Hero Games Press Release - New Product: Jolrhos Bestiary PDF

From the Hero Games Website
 
You won’t find goblins or giants in this new book by Kestral Arts, no dragons or orcs or werewolves. What you will find are strange, unique, and exciting creatures; creatures to stir the imagination and surprise your players with. With almost three hundred different creatures from the Accursed to the Zhar, this book is packed with friend and foe, and none of them fit the usual pattern.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: Larger Than Life

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a supplement for Pulp Hero, Champions, and Dark Champions by Blackwyrm Publishing that is... Larger Than Life!

Heroes, villains, legends … the folklore of America features all of this and more. In this volume you can find pirates and soldiers, lumberjacks and steel drivers, mountain men and lawmen, cowboys, Indians, inventors, and eccentrics. All of whom are just waiting to be included in your campaign! And don’t let the time period fool you, just because these characters existed in the 18th and 19th Centuries, doesn’t mean you can’t use them in your Pulp Hero, Champions, Dark Champions, or even Star Hero campaigns! After all, these characters are Larger Than Life!

Hero Games Press Release - Hero Combat Manager Update

From the Hero Games Website

A new version of Hero Combat Manager has been uploaded into the system: V1_0_4. If you have already purchased Hero Combat Manager, you can download the new version from your client area. Also, if you have a previous version of Hero Combat Manager, you should uninstall that version. There is a folder in called Uninstaller which contains a Uninstaller.jar file. If you are not sure what to do go to http://davidtannen.c...bat-manager/faq

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: Wondrous Treasure – Cloaks & Robes PDF

From the Hero Games Website

Every Fantasy Hero campaign needs magical treasures for adventurers to find. This new series from G Elkins Productions contains information on just such treasures.

Cloaks & Robes: Every adventurer wants to have that special garment to help them in their adventures. Here you will find over 30 items to add to your Fantasy Hero campaign. From the famous Cloak of Invisibility or the Cloak of Winter to the wizards’s favorite Robe of Spell Protection.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: Shared Origins: Sky-Q PDF

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a supplement for Champions by Dean Shomshak 

There's a thin line between genius and EVIL! 

Sky-Q is such a good "smart drug," it's a shame it's illegal. Users gain an hour of better memory and concentration -- followed by fatigue, irritability, and other unpleasant side effects. A few steady users gain much more: They master exotic sciences and invent radical new technologies. On the other hand, they develop bizarre, megalomaniac obsessions and become supervillains! Some of them are loopy "theme gadget" criminals. Others are rather less funny.

Hero Games Press Release - Villain Codex Vol I – Mutant Conflict [PDF] now available

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a supplement for Champions by G Elkins Hero System Products: Villain Codex Vol I – Mutant Conflict.

The war has begun pitting Homo Sapien against Homo Superior. The hatred was inevitable, the destruction will be inevitable. Will the world survive, will anyone survive, can you hope to survive the Mutant Conflict.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: The Mind's Eye

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a supplement for Fantasy Hero by G Elkins Hero System Products: The Mind's Eye. Students of Psionics, Known as Psions, use the powers of their mind to work extraordinary abilities. They require an iron discipline, and constantly strive to mold their minds to their greatest potential. Are you up for the challenge? Do you have what it takes to be a Psion?

A supplement to introduce Psionics into a Fantasy Hero Campaign. Contains over 30 Psionic abilities to choose from. Comes with PDF and HD files.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: The Fantasy Codex PDF

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a new supplement for Fantasy Hero by Kestrel Arts: The Fantasy Codex! Empower your Wizard! Almost a thousand new spells for your fantasy game, detailed and organized for use by GMs and Players alike. Designed for Fantasy Hero by Kestrel Arts, this collection of magic may be adapted for any fantasy setting.

Unlock spells like Grimstaff’s Grand Enhancement, Cinder Spray, Tornado, and Call Aether Spite! Learn magical spells from five different orders and seventeen magical schools! Summon not just elementals but a keep or siege weapons! Cast spells to baffle and confound your enemies! The Fantasy Codex is packed with unique and creative magic for your spell caster to learn and use... and for your GM to use against you.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: The Lost Grimoire PDF

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present a supplement for Fantasy Hero by G Elkins Hero System Products. The Lost Grimoire houses information on the following types of new magic; Assassins Magic, Coven Magic, Demonic Magic, Divine Magic, Fire Magic and Shadow Magic.

Hero Games Press Release - Opening Legionnaire Level

From the Hero Games Website

We've looked at our numbers, and concluded that we can afford international shipping if we reduce the size of our print run. That means FHC will go out of print sooner and be less profitable in the long run, but that we're not leaving our international fans out in the cold. (The print run will still be big enough to have copies for distribution to game stores and to sell on the Herogames.com website after the kickstarter for a while.) So we've added the LEGIONNAIRE level at $60 for a signed book, PDF, and Character Pack, shipped anywhere in the world. You can add additional books to that level for $30 each, just like the backers in the USA.

Hero Games Press Release - Fantasy Hero Complete KS: Extended International Shipping Deadline

From the Hero Games Website

Due to requests from fans of Hero abroad, we are extending our international deadline by five more days! Now if we reach our $15,000 goal by May 22nd, we'll add the $60 “Legionnaire” Level with international shipping included. And at $11,393 – roughly 75% of our needed funding – we're really not that far from the finish line today!

And remember: if you're an international customer, you can pledge at the Journeyman Level ($20) now, then change your pledge with the blue "Manage Pledge" button to the Legionnaire Level should we get to add that. Or, if you're feeling particularly supportive, you can choose the $20 reward but pledge $60 now to get us to $15,000 faster, and then drop back to $20 if we don't make that goal by May 22nd.

HERO Games Press Release - Hero Announces Fantasy Hero Complete Kickstarter

From the HERO Games Website

Hero Games is proud to announce that we will be launching a Kickstarter project in May to create a new core Fantasy Hero book. Like Champions Complete, Fantasy Hero Complete will be a 240 page, moderately priced black & white soft-cover paperback. It will also be a stand-alone product containing all of the rules necessary to play Fantasy Hero with no other book required. FHC will include spells, monsters, magic items, and a sample dungeon delving adventure in addition to all of the Skills, Perks, Powers, and Complications relevant to the fantasy genre. Experienced players will find it to be a handy, easy-to-use addition to their Fantasy Hero library, while new players will be able to sit down with a copy, create characters, and start having fun!

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: The Lost Castle PDF

From the Hero Games Website

Hero Games is proud to present the first adventure for Fantasy Hero by Kestrel Arts: The Lost Castle! Long ago a mad king built a fantastic complex to survive in case of disaster beneath his castle. Eventually the king's madness caused the once-rich kingdom to falter and in time it simply faded away, yet another of the lost human kingdoms long ago when the elves ruled. When adventurers stumble upon the ruins, there's much more than meets the eye.

The Lost Castle is a Fantasy Hero adventure for 4-8 characters no more than 1000 points total, combined.

Hero Games Press Release - New Product: Spells of the Devachan PDF

From the Hero Games Website

SUPER SORCERY GOES GALACTIC
 
Earth is not the only world with mystics and magic. Spells of the Devachan reveals a wider cosmos of spirits and sorcery:

• More than 30 spells of thaumaturgy, the light-show magic used by comic-book super-mages. Most are new. A few spells from past HERO System publications are revised for 6^th Edition.

HERO Games Press Release - Five 6th Edition Hero Books Available Via POD

From the HERO Games Website


The following books are now available via Print-On-Demand from RPGNow:

HERO System Advanced Player's Guide
HERO System Basic Rulebook
HERO System Bestiary
HERO System Skills
HERO System Grimoire

Click through to purchase.

HERO Games Press Release - Dean Shomshak Update: Super Sorcery Goes Galactic

From the HERO Games Website


Earth is not the only world with mystics and magic. Spells of the Devachan reveals a wider cosmos of spirits and sorcery:

• More than 30 spells of thaumaturgy, the light-show magic used by comic-book super-mages. Most are new. A few spells from past HERO System publications are revised for 6th Edition.

• A new setting and background for thaumaturgy. Mystics of many worlds join the occult society called the Devachan, ready to become allies and mentors for human super-mages.

HERO Games Press Release - Blackwyrm Update: Ghosts, Ghouls, and Golems in Editing

From the HERO Games Website

Not content to rest after completing Larger Than Life, Michael Surbrook has just finished up Ghosts, Ghouls, and Golems. This HERO System sourcebook for the supernatural covers all the classic creatures: ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and zombies; but also mentions ghuls, golems, the wendigo, Jack the Ripper, and a few modern monsters, such as the internet meme Slender Man. Each chapter covers a specific creature in detail, looking at its origins, history accounts, and world-wide representation. This is followed up by several character sheets, often present a ’traditional’ and ‘cinematic’ version of the creature, as well as a more detailed unique representation (the section on vampires, for example, presents Count Dracula in all his glory!).

Hero Games Press Release - Blackwyrm Update: Fistful of Fu Being Written

From the Hero Games Website

As the name suggests, this upcoming book by Michael Surbrook will be a collection of martial artists. They will be divided by power level (Real World, Cinematic, and so on), and will represent a wide range of cultures and fighting styles. Although most meant for Ninja Hero campaigns, the characters in FOF can also be used in other genres as well, such as Fantasy Hero, Pulp Hero, Dark Champions, Champions, and Galactic Champions. And if that’s not enough, the book will also contain write ups of various fictional fighting styles.

Hero Games Press Release - RIP Aaron Allston

From the Hero Games Website

Like many of you, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of author and game designer Aaron Allston, who collapsed yesterday during an appearance at VisionCon in Springfield, Missouri and died shortly thereafter. His death effects me on both a personal and professional level. On a personal level, he a gentleman in the literal sense of the word: a gentle-man with whom it was always a pleasure to speak. I also admired his work: The Circle/M.E.T.E. Was one of my favorite roleplaying supplements as a teenager, and I also fondly remember Autoduel Champions. (I mean: who doesn't? It ruled.) On a professional level, as the current president of Hero Games I mourn the loss of one of the creative giants of the Hero System and a driving force behind the modern versions of Champions.

Hero Games Press Release - Hero Designer Source Code

From the Hero Games Website

HERO Games is pleased to announce a new product designed to cater to application developers for the HERO System: HERO Designer Source Code access. By purchasing access to the HERO Designer source code, developers will gain access to the full source for HD, access to a new "developers' forum" where they can ask questions, discuss projects, and receive guidance on integrating HERO Designer's code into their own projects and designs. See the product offering in the store for full details.