Ah, Mazes and Minotaurs. The game that asks “what if the first RPG had been inspired by Jason & the Argonauts instead of the Lord of the Rings?”. It is available in two editions and is downloadable for free from the Mazes and Minotaurs website. Purely because I couldn’t find a picture of the cover of the first edition of M&M, this character is created for the second edition (akin to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as compared to the original White Box edition).

A big fan of the source material, I have a hard time deciding on the class for my first character in this system.

I hover over Elementalist and Centaur for a while, but finally settle on Spearman. Rolling 2d6+6 six times I get 12, 14, 13, 12, 15 and 17 – a pretty solid set of stats with no weaknesses (actually a little on the boring side…) As a spearman I have to place the highest two rolls in Skill & Will, and place the others as I please.

• Might: 13 (+1)
• Skill: 17 (+3)
• Wits: 12 (+0)
• Luck: 12 (+0)
• Will: 15 (+2)
• Grace: 14 (+1)

From these stats we get Anaxophon’s bonuses to Melee, Missile, Initiative, Defense and Hits. Another 2d6+15 roll sets Anaxophon’s age as 23. With one more roll to determine starting funds, the character is complete, requiring only a bit of background. In this case, Anaxophon, although not a noble, is the son of a lesser Trojan noble who took up the spear in defense of his home and lands. He’s a good and brave young man, likeable and lacking any true weakness. He is already known in the city-state of Troy for his high level of skill, and is expected to come back from this adventure as a great warrior indeed.

Character Name: Anaxophon
Class: Spearman
Level: 1
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Patron Deity: Athena

Attributes
Might: 13 (+1)
Skill: 17 (+3)
Wits: 12 (+0)
Luck: 12 (+0)
Will: 15 (+2)
Grace: 14 (+1)

Personal Charisma: +3

Saving Rolls
Athletic Prowess: +4
Danger Evasion: +2
Mystic Fortitude: +3
Physical Vigor: +3

Combat Modifiers
Melee: +4
Missile: +3
Initiative: 13 (15 with spear)

Defense
Effective Defense Class: 18 (21 shield & spear)
Base Defense: 12
Shield: +2
Helmet: +2
Breastplate: +2
Special: –

Hits
Hits Total: 13
Recovery:

Special Abilities
Defensive Fighting: When fighting with shield and spear, add Skill modifier to EDC vs melee attacks (+3 EDC)
Martial Discipline: When fighting with a spear, add Will mod to Initiative (Initiative 15)
Weapon of Choice: Spear (roll spear attacks twice, take the best result)

Possessions
Spear (2 enc)
Sword (1 enc)
Dagger
Shield (2 enc)
Helmet (1 enc)
Breastplate (3 enc)
90 silver pieces (1 enc)

Encumbrance: 20 (encumbered – movement rate of 40′)