it is everyone within 5 feet that must match your "attack" (10 + charisma modifier + proficiency) and everyone within 10 feet that must match half (rounded down) of your attack. **Intense Armor.** Gain proficiency in all types of armor. **Ares' Protection.** Learn the *Blade Ward* cantrip. **A Fight Seen Before.** Learn the *True Strike* cantrip. ## Athena The virgin goddess of wisdom and knowledge, war and strategy, her children often take after her in both of those fields. All cursed by Arachne, Athena's children are attacked at young ages by Arachne, and as her children are born out of her head, the mortal parent almost always knows it is Athena by the time she leaves them their child. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Intelligence or Wisdom. You may also replace one of your previous two ability increases within the main traits with another in unchosen ability score. Choose three of the following: **Natural Strategist.** Gain proficiency in the Insight skill. **Heritage of War.** Gain proficiency in shortsword, daggers, as well as any improvised weapons/fist becomes 1d4. **Athena's Rage** Gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. **Versatile** Choose any skill, tool, or instrument proficiency and explain how you learned it. **Audiokinesis.** These demigods almost never forget what they hear and can be very persuasive. Gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill. \page ## Apollo God of the sun, arts, medicine, and prophecy, the children of Phoebus Apollo often do not follow rules, like their father, and take after one of his many directions and can be skilled archers or anything with an aim. He also takes an Oracle of Delphi, and one could alter this guide to become an oracle by replacing some of the main traits with more Apollo focused traits and ability scores. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Wisdom or Charisma. ou may also replace one of your previous two ability increases within the main traits with another in wisdom or charisma. Choose three of the following: **Musician's Grace.** Gain proficiency in a musical instrument. **Natural Healer.** Gain proficiency in the Medicine skill. **Archer's Luck.** Gain proficiency in shortbow, longbow, javelin, and dagger **Future Sight.** Once per long rest, you may spend 1d10 minute(s) meditating and gain insight into a circumstance to come. Roll with advantage on the Insight check. **Photokinesis.** Learn the *Light* cantrip. **Fleetfoot.** Your base walking speed increases by 5ft. ## Artemis Goddess of the moon and hunt, Artemis claims no children to her own. She does serve as a mentor and takes in teenagers to be her hunters. Her huntresses do not age and take her oath to stay maidenless before maturing into adulthood. In order to combine a godly parent's trait with one of hers, replace one of hers with one of your godly parent's. Non-demigods could take this on as a subrace. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Dexterity or Wisdom. Choose three of the following: **Mark of the Huntress.** Once per long rest, you have the ability to cast *Hunter's Mark*. **Light Tread.** You are in tune with the wilderness from spending so much time in it. Take no resistance to moving through difficult terrain and advantage when hiding in natural terrain. **Huntress' Weapons.** Gain proficiency in the shortbow, longbow, and dagger. **Nightwatch.** Your eyes have become accustomed to the night after long nights of hunting. Gain *Darkvision*. **Huntress' Throw.** Learn the *Magic Stone* cantrip. **Backpacking.** Gain proficiency in the Survival skill. **Fleetfoot.** Your base walking speed increases by 5ft. ## Hephaestus God of blacksmiths and fire, his children often take after his skill in a workshop and become great craftsmen. Rarely, they also have fire-related powers. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Intelligence Choose three of the following: **Blacksmith's Weapons.** Gain proficiency in the light hammer, war hammer, and great axe. **Tinkerer's Work.** Gain proficiency in Tinker's Tools. **Smith's Work.** Gain proficiency in Smith's Tools. **Pyrokinesis.** Learn the *Control Flame* cantrip. **Burnless.** Gain resistance to Fire damage. **Can't Trap the Tinkerer.** Children of Hephaestus know a well-made trap. Roll with advantage when looking for traps and have advantage when attempting to disable them. ## Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty, her children are certainly charming and bring their own natural beauty outside of what may be considered conventional. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Charisma. Choose three of the following: **Charmspeak.** Learn the *Friends* cantrip. **Harmspeak.** Learn the *Vicious Mockery* cantrip. **Natural Beauty.** Gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill. **Well-Versed Speech.** Choose one more language to learn. **Charmless.** You have advantage on charisma saving throws and cannot be put to sleep magically. ## Hermes God of trade, wealth, luck, travel, thieves, and much more, his children are certainly quite the jack of all trades. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Charisma or Dexterity. Choose three of the following: **Jack of All Trade Fighting.** Take proficiency in the quarterstaff and shortsword and off-handed attacks are 1d4. **Nimble Fingers.** Gain proficiency in the Sleight of Hand skill. **Message on Wings.** Learn the *Message* cantrip. **Wings' Speed.** Your base walking speed increases by 5ft. **Hermes' Luck.** Reroll any natural one you roll once per long rest. **Clever Words.** Learn the *Friends* cantrip. **Forger.** Gain proficiency in the Forgery Kit. **Clever Hands.** Gain proficiency in the Thieves' Tools. **Versatile** Choose any skill, tool, or instrument proficiency and explain how you learned it. ## Dionysus God of wine and pleasure, his children are often socially gifted and contain talents related to drinks, parties, vines, and the like. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Charisma or Wisdom. You may also replace one of your previous two ability increases within the main traits with one of these two. Choose three of the following: **Vinespeak.** Learn the *Druidcraft* cantrip. **Pure Madness.** Learn the *Mind Sliver* cantrip. **Vineyard Weapons.** Take proficiency in the scythe, shortsword, and dagger. **Brewers' Skill.** Take proficiency in Brewer's Supplies. **Herbalist Skill.** Take proficiency in Herbalism Kit. **Life of the Party.** Take proficiency in either a musical instrument or a gaming kit. \page ## Hestia Goddess of the Hearth and Home, she swore to never take a partner to avoid Apollo and Poseidon's suitorship. However, she watches over all at Camp Half-Blood and sacrifices made to the gods, and you may gain her favor. If unclaimed or a mortal in need of a family, you may stand a chance of achieving her favor. You may not be Hestia's child by blood, but you have her blessing. **Ability Score Increase.** Ability score increase by one in Wisdom Choose three of the following: **Following the Hearth.** Learn the *Create Bonfire* cantrip. **Sacrificial Learning.** Gain proficiency in the Religion skill. **Guardian of the Hearth.** Gain proficiency in the Survival skill. **Protector of the Hearth.** Take proficiency in the spear, shortsword, and handaxe. **More than Blood.** You've learned that family is more than just parentage from Hestia and implement that in your own life. Roll with advantage on Persuasion rolls when it is to unite two parties or calm someone down. ## Other Godly Parents If you don't see your chosen godly parent on this list, I highly recommend looking over the Percy Jackson wikipedia at some of the traits/powers known demigods have or consulting mythology. Check in with your DM to always make sure the characters are balanced. For DMs: oftentimes godly parents play some sort of role in especially in their childresn' lives, especially at times of unrest or when the children are on some sort of quest. Sometimes they are not allowed to intervene, like Hermes and Luke, while other times they may give a blessing or vision. For example: Poseidon sent Percy a message in _The Lightning Thief_ and blessings were sent down upon claiming or acts of great strength from Aphrodite and Ares. For more discussion, some have discussed building demigod characters in the comments of these videos. If you want to make a demigod outside of this list or even the Greek pantheon, feel free to adjust this as you see fit. The basic guide would be to take the base and switch some of the cantrips or powers with something similar. This expansion has the unfortunate timing of releasing at the same time as the changed OGL 1.1 announcement on January 2023, but this was already created ahead of time and I wanted to make sure and release it before I returned to uni for another semester. I do not and cannot profit off of this guide as it is essentially fanfiction for the Riordanverse, however, neither does Wizards of the Coast (not that they would unless somehow I made like one million dollars off of this which would not happen). So I hope you will thoroughly enjoy this guide. If you would like to play this guide in *Pathfinder*, then I suggest dropping the additional ability score so you just have the +2 ability score (as half-orcs and half-elves just have the +2 as well) as well as ensuring you have one racial feature from the core demigod build and the godly parents combined for each of the five types of feats. Uncle Rick if you see this and enjoy it, please let me know! I would love to work more on projects like this. Thank you for reading this guide <3 If you would like to see more from me, check out my TikTok @mmmsykesss. I would love to make an updated copy with more godly parents or for Rick's other series as well. I also have some ideas for a few demigod-associated backgrounds (though I'm sure you can find plenty online), some paths for class suggestions (found on my TikTok), and an idea of the Oracle of Delphi. I had fun creating this guide. I hope you enjoy playing this and reading it. Share it if you enjoyed it. The best thank you I can have is to see people enjoying it. And I thoroughly hope you do. Now, if you excuse me, I have some demigods to build character sheets for.

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