Rafl Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I am web-shopping for Fourth Edition books and I was wondering what I should be on the look out for. I have the Big Blue Book, Day of the Destroyer, Challenges for Champions, Classic Enemies, Zodiac Conspiracy and the Fourth Edition Hero System Book I'm most interested in adventures -Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketchpad Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Classic Organizations and Viper are great books for 4th ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ninja Hero has an adventure and the Martial Arts rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Check these out. https://rpggeek.com/rpg/402/champions-3rd-edition https://rpggeek.com/rpg/403/champions-4th-edition On both pages you can scroll down to see linked items and linked reviews. HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Classic Organizations....Champions in 3D....VIPER...Mind Games...To Serve and Protect...Great Supervillain Contest...Circle and METE... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 If your specific interest is adventures, beyond what you already have for 4E I would suggest Champions Presents and Champions Presents #2. Both books contain three separate chapters, each one an "adventure module" providing enough material for several play sessions: plots, NPCs, and maps. (Although one chapter in #2 is more of an organization book than an adventure.) Pyramid In the Sky is similar, but its three chapters can either be run separately, or connected as a single campaign. That same format also applies to Shadows of the City; although officially a supplement for 4E Dark Champions (street-level superheroes), many of the villains are superhuman and easily scaled for tougher opposition. Demons Rule and Road Kill are self-contained adventure modules like Day of the Destroyer. I recommend the former, but am less sanguine about the quality of the latter. Your thread title also mentions 3E Champions. Would you like suggestions for adventures for that as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinAg Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 I would fully agree with VIPER and Classic organisations. From there it depends on where you want your adventures to go. High Tech enemies and the Mutant files are good genre books and include adventure ideas. Another suggestion is Kingdom of Champions. It has several adventures and even if you never intend on setting your games in the UK, it is an excellent example of a setting book and a good guide of what to think about if you take your players away from your native country. PaladinAg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafl Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thank you for all of your suggestions! If your specific interest is adventures, beyond what you already have for 4E I would suggest Champions Presents and Champions Presents #2. Both books contain three separate chapters, each one an "adventure module" providing enough material for several play sessions: plots, NPCs, and maps. (Although one chapter in #2 is more of an organization book than an adventure.) Pyramid In the Sky is similar, but its three chapters can either be run separately, or connected as a single campaign. That same format also applies to Shadows of the City; although officially a supplement for 4E Dark Champions (street-level superheroes), many of the villains are superhuman and easily scaled for tougher opposition. Demons Rule and Road Kill are self-contained adventure modules like Day of the Destroyer. I recommend the former, but am less sanguine about the quality of the latter. Your thread title also mentions 3E Champions. Would you like suggestions for adventures for that as well? [Looks at thread title] Oh shoot forgot I did that! I don't have the 3E rules so I don't know how well I could interpret the material in that era of books, but I am open to suggestions. What would be some books that I can skip? I have heard bad things about European Enemies but other than that book nothing really comes up as a definite "do not buy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Everything That's a lot of books. HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rails Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 You like to show off that collection, don't you? I'm more than a bit envious. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Your thread title also mentions 3E Champions. Would you like suggestions for adventures for that as well? To reiterate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I'll add my recommendation for the 4e VIPER book. It's excellent, full of well-written characters and equipment that's useful even if you don't specifically use VIPER. If your campaign setting includes a big "Syndicate of Evil" criminal/terrorist/subversive group, 4th ed. VIPER is the best example I've ever seen for how to do it well. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 And if the 5E VIPER book's emphasis on agents over supervillains isn't your cup of tea, the 4E version includes a gaggle of VIPER villains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Demons Rule and Road Kill are self-contained adventure modules like Day of the Destroyer. I recommend the former, but am less sanguine about the quality of the latter. Demons Rule is my favorite 4ed Champions adventure, hands down. I assume since you posted this under Champions that you're not interested in 3ed/4ed Heroic books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 There are a handful of 3e/4e books available on Drivethrurpg.com you can buy as PDFs. Great Super Villain Contest: Champions Adventure #4 Coriolis Effect: Champions RPG Adventure #5 Strike Force 1988 Original Edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Everything except Demons Rule and Road Kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Demons Rule is my favorite 4ed Champions adventure, hands down. Everything except Demons Rule and Road Kill. And this illustrates why recommending an entertainment is always a risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 And this illustrates why recommending an entertainment is always a risk. Hahaha. Demons Rule is a problem because as written, the villains can't get to the final combat. Literally, there are so many problems with the tacticals and the way the villains are built vis a vis those tacticals that they lose the initial combat outright and go to prison. Scenario over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 [shrug] I guess that could be a problem if I ever ran a published scenario as written rather than customizing it (and the villains) to my individual PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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