Champions Now
This subforum is for the discussion of Champions Now: game designer Ron Edwards' reimagining of the original pre-Hero System Champions from an indie game design perspective.
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It seems Martial Attack offers so much more than the 10 point cost would suggest. For 10 points you get ... Martial Punch - +3d6 strength damage only at 0end. and +1 Dexterity defense only (20pts value) And Martial Kick - +6d6 strength damage only at 0end and +1 Dexterity defense only \-2 Dexterity offense only (35pts value) With that's much value for only 10 points, it seems EVERY character should buy in. Unless I am missing something in the rational of the cost. Does anyone have insight on this?
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My deal is that "Batman", "Green Arrow" (Hawkeye) and similar characters are viable CNow characters by definition. I'm struggling a bit about how to build them. Batman himself isn't an issue. In 1939, he was a "pure" martial artist without any drama. That doesn't apply to, say, Green Arrow, Sandman, Doctor Mid-Nite or a whole bunch of other characters. The problem with them is that they tend to be very broad concepts, involving skills, martial arts and gadgets. That spreads their points across a lot of things. This tends to mean they aren't all that effective in a pure combat sense. It's not that big a deal if their gadgets are fairly narrowl…
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Just like the title says, I am looking for a conversion system to convert ALL my villains (and I have ALL the books from that wonderful era of Champions!) to use for Champions Now. I am trying to convert but I am pretty sure I am not even coming close. So far the only thing I have come close to is converting Strength which I think is 5 points then converts to 1d6 Now. Has anyone come up with a conversion sstem for all the other stats yet, that can share their system with me that would be most appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Conditional and Constrained are, well, a bit vague about just what is and isn’t appropriate. So I thought it would be useful to set up a thread of possible examples for discussion. Here are some to start with: All Powers Constrained/Counts Towards Pool Limit Constrained/Only Up to Amount Hit By (Before Defenses, 5 Power Points per Body) Blast Conditional/Requires Available Earth Conditional/Requires Available Fire Conditional/Requires Available Metal Characteristic/Body Constrai…
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So I got my book yesterday and am trying to make my way through it. I love that it includes a section on hazards that a super might want to stop (IN YOUR FACE ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO CLAIM HERO CAN'T DO THAT!). Anyway, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around using Hazards for thugs/gangs/agents. Could someone write some examples up to show how to use them this way? Like what would a gang hazard look like versus some Viper Agent style goons? Group of SWAT officers versus soldiers? I love the idea of it, I just can't quite wrap my head around the implementation.
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I've been mucking about with some character designs and have run into some interesting cases. I would like to hear what people think about them. First, differentiating between Batman and Robin. (I should probably write "Batman" and "Robin" to clarify that I'm not just talking about those specific characters.) Situations aside, the most obvious way of differentiating them seems to me to give Batman higher characteristics - particularly Str, Pre and, ideally, Int. Unfortunately, the only good way I can think of of compensating Robin for this is to give him some Luck. As long as the difference between the two is within 15 points, that's fine, but any more poin…
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When I get interested in an RPG, I write house rules for it. When said house rules reach a certain point of development, I seek feedback on them. So here’s a thread for Champions Now house rules and some Champions Now house rules under construction for folks to react to. Powers Images The hero may decide what he is creating an illusion of after rolling the dice and adding up the total, but must do so before the GM announces the level of effect. Mind Control The hero may decide what the target is being commanded to do after rolling the dice and adding up the total, but must do so before the GM announces the level of effect. Telepat…
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This Thread isn't about character builds. We've already got a threat for that. This is a place to discuss building specific Powers, devices, and effects.
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Champions Now is out on PDF. If you will, please post your character builds here . . .
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Has anyone made a nice sheet for this?
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Under the section "COOL DIGS AND HOT WHEELS" (pgs. 167-169) the chart for spending points are set up pretty simply IF you your players want to get themselves a base/HQ/etc. HOWEVER, very early in the campaign they have "acquired" a VIPER transport (of course this will lead to them getting a modified UNTIL transport that the group will pay for...) As a good GM I went to the Champions Now book to build it so when the current campaign is over (I am taking them through the original Campaign Book from the early 80's- the really hard part is trying to convert the villains to Champs Now- ugh!, but I digres!), the charts in there are cut and dry for building a base, which they wi…
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I am making a Martial Artist wo specializes in kicks with a twist. He has come across some ancient scrolls that, of course, he can read. By studying them, he can learn arious effects to add to his kicks. An exaple of one is he can affect desolidified targets. Another ia adding a Destructive effect, another is Strike- Fire Blast..and so on. So I want to set up some kind of Framework for these "Mystic Kicks". He has +4d6 to Str and of course Martial Kicks do +6d6 Str damage. So, my question s, how do I payfor these advantages in a Powerframe per power basis? Each power would basically be one advantage per slot as he learns a new move. Do I pay the advantage based off the +…
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Just to get things started, here are a couple of things I'd like to see peoples' ideas on: * Hazards, especially the ones you fight. * "Killing attacks", weapons and stuff, including Resistant Defense. * Characteristics: ranges and trade-off. For example, spending points on Speed versus spending points on Body. * Situations: anything, particularly Psych Situations * How-to-builds: for example, how would you approach a Batman/Green Arrow/Sandman/Blue Beetle "martial artist with skills and equipment". Obviously a lot of other things will come up after some play experience. Personally I have …
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Less than 5 minutes ago, I put in an order with Hero Games for my own print copy of Champions Now. And it should be in my hands in a couple of weeks due to the shipping method I used. I bought the print and pdf bundle. And I am going to loan my physical copy to a local friend who never went beyond 3rd edition. To get his opinion. To see if he likes it. If he does, you can bet he will buy a copy of his own. And we might both get together and do a test campaign to dent its tires. So to speak. This has been my first Champions product in many years. So I'm hoping I get my money's worth from it. I'm feeling positive about it. So I'm eager to see the out…
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So in your ideal game, either as GM or player, what would your two statements be? I'll hold off on my own, but the term "beer and pretzels" is likely to appear.
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Has anyone been able to make a GM screen for Champions now or collected all of the various charts?
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If a GM screen or similar reference sheet for Champions Now were to be created, what information should be on it? A couple of things that come to my mind: * The Speed chart. I'm so used to doing things in twelve phases that I'm going to need reference to do it in six. * Combat maneuvers, including but not limited to: > Standard maneuvers > Martial attacks > Martial maneuvers, and > Mental maneuvers. What else?
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Hi everyone, new to the forum and, well, to the whole Hero/Champions games. I bought CN since I followed and played some of Ron’s rpgs. It’s a fascinating system, but a bit crunchier than i’m used to. Bonus points, english is not my native language and I’m an insecure person, so I accumulated a considerable list of newbish questions: - What kind of “single, specific attack” is eligible for Find Weakness? Can my hero just stare long enough his target before striking the killing blow with his demonic katana? Would that be handled with a presence attack or with another mechanic? - Move-by and move-through: can someone provide an example of these…
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So, as I understand it, RAW when you take a recovery you can't spend END so your powers shut down. That means it's impossible for characters to do the usual super trope of being on patrol/traveling long distances/etc with their powers active. Powers are short-lived things. I saw someone had a build with a character that was paralysed from the waist down but had flight, so assumedly flew around as a super. But...by the rules, they'd have to drop down and take a breather every few rounds which seems...weirdly unheroic. Or does the game account for this in some way I've missed?
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I don't know what to make of this book. I bought the PDF, I read the PDF. I have yet to construct a character. Even after reading the book, I'm not sure how. And so much time is spent deconstructing the history of superhero comics, especially commercially, that it's hard to know where treatise ends and game begins. So I find myself wondering if it's a good book, and is the game presented within it a good game?
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Just got word that the printed books arrived. How many? Don't know. First dibs clearly gonna be the Kickstarter backers who wanted a print copy. But if you want the print version, you can start checking the store here.
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Does anyone know if this game will be added as an option within Hero Designer? I would find it incredible useful if it ended up happening. I'm a long time HD user. So I tend to rely on it pretty heavily for character and campaign management.
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I was wondering when this is actually going to come out on DriveThru or anywhere else for that matter for everyone outside the Kickstarter group? I missed the Kickstarter because I didn't know about it so I 'm not in that group.
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How Champions Now is Different From Other Champions Rulesets (With some errata and rules clarifications) Here's a collection of information that I've confirmed with the author about the rules as of July 4, 2020. I may add or edit this as new issues arise. Most of this is about dispelling assumptions of us who are familiar with other Hero rule sets. A few things are actually missing or unclear in the text. The best way to read and understand the Champions Now text is to take the text literally without outside connections. Pretend you have never read a roleplaying game before and have no assumptions to bring into the text. Do not connect what…
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Are you stuck at home by the COVID-19 restrictions? Do you want to play Champions Now? Seeking two, maybe three players who can commit to four weekly sessions. Thursdays 3pm-6pm Pacific Daylight Time online. (Probably Roll20.net) (4-7 MDT, 5-8 CDT, 6-9 EDT; UTC 22:00 to 01:00) Weekly for four weeks, with possible continuation as our schedules and possible return to regular work schedules allow.
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