Re: The Fan Project
After reviewing my last post, I thought I'd better explain my position and reasoning.
I've a LONG time FH GM, ran a campaign for over 10 years using 4th edition HERO (without FH). Had a great time, but when it looked like HERO was dead, I eventually ended the campaign. I've run fantasy d20 since, but have NOT been happy with it. I've now had proven to me that 5th ed HERO is not a flash in the pan, soon to go away, rules set. So I'm looking at coming back.
There's nothing for me to start with...
Early on in 3E, Wizards posted a short scenario with 2 characters, and ONE encounter for a pseudo-GM to run. The two characters were obvious class-based characters, but it was easy, and anyone could demo/play it.
I'd like to see such a basic "default combat scenario", with six fantasy-literature based archetypes at like a 50+50 build, that people could demo at cons, and use to prove that HERO fantasy works. What it should NOT be is a conversion of D&D -- it should feel fantasy, which is NOT always D&D (there's a large base of people who love fantasy and don't play D&D, after all).
But coming up with those archetypes, and a simple encounter which works for any two of the six, doesn't exist at the moment.
Once you have that, building adventures for our "HERO-iconic" characters becomes much simpler
Thoughts? Is this what you guys will be doing? Because if not, I have to do it, and if you are, I want to join in...