Jkeown Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 And I need to know if the package deals in Alien Wars are worth the price of the book. I'm not using the background, just the PDs... opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! AW has lots of good package deals, lots of good tech. I'd recommend getting it just because I love gizmos in my games. From what I remember there are PDs for every branch of the military, and quite a few for each branch. I'd say the book is worth it just for the crunch factor, as most HERO stuff is, although I don't think I'd run a campaign in it but that's just 'cause of my lack of imagination for that genre. Terran Empire also has lots of PDs for the military (I'm assuming your'e looking for military if your looking at AW.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! I have Alien Wars and I think it is a great book. The background is actually pretty lite, with lotsa crunch factor when it comes to alien races, package deals, gadgets, ships, and even monsters. I would recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! What they said! I recommend it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! We are actually playing Mercenaries in my old GURPS Space setting. Sorta converting it to HERO on the fly. They requested a "Firefly Feel" to it. Having only seen one episode of FF, I don't know how close I'll get. I do think I'll have a look at Firefly Hero, tho.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlascott Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! AW is worth getting. The PD's are not the greatest, but are useful insofar as they are good examples you can work from. Free advice to the HERO staff--please stat-out enemies and members of races, dont just give a PD. I LIKE the character description and format with a neat picture of the creature next to it. I found the Xenovore section lite without this. A few 'typical' characterrs of each race might have been nice, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguerin Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! You will not be sorry if you get the book..the PD's are very numerous and the gadgets right ups are worth the price of admission alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! Terran Empire also has lots of PDs for the military (I'm assuming your'e looking for military if your looking at AW.) And hey don't forget about Terran Empire! Sorry it's my favorite setting book so far, gotta push it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted March 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Re: My group voted ... It's Star Hero! I bought the Prefabs for it. But I don't own the book yet. It's on my list. The setting is very like Terran Empire, but with some Ancient History thrown in to make it more Star Wars-like, some Big Governments to make it more Star Trek-like and some Weird Organizations and Philosophy to make it more Dune-like. For example, we have Force Swords (Lightsabers) but they are relics of a previous age of the galaxy, and there is no Official Monastic Order to train you in using one. Force Sword Fencing is kind of a Hidden Art, you have to go find a Master to train you. The Union Science Council (holder of all the Psionic and Weird Technique cards) has agents that would love to get their hands on one. "But Jedi? We ain't got no Jedi..." Then again, there are the Auroran Stars, a Secretive Alien Government of Xeno-humans (humans who grew up near another star, "native" if you will, to a different planet than Earth) They do have an Elite Corps who use toned-down versions of Force Swords (not nearly so powerful as the Ancient Artifact Swords...) I'm also working on other things to separate Union from TE, like the addition of psions who can talk to planets... but now it starts to sound like D&D in space... and I have a setting that is full-on Fantasy Space (Exodus), so it can't get too weird. I dunno... I do lots of weird stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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