April 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - The Starter Adventure

[torchwolf]

April 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - The Starter Adventure

April kicks off the HERO Forums monthly Adventure Design Challenge (a few days late again - I've been otherwise busy, so my apologies for this delay).

The Challenge starts now, and will run for two months.

This time, there was no poll; I arbitrarily decided to address something that's been brought up repeatedly:

 

 

Theme for this Challenge is build a starter adventure that takes place in any genre, and highlighting aspects of the Hero System - Combat, Skill Use, Mental Powers, Magic, Equipment - anything you like... though not necessarily

everything

.

This means that the general premise could be anything, as long as it's suitable for introducing new players and/or GMs to the Hero System, more specifically making examples for how to use the rules in various ways.

Any house rules you'd like to use should be clearly described as such, and explained (in respect to how it interacts with the rules as written) to a reasonable degree.

 

You can create a comedy adventure, an epic quest, a psychodrama, a monster-hunting scenario, a rescue mission, a mystery to be solved, or anything you like

 

– just sign up at the

Monthly Adventures Design Group

and start writing.

 

 

Suggested Genres (examples only - genre and subject are entirely optional):

 

 

 

• Champions
  
  

 

• Fantasy Hero
  
  

 

• Horror Hero
  
  

 

• Pulp Hero
  
  

 

• Star Hero
  
  

 

• Western Hero
  
  

 

 

Genre, Subject, Setting & Power Level

For the April 2010 challenge, any setting, subject or power level is acceptable, as long as you account for the use of beginning characters. Pre-generated characters are optional. Just make sure you note the following information;

 

1. Which version of HERO you are writing for. We really don't mind if you want to write for Champions 1st edition if that is what you are comfortable with. If you are writing for Sidekick (5E) or the HERO System Basic Rulebook (6E), mention that as well. Given that this challenge aims for introductory adventures, completed scenarios will have a 5ER and a 6E version of game statistics (the MAD Group can tend to this if the author declines to do so).
   
   
2. What the expected point totals for the characters are and the breakdown of base points versus Disadvantages/Complications.
   
   
3. The specific genre you're writing in, the setting used (unless you include it) and the era (Champions – Vibora Bay – 1961, for example)
   
   
4. An example entry might read:
   is a Superheroic level adventure set on the Moon, using the HERO 6E rules. Characters will be built on the Standard Superhero points and guidelines as outlined in the HERO 6E1 book.
   
   

Other Guidelines

It is a good idea to follow established HERO standards. When writing up spells, for example, using one of the established magic systems from

Turakian Age

,

Valdorian Age,

or

Atlantean Age

would make it easier for the reader to identify with. If you don't have these resources available or just want to use another system, that is ok too. Just make sure that you provide enough information about how the system works to allow a perspective GM to run it.

 

Maps, pre-generated characters, artwork and other goodies are welcome, but not necessary.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to post them over at the

Monthly Adventure Design Group

.

 

 

Submissions and Voting

Start the submission process by posting a message over at the Monthly Adventure Design Group. From there you can use your HERO Forums blog to create a development journal. On the final submission date, post an RTF (rich text file) or PDF of your submission to your Monthly Adventure Design Group post (the one you started at the beginning of the Challenge). A new thread will be created in the HERO System General Discussion with a Poll containing all of the entries for that Challenge.

 

The HERO Forum community will choose the winner by popular vote. The winner will get to choose the next upcoming theme and general guidelines. We want to share the opportunity to pick new themes, so if one person wins two Challenges in a row, the runner up on the second Challenge will get to choose the following Challenge's theme.

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline:

May 24, 2010. The voting poll will then close on May 31, 2010 at 2359 hours PST.

 

 

 

some more info on Monthly Challenges:

 

 

March 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - The Offbeat Adventure

 

is still open and running, until April 23.

 

 

 

February 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - The Valentines Day Adventure

 

is no longer running, but you may of course still examine it for ideas if you wish.

 

 

 

The voting poll for the subject of March's Challenge is open indefinitely

- you can still vote on subjects and comment there if you'd like:

 

March 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - What Do *You* Want To See?

[Nolgroth]

Re: April 2010 Adventure Design Challenge - The Starter Adventure

 

Way to go Torchwolf. I have so dropped the ball on this since starting up my campaign. You have my heartfelt gratitude for keeping this going.

 

A starter adventure eh? See what I can come up with.