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  10. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

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    Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

     

    Last week finished this book

    The Clockwork King of Orl

     

    Good fantasy, little Tomb Raiderish in parts, heroine always wins and her ex b/f is the best archer ever, etc. but some really nice parts to it. Got it at B&N so with the discount it was worth the price of admission. Good enough that I am looking for the others in the series and want to check out the other series from the publisher. Likely I will like them because.

     

    Back to book, some almost clockwork / magic elements, good ideas for traps in a few spots, some cool other ideas I could so steal for gaming.

    Felt rather MMORPGish in spots, so keep that in mind if you get it.

  11. What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

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    Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...

     

    Read Mainspring by Jay Lake. In an Earth hung on rails, circling a lamp that is the sun, an apprentice clockmaker is charged with winding the mainspring of the world. It was okay, but I can't recommend it.

    CES

     

    I on the other hand have already read it and have recommended it to several people. I just picked up the sequel Escarpment, not started it yet, got like 3 in front of it.

  18. Your Dream Projects For Hero Books

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    I have Espionage :D

     

    Now you see that is what I am talking about.

     

    If Steve would release the old text, a competent person could update the stats to 5th or 6th edition, and expose the joy to more people.

     

    Same with Horror Hero, Cyberhero, etc. I would totally pay for just that sort of updated texts.

  23. Rocketship Empires!

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    Re: Rocketship Empires!

     

    Thought to pass this along.

     

    http://www.rocketshipempires.com/

     

    It's a systemless campaign setting mixing pulp WWII, space opera, and Lovecraftian horror.

     

    Very interesting read, with lots of stuff worth stealing if you don't want to use the setting by itself.

     

    The forums actually mention using Hero as one of the systems to run it with.

     

     

    Very nice page thanks for pointing it out

  24. I bought me some Stronghold!

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    Re: I bought me some Stronghold!

     

    I ordered it four minutes ago from the Online Store. Now if you'll excuse me' date=' I thought I heard a UPS truck outside!!! Soon I will be able to run that Cinemax late night-inspired Super Caged Heat campaign with Howler and Scorpia. Woo hoo![/quote']

     

    i skimmed it at my FLGS, looked thin for the cover price and not what i needed

    Looking forward to other input

  25. Your Dream Projects For Hero Books

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    Re: Your Dream Projects For Hero Books

     

     

    Fable Hero would be fun, I agree: tall tales, fables, myths, etc. I've long thought a massively multiplayer online game using that concept would work: your characters can step between mythological areas based on the map. You're in Texas, you get tall tales, you're in Oregon you get Indian myths, you're in Finnland, you get the Finnish mythos, you're in Greece, you get greek myths. It would be like 50 games in one, with the ability to port between them. You could even put superheroic stuff in New York City and fantasy role playing in England.

     

    I really like this idea.

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