2012 Release Schedule

[Steve Long]

THE 2012 RELEASE SCHEDULE




The Martial World: The Champions Universe is full of superheroic martial arts action, and The Martial World tells you all about it! Within its pages you’ll read about the secrets of the fabled Yengtao Temple, discover what the insidious Dr. Yin Wu is up to, learn everything you ever wanted to know about the deadly Cult of the Red Banner, and maybe even find out how your character can compete in the legendary Tournament of the Dragon!
Author: Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Early 2012

HERO System Vehicles: If you need to get from Point A to Point B, the best way is a car, plane, or other vehicle — and if you’re a hero, sometimes a tank, time machine, or hoverjet! HERO System Vehicles is your complete guide to vehicles in the HERO System, including advanced and expanded rules for creating and using them and hundreds of example vehicles of all types from every campaign, genre, and time period. It’s an essential resource for any HERO System gamer!
Author: Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Early 2012

Horror Hero: The most terrifying genre of all gets the HERO System treatment in Horror Hero, the latest genre book from Hero Games! Horror Hero provides everything you need to run a Horror game using the HERO System rules, including an examination of the genre, its subgenres, and its elements; guidelines for creating and playing Horror characters (including very low-powered characters); rules for stress, corruption, and insanity; and advice on gamemastering Horror games.
Author: Kenneth Hite, Jason Walters, and Darren Watts
Tentative Release Date: Mid-2012

Cyber Hero: In Cyberpunk Science Fiction, the world of the near future is an often grim place where corporations have more power than governments, crime and corruption rule the streets, and people augment their bodies with “cyberware” and “bioware” so they can move faster, attack more powerfully, and control machines with mental commands. Cyber Hero is your guide to this fascinating subgenre, including character Templates, rules for cyberware and the net, and several mini-settings to get you started.
Author: Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Mid-2012

Victorian Hero: The adventurous world of the nineteenth century springs to life in Victorian Hero, your guide to gaming in the Victorian Age using the HERO System rules. It includes an analysis of the Victorian genre and its elements; Templates and guidelines for creating and playing Victorian characters; an entire arsenal of Steampunk equipment and gadgets; a review of the world of the Victorian Age; advice for GMing Victorian games; character sheets for famous personalities of the era; and much more!
Authors: Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Mid-2012 (GenCon release)

Millennium City: The heart of the Champions Universe is Millennium City, a glittering, high-tech “City of the Future” built where Detroit once stood. This supplement is your complete guide to Millennium City, with information on its people, neighborhoods, politics, law enforcement, crime, and much more!
Authors: Steven S. Long, Darren Watts
Tentative Release Date: Mid-2012

Profit And Purity: This organizations book for Champions details two groups: the villainous technocratic profiteers of ARGENT, who arm the underworld with the latest gadgetry and try to subvert corporations and governments worldwide; and the Institute for Human Advancement, an anti-superhuman lobbying organization whose secret activities are far more violent and criminal than most members could ever imagine.
Author: Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Late 2012

Cthulhu Hero: The world of Lovecraftian horror springs to eerie life in Cthulhu Hero! Written by Lovecraft expert Ken Hite and HERO expert Steve Long, Cthulhu Hero provides a thorough review of the settings and creatures of the Cthulhu Mythos, including character sheets for gods, monsters, and renowned Mythos investigators; advice for inserting the Mythos into any setting or genre; and tips for gamemastering Cthulhu and his pals.
Author: Kenneth Hite, Steven S. Long
Tentative Release Date: Late 2012

[archermoo]

As also noted in the Revised 2011 thread, I had issues with the WIFI in the seminar room, else this would've been up a bit sooner. Enjoy!

Edit: Oops, forgot to unlock this one. Sorry 'bout that...

[Chris Henry]

Will any of these be hardcovers?

[IndianaJoe3]

Interesting. I'm surprised that the 2012 GenCon release is Victorian Hero, not Dark Champions.

[pruttm]

Cool. Some new genres!

[Silverbullet]

Horror Hero AND Cthulhu Hero!?!? FAntastic!!! 2012 is going to be a good year...

[Patriot]

Any signs of a Primus book or a Golden Age Champions?

[Lord Liaden]

Well, Victorian Hero serves as a cautionary tale: Steve Long's assertions as to what's unlikely to be published are to be taken with a grain of salt.

Glad to see Horror Hero finally on the schedule. Not my cup of tea personally, but it's the last major game genre not yet dealt with in the DOJ era, and IMHO long overdue. And of course a Cthulhu Hero subgenre book makes an appropriately terrifying followup to it.

And Profit And Purity is back up for publication! Here's hoping it stays this time. The IHA and ARGENT have been major players in official Champions Universe continuity since 2002, and deserve to be written up.

[rjcurrie]

Any signs of a Primus book or a Golden Age Champions?

There was no mention of a PRIMUS book. Golden Age Champions remains an "it will be done when it's done" project of Darren's.

[yamamura]

The Martial World: Definitely want this one

HERO System Vehicles: A definite to get

Horror Hero: Beginning to want 2011 to go by faster

Cyber Hero: Secondary tier on getting. Will be a great addition to Kazei 5 if I knew people who wants to play the genre

Victorian Hero: So getting even though I will ignore the steam punk aspect.

Millennium City: Probably will pick up eventually but as I have 5th edition version, not a hurry up buy.

Profit And Purity: probably will get as I love organization books for mining of ideas

Cthulhu Hero: I would have to turn in my Miskatonic University sweatshirt if I did not buy this book.

Wow the only thing that would make 2012 even better if DOJ was bringing out Japan HERO or Anime HERO! Well played sir, well played!

[Sketchpad]

The Martial World:[/i] Maybe ...

HERO System Vehicles: Looking forward to this!

Horror Hero: Top purchase for the year IMHO

Cyber Hero: Looking forward to this as well ...

Victorian Hero: Awesome surprise

Millennium City: Like Yam, I'm in no hurry ...

Profit And Purity: Low on my list ...

Cthulhu Hero: Wow ... another excellent surprise!

[Spence]

The Martial World: On the must buy list.

HERO System Vehicles: On the must buy list.

Horror Hero: Not my general cup of tea. But will most likely get it. Great for ideas and I am curious on new methods for gaming horror/shock/fear.

Cyber Hero: Definite buy.

Victorian Hero: I have been so waiting for this one. While I am sure that it will concentrate on British element (especially considering the title), but the tech base and equipment will be equally useful in other 1837-1901 settings.

Millennium City: This is a big maybe for me. If it was updated to the level of detail in Hudson City or Vibora Bay (including more detailed mappage), then yes. But if it is just a rewrite of the existing MC, than my 5th ed will serve.

Profit And Purity: Most likely. I like organization books.

Cthulhu Hero: I would have to turn in my Miskatonic University sweatshirt if I did not buy this book.

What yamamura said...

Wow the only thing that would make 2012 even better if DOJ was bringing out Japan HERO or Anime HERO! Well play sir, well play!

Anime Hero....now I would like to see that as well

[mallet]

Star Hero this year, then Cyber Hero, Horror Hero & Cthulhu Hero next year?

This is going to be a good couple of years for Hero products!!

[BobGreenwade]

Of these books, HSV and the genre-related books are all on my to-get list. The setting books, not so much, but that's just because of my life circumstances (which could change between now and then).

[mattingly]

Cthulhu Hero:
Tentative Release Date: Late 2012

This needs to be published on December 21, 2012.