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  1. Package Deal - Star Hero - Astronaut

    By AlHazred in Prefabs

    Some time ago, I was looking through the list of Dark Champions professional package deals, and realized one very interesting option was missing -- Astronauts. I did research on astronaut training and found quite a lot of detail online. Putting it together, I worked up the package deal and this is the result.

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  2. More information about "Radio Police Automaton (1924)"

    Radio Police Automaton (1924)

    By AlHazred in Characters

    A primitive robot for your pulp games, from the May 1924 issue of "Science & Technology" magazine, edited by Hugo Gernsback.

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  3. More information about "Martial Art - Lunch Money"

    Martial Art - Lunch Money

    By AlHazred in Prefabs

    In the brawls that spring up in the yard over the lunch money each kid brings to school, it is the girl who fights with the most savagery, the most viciousness, who wins. The little girls, who have practiced their craft, develop the maneuvers and techniques that make up the essence of this art. They tend to be the ones walking away with a jingling purse while their opponents lie bleeding and unconscious on the asphalt behind them.
     
    You can see this martial art at Surbrook's Stuff.
    For a pdf of the martial art in standard Hero format, click on the Dropbox link.

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  4. More information about "Talislantan Martial Arts"

    Talislantan Martial Arts

    By AlHazred in Prefabs

    These martial arts are from the Talislanta game, originally published by Bard Games in 1987. Talislanta was an attempt to make a fantasy setting very different from the vanilla fantasy settings then dominating the market -- the tagline for the game/setting is "Talislanta. Still No Elves!" Among the many elements of the setting are martial arts systems. Back in the 90s, I converted several of them for the 4th edition Hero System, then when 5th edition was published I uploaded several of them to the Hero Games webpage Digital Hero ezine. Sadly, those submissions are lost to the Internet Archive.
     
    When 6th edition was made, I updated the martial arts yet again (adding Aerial Combat and renaming Zandir Bladesmanship to Swordsmanship, as per the then-recently-updated Talislanta rules), and uploaded them to the boards. They didn't survive the changeover, but I see that they're still popular enough to warrant being resurrected. So, here they are. The prefab file contains:
    Aerial Combat: The fighting art of skilled warriors of the flying races (Aerdians, Stryx, Gryphs, etc.)
    Arimite Knife-Fighting: Provided in both melee and ranged flavors, the lethal fighting style of the dour Arimites is presented.
    Swordsmanship: The flamboyant fencing style of the Cymril swordsmages, Zandir bravos, and Gao-Dinian corsairs.
    Tazian Combat: The brutal and effective hand-to-hand style of the Thralls of Taz.

    If you want to try a different setting (it's based on an easy-to-learn rules system, but can readily be converted to Hero System), I recommend you give it a try. Most of the books for it are available for free on-line, by the grace of setting creator Stephen Michael Sechi.
     
    A pdf of the martial arts styles, formatted in standard Hero style, can be found here.

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  5. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Green Aeriad"

    Talislanta Hero - Green Aeriad

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Aeriad, a species of avian humanoid native to the Seven Kingdoms region. The race is in the process of devolving from a fully avian species to a flightless one. The Green Aeriad are the more peaceful subspecies.

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  6. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Gnomekin"

    Talislanta Hero - Gnomekin

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Gnomekin, a diminutive species of underground dweller. Friendly and open, they nonetheless fight an unceasing battle against dangerous underground species.

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  7. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Muse"

    Talislanta Hero - Muse

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Muses, fairy beings descended from forest nymphs. Delicate in appearance, they nevertheless command formidable mental powers.

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  8. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Sindaran"

    Talislanta Hero - Sindaran

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Sindarans, a strange race descended from refugees from another world. They possess dual-encephalons, which give them great mental prowess.

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  9. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Thrall"

    Talislanta Hero - Thrall

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Thrall, a hybrid race created by an ancient society of decadent sorcerers. The consummate warrior race, they have little aptitude for anything besides combat.

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  10. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Black Savant"

    Talislanta Hero - Black Savant

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Black Savant, an enigmatic race of dark sorcerers, who prowl the Ethereal plane on mysterious errands.

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  11. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Ebonite"

    Talislanta Hero - Ebonite

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Ebonites, spectral beings who come from the ruined city of Ebon, an ancient port on the dark shores of the Underworld.

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  12. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Tarteran"

    Talislanta Hero - Tarteran

    By AlHazred in Templates

    Talislanta is a fantasy setting by Stephen Michael Sechi, which eschews vanilla generic fantasy tropes in favor of the exotic. This package contains a package deal and race template for the Tarterans, a hybrid species of humanoid reputed to be half-devil and half-man.

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  13. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Bird Of Prey, Nighthawk"

    Talislanta Hero - Bird Of Prey, Nighthawk

    By AlHazred in Characters

    Nighthawks are a species of nocturnal raptor native to the wooded hills of Yrmania. Swiftest of Talislantan birds, these ebony predators hunt only during the late evening hours. They have exceptional night vision and can spot even the slightest movement on the ground from altitudes of over one thousand feet. Their shining feathers are as hard as flaked obsidian, their knife-edged wings being capable of slicing through even the toughest hide (the bird's claws and beak are used primarily to grasp and tear prey after it has been slain). Highly prized as hunting birds, nighthawks are sometimes tamed and kept as companions by Jaka traders and manhunters. The birds can be taught to hunt by day as well, provided they are given sufficient rest.

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  14. More information about "Talislanta Hero - Equs, Darkmane"

    Talislanta Hero - Equs, Darkmane

    By AlHazred in Characters

    Equs are a hybrid of mammal and reptile prized as steeds throughout the continent. They are quite intelligent, and have their own language, called equan. Some few are even able to speak the languages of humanoids, though a natural tendency toward secrecy forbids most equs from boasting of this ability. In the wild, they travel in herds of up to about sixty individuals.
     
    There are four sub-species of equs: the common and reliable graymane; the swifter but less durable silvermane; snowmanes, built to endure frigid climes and sure-footed on ice or snow; and coal-black darkmanes, aggressive and spiteful creatures who often attack other equs on sight.

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