GamePhil

They are pretty generic as they are, I know.

Well, aside from my usual excuse of enjoying tinkering with the rules, there is the possibility that what StGrimblefig said about Characteristics would also apply to some Powers: It may end certain arguments. Unlikely, and would probably cause more, but it could happen.

Mainly, I think that breaking them down to fewer, but potentially more complex, Powers may simplify the rules. It would have to be coupled, as usual, with ...

Mainly to open up the black box that is at the core of the Hero System (and every other system I've encountered has one that's bigger than Hero's, aside from maybe Fudge) and tinker with it. What's the benefit of this? I won't know that until the project is done. Possibly none, possibly just greater satisfaction that the HERO System really is perfect.

This is also closely related to the Starting With Nothing project, and many comments will be in both categories.

What ...

Links to house rules I like or want to have quick reference to.

Ego Link:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...55&postcount=1

Regeneration:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...&postcount=145

Unified Power Frameworks:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...09#post1556709

For those that know the full history of it, the Null Character or "build from nothing" idea is simply the Incomplete Character Rules in reverse. These rules appear, in a form that attempted to make them more official-rules compatible, in Digital Hero #10.

Now as then, the goal is to unify the various types of "character" (Characters, Vehicles, Computers, and so on) into a single rules set. However, instead of starting with a regular Character and cutting out the ...