MattyHelms23

Woot!
 
Now I have to decide on the
"One solid bit of content about superheroes and/or villains
One solid bit of genre specification, implying a fictional style and specific types of problems, including the location of play"
for my playtest game.
 
All I've got at the moment is "not Grimdark".

Myself, I like the idea that "not everything has to be paid for.
 
 

Having read the playtest document, this is what this Kickstarter is. It's not about rules or settings.  It's about how to PLAY.
 
Chris.
 

If you haven't seen it yet, backers will now receive PDF copies of Champions third edition and the two supplements upon successful completion of the campaign!

If you haven't seen it yet, backers will now receive PDF copies of Champions third edition and the two supplements upon successful completion of the campaign!

To aid future discussions, should we refer to the restatement of original Champions as Champions Then and the new ruleset as Champions Now?  ?

To aid future discussions, should we refer to the restatement of original Champions as Champions Then and the new ruleset as Champions Now?  ?

I am actually quite excited about basically getting two versions of the rules in one book. It will be fun to see how they compare.
 
Allen

I am so in. Having a version of classic Champions built around the kind of wild gaming back in the day before things were too codified, a new rule set, and essays built from play experience and love of the game and genre all appeal to me.

Yeah, I'm more excited about simultaneously coming up with the story, disadvantages, and powers rather than just calculating stats.

I haven’t read too much of the doc yet but his writing style is really inspiring for creating Champions characters.

Actually, I've worked very hard at making certain 6th Edition (and even some 5th Edition) books are made available print-on-demand via DriveThruRPG when we sell through their print runs. In fact, the only reason the core 6th Ed rules aren't currently available that way is because Ruben and I had to recently redo their layout to fix some problems. But they will never really go out of print.
 
This isn't a nostalgia project - or, at least, not mostly one. In fact, Ron removed much of my "nostalgia" text from the Story within the project. Rather, Ron came to us with a proposal. He wanted to back to the deep roots of the Hero System - back before the 4th, 5th, and 6th Editions - and create his own modern version of Champions, informed by storytelling and other narrative influences. And, being that Ron is the guy that created THIS and did THIS, we decided that it sounded like a fun idea. Which is why we're doing it. 
 
 

I am so in. Having a version of classic Champions built around the kind of wild gaming back in the day before things were too codified, a new rule set, and essays built from play experience and love of the game and genre all appeal to me.