Odd LoO question

[tcabril]

This is a question more from my 14 year old daughter than me - but why are Athena and Artemis not available as parents to PCs?
I think she is thinking Percy Jackson but I looked through the book and could find no actual reason for it.

So....
Why?

Thanks!

[Evermasterx]

Because both were virgin goddesses and refused sex. They never gave birth to childrens.

Look for Actaeon's story who dared to look at a naked Artemis...

[tcabril]

Sounds like I am going to have to brush up on my Greek Mythology!!!!
I may just tweak or ignore that rule for my daughter - she has been reading the Percy Jackson books and I think she would love to have Athena as a mother so as GM I will grant this boon!

Thanks for the insight!

Regards,
Todd

[Evermasterx]

The most important thing is to have fun, so do it!

Alternatively, she could be the daughter of a god who doesn't care or who is dead or in the tartarus (a titan), and Athena decided to take care of her as if she was her daughter for some reason.
Discovering who her parents really were could be a great theme for a campaign.

[sir brad]

or Athena as a soul parent, having he spring fully formed from herself, or she could have had Hephaestus build the "Child" then Athena could infuse it with her divine power.

[finarvyn]

I may just tweak or ignore that rule for my daughter - she has been reading the Percy Jackson books and I think she would love to have Athena as a mother so as GM I will grant this boon!

I think that there are many instances where "fun" trumps "realism" and this is a clear example. Your Olympians do not need to exactly mirror the Greek or Roman pantheons from actual history, in fact having a few changes may help to trip up the know-it-all player who tries to exploit real-world knowledge somehow. Make some changes, allow some exceptions, have fun with it.

As a secondary comment, I saw the first Percy Jackson a while ago and enjoyed it. I just started reading the series (halfway through LIGHTNING THIEF) and I think it's really a good book so far. Classic inspiration for how a "son of an Olympian" campaign ought to work. If you stat out the characters and/or magic items from the series, maybe you'll post numbers.

[RPGPundit]

Yeah, you can totally make your own choices in this.  In any case, I think the idea that Athena creates a daughter (rather than having one the old-fashioned way) would be full of roleplaying potential.