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Duke - I would absolutely love to see your Western Hero stuff! If you run across it - please send it my way and I will 100% make sure it goes into the next edition (with your credits listed on the back cover to boot).

Thanks,
TB

I also created custom back covers for each of the Omnibus editions and compiled all of the different articles/books together. My first editions were ordered early on Tuesday so I will post some pictures of them once they come in sometime next week.

Gwarh - I had already ordered them but I really like KillerShrike's Cyberpunk stuff! I will probably start compiling them into another format and get them ready for v2 of the CyberHero Omnibus edition.
 

I figure I will probably need to print them out a few times during this process before I will feel like they are "finally" complete. But at a cost of right around $10/book - it's not too bad of a throw-away if needed.

If anyone knows of other Hero items that would be great to include in any of these editions - please let me know.

Thanks everyone,

TB

DreadDomain - I will play with the border frame for Cyber Hero and see if something works a bit better. If I find anything, I will post it here.

Duke - I really like the slang glossary - I will probably cut/paste the text into another format for the Omnibus- but it will be there. 

Thanks

TB

Yep, I found the Cyber Hero errata - its in Adventure Club #20.

I have also found

Horror Hero:

Adventure Club #23 - The Secret History 

Cyber Hero:

Adventure Club #23 - The Cassandra Matrix

Western Hero:

Adventure Club #24 - Bustin' Broncs

I am now scanning these articles in and will be adding them to each Omnibus here shortly.

TB

Just finished scanning about 12 pages from Adventure Club #17 for the Western Hero Omnibus. 

Articles scanned:

Hi-Ho Silver Away - Greatest Western Heroes that Never Lived

Masters of the Spirit World

The Plot Thickens (1 page adventure seed)

I plan to quickly flip through all of the other Adventure Clubs tonight and see if there are any other Cyber, Horror or Western related topics. Anyone know of any off of the top of their heads?

Thanks

TB

Duke - you are a legend in my book and I would be honored if you wanted to use any of my covers. If you run across any image that you think would work better for any of them (or if it is just for your own personal edition), just send it my way and I will generate a cover image for you. I created a Photoshop template for them so it is a snap to modify the images.

Thanks a ton for the recommendation about Old West! I do remember reading about this in your scan thread and wanted to go nab a copy from Warehouse 23. This definitely will be included in my Western Omnibus.

Edit - Oh, and honestly I don't remember where I originally ran across Shadowpunk 0.91 for Hero (the file is dated several years ago). Sorry I originally called it Cyberpunk in the original post. The author of the file is Justin Richt so I will try and find him and see if I can get permission to distribute it.

Thanks for the kind words. If I can help you out in any way - just let me know.

Take care,
TB

I recently had a personal book printed over at Lulu and I was very impressed with the quality so it got me thinking...

Before I begin - if this thread is in violation of the board in ANY way - I am extremely sorry. I am not trying to do anything wrong - I just want to get some opinions/help.

My plan is to create personal omnibus versions of my favorite three genre books that were never really updated to later editions. I have scanned each of the original three editions but I also want to include all other related works in the book. I have bought all related items that I could find from the store and currently my three omnibus editions include the following:

Cyber Hero:

Original Cyber Hero from ICE/Hero

Shadowpunk 0.91 edition (Fan created edition) 

Horror Hero:

Original Horror Hero from ICE/Hero

Haunted Heroes

Bloodsuckers Rampage

The Stuff of Nightmares, Vol 1

Western Hero:

Original Western Hero from ICE/Hero

Hell's Half Acre

Adventure Club #17 - Hi-Ho Silver Away - Greatest Western Heroes that Never Lived

Adventure Club #17 - Masters of the Spirit World

Adventure Club #17 - The Plot Thickens (1 page adventure seed)

Gun Fu

Have I missed any official (or even fan created) products along the way for these genres? I still need to go back through my Adventure Clubs looking for any related articles. I don't have any of the Digital Hero magazines so if anyone knows some that have related articles in them, please let me know and I will also grab them from the Store.

Does anyone know if version 0.91 is the latest edition of the fan created Shadowpunk book?

I also created some custom covers for the editions - please let me know what you think of them (or how I can improve them) when you have a minute.

And NO, I will not sell these personal editions or ever post them online anywhere. They are just for my own fun/collection. 

Thanks for the help everyone,

TB

I am just now starting to use the optional hit location rules and I was curious as to how everyone rolled for the effects?

Do you make a separate roll after scoring a hit for the location? Or do you use different colored dice and roll them at the same time as rolling damage? What about checking for knockback?

I was thinking about rolling the standard blue Hero dice for damage, 3 red dice for hit location and 2 black dice to determine any knockback all at the same time (just to try and speed combat up). Wasnt sure if others tried this or if it would be too much going on at the same time.

Thanks,

TB

For the conversion of the DND modules, look no further than:

http://alphawolf10.wixsite.com/kestrelarts2/module-conversions

There is about a dozen of the classic modules already fully converted over there including G1 and G2. If anything, this should give you a really good head start on your project.

Take care,

TB

Recently, as I have bought different Hero book lots to help fill in the gaps in my collection, I have accumulated some extra copies of various books that I don't need.

Haves:

4th Edition:

Champions 4th Edition Rules HC (VG)

Challenges for Champions (VG+)

Classic Enemies (VG+)

5th Edition:

Champions (VG)

Conquerors, Killers, Crooks (VG)

Dark Champions (VG)

Hero System Character Creation Handbook (VG+)

Hero System Combat Handbook (VG+)

Hero System 5th Edition Revised (VG+)

Ultimate Mentalist (NM)

Ultimate Mystic (NM)

6th Edition:

Hero System Equipment Guide (NM)

Hero System Grimorire (NM)

Hero System Martial Arts (NM)

Adventure Club:

Issue 2 (GD)

Issue 4 (GD)

Issue 5 (GD)

Issue  22 (VG)

Issue  24 (VG)

I would like to trade them for other  books that I am still looking for if possible.

Wants:

4th Edition:

Western Hero

6th Edition:

Aaron Alston's Strike Force

Champions Beyond

Champions Universe

Champions Villains Volume 1

Champions Villains Volume 2

Champions Villains Volume 3

Ghosts, Ghouls and Golems

Golden Age Champions

Monster Hunter International

Narosia: Sea of Tears

Star Hero 

Other Non-Hero Games:

Aces & Eights 

Mutant Year Zero

If you see anything that you might like, just let me know. 

Also, I will consider selling the books above. Just send me an offer for any of them as I can still get a few of the books from the Store right here.

Thanks,

TB

I have to admit, I think i actually like my 6E Vol 1/2 in the POD versions over the originals. While I really love the color in the originals, the POD versions are just so much lighter and I dont have to worry about them falling apart. To me, the PODs are a great investment.

Take care,

TB

I went down the same road about a year ago with the 6E. You can get the 6E2 directly form the Hero store but the 6E1 is the one that is hard to find. But fear not, you can find them if you are patient on Ebay for very good prices. I have been able to get 4x copies of 6E1 in great shape for about $40-50/each. It just takes time.

But to tell you the truth, while I LOVE the full color of the 6E1/6E2, the weight of them is massive in my backpack. I also bought the POD versions of them and I have to admit, I actually prefer them. Yes they are in b/w, but they are much smaller in thickness and weight. Matter of fact, I have also bought all of the other 6E POD books from DriveThru and been thrilled with them. 

Unless you are a collector/completest, I wouldn't worry about trying to find physical copies and would just go get what I needed as POD. Can't say enough good things about them.

On 7/23/2017 at 8:59 AM, Tech priest support said:

Thanks to my grandfather I read a lot of Doc Savage books. I read some modern pulp novels for a while, the "executioner" series by Don Pendleton. God I'm so embarassed to admit that...

Don't be embarrassed.

I have been reading the Executioner off and on now for some 30 years. Every couple of years, I get the itch and have to go back and read a batch of them for fun. All total, I think I have 200+ Executioners and all of the Able Team and Phoenix Force lines. Now that I finished watching the Punisher series on Netflix, I think Mack Bolan might be calling me back yet again...

Now, Doc Savage - I actually haven't read any of them - can someone give me an idea of what this line of books is like? Where would a newbie start?

In the example of Adding Damage on 6E2 99 (at bottom of 2nd column), it states that the dagger is a HKA 1/2d6, Armor Piercing (+1/4) and that the GM has stated that you can’t more than double the DCs of the dagger. The example concludes by stating that the dagger’s damage is capped at 1d6+1.

According to the reference tables on 6E2 101, it appears the doubled DC that is listed in the example is from the +0 column (from DC 2 at 1/2d6 doubled to DC 4 at 1d6+1). But wouldn’t the value come from the doubled DC under the +1/4 column since the dagger was listed as having Armor Piercing (+1/4)? Thus, shouldn’t the capped value be 1d6 instead? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks,

Todd B.

Is there any place where I can purchase Western Hero in a digital format? I have previously purchased tons of Hero System/Champions books in PDF but as far as I know, I have not run across the ability to purchase Western Hero. I tracked down a used copy off of Ebay but it is a good deal ratty and I would prefer to read it on my laptop if possible. 

I'm afraid I already know the answer to this but I just had to ask.

Take care,

TB

The example on 6E2 109 states:

Arkelos hits a goblin (ED 5, PD 3, BODY 15) with his Fire Blast spell (RKA 3d6). He rolls 3d6 to determine Hit Location and gets an 8 — the Arms. He rolls another 3d6 to determine the BODY damage for his spell and gets a 13. Consulting the STUNx column, he finds that the STUN Multiplier for the Arms is x2, so he does 26 STUN to the target. The goblin takes 18 of this after subtracting his defenses. Then the GM subtracts the goblin’s 3 PD from the BODY, leaving 10, which is multiplied by the x1⁄2 BODYx for the Arms, so the goblin takes 5 BODY (reduced to 3 because it’s a limb wound; see Breaking Limbs, 6E2 107). What was once an arm is now a charred stump. 

My question is on the calculation of the STUN damage in the example above. The attack is a Fire Blast spell dealing RKA so that would mean its an energy attack. The goblin has ED 5 that would apply and PD 3 which as far as I know shouldn't apply (since its not a physical attack). Thus shouldn't the STUN calculation instead be 26 - 5 = 21 instead of 18 as listed?

I don't think the PD 3 should apply due to the following combination of rules:

6E2 104 section C in the killing damage summary states: Add all applicable forms of Defense — both normal and resistant — together to determine the character’s total Defense. Subtract his total Defense from the STUN damage done by the attack. The remainder is how much STUN damage he suffers. 

I bolded the word applicable due to the following rule:

6E2 103 states: Another important distinction is between physical damage (such as punches, bullets, swords, falling, clubs, and the like) and energy damage (such as fire, lasers, Blasts, acid, and the like). Defenses usually only protect against one type of damage or the other — a character’s natural Physical Defense (PD) only works against physical attacks, and his natural Energy Defense (ED) against energy attacks.

Thus, the PD 3 shouldn't apply to the Fire Blast STUN calculation - correct? Or did I miss something else along the way?

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

Take care,
TB

I am sorry if this isn't the correct location to post this but I noticed in my reading tonight the following error:

6E1 114 in the Resistance talent section - it states "If the campaign uses the optional Wounding rules (see 6E1 108)" but the correct listing should be "(see 6E2 108)" instead.

I checked the latest posted errata file (1/16/17) and this wasn't listed in the pdf.

Take care,
TB 

Recently, I noticed the lack of a 6th Edition portrait GM screen as well and set out to make my own. I took the landscape version and cut it up on my Mac and rebuilt it as a portrait layout. Along the way, I removed a table or two (that I never seemed to reference) and added back in several that I felt were missing/more useful.

So this is my personal version since it isn't 100% the same as the landscape one - but it certainly works for me.

If anyone has feedback, please let me know.

6th Edition GM Screen - Portrait 1.0

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5AvTFqi4tYSQWVHQ1RiUHpURXM

Todd B.

A couple of quick questions that I hope users that have bought some of the POD books can answer:

1.) Hero System Skills - I read in an older topic that the POD book came with a blue cover (rather than the 5th edition Ultimate cover shown in the store) so that it would fit in with the rest of the 6th edition core books. Is this correct? If so - can someone post a pic of the cover as I would love to see it?

2.) Hero System Equipment Guide - I finally tracked down a printed copy of this book at a reasonable price and when it came in, I noticed two things about it that made it slightly different from my other 6th edition core books:

    A.) The paper was a little bit thinner

    B.) The circle/icon on the front cover was white rather than the normal yellow on all of the other 6th edition books

Was this the norm for the printed Hero System Equipment Guides - or did I get a POD copy and the seller didn't let me know?

Thanks guys,

TB

Well I finally tracked down a "reasonable" priced copy of 6e1 and I took the plunge right before Christmas. When it came in I was horrified that the entire book had ripped away from the cover! Nothing else is damaged - and from what I have read in older posts this is a fairly common issue with this volume since it is so heavy and only being held together by the inside sheets of glued paper.

So before I do something I regret - has anyone attempted to repair their 6e1? I want to repair it if possible rather than separating the sheets and putting them into plastic pages.

Typically when this happens with my other older books, I apply a lot of Gorilla wood glue and rebind the book back with the cover. After a couple of days, it is almost like new (maybe even better than before). But with the weight of 6e1, I was worried that if I glued the spine down flat, it would just rip apart again when I tried to open the book back up to the middle section (since there would be no flex).

I have also started to look into some companies that offer book rebinding/repair. Has anyone gone this route with good success? If so - can you give me some recommendations and approximate cost?

I guess I could always break the book apart and have it coiled - but man this would really sadden me. There simply has to be a better way to restore her back to her original beauty.

Thanks guys,

TB

I am trying to complete my line of 5th edition products and was wondering if anyone would be willing to trade/sell some of their 5th Hero Dice (black / green). I would gladly trade 2x 6th Hero Dice (blue) for each 5th Dice. I will also buy them for a reasonable price.

Thanks,

TB

As far as I know, it was only printed in hardcover.

Well, I will know here soon as I just bought one from the Hero Store. 

Thanks guys,

TB

Here's Book of the Machine.

I noticed that the Book of the Machine is for sale in the Hero Store.

Do you know if all of the Book of the Machines are hardcovers or is the one for sale in the Hero Store a softcover?

Thanks,

TB

I will post a picture of my Pulp Hero hardcover when I get back home in about a week. I have only seen a picture of the Fantasy Hero hardcover - I will try and find it again.

Anyone else know of 5th edition hardcovers that I missed?

Thanks everyone,

TB

I am finally returning to Hero System after several years of being away. With approximately 75% of all of the 5th edition books already in my collection already and seeing the crazy prices for 6th edition, I think I am just going to stick with 5th and try and complete the run (especially with the reduced costs for 5th in the Hero store).

I know there were some 5th edition hardcovers printed over the run (along with their softcover counterparts) - but does anyone know which books they were? 

The ones I know of are:

Fifth Edition Rules (have it)

Fifth Edition Revised Rules (have it)

Pulp Hero (have it)

Fantasy Hero (don't currently have it)

Are there any other 5th edition hardcovers that I have missed?

Thanks for all of the help,

Todd B.