EvilDrPuma Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements In no particular order: 1. Pulp Hero 2. Fantasy Hero 3. Ultimate Martial Artist 4. Ultimate Skill 5. Tuala Morn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culhwch Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements My picks in no particular order: 1) Fantasy Hero 2) Ultimate Skill 3) Tuala Morn 4) Ultimate Martial Artist 5) Hero System Bestiary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Pulp Hero Villainy Amok DEMON USPD 1-2 UNTIL: Defenders of Freedom (have to love the GATEWAY Commander) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Goodwin Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Fantasy Hero Urban Fantasy Hero Post Apocalyptic Hero Ultimate Mentalist Star Hero Honorable Mention: Robot Warriors. Just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements 1. Sidekick 2. Pulp Hero 3. DEMON 4. Hudson City: The Urban Abyss 5. USPD 1&2. Honorable mention to Vibora Bay, CKC, Post Apocalypse Hero, UMA, Lucha Libre Hero, Shades of Black, and anything with my name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements In no particular order Ultimate Skill Combat Handbook Tuala Morn Ultimate Martial Artist Dark Champions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Galactic Champions Terran Empire Post-Apocalyptic Hero Ultimate Skill USPD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements In no particular order: Champions Hudson City: The Urban Abyss Pulp Hero Masterminds and Madmen Gadgets and Gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Star HERO Dark Champions Urban Fantasy HERO Fantasy HERO Hudson City: The Urban Abyss In that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Okay, aside from the required "anything with my name on or in it".... In no order, my "go-to" books for character building: 1) Ultimate Martial Artist 2) Hero System Bestiary 3) The Ultimate Skill 4) USPD 1 & 2 5) TFHG 1 & 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balok Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Hmmmmm... DEMON Dark Champions Fantasy Hero The Ultimate Skill Hudson City I believe DEMON stands head and shoulders above the rest. It turned an organization I always regarded as a joke into a really creepy threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements 1. Ultimate Martial Artist 2. Ultimate Skill 3. Combat Handbook (easier to take to games) 4. Champions Universe (collectively, including villain books and News of the World) 5. toss up between Dark Champions genre book and Hudson City; I get more use out of the former, but the later is IMO the perfect city book. Ok, so I cheated on #4, but I treat the CU supplements as if it were a homogeneous body of work in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements 1. Fantasy Hero - The most jam-packed, best bang for your buck Hero book. 2. Pulp Hero - Would have liked to see Robert E. Howard mentioned (Lovecraft was in there so why not REH?) and Pretty Boy Floyd but it captures its subject better than all the other Hero books. 3. Star Hero - Shorter than I would like but one of the most useful of them all. When you can explain astronomy in terms even I can understand, you've done something right. 4. Alien Wars- I really like the writing style in this one. And the Xenovores ain't bad. No wait, they are. 5. Post-Apocalyptic Hero - This one wasn't as good as I'd hoped but I'm a post-apocalypse junkie so it automatically goes on the list. Note to Steve: If you ever rewrite this book, make sure it's at least as long as 5er. Those are chosen from the books I own and have read. I've still got a few I haven't made my way through and I'll be ordering a few more soon. So the list might change soon. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Basing it on how often it comes off my bookshelf =) 5th edition UMA Gadgets and gear Beastiary & Fantasy Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Dark Champions Hudson City Ultimate Martial Artist Viborra Bay Predators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevenall Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Demon & Hudson City for best writing. Urban Fantasy Hero Valdorian Age Combat Handbook for most referenced. The Ultimate Skill for most exhaustively researched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypt Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Ultimate Martial Artist Equipment Guide Star Hero Fantasy Hero Post Apocalyptic Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Interesting stuff. I compiled all of the entries so far to see what the favorites were. I've hidden the results in a spoiler tag if you haven't voted yet and don't want to be influenced by the masses. The Top Five Fantasy Hero with 19 votes. Ultimate Martial Artist / Ultimate Skill with 18 votes each. Post-Apocalyptic Hero with 13 votes. Dark Champions / Pulp Hero / USPD 1 & 2 with 12 votes each. Star Hero with 10 votes. All votes Fantasy Hero with 19 votes. Ultimate Martial Artist with 18 votes. Ultimate Skill with 18 votes. Post-Apocalyptic Hero with 13 votes. Dark Champions with 12 votes. Pulp Hero with 12 votes. USPD 1 & 2 with 12 votes. Star Hero with 10 votes. DEMON with 9 votes. Hero System Bestiary with 9 votes. Hudson City with 7 votes. Tuala Morn with 7 votes. Villainy Amok with 7 votes. Combat Handbook with 4 votes. Conquerers, Killers & Crooks with 4 votes. Gadgets and Gear with 4 votes. Alien Wars with 3 votes. Champions with 3 votes. Fantasy Hero Grimoire 1 & 2 with 3 votes. Galactic Champions with 3 votes. Hero System Sidekick with 3 votes. Urban Fantasy Hero with 3 votes. Valdorian Age with 3 votes. FREd with 2 votes. Lucha Libre Hero with 2 votes. Predators with 2 votes. Terran Empire with 2 votes. *Egyptoid's Haymaker Articles with 1 votes. *The USA-50 with 1 votes. Algernon Files with 1 votes. Book of Dragons with 1 votes. Book of the Machine with 1 votes. Champions Anniversary Hardback Version with 1 votes. Champions Battlegrounds with 1 votes. Champions Everyman with 1 votes. Champions Universe with 1 votes. Enchanted Items with 1 votes. Equipment Guide with 1 votes. Gestalt with 1 votes. Hero System Resource Kit with 1 votes. Masterminds and Madmen with 1 votes. Monsters Minions & Maurauders with 1 votes. Mystic World with 1 votes. Scourges of the Galaxy with 1 votes. Shades of Black with 1 votes. Turakian Age with 1 votes. Ultimate Mentalist with 1 votes. Ultimate Vehicle with 1 votes. UNTIL: Defenders of Freedom with 1 votes. Viborra Bay with 1 votes. VIPER: Coils of the Serpent with 1 votes. For those interested, here's the raw data: Name, Book Steve Long, Pulp Hero Steve Long, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Steve Long, Tuala Morn Steve Long, Hudson City Steve Long, Ultimate Skill *Darren, Pulp Hero *Darren, DEMON *Darren, Lucha Libre Hero *Darren, Villainy Amok *Darren, USPD 1 & 2 *Jason, Gadgets and Gear *Jason, Alien Wars *Jason, Terran Empire *Jason, Fantasy Hero *Jason, Ultimate Martial Artist *Fred, Post-Apocalyptic Hero *Fred, Pulp Hero *Fred, Book of the Machine *Fred, Hero System Sidekick *Fred, Ultimate Skill *Secret Master #1, Fantasy Hero *Secret Master #1, Book of Dragons *Secret Master #1, Turakian Age *Secret Master #1, Tuala Morn *Secret Master #1, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Derek Hiemforth, Champions Derek Hiemforth, Fantasy Hero Derek Hiemforth, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Derek Hiemforth, Pulp Hero Derek Hiemforth, Star Hero GamePhil, DEMON GamePhil, Post-Apocalyptic Hero GamePhil, Galactic Champions GamePhil, Mystic World GamePhil, Valdorian Age mayapuppies, Fantasy Hero mayapuppies, Ultimate Skill mayapuppies, Post-Apocalyptic Hero mayapuppies, Dark Champions mayapuppies, USPD 1 & 2 Kraven Kor, FREd Kraven Kor, Star Hero Kraven Kor, Gadgets and Gear Kraven Kor, Combat Handbook Kraven Kor, Fantasy Hero Netzilla, Tuala Morn Netzilla, USPD 1 & 2 Netzilla, Fantasy Hero Grimoire 1 & 2 Netzilla, Ultimate Martial Artist Netzilla, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Vondy, Ultimate Skill Vondy, Ultimate Martial Artist Vondy, Dark Champions Vondy, Champions Everyman Vondy, USPD 1 & 2 Jhamin, Villainy Amok Jhamin, Conquerers, Killers & Crooks Jhamin, Pulp Hero Jhamin, Champions Battlegrounds Jhamin, Star Hero alywin13, USPD 1 & 2 alywin13, Ultimate Martial Artist alywin13, Ultimate Skill alywin13, Villainy Amok alywin13, Dark Champions Deejmeister, Hero System Resource Kit Deejmeister, Ultimate Martial Artist Deejmeister, USPD 1 & 2 Deejmeister, DEMON Deejmeister, Dark Champions Egyptoid, Hero System Bestiary Egyptoid, Galactic Champions Egyptoid, Villainy Amok Egyptoid, *Egyptoid's Haymaker Articles Egyptoid, *The USA-50 JohnTaber, Fantasy Hero JohnTaber, Champions Anniversary Hardback Version JohnTaber, Ultimate Skill JohnTaber, Scourges of the Galaxy JohnTaber, Hero System Bestiary mallet, Star Hero mallet, DEMON mallet, Alien Wars mallet, Post-Apocalyptic Hero mallet, Ultimate Skill Hierax, Fantasy Hero Hierax, Valdorian Age Hierax, Fantasy Hero Grimoire 1 & 2 Hierax, USPD 1 & 2 Hierax, Hero System Bestiary Hierax, Enchanted Items Hierax, Monsters Minions & Maurauders steamteck, Pulp Hero steamteck, Ultimate Skill steamteck, Hero System Sidekick steamteck, Hero System Bestiary steamteck, Ultimate Vehicle mattingly, Conquerers, Killers & Crooks mattingly, USPD 1 & 2 mattingly, Villainy Amok mattingly, Ultimate Skill mattingly, Hero System Bestiary teh bunneh, Fantasy Hero teh bunneh, Star Hero teh bunneh, Lucha Libre Hero teh bunneh, Tuala Morn teh bunneh, Ultimate Martial Artist Alibear, Fantasy Hero Alibear, Hero System Bestiary Alibear, Conquerers, Killers & Crooks Alibear, Star Hero Alibear, Dark Champions Edsel, Ultimate Skill Edsel, Dark Champions Edsel, Ultimate Martial Artist Edsel, Predators Edsel, DEMON Dr. MID-Nite, Conquerers, Killers & Crooks Dr. MID-Nite, Villainy Amok Dr. MID-Nite, Ultimate Martial Artist Dr. MID-Nite, VIPER: Coils of the Serpent Dr. MID-Nite, Shades of Black IndianaJoe3, Ultimate Martial Artist IndianaJoe3, Fantasy Hero IndianaJoe3, Pulp Hero IndianaJoe3, Champions IndianaJoe3, Dark Champions Lord Mhoram, Fantasy Hero Lord Mhoram, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Lord Mhoram, Ultimate Martial Artist Lord Mhoram, Algernon Files Lord Mhoram, Gestalt EvilDrPuma, Pulp Hero EvilDrPuma, Fantasy Hero EvilDrPuma, Ultimate Martial Artist EvilDrPuma, Ultimate Skill EvilDrPuma, Tuala Morn culhwch, Fantasy Hero culhwch, Ultimate Skill culhwch, Tuala Morn culhwch, Ultimate Martial Artist culhwch, Hero System Bestiary rjcurrie, Pulp Hero rjcurrie, Villainy Amok rjcurrie, DEMON rjcurrie, USPD 1 & 2 rjcurrie, UNTIL: Defenders of Freedom Chris Goodwin, Fantasy Hero Chris Goodwin, Urban Fantasy Hero Chris Goodwin, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Chris Goodwin, Ultimate Mentalist Chris Goodwin, Star Hero GestaltBennie, Hero System Sidekick GestaltBennie, Pulp Hero GestaltBennie, DEMON GestaltBennie, Hudson City GestaltBennie, USPD 1 & 2 archermoo, Ultimate Skill archermoo, Combat Handbook archermoo, Tuala Morn archermoo, Ultimate Martial Artist archermoo, Dark Champions megaplayboy, Galactic Champions megaplayboy, Terran Empire megaplayboy, Post-Apocalyptic Hero megaplayboy, Ultimate Skill megaplayboy, USPD 1 & 2 Doc Shadow, Champions Doc Shadow, Hudson City Doc Shadow, Pulp Hero Doc Shadow, Masterminds and Madmen Doc Shadow, Gadgets and Gear Nolgroth, Star Hero Nolgroth, Dark Champions Nolgroth, Urban Fantasy Hero Nolgroth, Fantasy Hero Nolgroth, Hudson City Susano, Ultimate Martial Artist Susano, Hero System Bestiary Susano, Ultimate Skill Susano, USPD 1 & 2 Susano, Fantasy Hero Grimoire 1 & 2 Balok, DEMON Balok, Dark Champions Balok, Fantasy Hero Balok, Ultimate Skill Balok, Hudson City Killer Shrike, Ultimate Martial Artist Killer Shrike, Ultimate Skill Killer Shrike, Combat Handbook Killer Shrike, Champions Universe Killer Shrike, Dark Champions Killer Shrike, Hudson City Burrito Boy, Fantasy Hero Burrito Boy, Pulp Hero Burrito Boy, Star Hero Burrito Boy, Alien Wars Burrito Boy, Post-Apocalyptic Hero JmOz, FREd JmOz, Ultimate Martial Artist JmOz, Gadgets and Gear JmOz, Hero System Bestiary JmOz, Fantasy Hero Shaft, Dark Champions Shaft, Hudson City Shaft, Ultimate Martial Artist Shaft, Viborra Bay Shaft, Predators Nevenall, DEMON Nevenall, Urban Fantasy Hero Nevenall, Valdorian Age Nevenall, Combat Handbook Nevenall, Ultimate Skill Crypt, Ultimate Martial Artist Crypt, Equipment Guide Crypt, Star Hero Crypt, Fantasy Hero Crypt, Post-Apocalyptic Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Thanx, phookz! I was actually thinking of making that list myself, you just saved me some time. Take +2 XP out of petty cash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements I can't decide!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal_sage Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Fantasy HERO Star HERO Ultimate Martial Artist Asian Bestiary I Asian Bestiary II and my wife's input is: Ultimate Martial Artist Ultimate Skill Fantasy HERO Star HERO UNTIL Superpowers Database I is it obvious that we play alot of Fantasy and Sci-Fi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Fantasy HERO Star HERO Ultimate Martial Artist Asian Bestiary I Asian Bestiary II Wooho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Alright. . . After some long long thought on it. Ultimate Skill Combat Handbook Tuala Morn Lucha Libre Hero Urban Fantasy Hero (the first two because they are most often used books outside the main rules; the last three because they were just the most fun to read - and I have read them all.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements Thanx' date=' phookz! I was actually thinking of making that list myself, you just saved me some time. Take +2 XP out of petty cash! [/quote'] Woot! Now I can finally get that extra point of DEX I've been saving up for. Hmm, with 6E on the horizon maybe I'll just sit on that XP and see how best to spend it with the new edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Top 5 Favorite 5E Supplements TheQuestionMan's Top 5 Favourite 5 Edition Supplements 1. Champions 2. Villainy Amok 3. UNTIL Superpowers Database I & II 4. UNTIL: Defenders of Freedom 5. VIPER: Coils Of The Serpent Cheers QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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