History TabletopGame / Scion

* EldritchAbomination: The Titans. They not only are free of any human shaping, making them [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm hard for the human mind to comprehend]], but they also [[RealityWarper shape reality simply by existing]]. Most standout, however, is Hundun - Chaos. Unlike other Titans, it can't be defined in any way. Canonically, it is the only Titan that never got imprisoned nor submitted to gods, it just shrank until they couldn't find it. Fortunately, it can't define ''itself'', so it's not very proactive.

* OmnicidalManiac: Two titan avatars, Nu and Shu, have very simple goal, they want to turn the world into [[WorldOfSilence nothing else but their prefer element]] (water for Nu, air for Shu), no creature, not even the avatar themselves exist. They're contrast to typical OmnicidalManiac though, Nu is reclusive and patient whle Shu is calm and peaceful. Fortunately, neither of them are dominate avatar. Then ''Scion Companion'' introduce Crom Cruach, the Great Titan of Earth, whose goal is as simple, crushed all things into rot and decay, then die itself.

* OmnicidalManiac: Two titan avatars, Nu and Shu, have very simple goal, they want to turn the world into nothing else but their prefer element (water for Nu, air for Shu), no creature, not even the avatar themselves exist. They're contrast to typical OmnicidalManiac though, Nu is reclusive and patient whle Shu is calm and peaceful. Fortunately, neither of them are dominate avatar. Then ''Scion Companion'' introduce Crom Cruach, the Great Titan of Earth, whose goal is as simple, crushed all things into rot and decay, then die itself.

* FaceHeelTurn: Titanspawn can officially cross over from the side of the Titans to the side of the Gods. Not only are multiple examples of this given, but actual rules for helping to "convert" a Titanspawn are given in the ''Ragnarok'' sourcebook.
** HeelFaceTurn: However, sufficiently slighted gods can turn themselves over to the Titans as well.

* GodIsEvil: The closest thing to the Abrahamic {{God}} to be found in the setting is Akhetaten, the Titan of Light, and it would appear that anything genuinely good to be found in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic religions stems from ''misinterpretation'' of his attempts to rule everything, although it can be implied that he is trying to fill this role as Angels are a recent development, created well after even Islam was.

* HomosexualReproduction: The sample Scion of Kali, Annie X, is revealed to have been created when Kali took on a male form and impregnated her mortal mother. This was the first and last time the possibility Gods could do that was raised in the setting.
** Actually, ''Scion: God'' introduced the Epic Appearance Knack Undeniable Resemblance, which lets a [[GenderBender character switch genders]] while retaining full functionality and fertility.

* FiveBadBand: The Shinsengumi, at first.
** BigBad: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Kane]] [[{{Yakuza}} Taoka]], who is technically himself the Dragon to [[DarkIsEvil Mikaboshi]].
** TheDragon: [[CompleteMonster Seth]] [[CainAndAbel Farrow]], explicitly described as Kane’s right-hand man.
** EvilGenius: [[ManipulativeBastard Sylvester]] [[TheBarnum Guiler]], a con man through and through.
** TheBrute: Victor Fingers, Scion of Ares. What more need be said?
** DarkChick: [[DarkMagicalGirl Orlanda]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil Elliot]] and [[FemmeFatale Marie]] [[RichBitch Glapion]] both fit this in spades.
*** Is not a perfect example though: They're stated outright to be mostly {{Worthy Opponent}}s, and most of them perform a collective HeelFaceTurn in ''God'' when Kane's actions come to light.

Think of it as as ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Literature/AmericanGods'' [[RecycledInSpace IN AMERICA]]; in fact the game designers acknowledge ''Literature/AmericanGods'' among their influences.

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[[caption-width:250:Meet the children of the gods, someday to be gods unto themselves.]]

** A {{ShoutOut}} to Mazikeen from {{Sandman}}?
*** More likely the other way around; Hel is described that way in several Norse Eddas.

** [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant How the Christian deity could respond to this is never mentioned]] but since he would have [[OhCrap more worshippers than any one pantheon]] [[GameBreaker all to himself...]] [[CurbStompBattle The gods should probably worry]].

''Scion'' is a tabletop roleplaying game by WhiteWolf, though not one that takes place in that company's trademark [[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness World of Darkness]]. Instead the setting is the world as we know it, but there's one big difference: the various gods and goddesses of mankind's pagan pantheons really exist. [[AllMythsAreTrue The myths about them are true]], and they do walk the Earth in human guise, looking for men or women to mate with.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: [[LostWoods Aokigahara]] as presented in Demigod is mostly accurate, except for a plot hook in a side bar-specifically, the evil {{Yokai}} that have invaded causing a rash of suicides. Never mind about the famous 1960s novel with a DownerEnding featuring a suicide there, or the fact that it was already pretty morbid...

* EldritchAbomination: The Titans. They not only are free of any human shaping, making them [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm hard for the human mind to comprehend]], but they also [[RealityWarper shape reality simply by existing]]. Most standout, however, is Hun Dun - Chaos. Unlike other Titans, it can't be defined in any way. Canonically, it is the only Titan that never got imprisoned nor submitted to gods. Fortunately, it can't define ''itself'', so it's not very proactive.

* AwesomeButPractical: Most first level boons fall under this category, granting resistance to the boons that come after. Now this may sound like a dull roadblock skill, keep in mind Wind's Freedom (Sky 1) allows the user to move in three dimensions (i.e. '''fly'''), Fire Immunity negates flame damage and Water Breathing is...well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin water breathing]].
** Wind's Freedom is Sky 2, actually.

*** TheDragon: Heracles

*** TheBrute: [[{{Gonk}} Marinette]]
*** DarkChick: Himiko

** BigBad: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Kane]] [[{{Yakuza}} Taoka]], who is technically himself the Dragon to [[DarkIsEvil Mikaboshi]].

* CelestialBureaucracy: ''The'' [[IncrediblyLamePun Celestial Bureaucracy]], in fact.

Think of it as as ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''AmericanGods'' [[RecycledInSpace IN AMERICA]]; in fact the game designers acknowledge ''AmericanGods'' among their influences.

** There are a fair number of beings that appear to be christian but are actually divine identity hijackers (which is an easy way of gaining legend and power). There is mention that Jehovah actually existed but promptly disappeared and was replaced by Aten [[GodIsEvil who is a frickin Titan]]. Pan has taken on the role of Lucifer and because of fatebinding actually [[TheDarkSide BECAME demonic]].

''Scion'' is a tabletop roleplaying game by WhiteWolf, though not one that takes place in that company's trademark WorldOfDarkness. Instead the setting is the world as we know it, but there's one big difference: the various gods and goddesses of mankind's pagan pantheons really exist. [[AllMythsAreTrue The myths about them are true]], and they do walk the Earth in human guise, looking for men or women to mate with.

Think of it as as ''{{Exalted}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''AmericanGods'' [[RecycledInSpace IN AMERICA]]; in fact the game designers acknowledge ''AmericanGods'' among their influences.

** ...assuming that the Abrahamic deity was not in fact replaced by Aten millennia ago, as is hinted at.

** There are a fair number of beings that appear to be christian but are actually divine identity hijackers (which is an easy way of gaining legend and power). there is mention that Jehovah actually existed but promptly disappeared and was replaced by Aten [[GodIsEvil who is a frickin Titan]]. Pan has taken on the role of Lucifer and because of fatebinding actually [[TheDarkSide BECAME demonic]].

''Scion'' is a tabletop roleplaying game by WhiteWolf, Also known as ''{{Exalted}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''AmericanGods'' [[RecycledInSpace IN AMERICA]]. , though not one that takes place in that company's trademark WorldOfDarkness. Instead the setting is the world as we know it, but there's one big difference: the various gods and goddesses of mankind's pagan pantheons really exist. [[AllMythsAreTrue The myths about them are true]], and they do walk the Earth in human guise, looking for men or women to mate with.

The game designers acknowledge ''AmericanGods'' among their influences.

* AGodIsYou: Once you reach Legend 9.

''Scion'' is a tabletop roleplaying game by WhiteWolf, though not one that takes place in that company's trademark WorldOfDarkness. Instead the setting is the world as we know it, but there's one big difference: the various gods and goddesses of mankind's pagan pantheons really exist. [[AllMythsAreTrue The myths about them are true]], and they do walk the Earth in human guise, looking for men or women to mate with.