Everyman - what's the content?

[Mesa Virga]

Hi,

I've noticed my FOLGS now has Everyman available, but I have yet to run down any information on the content beyond the blurb in the online store. Can anyone give me an outline of exactly what is in there so I decide whether to get it, pay less and get a PDF or wait for the Ultimate Skill before making my next Hero purchase.

NB: I don't actually play superhero genre, so the book's usefulness with DC and Pulp Hero would be most interesting. I figured this was the best board to try as it is officially a Champions book.

Thanks in advance!

[ghost-angel]

The only thing I know for sure from Steve's weekly chats is that it has no character writeups. Just character descriptions of various people and professions.

[Steve Long]

To be precise: there are no full character sheets. Each character gets a character brief, plus of course a textual description. To say "there are no writeups" isn't correct. There just aren't any writeups with point costs. ;) AFAIK it's the first book ever published for the HERO System that has absolutely no math in it.

In re: the original question, here's a quick excerpt from the Introduction:


Everyman divides the many sorts of NPCs into seven walks of life, each covered by a single chapter: At The Office, where you can find formidable bosses and nosy co-workers to populate a workplace; In The Media, where newspaper reporters, anchormen, actors, singers, and the like can make the PCs’ lives easier, more difficult, or just more enjoyable; Law And Order, the world of cops, courts, inspectors, and legislators that crimefighters so often brush up against; On Campus, the home of students, academics, professors, and other NPCs whose knowledge may help or hinder the PCs; My Life As A Hero, a wide variety of characters whose lives relate directly to superheroes, such as butlers who work for superteams or a doctor who treats heroes’ special injuries; My Life As A Villain, NPCs who have some special relationship with one or more supervillains; and Among The Multitudes, a catch-all for NPCs who don’t fit into any other category well (including that staple of comics, the aged or weak relative whom the hero has to look out for).

[Mesa Virga]

Thanks, chaps.

Looks like it might make my PDF list once that format is available.

[Bloodstone]

This just begs to be a banner on the main page:


Everyman: Absolutely No Math!

[Cold Steel]

:rolleyes: Then those stats above the text are really Latin instead of Math?

All in all, its a great book.