5 hours ago, UltraMark said:

What's the latest on this?  I'm about to play my first online Hero game, and would love to know if I should do this or Roll20.

 

As mentioned above there is an unofficial Hero Module for Foundry. Works pretty good. I would recommend it before Roll20, but then again, I only tried the Roll20 one once and it was an early version, but I didn't like it as much as the Foundry one. YMMV.

Thanks!
And anyone out there with solid knowledge on this, would love to do a paid session zero kind of thing to help me get my bearings.

 

 

At this point, I'm not sure if this project can continue. I am passionate about Hero System and actively working on two Hero projects for publication, but I have to be realistic and acknowledge that I cannot get this done the way I would like.

 

That said, I am willing to finance the project, but I need someone to take the reigns and run with it.

 

I'm also open to collaborating with the unofficial Foundry system module to see this is as complete as possible.

 

When I started, I did have spare professional cycles to put towards this. Unfortunately, I no longer have that time, and I do not want to keep disappointing folks, including myself.

 

I very much want to see a great Foundry solution for Hero Games. I am willing to release it to some other custodian.

I'd love to see an online subscription version of Hero Designer as well.

I am willing to fund these efforts, provided there is a solid project plan I can get behind.

 

I am passionate about the work I've done and am doing for Hero. I regret I could not get this farther along than I did. The core functionality is great, and the foundation is there for a lot of automation.

 

Thank you for all your support as I pushed forward on this.

Any update on collaboration with the unofficial module?

I've been working on building a system for 5th ed using Sandbox and have made great progress.  I'm wanting to get the combat tracker to work right and noticed the 6th ed version works.  Is there any way I can get some insight as to how that was done?

On 6/3/2024 at 9:54 PM, Theala_Sildorian said:

I've been working on building a system for 5th ed using Sandbox and have made great progress.  I'm wanting to get the combat tracker to work right and noticed the 6th ed version works.  Is there any way I can get some insight as to how that was done?

 

I recommend you join the Hero-Champions-RPG (unofficial) Discord server. It's active, full of great content and a great place to ask questions and discuss the editions. The coders of the Unofficial Hero System app for Foundry are very active there and communicative with members. I'm sure they would be happy to give you advice. 

On 6/8/2024 at 1:40 PM, Juxtapozbliss said:

 

I recommend you join the Hero-Champions-RPG (unofficial) Discord server. It's active, full of great content and a great place to ask questions and discuss the editions. The coders of the Unofficial Hero System app for Foundry are very active there and communicative with members. I'm sure they would be happy to give you advice. 

I've been trying to find this on Discord to no avail. Is it still active and I'm just stupid? Either is a distinct possibility.

10 hours ago, Jkeown said:

I've been trying to find this on Discord to no avail. Is it still active and I'm just stupid? Either is a distinct possibility.

yep, it’s still very active. I’d send you an Invite, but I don’t have invite privileges. I’ve attached a screenshot of the server name.

Here is a link to a perma-link:  

 

Actually really surprised HERO System hasn't received an official VTT release yet. One of the most popular sandbox TTRPGs of all time. Character building is a lot simpler than GURPS. I've been looking for a way to play this online for quite a while.

Is there a manural for the Hero System thing?  I subscribed and bought the single player VTT but I can't seem to load anything.

On 8/14/2024 at 3:18 AM, Sylvan5200 said:

Actually really surprised HERO System hasn't received an official VTT release yet. One of the most popular sandbox TTRPGs of all time. Character building is a lot simpler than GURPS. I've been looking for a way to play this online for quite a while.

 

I have the license for the official VTT. I could not find a developer that knew the Hero System, was interested in working on a schedule, and would follow my project plan. Unfortunately, that project is on hold indefinitely unless that changes. 

The unofficial team is working on this as a labor of love and has delivered a lot of functionality and playability. That is the best supported VTT solution at this time, AFAIK.  

On 3/29/2025 at 4:33 PM, megaplayboy said:

Is there a manural for the Hero System thing?  I subscribed and bought the single player VTT but I can't seem to load anything.

I recommend you join the Hero-Champions-RPG (unofficial) Discord server. Not only have they created multiple how-to videos for using the unofficial Foundry module but the developers hang out there and can answer questions. They are also updating the system frequently.

I am really liking the Unofficial Foundry integration for Hero System. It is feature packed TBH.

Edited April 3Apr 3 by Mr_Squarepeg

Totally agree. I used it to introduce my son and his friends to the system and it was fairly easy and we didn't really run into any issues during our sessions.