History TabletopGame / Mythender

-->''Kick ass, erase names.''

** Mythenders can usually choose to [[BackFromTheDead return from death,]] and even be [[CameBackStrong stronger]] (if [[CameBackWrong less human]]) for it. The exception is if a fight against a Greater Myth goes on for long enough that the Myth can bring its full power to bear; in that case, it kills all the Mythenders permanently.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Hell yeah you did!

* KillTheGod: The point of the exercise, natch.

* TheTrickster: Loki, of course.

''Mythender'' is a high-action adventure game where you play amazing, Mythic heroes — called Mythenders — who travel the Mythic World to destroy its gods and monsters. Because, hey, why not? It's all about leaping off of mountains with your massive, [[FlamingSword flaming sword]] drawn and splitting open a giant's face.

''Mythender'' is a tabletop roleplaying game by Ryan Macklin.

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''Mythender'' is high-action adventure game where you play amazing, Mythic heroes — called Mythenders — who travel the Mythic World to destroy its gods and monsters. Because, hey, why not? It's all about leaping off of mountains with your massive, [[FlamingSword flaming sword]] drawn and splitting open a giant's face.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Though not equally true everywhere. Each mythology occupies its own Mythic World where it rules supreme, e.g., Mythic Norden is the world of the norse gods and their giant enemies. It is possible for Myths and Mythenders from one world to cross over to another, though.

* BlessedWithSuck: Mythenders are so powerful that they can fight the very gods and win, but it's all but impossible for them to interact with humans in a way that doesn't break their minds.

** True to his reputation, Thor loves a good fight and consider the Mythenders to be a worthy challenge.

* LegacyHero: Or Legacy ''Villain,'' in this case. Since Mythic Norden turns fallen Mythenders into new incarnations of Ended Myths, Odin is only the last in a long line of Odins.

* LoyalPhlebotinum: A Mythender or Myth can not be permanently separated from its Weapons, nor can the Weapon be permanently destroyed by anyone but themselves.

* NoSell: Part of the rules. Attacks never miss, the question is whether the target just shrugs it off or not.
* OneManArmy: Most Mythenders. [[note]]And only "most" because a lot of them ''command'' armies.[[/note]] In fact, there isn't even a mechanic for fighting mortal armies. When not faced with enemies of Mythic power, Mythenders just automatically win.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Draugr, the vile dead, rise from their graves driven by greed. They are not mindless but looking to steal and enslave anything they can get their rotting hands on.

* PregnantBadass: Greta, the Drillmaster Matron of Thorberge is noted to be pregnant at the moment but to be no less deadly for it.

* RolePlayingEndgame: The game isn't really meant for long campaigns, but an optional rule suggests that Mythic Norden starts out with a total of six Greater Myths (conveniently the same number as is statted out in the book). If the players can bring that number down to zero, then Mythic Norden itself has been Ended and is [[TheMagicGoesAway replaced with a mundane world ruled by humans.]] On the other hand, if over the course of the campaign enough Mythenders suffer apotheosis that the number rises to twelve, [[DownerEnding Mythic Norden has grown too powerful to oppose and will endure forever.]]
* RuleOfCool: The central guiding principle. If something is cool, then you can ''definitely'' do it. If it makes absolutely no sense it might just need you to put a bit more omph into it.

* TheSocialDarwinist: Mythic Norden believes in the need for the old to always be destroyed by the new and better. It's fared better against the Mythenders than most Mythic Worlds have as a result, since it uses them to prune out weak Myths and replace them with new and stronger ones.

* TeethclenchedTeamwork: Mythenders have Bonds to each other that express not so much why they are good friends as why they feel reluctant to kill each other just yet.

** If the Mythenders can't beat a Greater Myth within a certain number of rounds (usually five), the Myth automatically wins and kills them all DeaderThanDead.
** Conversely, Mythenders automatically defeat a Lesser Myth if they're still alive after five rounds. It's better if they can kill it before then, though, since the longer the Lesser Myth holds out the more it empowers the Greater Myth it serves.

* ClingyMacGuffin: A Mythender or Myth can not be permanently separated from its Weapons, nor can the Weapon be permanently destroyed by anyone but themselves.

* LittleMissBadass: Mythenders with the Child Past are very much this.

At least, it was a face before you up to fix that.

* BloodKnight: True to his reputation, Thor loves a good fight and consider the Mythenders to be a worthy challenge. The Einherjar are an entire celestial army of this.
* BreakThemByTalking: A perfectly valid attack in Mythic battle, since anything that hurts the opponent's spirit and morale damages them as much as physical wound.

* OrderVersusChaos: Mythic Norden suffers a ForeverWar between the gods, embodying Order, and the jötnar, embodying Chaos. Both sides are equally awful to humans, though the gods [[VillainWithGoodPublicity have better publicity.]]

* AllMythsAreTrue: Though not equally true everywhere. Each mythology occupies its own Mythic World where it rules supreme, e.g., Mythic Norden is the world of the norse gods and their giant enemies. It is possible for Myths and Mythenders from one world to cross over another, though.

* LegacyHero: Or Legacy ''Villain,'' in this case. Since Mythic Norden turns fallen Mythenders into new incarnations of fallen Myths, Odin is only the last in a long line of Odins.

* RolePlayingEndgame: The game isn't really meant for long campaigns, but an optional rule suggests that Mythic Norden starts out with a total of six Greater Myths (conveniently the same number as is statted out in the book). If the players can kill off all of them, then Mythic Norden itself has been Ended and is replaced with a mundane world ruled by humans. On the other hand, if over the course of the campaign enough Mythenders suffer apotheosis that the number rises to twelve, [[DownerEnding Mythic Norden has grown too powerful to oppose and will endure forever.]]

** Mythenders can usually choose to [[BackFromTheDead return from death,]] and even be [[CameBackStrong stronger]] (if [[CameBackWrong less human]]) for it. The exception is if a fight against a Greater Myth goes on for long enough that the Myth can bring its full power to bare; in that case, it kills all the Mythenders permanently.

* FriendlyEnemy: Loki quite like Mythenders, since he admires anyone who breaks the rules, and Mythenders break the rules by their very existence.

* OneManArmy: Most Mythenders. In fact, there isn't even a mechanic for fighting mortal armies. When not faced with enemies of Mythic power, Mythenders just automatically win.

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''Mythender'' is high-action adventure game where you play amazing, Mythic heroes — called Mythenders — who travel the Mythic World to destroy its gods and monsters. Because, hey, why not? It's all about leaping off of mountains with your massive, flaming sword drawn and splitting open a giant’s face.

* BackFromTheDead: At the cost of taking on permanent Corruption and Fate, a Mythender can return from certain death.

* BloodKnight: True to his reputation, Thor loves a good fight and consider the Mythenders to be a worthy challenge.

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''Mythender'' is high-action adventure game where you play amazing, Mythic heroes —- called Mythenders -— who travel the Mythic World to destroy its gods and monsters. Because, hey, why not? It's all about leaping off of mountains with your massive, flaming sword drawn and splitting open a giant’s face.