White Lion Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi, I am interested in picking up some Fantasy Hero books, but what about a new edition of Fantasy hero coming out? Is that something that I should be concerned about? Should I just wait until the new edition? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Welcome aboard! The reprint of Fantasy Hero will only errata corrections rather than any new content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Welcome! Fantasy Hero rocks. The best thing I can do for you is reccomend the following resource: http://killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/FantasyHERO.aspx It also helps a tone if you com from a D&D background, but is even better if you just ignore you background and use the content fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygoneyrs Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Hi there, Ok I have all the books and know the Hero's systems "ok" but I have to convert my D&D campaign over to the Fantasy Hero's system Now the books you might want are: - Hero System: Fantasy Hero (this is the main book and you want the HC version of it when it comes out shortly) Some good resource for FH books are: - FH - Nobles, Knights & Necromancer - HS - Enchanted Items - HS - Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds - HS - Fantasy Hero Grimoire - HS - Monsters, Minion, Marauders Also some examples of Fantasy Hero settings: - HS - FH The Valdorian Age - HS - FH The Turakian Age - HS - Tuala Morn Also when it comes out here soon: - FH - The Celtic Bestary I should also point out there are two other books set in the Asian setting that I don't want but they are: FH - Asian Bestary I& II Also some othere good Hero books to have might be: - HS - 5th Edition Revised HC - HS - Combat Handbook - HS - Besiary For more magic resource books I might point too these: - HS - The Ultimate Mystic - HS - Arcane Adversaries - HS - Champions Demon Servants of Darkness - HS - The Mystic World Plus many other Hero System (HS) books can add something to the game mechanics for you that you can include somewhere along the way for the mechanics. The rest is just story telling and writing on your part to create a campaign for your players to play in. There are many online resources as well too... I will be using them myself as I too go through the design and redesign process to recreate my campaign using the Hero System. Penn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero To reiterate what someone said, we're not publishing a "new edition" of FH. We're just going to be reprinting it with a new printer, which gives us the chance to correct typos/errata and to update the page references to the latest edition of the rulebook. We will soon have available a limited edition hardcover version of Fantasy Hero, if that's of interest to you. Keep an eye on the boards for announcements that we have them in stock, because we'll only be selling them here in the Online Store, not through regular retail outlets. Our other FH supplements are in print and available, so feel free to pick up a few and dive right in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Well, I'm going to go ahead and repeat peeps. There's the whole "STEVEN S. LONG" thing... he's a hack, really, but you know. I suffer somehow. Except the punk keeps signing all of my books "To slack-ass," and evidently he does this with an immense of glee. The bastard. Where was I? Oh yes. Fantasy HERO is your new Bible. HERO System Equipment Guide (HSEG) is a must own. HERO System Combat Handbook (HSCH) is a second must own. After that, you can choose setting, Grimoires, the Fantasy Battleground Book (pretty helpful, actually), Nobles, Knights & Necromancers (Thanks again, Bill!) provides some decent villains, although I'm much happier with Steve's Predators. There are plenty of books in the line and lots of opinions as to what was good and what was great, but for my money it's the core rules, combined with the flood of material in FH alone that make it worth the investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero After the Hero System Book (5ER) and Fantasy Hero, you should decide what kind of fantasy game you want to run. Nobles, Knights, and Necromancers (NKN), and the Grimoires 1 & 2 (FHG1 & FHG2) might not be that useful if you aren't running a high fantasy game set in the Turakian Age. The Hero System Bestiary (HSB) and Monsters, Minions, and Marauders (MMM) contain fantasy monsters that should be fairly useful in almost any type of fantasy game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Hi there, Ok I have all the books and know the Hero's systems "ok" but I have to convert my D&D campaign over to the Fantasy Hero's system Now the books you might want are: - Hero System: Fantasy Hero (this is the main book and you want the HC version of it when it comes out shortly) Some good resource for FH books are: - FH - Nobles, Knights & Necromancer - HS - Enchanted Items - HS - Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds - HS - Fantasy Hero Grimoire - HS - Monsters, Minion, Marauders Also some examples of Fantasy Hero settings: - HS - FH The Valdorian Age - HS - FH The Turakian Age - HS - Tuala Morn Also when it comes out here soon: - FH - The Celtic Bestary Just as a note: Celtic Bestiary was folded into the Tuala Morn book (Chapter 6 specifically) and is not going to be a separate sourcebook. Monsters, Minions, And Marauders; Nobles, Knights, And Necromancers, Both Grimoires; and Enchanted Items are designed for use with Turakian Age, but are easily ported to pretty much anywhere you need them (such is the nature of Hero). Battlegrounds, by contrast, is generic but contains notes on placing each adventure in it somewhere in the Turakian Age setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero I should also point out there are two other books set in the Asian setting that I don't want but they are: FH - Asian Bestary I& II Not true. These books aren't set in any specific setting, but instead describe various creatures from the mythology and folklore of real world SE Asia (Japan, China, India, and so on). The feature a whole host of undead, spirits, ghosts, dragons, and other (to our eyes) utterly unconventional animals and monsters, not to mention possible PC races, ideas for spells, and magic items. Oh, and the greatest special effect for a power ever published in a HERO book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Not that you have any personal agenda there or anything ;-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Me? Perish the tought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tancred Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Welcome aboard, White Lion. And have some rep. One thing I can't believe Thia didn't mention: Hero Designer. (He's the only one here who's a bigger booster for it than I am.) Hero Designer is your indispensable tool for everything Hero. You will find yourself designing characters faster than you ever thought you could. It does the math for you, AND it enforces the rules, helping you make sure anything you write is legal. It's a steal for only $25.00. You can purchase character packs from the various books. The Bestiary character pack is a particularly good bargain, at $6.99. ALL the creatures (monsters, animals, EVERYTHING) from the Bestiary book already done in HD, ready to be customized to suit you at a second's notice. This pack includes all the various templates for customizing creatures that are listed in the book, as well. These make it even easier to customize a monster on the spur of the moment. Need an Infernal wolf? Load up the wolf character sheet, load the Infernal prefab, and add the abilities to the wolf. Voila! done. Buy it NOW. You'll be glad you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lion Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Thanks so much for the help and clarification. Looks like I'm diving into the Hero system. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Welcome aboard, White Lion. And have some rep. One thing I can't believe Thia didn't mention: Hero Designer. (He's the only one here who's a bigger booster for it than I am.) Hero Designer is your indispensable tool for everything Hero. You will find yourself designing characters faster than you ever thought you could. It does the math for you, AND it enforces the rules, helping you make sure anything you write is legal. It's a steal for only $25.00. You can purchase character packs from the various books. The Bestiary character pack is a particularly good bargain, at $6.99. ALL the creatures (monsters, animals, EVERYTHING) from the Bestiary book already done in HD, ready to be customized to suit you at a second's notice. This pack includes all the various templates for customizing creatures that are listed in the book, as well. These make it even easier to customize a monster on the spur of the moment. Need an Infernal wolf? Load up the wolf character sheet, load the Infernal prefab, and add the abilities to the wolf. Voila! done. Note to self -- get some of these character packs. Especially the Bestiaries and ABs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tancred Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Note to self -- get some of these character packs. Especially the Bestiaries and ABs. Shop carefully, though. The Bestiary is quite the bargain; only $6.99. (It was one of the very first character packs released, and somewhat under-priced, IMO.) Many of the later packs run $30.00, because they contain essentially everything in their respective book EXCEPT the actual descriptions. At that price, I have to choose between buying the pack and ordering a new book. So far, the book wins every time. For that very reason, I'm keying in the spells from the Fantasy Hero Grimoire myself. The good side to that is, I'm sure learning about all the spells that will be used in my Turakian Age game. It has also let me figure out ground rules for players creating new spells for my campaign. Generally speaking, the genre book character packs are the better bargains (Star Hero, Fantasy Hero, etc.). And the UMA-Ninja Hero, Bestiary, and Turakian Age packs are WELL worth the price, IMO. I don't have the packs for the other Ultimate books, but I'm considering them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal_sage Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero oh, and i'm sure he'll drop by to say it, but i'll beat him to it... Killer Shrike's website of Fantasy HERO goodness. http://www.killershrike.com/ * at KS* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Not true. These books aren't set in any specific setting, but instead describe various creatures from the mythology and folklore of real world SE Asia (Japan, China, India, and so on). The feature a whole host of undead, spirits, ghosts, dragons, and other (to our eyes) utterly unconventional animals and monsters, not to mention possible PC races, ideas for spells, and magic items. Oh, and the greatest special effect for a power ever published in a HERO book. Ummmm... What SE would that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero oh, and i'm sure he'll drop by to say it, but i'll beat him to it... Killer Shrike's website of Fantasy HERO goodness. http://www.killershrike.com/ * at KS* ***WHINE*** I said it fiiirst ***END WHINE*** No but seriously it bares repeating. I had hero and had no Idea where to start with a FH campaign until I read through this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Ummmm... What SE would that be? "Enormous Scrotum" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero Ummmm... What SE would that be? Look up Tanuki. AB vol.2 p50 (alternately Ultimate Metamorph p234) edit: aah. Susano beat me to it, and I was gonna make him get the books to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero I should have spoilered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero LOL I will take a look. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal_sage Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero oh, so you did, jaws. my bad *damn my low PER roll!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero . . . I'd say the Tanuki's big feature is a big selling feature of ABII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBunraku Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Re: New to Fantasy Hero I was able to get a copy of Fantasy HERO at this year's GenCon, and I must say I really like it. I thought I knew how much D&D influenced my notions about fantasy RPG's, but it wasn't until I read over Fantasy HERO, with all of it's myriad options, that I was able to break that mindset once and for all. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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