Scion: Hero

Scion 2nd Edition

by Neall Raemonn Price (Developer), Dale Andradé, Dave Brookshaw

The savage Titans have escaped their eternal prisons to wage war against the Gods once more. Their battles in the lands of myth have spilled over into our World. But even the Gods cannot stop their personal rivalries and squabbles long enough to care for the people who worship them.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Mythology

336 pages, Hardcover

Published June 5, 2019

Reviews

[Horrorsage · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good evening and welcome fellow Children of Chaos.

So the 1st edition of Scion didn't have Power Creep so much as Power Runfulltilt, this one has mitigated it somewhat. However this game still has a mechanic for every interaction you will have.

It also keeps the original issue of lacking a lot of freedom with powers. There are some originality with powers (Like being able to see through sacrificial flames like you are there). but the whole thing feels very limited for playing a game about becoming a god.

Also they took out the world at war pantheons. BOOO!!!!

As for as the setting goes I am less fond of this idea that the world just accepts gods and like the secrecy of the previous editions.

These games books are worth the money for the lure alone, but you are better off playing a system with a bit more freedom honestly.

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just can't find the enthusiasm I had for the previous iteration of this game. I feel that something is missing but can't really put my finger on what that is.
I am still not convinced the "everything is true" approach with the Gods being out in the open is more than lazy world design.

[Costan Sequeiros · Rating 2 out of 5]

Scion: Hero es un libro que es bastante ambiguo porque tiene luces y sombras y, en realidad, nunca llega a ser del todo bien aprovechado. Primer punto en contra, es el hecho de que el trasfondo de la segunda edición es mucho peor que el de la primera, lo cual ya es un punto malo de partida. A partir de ahí, buena parte del contenido es útil y no lo es a la vez. Por ejemplo, tantos panteones descritos seguidos aporta realmente poca información de cada uno de ellos, la mayor parte de la cual puede rápidamente buscarse en Wikipedia.

El sistema, sin embargo, tiene luces y sombras. Hay algunas ideas que creo que son mejores que las de la primera edición, hay otras distintas que no se muy bien valorar, y algunas que son peores. Sin duda los birthrights ahora están más trabajados para dar más libertad a los jugadores. Las purviews y los knacks funcionan distinto pero en general creo que probablemente mejor. Y luego algunos otros cambios. Sin embargo, el uso de Caminos puede ser similar al de Clases de otros juegos (como DyD) y eso es algo que no a todos nos gusta, así como otras decisiones ambiguas como las nuevas virtudes.

El resultado es un libro que no puedo decir que esté mal del todo, pero a falta de probarlo en partida, el peso del trasfondo peor de segunda edición es una losa grave.

[Jean Da Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book have some of the same issues as Scion 2E Origin. The same problems with some rules hard to understand and with a lack of examples that could clarify, like the rules for creating artifacts. Overall the rules are much better than Scion First Edition and much more flexible. The art has the same problem as the Scion 2E Origin as some are okay and others are not good.