What is old is new again?

**Tivaakdh1** · Aug 20th, '04, 06:39 PM

Just curious. I am sure that I will be buying Dark Champions 5th edition soon; but I actually have the old version of DC from years ago.

What's new?

Is it a totally revamped book? All new characters?

Just curious as I live in the middle of nowhere rpg shopping wise and no one here has a copy I can look at; so I have to order all of my books online sight unseen.

Thanks

**Vanguard** · Aug 20th, '04, 06:49 PM

It's WAY new. Not only does it have more information in it then the old DC (which, btw, I have as well), it's got TONS more weapons and such in as well as new talents/advantages/etc.

It's well worth the price.

**Lord Liaden** · Aug 20th, '04, 08:05 PM

Vanguard is absolutely correct, but the real quantum leap is in the genre that it covers. The new Dark Champions goes far beyond just street-level superheroes and villains like the original. It's now a genre book covering the whole range of modern-era adventure gaming: crime fighting and law enforcement, military, espionage, anti-terrorism, weird conspiracy, black ops. It has info about organized crime, police institutions, terrorist groups, military forces and spy agencies around the world.

**Wildcat** · Aug 23rd, '04, 02:06 PM

I'm just going to say that I agree with both Vanguard & L-Liaden. The new Dark Champions is Way more than the old Dark champions ever was... and that saying alot since I LOVED that book back in the day.

If you into any type of Modern-era RPing... then this is a Def MUST HAVE for your Hero colection.

WC

**Tivaakdh1** · Aug 23rd, '04, 04:04 PM

I ordered it from my usual online game site. Thanks for the reviews and suggestions.

Im still hoping that Hero does a Reality Storm like books with conversion notes between Hero and M&M. Especially since M&M is making a Noir book and already has the excellent Nocturnals sourcebook which would be fun to be able to use in a Dark Champions campaign.