Scion Second Edition Book One: Origin

You are the child of a God, born to the magic of yesterday and the promise of tomorrow. You live in a World of myth, where every ancient story is true. Your ancient enemies, the Titans, stir in their prison beneath the lands of the dead. Their spawn issues forth from lands of myth, and the specter of war falls across the heavens. In this age of turmoil, you seize your birthrights and feel the call of your blood.

Find your destiny. Live the myth. Embrace your Fate.

Scion is a game about Gods and humanity, and everything in between. It’s a game about mythic Deeds and the reasons people talk about those mythic Deeds. Scion: Origin details the Scions when they’re still (mostly) human, before the Visitation that introduces them to the divine World — they’re exceptional humans, perhaps, blessed with luck and skill or cursed with ill fortune and strange trials in their lives, but humans nonetheless.

This book includes:

• The core rules and character-creation information for Scion Second Edition, powered by the Storypath system.
• An in-depth look at the basic setting of Scion (called the World).
• A list of the major players — the Gods, Titans, and Legendary creatures that comprise the setting.
• Storyguide advice on running games for pre-Visitation Scions.

Note: The PDF and Hardcover versions of this book have been updated in April 2025. That update includes:

• Correct Purviews for over 15 Gods
• Amended Attribute names where necessary
• Made original errata sheet changes

Also available now from Onyx Path Publishing:

Scion Second Edition Player's Guide: Saints & Monsters

There is more to The World than the children of the Gods — more than Heroes and Demigods. Legends speak of stranger things; of mortals who challenge the very Gods themselves, or who see Fate’s invisible workings laid bare; of creatures of every kith and kind who still dwell, here and there, alongside humanity; of sorcerers who tamper with things they should not, tempting the ire of the Gods with their hubris; and of the children of the Titans, whose inhuman ichor burns away at their very humanity. 

What tales will you tell of such wonders? 

Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero are required to use this book, although Scion: Demigod and Mysteries of the World are useful additions.

Scion Player’s Guide — Saints & Monsters contains: 

• Two new Callings: Outsider and Shepherd!
• Expanded rules for playing Saints, Prophets, and Denizens!
• Full rules for playing Sorcerers and Titanic Scions!
• Edges, a new character creation system, and new takes on the Storypath system!