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Titanomachy (A Collection of Threats for Scion Second Edition)
Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing
by John S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/14/2021 14:11:50

Finally, a book that presents an option to play a Scion who doesn't concern themselves with how their actions affect those around them! That isn't to say that your character is objectively evil, but other characters may start to find that your sociopathic narcissism and singleminded pursuit of achieving your goals makes you difficult to tolerate for long periods of time.

The Titans are, to put it bluntly, not content with the current state of the World, and wish to impose some manner of change to the way things are. As one of their Scions, you presumably share their sentiments, although you may not necessarily share the same vision of what changes need to be implemented. While the Gods and their champions fight to preserve the status quo and maintain the world as it currently is, the Titans and their ilk are fighting to alter it on a fundamental level.

Other Titans, however, choose to take on a more apathetic stance on the war between them and the Gods. The suffering of mortals and the World at large doesn't concern them, but they lack the sadism necessary to actively contribute to the misery. Titans such as these may be able to form some sort of truce with the Gods, however tenuous it might be.

Unfortunately, I feel like the book didn't go quite as in depth as it could have been. Titanomachy introduces 5 new Callings for your character (Destroyer, Adversarry, Primordial, Tyrant and Monster), but doesn't introduce any new supernatural origins for your character options. It's a book about playing as the Scion of an ancient power that predates the Gods. You'd think they would have been able to throw in some new supernatural creatures to play as?

At the very least, they could have added a Giant origin, given how closely integrated they are with Norse mythology, and the prophecy of Ragnarok.

The book also isn't scaled to power for the (as of yet) upcoming release of 2nd edition Demigod; which brings up the question of whether or not there will be more Titanomachy books in the future to support the escalation of power, or if they're going to leave that up to the Story Tellers and Players to hash out on their own?

The Titans introduced in this book are pretty cool, such as Echidna (always happy to see a mother of monsters figure), and even Cronus has decided to make an appearance. So if you want to make a Scion who is siblings with Hades, Poseidon and Zeus, then go nuts with it! We also have a newly resurrected Ymir and Balor joining the fight against the Gods and their ilk.

All in all, I would recommend this book for anybody who's interested in playing a character who is primarily focused on achieving their own personal goals, without concern for how it affects those around them.

But the fact that it mostly just updates the already existing content, rather than expand upon it is what lowers its overall score for me. I give it an average 3 out of 5. It's not super great, but I still consider it a good addition to the library.



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[3 of 5 Stars!]
Titanomachy (A Collection of Threats for Scion Second Edition)
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