Boll Weevil Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Hi, heroes. I was wondering which, if any, published ages from Fantasy hero would look most familiar to players of D&D or similar games? I have Valdorian, Turakian and Atlantan age books. I see some other sourcebooks like the grimoire etc. What Age are those books made for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Hey, BW. Nice to see you around. We don't get to see your handsome boy as often as we used to. The Turakian Age was deliberately written to be Hero Games' "D&D-esque" fantasy setting. Most of the familiar characters, creatures and tropes are in there: Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Gnomes, Orcs, Goblins, dragons, wizards, clerics ("priests"), paladins, liches, pseudo-Medieval European/Middle Eastern cultures, ruined cities full of treasure and monsters, extensive underground civilizations, etc. There are some more unique creatures or takes on the classics, including Trolls, Drakine, and Migdalars. The setting also deals with realms and regions inspired by cultures not often translated to RPGs, e.g. Southeast Asian; or more original and innovative civilizations like the quirky nations of Vornakkia. TA also delves more deeply into some subjects which most games gloss over, such as the role of religion in society. I can't speak definitively to the 6E versions of support books for Hero's fantasy line, such as the Grimoire; but many of the 5E versions use TA as their default reference. Nobles, Knights, And Necromancers provides numerous NPCs drawn directly from the regions and peoples of Ambrethel (the TA known world). Many of them are elaborations of persons mentioned in the setting book itself. The two 5E Grimoire(s) detail the spells of the various "arcana" of magic described in TA. Monsters, Minions, And Marauders often describes exemplary members of the creatures it stats out which are based in TA. Enchanted Items, Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds, and The Book Of Dragons are all connected to TA, although all of these books could be used for almost any world following the D&D pattern. BTW if you'd be interested in a more detailed exploration of using TA as your game's setting, you're welcome to follow my signature. Lawnmower Boy and Boll Weevil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boll Weevil Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 I knew I could count on you :). Thanks! Time to go buy some books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Just to round out the descriptions for the stable of Fantasy Hero genre books: The Valdorian Age is a sword-and-sorcery setting, evocative of fiction by the likes of Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber. The Atlantean Age is inspired by classical Greco-Roman mythology and culture, but mixed with epic-scale magic. It also supports a "superpower"-scale conflict between rival world empires. Tuala Morn is a land and era representing a synthesis of Celtic legends and folklore from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The above follow, in chronological order, the world of Ambrethel in The Turakian Age on the Hero Universe's official unified time line. Boll Weevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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