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Here’s our back-cover text describing HC: ON THE MEAN STREETS.... Welcome to Hudson City, pal. Better watch your step. Only the smart and the lucky survive around here. Hudson City: The Urban Abyss describes the (in)famous Pearl City in all its gritty detail, from the glittering skyscrapers of Bankhurst to the grimy, sin-filled streets of the Strip. It’s the perfect setting for your Dark Champions adventures! Hudson City includes: —a history of the city from its founding to the present day —detailed descriptions of all the major neighborhoods in Hudson City, including locations and people of note —a review of city government and service…
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This may not be the best place for this, but I figured I'd give it a shot. Once upon a time I had a HERO Games coffee mug. You guys may remember them, it had the game stats for mug on the side. I loved that mug, but somewhere, between buying the house and getting divorced, it disappeared. Now, I looked on the products list and see a link to the CafePress page, but it doesn't seem to work. Does this product still exist? Because, if it does, I'd love to buy enough of them for each of my players when I fire up my new Champions campaign (probably in 6 months). Help. I have money and want to buy things
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From the back cover of Terracide: The Earth is No More Humanity was struggling to catch up with its alien neighbors when Terra ceased to exist. The attack had been a long time coming; It crossed lightyears of space before impact. Thousands of relativistic weapons swept across the system in a matter of hours, moving too swiftly for anyone to see them coming, try to escape, or to warn anyone else what was happening. When they struck the homeworld, the surface of Terra became a molten holocaust, and the oceans boiled away into the tortured skies. Every settlement on Luna, Mars, and the Galilean moons met the same fate. Colonies on smaller moons and asteroids s…
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Hope John doesn't mind me posting this -- a review of The Widening Gyre (Steampunk roleplaying for the Hero System)... Check it out! http://usandacat.com/thelair/2012/review-of-the-widening-gyre-by-blackwyrm-publishing/
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The shift to a crowd-funded publication model has some interesting implications I don't think have been fully grasped yet. It is a zero-sum game. Support given to any particular project is support taken away from another. This is true on both the consumer and production side. Obviously, consumers have finite cash to spend to support projects; I think everyone is aware of this. Less obvious is prioritizing the limited resources of the producers. As I've stated elsewhere, I would prefer to see Steve Long write and publish the long-discussed Profit and Purity supplement for Champions than the currently-floated Mythic Hero Kickstarter project. Its not that I hate the …
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I didn't see a sticky thread for this specific book so that's why I'm posting it here; please forgive me if it's in the wrong place on the forum. This is an FYI. OK, I was in th process of creating a template for the Light War Horse in Hero Designer when I discovered that listed Characteristic cost for its PD is incorrect. The Light War Horse template is located on page 474 of the The HERO System Bestiary. It is showing that the Characteristic cost for a 7 PD is 2-points whereas the cost should be 5-points. Consequently, the Total Characteristics Cost should be listed at 101-points and not 98-points.
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Here’s our back-cover text describing TMW: WORLDS OF MYSTIC POWER Bring magic into your Champions games with The Mystic World, a sourcebook describing mystic characters, villains and powers in the Champions Universe. Great evils lurk in the shadows of the Mystic World, and it’s up to your heroes to stop them! The Mystic World includes: —a description of the Multiverse, ranging from dimensions near to Earth (such as the Astral Plane, Faerie, and Babylon) to the bizarre Brialic and Atziluthic realms of concept, form, and thought — with dozens of example dimensions for your mystic heroes to visit! —a who’s who in the Mystic World of the Champions Uni…
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Here’s our back-cover text describing NH: The latest in the Hero Games line of genre books, Ninja Hero discusses and describes the martial arts genre for gaming, and shows how to create characters, campaigns, wondrous weapons, and other elements of martial arts films using the HERO System rules. It includes: —a complete review of the martial arts genre and its five subgenres — Realistic, Cinematic, Wuxia, Video Game, and Anime — with guidelines and suggestions for simulating each part of the genre using the HERO System rules —an extensive section on creating martial arts characters using the HERO System, including Package Deals for major character archetypes s…
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Here's our back-cover text for BotD: THE TIME OF THE DESTROYER Of all the villains in the Champions Universe, the most powerful and most feared is Dr. Destroyer. Gifted with phenomenal intelligence and possessing some of the most advanced technology on Earth, he’s dedicated all of his resources to conquering the world and defeating anyone who dares to oppose him. The Book Of The Destroyer is your guide to everything Destroyer. It features: —a thorough look at the man himself, including his personal history, his many attempts to take over the world, his personality and psychology, and detailed information about his powered armor —complete informati…
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Here’s our back-cover text describing UMY: THE WONDERS OF MAGIC Magic, spells, and mystical beings are one of the most popular elements in most roleplaying games — in fact, they’re so popular that gamers often introduce them into genres where they don’t normally exist! The Ultimate Mystic is a comprehensive guide to using mysticism in your HERO System campaigns, whether they’re magic-filled Fantasy games or games that don’t usually feature spells and spellcasters. The Ultimate Mystic includes: —a detailed discussion of the types and backgrounds of mystic characters, and how to create such characters in HERO System terms, with new and optional rules for…
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Here's the back-cover text for HSEG: Price: $34.99 ISBN: 1-978-58366-133-8 SKU: DOJHERO1007
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I've read some snippets here and there that say that BotE is done, but it's getting some kind of Kickstarter thingy going to do the printing...? Is there any chance of releasing the PDF now? Some of us are PDF only kinds of folks (PDF on tablet > hardcopy --- IMHO). I don't think I'm alone as this came up in an earlier thread. Anyway, I'll buy the PDF of BotE as soon as I can, but I'll never buy the hard copy, but potentially any PDF sales would help get the printing done for those that prefer that. Just an idea. -joe
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Here’s our back-cover text describing DC: DEADLY ACTION AND DARING ADVENTURE! Dark Champions discusses and describes the modern-day action-adventure genre for gaming, covering everything from costumed vigilante crimefighters, to spies, to cops, to military action stories, to weird conspiracies, and beyond. It shows how to create characters, campaigns, abilities, weapons, and other elements of the genre using the HERO System rules. It includes: —a complete review of the modern-day action-adventure genre in all its many forms, with guidelines and suggestions for simulating each part of the genre in the HERO System. —an extensive section on creating Dark …
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Anyone have a comprehensive list of all the books DOJ put out? Especially if divided by edition?
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Here's the back-cover text for the HSG: Price: $34.99 ISBN: 978-1-58366-134-5 Stock Number: DOJHERO1201
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Here's our back cover text for Champions Powers: ULTIMATE POWER! There are thousands of possible superpowers that a hero or villain could have — and you’ll find them all in Champions Powers! If you need to create a Champions character quickly and easily, or are looking for inspiration for a character, this book provides you with just what you need. Champions Powers includes: —complete descriptions of superpowers in nearly fifty categories, including Acid, Cyberkinesis, Fire/Heat, Gravity, Matter Manipulation, Shape Alteration, Sonic, Time, and Weather —a “power template” for each power, making it easy to determine the basics of a power at a glance…
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Here’s our back-cover text describing DC:TAS: DARK AVENGERS OF THE NIGHT If you’re eager for the thrills and adventure of crimefighting but don’t like the guns and violence of regular Dark Champions campaigns, what you need is an “animated series” style campaign. Dark Champions: The Animated Series looks at the less grim side of vigilante crimebusting: caped crusaders with vigilante style but who refuse to kill; low-powered superheroes who fight street crime instead of world-threatening supervillains; “theme” villains with clever costumes and psychotic minds. Dark Champions: The Animated Series includes: —a discussion of the “animated series” sub…
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So, given the DOJ downsizing, what is the probability of the ARGENT/IHA sourcebook coming out? I'm in for the Kickstarter if it goes that route.
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Here's our back-cover text for HSMA: MASTER THE FIGHTING ARTS! Can your kung fu beat your enemy’s kung fu? It can if you’ve got HERO System Martial Arts! A comprehensive guide to martial arts in the HERO System, HSMA is filled with information and rules about every aspect of the martial arts. It’s got everything you need to create and play a martial artist character in any campaign, genre, time period, or setting. It includes: —Information about, and HERO System rules for, over 160 real-world martial arts styles and variants, plus numerous fictional styles —Over 200 special abilities for martial artists —An expanded list of Martial Maneuvers, p…
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The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide II now in the Hero Store. The HERO System 6th Edition contains all of the rules you need to create any sort of character, power, gadget, vehicle, monster, or weapon you can think of. The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide expanded on those rules, offering more information and options for dedicated HERO System gamers. But if even that's not enough for you, The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide II contains even more new rules, optional and variant rules, and rules expansions for your Hero System games! Steven S. Long Bill Keyes 126 Pages Stock Number: DOJHERO1009 ISBN Number: 978-1-58366-138-3 PDF $17.99
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Here’s our back-cover text describing Champions: ANY SUPERHERO... ANY POWER... ANY ADVENTURE! Champions is back! This latest edition explores the superhero genre more thoroughly than ever before, delving into all the subjects you need to know about to create incredible characters and campaigns. It includes: —a complete review of the superhero genre, from the earliest Golden Age comics to today’s cutting-edge graphic novels, with guidelines and suggestions for simulating the eras and features of the genre using the HERO System rules — superhero characters using the HERO System, including a thorough look at origins, sources of powers, game elements, and pro…
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I just purchased Hero6 volumes 1 & 2, in PDF (plus a damaged copy of volume 1 to be shipped later). I was easily able to figure out how to download Volume 1, but can't seem to find the link to download Volume 2. Help?
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Hi. I'm coming back to Champions after a long time out and wondering what I need to get back in to the game. I've browsed the site and seen the stuff on the 6th edition. Looks to be quite the change from the 3rd edition books that I have. There are a lot of books and that's confusing me. Can someone give me a list of the books that I should get to play (and GM) a game of Champions?
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The following Project WyrmStar books for Star Hero 6th Ed are now available in the Hero Store. Wherever possible they have been offered as Print+PDF Bundles. The Wreck of Alpha Central [Print+PDF] Terracide Posthegemony: Terra Nomenklatura Lux Aeternum [Print+PDF] 3rd World[Print+PDF]
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Here’s our back-cover text describing UFH: MODERN-DAY MAGIC Fantasy isn’t just wizards and elves and dragons in vast alternate worlds. Some of the most popular Fantasy tales are Urban Fantasy — stories featuring magic and other wondrous things in modern, high-tech settings. And whether your story is about vampires and werewolves fighting a war in the shadows of the city, mages manipulating historical and current events to increase their mystic power, or a world where magic and technology exist side-by-side, Urban Fantasy Hero has everything you need to create it in the HERO System! It includes: —a thorough review of the Urban Fantasy genre, including its th…
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