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The Hero System (or HERO System) is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions, and embodies the underlying mechanics of other Hero Games role-playing games such as Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Star Hero, and Pulp Hero. It is characterized by point-based character creation and the rigor with which it measures character abilities. It was one of the first RPG systems to forego the use of non-cubical dice.

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The HERO System character creation system is entirely points-based with no random elements. Players are given a pool of points, the size of which varies depending on the campaign type, with which to buy Characteristics, Skills, Talents and Powers. They can gain additional points by taking Disadvantages that hamper their character in play.

Abilities in the HERO System, particularly Powers (a broad category that includes superpowers, magic, psionics and high technology), are modeled based on their effects. The player chooses an effect the power models (such as Energy Blast) and chooses a set of modifiers to fine-tune the power's function. Each modifier makes the Power more or less expensive. HERO System products and players are notorious for the ingenuity and complexity of their power contructions.

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Surbrook's Stuff - Contains character write-ups, anime and manga worldbooks, and an art gallery.

Circle of Heros - A web ring linking sites that are of particular interest to Hero System players.
Meta Description: [ The Circle of HEROs represents a community of the very best internet websites that support the HERO System Role-playing game, and are full of resources and source material of interest to those who pla ]

EZ Hero - Online bimonthly magazine for the HERO System, covering multiple genres with characters, plots, props, and gaming advice. PDF format archives and excerpts from current issue.

Game Master's Superpowered Web Site - Home of: the Gamemaster's SuperPowered Companion - a DOS based program to run Hero System combat; QuickRoll Die Table Generator - will print random charts of 5d6 to 20d6 rolls that are cross indexed to a single % roll; alternative PostScript character sheets.
Meta Description: [ The home of the GSPC and other Champions (Hero) related information. ]

Gary Kleppe's Champions Page - House rules for Present-day Superheroes; Star Force (Future Agents); Galactic Guardians (Future Superheroes); and Future Rebels. Ranma Hero: a Champions campaign based on the Ranma 1/2 Manga, including 14 writeups.

Hero Games Company - Official home of Hero Games, publisher of the Hero System, Champions, and co-publisher of Fuzion/Champions: The New Millennium.
Meta Description: [ HERO Games. ]

Hero System FTP Archives - The Hero System archive at ftp.cs.pdx.edu used to be the main Internet Hero repository before the Web, rivalling Red October. Still have many Champions characters, FH beasties and spell colleges, house rules, spreadsheets, and other files. Most GZip format.

HERO System Movement and Throwing - Tries to more consistently follow the laws of physics, without becoming overly complex.

HERO System Stuff - Information on several campaigns (Fantasy, Space Opera, Pulp) as well as some useful charts and graphics for tabletop miniatures.

HTML Hero - Generate beautiful HTML table writeups for your Hero System characters. (Requires a Frames- and JavaScript-capable browser). Calculates characteristic costs, tracks character point totals, allows pasting in already generated pages for further editing. Source code available.
Meta Description: [ Generate HTML writeups for your Hero System characters! (Requires a Frames- and JavaScript-capable browser.) ]

Kestrel Enterprises Role Playing Games Page - Christopher Taylor: Hero house rules (inc 0 cost MA, skill learning); Fantasy Hero Haran campaign background zip files (Grimoire, Intro, Weapons, Equipment, Armor, Herbs, Elf Archers, Dwarves, Paladins); beautiful art sketches.

Red October BBS files - Red October was the semi-official Hero BBS for many years. The Mactyres now host this archive of Articles, Campaign Backgrounds, Characters, Rules, and Supplemental Material. The real treasures are in the File area, but only in Zipped text, unfortunately.

The Official Haymaker! Homepage - Haymaker! is an amateur press association magazine (APAzine, or fanzine) about Champions and the rest of the Hero System founded in 1992. It is a collaborative effort of many of Hero System's best authors, and is a proving ground for many story ideas, characters, mechanics, general rules, or whatever the contributors want to write about.
Meta Description: [ Haymaker is an amateur magazine devoted to the role-playing game Champions (superheroes) and other Hero System genres (like Fantasy Hero). ]

The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of - Home of the Champions Mailing List (4 week archive). Justice League of Alabama campaign site: writeups and annals. Comprehensive Hero and Superhero Amazon on-line book store. 20 package deals, 2 Fantasy Hero magic systems, 50 items, jousting. 13 comic book writeups. Cardboard Heroes jpegs. MSH SAGA to Hero conversion.
Meta Description: [ A World Wide Web reference site for Champions the Super Role Playing Game and other Hero System games. Characters, Rules, Online Store, index of Champions/Hero links, Creation Workshop files, and other neat stuff. Home of the Champions Mailing List. ]

The Wild Hunt - Ghost Archer and the Wild Hunt: superhero campaign in the San Francisco Bay area. Tribute to the Uncanny X-Men. Hundreds of character write ups, picture galleries. Tark's Fantasy Hero pages including large general store of item costs and weights. Hero System rules page.
Meta Description: [ A HERO Game System Roleplaying Game Site: Champions, Fantasy Hero, The X-Men, RPG ]

Unofficial Champions Home Page - The first Champions Web page, Theala Sildorian's page is still worth looking at for the Hero Gossip column and Chris Avelone's Stick Figure Theater among others. It is rarely updated, though.

500 WebRPG Hero Games Town Hall - Web-based bulletin board that the Hero authors read and respond to regularly. Separate discussions include Champions, Fantasy Hero, Fuzion, System, and of course General.

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