{"id":1171,"date":"2026-07-27T21:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/d6aar\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:55:32","slug":"warriors-of-athena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/d6aar\/2026\/07\/27\/warriors-of-athena\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors of Athena"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was browsing Osprey Publishing’s July Flash Sale and came across a new tabletop skirmish game called Warriors of Athena<\/a><\/em>, and after reading the description I figured that this would be the perfect next game for me to try.<\/p>\n

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“In an age of monsters, humanity is besieged, sheltering in isolated city states as the forces of destruction ravage the land. There is a spark of hope, however \u2013 the demigods. These heroes, born of the gods and granted some of the power of their divine parents, stand fast against the chaos. Explorers, warriors, and diplomats, they sail the wine-dark sea, seeking adventure, battling horrific creatures, and protecting the helpless.”<\/p>\n

It’s a relatively new game (released in February?) but I’m sure I have plenty of miniatures that can fit the bill for both heroes and monsters.<\/p>\n

You create a hero in the same vein as many of the Greek heroes (Odysseus, Jason) with possible parentage from the gods, who can grant your hero gifts or weaknesses, choose your heroic abilities, generate your stats, recruit your companions, choose your weapons and armor, and name your character.<\/p>\n

It’s a pretty straightforward character creation system.<\/p>\n

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My initial rolls on the parentage tables gave me Ares as his father, and granting my character a couple of gifts (a heroic ability and a skill modification) and an enemy for weakness, which lead to another table, where I rolled AMAZONS as my enemy.\u00a0 This can generate an additional enemy figure (an Amazon Warrior) at the beginning of a scenario.<\/p>\n

Next I took the base stat-line and modified the Shoot and Will stats.\u00a0 I then rolled 5 heroic abilities on another table, added to the one given by Ares.\u00a0 Skill points were distributed to the 8 skills on the sheet and then my character bought his starting gear (sword, bow, armor and shield).<\/p>\n

Companions can range from archers to hoplites to hounds to lions to birds (raptors?) to weasels (smaller animals).<\/p>\n

OF COURSE I”M GOING TO RECRUIT A WEASEL-CLASS COMPANION WHICH WILL BE AN OTTER AND SHE WILL BE NAMED OTTERMEMNON.<\/p>\n

The rest of my companions are fighting-types, plus a bard.<\/p>\n

As far as a name, I was originally going to go with Pepsicus, then though about naming him Pepsicles, but I finally settled on Pepsiseus.<\/p>\n

And I already have a miniature for him.<\/p>\n

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Stand By!<\/p>\n

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