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Society is operating normally. Then something (you define) happens and things start to come apart. This will be the period of transition that is normally jumped over in those post apocalyptic stories. Many people will be killed by this transition (along with other animals and plants), but many will survive. Society itself will be transformed in MANY fundamental aspects as transportation, commerce, communication, government, medical, etc all break down. Exactly what causes this apocalypse? What percentage of the population survive? How can they make a living in this new society? What is the new society like? How long will it take for things to get resettled into wh…
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I've been working up Great Cthulhu. I could swear I saw him worked up somewhere, but I can't find it now. I started this because I realized we can estimate Cthulhu's potential maximum BODY. In the story "The Call of Cthulhu," the sailor Johansen rams Cthulhu with the steam yacht Alert going full speed. A tramp freighter steamship in the Pulp Vehicle Sourcebook has a STR of 95; and the top speed was probably around 10 knots (around 5 meters per second, or around a Movement of 30m for a SPD 2 yacht). If we assume those numbers, the maximum damage that could be done with a vehicle Move Through is 19d6 (for STR) + 5d6 (30m/6) = 24d6 damage. The maximum possible BODY from such…
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In Kazei 5. is there a rule of thumb for limits on the amount of implants one can have? I don't seem to see such in the book....
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I dug through the bowels of DriveThru RPG and discovered that they have a lot of old Hero stuff on there for cheap. I picked up: Trail of the Golden Spike Border Crossing Stormhaven Here There Be Tigers Adventure of the Jade Jaguar* I had not really realized how much support they'd tried to give Justice, Inc and Danger, International. Both were good sellers, I know, so it makes sense. Its probably worth redoing those at some point to 6th, to promote Hero more. Everyone keeps telling me that adventures don't sell real well but without them the game doesn't do well either, and they seem to do okay in my experience. …
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Any of you folks out there watching "24" or "The Shield?" How about movies like Gene Hackman's "The Package" or more recently "Narc" or slightly over the top "The Bourne Identity" This style of adventure... realistic, violent, suspenseful... all about grit and guns and terrorism and espionage... does anyone play these kind of campaigns... or even mini-campaigns or one shots? See... I love this kind of game. No superheroics, no "cinematic" action... real world laws and concerns... characaters who logically DON'T want to get shot at... weapons are deadly... etc. I think I'm alone in loving this level of game. Everyone else I know, and all the posts on…
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So, tell me what Hero RPG would you like to see next. Mecka Hero: Giant robot roleplaying, both Real Robots and Super Robot areas. Kaiju Hero: A world of giant monsters. Fight against them. Fight as them. Horror Hero: Generic horror story role-playing. War Hero: Your in the army now boys. From the trenches of World War 2 to the elate anti-terroiist squad. Steam Hero: Might of been covered by Victorian Hero already, so if so ignore this. It is an age ruled by steam. Isaki Hero: Fantasy Hero supliment which helps the GM to play with Isaki rules. Victorian Space: Space in a science fantasy wo…
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Looking to start a Shadowrun Campain and checking to see what ideas any of you might have for setting it up.
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https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/469869/victorian-hero-heroic-roleplaying-in-the-victorian-era
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... or indeed, write-ups for any edition of the Hero system. Specifically, I'm looking for the aliens (K'tharen, V'sori, G'rok) and drones. I've started (perhaps foolishly) a Necessary Evil campaign for an online group and the less data entry I have to do for the game, the better. Hero Designer files would be great, but I ain't gonna be picky... PDFs, scans of character sheets, notes hastily scribbled on napkins, whatever ya got and are willing to share will work. Thank ye in advance.
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I don't have the Aaron Allison martial arts book, and probably won't have it for a while. What I want to know are... 1: Is Curly 's fall upon the ground and spin in place while kicking repersentive in the art? 2: Is the First Game (as Stooge fans name the maneuver where someone like Moe blocks a punch with his fist and use the momentum to counterstrike the opponent) repersentive? 3: Curly 's power bost when he hears Pop Goes The Weasel? nyck nyck nyck. Like a stooge I posted this in the beginning in the wrong section. I fully expect to pick two soon...
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What mixed-genre premises would you find disturbing? Here's an example: "Mel Brooks and Akira Kurosawa collaborating on one movie." (Mixing Ninja Hero with extreme doses of comedy) Let's see what ideas you can come up with? Edit: This was just something that came to me totally at random.
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I'd like a gritty city /space station in a universe with superpowers set in the far future.
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What new game would you like to see after Victorian Hero gets published? New edition of Horror Hero? Star Hero Complete? New edition of Ninja Hero? Sentai Hero?
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Show us your martial arts articles, builds, heroes, finds, pics, villains, etc. Diamond Dragon Technique Cost Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 5 Diamond Dragon Technique -2 +1 1/2d6 HKA Wong Yan Lam 王隱林 was the son of a Shaolin Kung-Fu master known as Wong Ping. Wong Ping was something of a local legend, known as "the bronze foot", and was fond of demonstrating his kung-fu in public. Because of this he came to the attention of Sing Lung*. One day Sing Lung came down from the mountain and had an opportunity to observe Wong Ping's kung-fu. He was impressed by Wong Ping's skill and tried to tell him so but because Sing Lung's Chinese …
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As I've been reading the 6th ed rulebook getting ready for my game, I see a few requirements that players need: In order to run Bioware (not any old cyberware), they need the Bioware Compatible talent (p.11). In order to run cyberware needs a Cyberbrain (p.10). Cyberbrains replace EGO, OMCV, and DMCV with their own stats and are independent of the character (p.41). In order to show this correctly, I think a character has to sell their EGO (etc) back to 0, then buy a cyberbrain. However, the NPCs in the book don't always seem to jive with that. Examples: Agrees: Replicates (p.205) <They have -2 EGO (p.75) but shouldn't the Cyberbrain not refle…
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The manuscript for Western Hero is at Hero HQ and being worked over, with a new cover being created for it. I don't know any realistic release date but I hope it will be out by Christmas. This is to be an official Hero Games product, not a Hall of Champions fan bit or self pub job like my other work. I have a few release ideas set up for it, when it hits the shelves including an adventure module. As I get more news and information I'll pass it along here. So stay tuned, pardner.
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Hello Hero System Community. Starting a new High Fantasy/Steampunk campaing tomorrow. Out of the blue, while transfering character from Hero Designer to Roll20, the Ranged Martial Maneuver: Distance Shot appeared in my Roll20 character sheet. Maneuver Phase Pts OCV DCV Rng Damage/Effect Distance Shot 1+1 5 +0 -2 +6 Strike; +1 Segment We do not understand (GM and me) the Phase 1+1 for this Ranged Martial Maneuvers (MA p. 6). This maneuver take 1 phase + 1 phase? 1 phase +1 segment? Its no big deal, I just never saw this duration description P…
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Western Hero Campaign: Alternative History: Begin Year 1870Abraham Lincoln assassination in 1863 led to a Confederate Victory.The USA continues it's path of industrialization as the CSA continues to be largely driven by an agricultural/slave owning society.The Branson Hart Trade Treaty of 1864 allows commerce with tariffs collected upon it's cheap transport to the Gulf of Mexico. The Indian Territories remain in dispute as does the western terriories. A particular movement, The Ghost Warriors, created by a Northern Coalition led by Sitting Bull and the Indingenous Peoples maintain much of the Dakotas.Their treaties, recognized by both USA and CSA powers slow the western p…
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Hey everyone! I'm always on the lookout for new and exciting genres to explore, and I thought it would be great to hear about some of your favorite "other genres" that don't quite fit into the typical categories. Personally, I've been really into interactive fiction and text-based adventure games lately. I love how they challenge me to use my imagination and think outside the box, and the fact that they don't rely on fancy graphics or flashy animations makes them all the more impressive. What about you? Do you have a favorite "other genre" that you think more people should know about? Maybe you're into puzzle games, educationa…
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So, with tiny baby, suddenly we're watching a lot of children's programming in our household. One that's been a big hit is Numberblocks. For some reason, my GM Brain has started working up the Numberblocks in Hero System format. Has anyone done this or something similar with Toons?
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What games have you played in the past that were truly creepy and could even bring about a little fun fear into you?
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Hey there, I am trying to hook my kids on the Hero System and have decided to run three linked adventures in my own setting based on Lockwood and Co. I was curious if anyone else has done work on this kind of setting. Thanks!
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While the ideas are still percolating, I am working on the games for next year's GenCon. I am, at least, getting enough of a start to lay down some ideas and get things started while I have time before school starts up again. You know that meme where they talk about how conquistadors were around the same time as samurai, the Aztec Empire, knights with swords, early smoothbore guns, etc? I'm doing that (meme attached). I am tinkering with the idea that I will bring them all together (and work them into the GenCon Universe by having them all abducted by the aliens I have been using for the past few years). Think of the Cowboys vs Aliens vibe. But it …
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Hello Herodom! For those that have used it, what is your opinion of the Shock & Stress system in Horror Hero? Do you think there's a better way of approaching such concepts in 6th ed?
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So I've started a campaign with my home group that takes players from low-powered near normal Victorian heroes through the Golden Age and on to the Iron age. Power levels increase each time and they can create characters with connections to what has come before or something entirely new. It is something of an exercise in collaborative world-building. To start they created 225/50 heroes with normal characteristic maxima. The setting is London in the late 1880s/early 1890s. Victorian Heroes Everyman Skills - I used the list out of 6e Skills with just a couple of changes. Home City Knowledge 8- Native Language Idiomatic w/Literacy Profession or Tra…
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