Gods & Mortals

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Stories about mortal women loving supernatural men aren’t that uncommon these days. You have characters like Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse, Bella, and a whole host of female leads in whatever urban fantasy romance that’s out there who are supposed to represent feminism, modernity, etc. My feelings about Anita Blake aside*, her stories are

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Scion. Oh gods, Scion.

In order to really play a god-being, you really do need a free-form system. At least, one as free-form as Scion.

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I think the only way I would play her in Aberrant is if Robbie was running the game, because he seems to know the system inside-out and is fine with some crack now and then.

You have made me into a Scion junkie, Jeremiah.

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Stardust doesn't quite get at the same things that American Gods does though.

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From what I remember Neil Gaiman barely even references that story. American Gods is all about gods interacting with mortals, and while Stardust is about magic, he doesn't quite touch upon those sorts of things.