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Greetings fellow HERO System fans! I know these updates should happen more often; and I’ll try to improve upon that. But for now, here’s what’s going on with Hero Games and the HERO System at the end of 2022. 1) First of all, if you haven’t joined our Patreon account (https://www.patreon.com/hero_games), please consider doing so. By becoming patron you will not only help fund the creation of of new books, but also gain the ability to review and comment upon unreleased material before it becomes available to the public. Right now we have a little more than fifty patrons; but I envision Hero Games having more like one hundred in 2023. Then we would be really “co…
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Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period. Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors. We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.
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Hello everyone! Hero Games publisher Jason Walters here with an update. But before I being telling you what we are up to at Hero Games this quarter, I thought I would take a moment to share my thoughts on where we are, what we are doing, and where we may go in the future. And, of course, to hear your thoughts as well. Because an RPG publishing company is at its core its fans. With them, it can accomplish a great many things. Without them, it can’t accomplish anything at all. As many of you know Hero Games is owned by a parent company called DOJ Inc, which also owns the small press RPG distributor and promoter Indie Press Revolution (or IPR). While serving as g…
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I'm writing a game based on the 5e/6e Hero System rules to be used with miniatures. If I want to put it up on a site where I can get profits off it under my own name, who do I need to contact? Is this even possible? The reason I am asking is because I've spent countless hours pouring over my documents and worked and reworked the game, and I also have some goals regarding designing games, so I'd need to display my skill in getting this done and having something to show for myself. I kept the basic mechanics but heavily modified the stats and the way some things work, so it would not be official Hero source book material, but it's own gam…
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is there any way to get .pdfs of the maps in the Atlantean age, or Turakian, or ... I am not interested in destroying my books to get the maps out, so I was hoping there were some .pdfs or .jpgs floating around somewhere I could purchase/get a hold of somewhere...?
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Just that. Thank you.
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In light of the success of Baldur's Gate 3, similar success for Pathfinder in video games, Games Workshop, R Talsorian(CP 2077), Mechwarrior, etc., I am a little saddened that Hero Games' IP lies fallow in this area. Would it be possible, at least hypothetically, for Hero Games to "buy back" its IP/licensing rights from Cryptic or whomever, so that Hero could be free to negotiate with a major game developer for a long term project to bring a AAA title into being. I believe that the Hero Games mechanics and approach to RPGs, if successfully adapted, would absolutely revolutionize the CRPG and Console RPG industry and keep Hero in the black for a very long time. Has ther…
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In a topic that drifted to how new players learn the game. I realized that we don't have crosslinks between the Discord and this site. Would it be possible to establish these links?
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I think the scientist card is priced wrong having the scientist skill enhancer should lower the cost of a 2 pt science skill to 1pt so instead of spending 18pts it should be 9 pts I'd say add a choice of 3 regular skills like Computer Programing,Electronic,Mechanics,Inventor,Security Systems and Systems Operations
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Something I have wanted for years is miniatures for champions based on the characters from the game. With 3d printing and kickstarter, this looks like something that could be a viable product.
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Any chance for a PDF that gathers together the charts, tables etc from Champions Now?
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This might be better directed to @Jason S.Walters, but does anyone know of any Champions posters in the world? I know I'd love to see a poster of the Perez 4th ed Champions and Hero Systems books. Does the art exist in such a way that posters could be made from them? Are there hi-res images that don't have the trade dress in the same manner as the book?
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Color Art?
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I'm going back through some old 5e supplements and remember, at some point, seeing color versions of art which was published in black and white. In specific, I'm thinking of the color versions of the Conquerers Killers and Crooks art for Eurostar, Gigaton, Doc D, etc. Are the color versions available to view somewhere?
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Hero Games will be launching a fan-driven community content program on DriveThruRPG in about a month, similar to Dungeon Masters Guild and Storytellers Vault. It’s going to be called Hall of Champions, and it will allow you to publish your own work on DriveThru for profit under the banner of being a Hero Games product. (Though solely for commercial purposes on DriveThruRPG.) You’ll be allowed to publish using any version of the Hero System you like from 1st to 6th, including Champions Now. You will also be allowed to use both intellectual property that belongs to Hero Games, as well as the Champions Universe, which belongs to Cryptic Studios. The program will supply artwo…
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I am in the process of transforming D&D 1.0 Modules G1-3 Against the Giants to Hero 6.0. I think it is neat and would like to post them for free but I want to make sure that there wouldn't be any legal problems with doing so.
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Out of all the Dark Champions books, this one has gotta be my favorite. I thought the villains especially had interesting themes and unique write-ups, including their gadgets, what their henchmen dress like, and the types of crimes they commit. Really hope we can see a revival of this one day.
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Hi, i just bought the deck and i must admit there is a nunch of things that worries me ... the idea of trying the game with new players who dont know thecreation rules appealed to me but some cards have variable power pool ( wich seems oddly technical for newbies) and for marksman there is an undocumented multipower( nothing in it again ...newbies will be lost ) i m not sure the cards themselve are balanced after all 40PD seems a lot to me ( at least compare to most official material villains ) have you any idea how to save the deck ?
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Forum member Ruppert has pointed out to me that the PDF for Champions Presents #1 we have on the website is incomplete. So I need to acquire and scan another physical copy; but, alas, both Noble Knight and Amazon don't seem to have a copy. Do any of you have one? If so, I'm sure we can work something out. Jason
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I was looking to create some Dungeon Modules for the world NAROSIA. I am checking to see if this is alright.
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So, I'm converting AD&D spells into Hero for GenCon next year. It's been fun, but I've made some mistakes along the way that have forced me to go back through what I've already done. I've finished the Cleric and Druid spells and am getting into the Magic-User spells and suddenly I'm coming up against a bunch of spells that have 3 Segments (1 Segment = 6s) casting times. I'm assuming that everyone is going to be SPD 2, so it works out nicely to a 3 Phase casting time (ezpz). There are some spells that are 2 Segment (which I've given Extra Phase) castings. So I'm trying to draw the distinction between 2 Phases vs 1 Turn. At SPD 2 they are kind of the same t…
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Are there any plans to make Champions/Hero system available on Fantasy Grounds?
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Hi all I have hardback copies of the 6th ed Vol1 and 2 books - Was wondering if there are any other 6e hardback books - specifically Fantasy Hero. Cheers Brian
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Hi guys! I'm planning out our next Bundle of Holding project, and I wanted to pick your collective brains about something which involves the history of Hero Games. As many of you know, I've been working steadily with the help of Allen Varney of Bundle of Holding to get everything that has ever been created in print by Hero Games going all the way back to its beginnings scanned and made available in electronic form. The next step in this process involves the old Adventurers Club magazines. I envision of B of H project that includes all the issues of it, Digital Hero, maybe some issues of Steve Jackson Games' old magazine Space Gamer. (I've worked with SJG on B…
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I just bought the Print+PDF bundle for Champions Now but I already own the PDF from DTRPG. IS it possible for me to gift the PDF license to someone else, and how is that done?
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The Hall of Champions community content program is now on line! If you wish to contribute to it, please go to DriveThruRPG, log into your account, to go your account page, and then after logging in go to "My Content" select Enter New Community Created Title. On the next page from that there will be a drop down menu so they can select the Hero Games Hall of Champions program. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/cc/28/hall-of-champions And for more information here: https://support.drivethrurpg.com/hc/en-us/categories/201257283-Community-Content-Programs Please let me know if you have any further questions, and I look forward on workin…
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