Joe Walsh Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Back in April, someone posted "Hero System Fourth Edition Errata", version 2017-04-16. I can't find that post (and the person who created the document didn't put his or her name or contact information in it), but after I took the time yesterday to check all the editions of the 4e rules to see how they vary I wanted to share my results. If the person who created that document wants to get in touch with me, I can provide updates. But in general: Although the 4e Champions hardcover seem to have had several printings (there are some minor cover variations, paper quality variations, and binding quality variations), they all contain the original edition of the 4e Rulesbook, Sourcebook, and Campaign Book. The errata file works well for these, but there's a ton of errata to fix! The 4e Champions softcover has most of the errata incorporated, as noted in the errata document referenced above. The Rulesbook, Sourcebook, and Campaign Book portions all have very few errata items remaining. Again, the errata file works well for these books. And this time, there's very little to fix! It's a good choice if you want all the material from the Champions volume but don't want to bother with all the corrections the hardcover needs. The Hero System Rulesbook is the same as in the 4e Champions softcover. It's a good choice if all you need is the Hero System ruleset. Champions Deluxe was promised at the time they were ramping up for its release as a volume that would have all the known errata incorporated, but, weirdly, it has its own mix that leaves it almost as bad as the original Champions hardcover. I never noticed, because back then I couldn't stand the layout and especially the page blurred-vision page numbers so I never really used it. I can only guess that they must have lost the files for the softcover and started over from the original edition, perhaps with only a partial errata listing. I made notes on my copy of the compiled errata file indicating which items pertain to Champions Deluxe and would be happy to share them with the author of that file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Goodwin Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Is this the thread? http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/91057-hero-4th-edition-erratacorrections/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Unfortunately not. That one's from 2015, and the errata I downloaded is from 2017. Maybe it was from some other site... Here's the errata document I'm talking about. Any idea where it came from? Hero System Rules 4th ed Errata.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Goodwin Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 It may have been compiled from multiple sources. From formatting of parts of it, some of it seems to have come from this document, which ultimately draws from a 1990 errata list authored by Rob Bell. It may have even been a combination of the two text errata files Lord Liaden posted on the thread I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 GM Joe, that errata file came from me - the thread it was originally posted it to is over here: http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/95220-bundle-of-holding-champions-4th-edition-pdfs/?do=findComment&comment=2581222 I'd be happy to revise it further based off your findings (although no promises as to how quickly said revision might get accomplished - that ol' chestnut about life being what happens when you make other plans... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Cool! I'll get the changes to you, rravenwood. Well, I'll do it when I get a chance to turn my nearly illegible scrawls into something more legible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 And...here's the file. If your PDF reader does not show the highlighting and/or comment boxes, let me know and I can do it some other way. Hero System Rules 4th ed Errata - with notes on Deluxe.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thanks Joe! I can see the highlighting and comments just fine, so once I have some time to work on it I'll drop you a line if I have any specific questions about your additions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Thanks to GM Joe's work on comparing my original file to his copies of the books (most particularly Champions Deluxe), I've prepared a revised version of the 4th edition errata compilation which is now applicable to all versions of the core 4e rules. This time I uploaded it into the file section: http://www.herogames.com/forums/files/file/379-%7B%3F%7D/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) GM Joe found some additional things to add to the 4th edition errata compilation, so I've now released an updated version: https://www.herogames.com/files/file/379-hero-system-rules-4th-edition-errata Thanks again, GM Joe! Edited March 29, 2022 by rravenwood Fixed link to document Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, rravenwood said: GM Joe found some additional things to add to the 4th edition errata compilation, so I've now released an updated version: https://www.herogames.com/files/file/379-hero-system-rules-4th-edition-errata/?do=download&csrfKey=cdac36ec662bbde2f4c547dbb8a3670f Thanks again, GM Joe! I'm glad I could help. Thank you for taking the time to compile and update errata for the older editions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBA Hero Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 rravenwood: that link doesn't work for me. I get a Something went wrong. Please try again. Hero Games page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 SCUBA Hero: The site's probably not dealing well with the last part of that link. I think it should work if you get rid of the ? and everything after it. SCUBA Hero and BigJackBrass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBA Hero Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 That worked. Downloaded. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sorry y'all - link is now fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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