Star Hero
Science Fiction Roleplaying in the worlds of the future!
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I've got the following drive I'm using for Starships in Star Hero/Fantasy Hero setting Exodus: Fold Drive: Faster-Than-Light Travel (512 LY/year) (28 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost 10x END (-4), Costs Endurance Costs END Every Phase (-1/2) 5 Real Points It runs off the ship's power plant (END Reserve). The drive is normally controlled from a systems console on the bridge (or engineering) via a Systems Operation roll by a crewman or AI. Calculations can take up to ten minutes. Now... let's say this drive is subject to a new set of genes that has been showing up in the current generation. Some women (76 so far) and a very small number of men (5 …
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So this is only a little derivative... but my players enjoy a little creative plagiarism... Knights of Thundai The Knights of Thundai are a quasi–monastic secret order that seeks out and extinguishes traces of evil and oppression in the Galaxy. They have a space station somewhere in the Expanse, but are not tied to the Exodite Council in any way. They recruit from promising armsmen, wizards and revolutionaries. Frequently, they involve themselves in corporate activities in defense of common folk on planets where the Council’s edicts are taken less seriously by Great Houses whose aim is more toward profit than simply doing what is right. Any race is eligi…
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Here's a Kyasta from EXODUS, my Sci-Fantasy campaign... Jheen A tall, red-haired Sadi with icy eyes and a cold demeanor. Val Char Cost 10 STR 0 13 DEX 9 15 CON 10 10 BODY 0 20 INT 10 15 EGO 10 13 PRE 3 16 COM 3 2 PD 0 3 ED 0 2 SPD 0 5 REC 0 30 END 0 23 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM02" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 45 Cost Power END 27 Kyasta Heritage: (Total: 77 Active Cost, 27 Real Cost) Aid: FTL 5d6 (50 Active Points); Gestures (Must Touch Ship or Nav Console), Requires Gestures throughout (-3/4), Requires both hands (-1/4), Others Only (-1/2), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4) (Real Cost: 18) plus +9 with Astrogation-relate…
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I was wondering if anyone knew, or at least had a rough estimatation of the tech levels of many of the races presented in Terran Empire during the Heroverse time of 2003 AD. Particularly the Mon'Dabi, the Perseid, and other guys running empires etc in the future, but any thoughts are welcome. I mean to use some of it for Champions, so this might not be the appropriate board, and my apologies for that... but more folks here seem in the know on our favorite TE races period. Thanks for any help/thoughts before hand.
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I've added the M-339 POINTMAN SCOUT robot to the Online Toolkit. As always, more to come...
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I keep thinking that somewhere in Terran Empire there was mention of the law that robots must be easily discernable as such at a glance, and not made to be indistinguishable from organic life. I know where to find the mention in Spacer's Toolkit (page 33) -- but is that the actual first mention of that law?
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Popular Science Magazine just came out with an issue called Space 2100. It has lots of good ideas you can you to run a hard science fiction campaign, including robots, solar sails, and colonizing Mars. This is a great resource and a font of ideas.
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MAJORIE FRIDAY BALDWIN Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 23 STR 13 14- Lift 600 kg; 4 1/2d6 HTH Damage 18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 6 / DCV: 6 20 CON 20 13- 13 BODY 6 12- 14 INT 4 12- PER Roll 15- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 18 COM 4 13- 7 PD 2 Total: 7 PD 6 ED 2 Total: 6 ED 4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 9 REC 0 40 END 0 35 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 108 Movement: Running: 10" / 20" Swimming: 4" / 8" Cost Powers & Skills Martial Arts: Hand-to-Hand Combat Training Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 4 Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 4 Disarm -1 +1 33 STR Disarm 5 Joint Break -1 -2 Grab One Limb, 1/2d6 HKA, Disable 3 Joint Lock -1 -1 Grab Two Limbs, 33 STR Hold 5 Kick -…
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I plan to opt out of the VPP sensor suite in favor of a MP sensor design. Basically I expect to be able to load it with specific modules for specific things being sensed. Does someone have ideas on they types of things which a sensor system would detect?
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I'm a complete ignoramus when it comes to mathematics. This has its down-side, unfortunately, when one is planning running a space opera campaign. What I want is some utility into which I can plug an acceleration value (e.g. 3.2G) and a time value (e.g. 76 hours), and have it tell me how far I've travelled in that time, and what my velocity is. Also, I'd like to be able to plug in a distance and an acceleration value and have a trip time returned. This seems to me to be the sort of thing that someone with an ounce of mathematical ability and programming skill could whip up in ten minutes, but unfortunately all my programming pals have moved to other cities. Has …
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I noticed that there are 51 sentient species living in the Terran Empire, and a number of my players have opted to create their own races and cultures... Has anyone else done so?
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I've added a Ground Vehicle and two new Starship WEapons to the Online Spacer's Toolkit... Up next, a batch of starships and a space station! http://www.herogames.com/StarHero/SpacersToolkit/updatelog.htm
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I finally got my copy of Spacer's Toolkit this week. It actually arrived Tuesday; I've just waited until today to crow about it because I wanted to let it absorb. (These things need to be allowed their proper time, you know, or they could cause indigestion.) Anyhow, it's every bit as awesome as the preview manuscript hinted -- and a lot easier to handle in professional-looking layout and with illustrations and all that. Like most readers, I personally could have done with more in Chapter One, but that doesn't make it a bad book by any means. Congratulations to Ben, Steve, Darren, Andy, and all of the interior illustrators on a job well done.
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Has anybody done any work on advanced construction materials for vehicles in the Hero system? various versions of Traveller and GURPS have covered this, but is there anything in HERO for this Heres a couple of rough ideas I've been tinkering with Hull Construction:[Hardened Steel assumed to be standard] Planetoid Hull: +10 Body, +10 Def, ½ Cost, cannot enter atmosphere Buffered Planetoid Hull: +15 Body, +15 Def, 2/3 Cost, cannot enter atmosphere Both planetoid hulls can have armor added, but get no bonuses for hull type, or for interior design They also cannot be equipped with stealth hulls. Advanced Hull Material I[ Titanium Alloy]: +1 Bod…
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GILBERT GILGAMESH HAMILTON Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 10 STR 0 11- Lift 100 kg; 2d6 HTH Damage 13 DEX 9 12- OCV: 4 / DCV: 4 11 CON 2 11- 10 BODY 0 11- 12 INT 2 11- PER Roll 11- 15 EGO 10 12- ECV: 5 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 10 COM 0 11- 3 PD 1 Total: 3 PD 3 ED 1 Total: 3 ED 3 SPD 7 Phases: 4, 8, 12 4 REC 0 22 END 0 21 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 37 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 3 Imaginary Arm: TK (2 STR), Fine Manipulation, Indirect (+1/4), Invisible To Sight Group (+1/2), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Transdimensional (Video Screens; +1/4); No Range (-1/2), TK Limited To Very Small Amounts (i.e. only a few o…
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And I do mean very small... http://www.herogames.com/StarHero/SpacersToolkit/updatelog.htm I hope to get to more during the week...
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Traveller/Hero Starship Hull Chart: Hull Size:[DT] Size: STR: Body: DCV: 1 5 35 15 -3 2 7 45 17 -4 3 8 50 18 -5 5 9 55 19 -6 10 10 60 20 -6 15 11 65 21 -7 20 12 70 22 -8 50 14 80 24 -9 100 15 85 25 -10 200 17 95 27 -11 400 18 100 28 -12 600 19 105 29 -12 800 20 110 30 -13 1,200 21 115 31 -14 2,000 22 120 32 -14 3,000 23 125 33 -14 5,000 24 130 34 -16 8,000 25 135 35 -16 10,000 25 135 35 -16 20,000 27 145 37 -18 30,000 28 150 38 -18 50,000 29 155 39 -19 60,000 29 155 39 -19 75,000 30 160 40 -20 100,000 30 160 40 -20 200,000 32 170 4…
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some basic weapon conversions from Traveller to Star Hero, Maximus Arms 1115 Catalog: These weapons come from various versions of Traveller, along with a couple of my own creation. The damage conversions are based on the 2nd edition Star Hero draft tables of long ago. Infantry Weapons: DVS-8R: 12mm Macromag. 2D6+1 RKA,+2 OCV scope, 8 Shots, STR min, OAF/RW NOTES: Standard issue heavy pistol, can take HEAP rds, these guns are standard tech slugthrowers except for the use of binary propellants instead of standard powder. Standard tech, Law Level 4 Real Cost: 13 Maximus Spitfire 4mm Gauss Pistol: 1D6+1 RKA AF5, Invisible to sound gro…
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It may sound like a "plot-device weapon", but since i HERO people like to point-cost everything out I was wondering how one would design a weapon of si\ufficient power to eradicate a planet from orbit. It could work several different ways, from boring into the core of the planet and causing it to explode (leaving a rapidly-expanding bunch of rocks) to igniting the entire atmosphere 9leaving an airless, burnt-out husk where an inhabited planet once was). If something is attacking a planet in this fashion, is it safe to assume that any lviing thing that was on that ufnrotunate world automatically perishes? Hopefully no PCs were planetside when it struck.... or could an…
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Here is a quick rundown of my group's current Terran Empire adventure. The Crew: Janner “Cap†Marineris (Martian – Male) – Captain (Captain) Kyrella “Ky†Purvree (Fex - Female) – Second in Command and Engineer (Commander) Harmond “Hard†Burlle (Heavy - Male) – Security Specialist (Lt. Commander) Nathan “Nate†DuMont (Human - Male) – Espionage Specialist (Lieutenant) Gremlik “Rem†Ver’shara (Mon’dabi - Male) – Communications Specialist (Lieutenant) Xerxesterus “Xerx†Yllarziz (Catavalan - Male) – Navigation Specialist (Ensign) Public Identity: The crew of the Fearless Coward are mercenary traders, and sometimes sm…
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In the period from 1955 to 1990, the British Broadcasting Corporation produced several remarkable science fiction series for its television service. It was the age of Quatermass and the Pit , Doctor Who ,Blakes 7 and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . The shows were marked the the paradoxical combination of cheap, often cheezy effects and often truly creative storytelling. The era ended when Star Trek: the Next Generation proved concolusively that a government agency that relied on TV license fees could never raise the financial resources to compete. Since then BBC SF has been limited to satires like Red Dwarf , which have proved popular but not quite as satisfying…
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Seeing all of the work Steve is putting into TUV, the only thing that bothers me is the written assumption in Star Hero that looks to me as if Steve is saying Hovercraft dont exist yet. Is anyone else here bothered by that?
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Page 51 of Satr Hero lists HotShot Pilot +2 to to Combat Piloting +2 DCV ,Useable by Other, ship under 100 ktons LimitOnly for Starship Charcater is Piloting -2.0 I get 16 Active points and 5 Real points The book says 24 points Who is with me?
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