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ffuturesTwo linked offers containing all of the early Hero System material published between 1981 to 1987. One consists of the Champions superhero system (first through third editions) with a vast number of supplements, the other has everything published for this system that wasn't superheroes - space travel, fantasy, etc.
Please note - to reduce time spent messing around with cutting and pasting and layout I've decided to link to these offers in future rather than copying the same information to Dreamwidth.
EARLY CHAMPIONS (Nov 2018)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
EARLY HERO SYSTEM (Nov 2018)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
In 2018 I said
I think it's the biggest of these offers I've seen - but the down side is that it's a fairly early system, and while the Hero System still exists and has gone through lots more editions, this offering still has quite a few rough edges.
In its day this was a VERY influential system, more or less unsurpassed in its handling of superheroes. Every other system that has superpowers has been influenced by it. Later editions are still largely compatible with the older rules, and most of the old supplements can still be used with the modern rules.
For me, the big problem is how much of this stuff I already own in dead tree format - nearly all of the Champions material and about half of the Hero System material. And some of it has been replaced by material in later editions, which I also own. But if you don't already own it I strongly recommend it, if only to discover the joy of rolling buckets of dice as your heroes battle it out!
I think there have been some other offers of similar size since then but the rest of it is still true.
Please note - to reduce time spent messing around with cutting and pasting and layout I've decided to link to these offers in future rather than copying the same information to Dreamwidth.
EARLY CHAMPIONS (Nov 2018)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
EARLY HERO SYSTEM (Nov 2018)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
In 2018 I said
I think it's the biggest of these offers I've seen - but the down side is that it's a fairly early system, and while the Hero System still exists and has gone through lots more editions, this offering still has quite a few rough edges.
In its day this was a VERY influential system, more or less unsurpassed in its handling of superheroes. Every other system that has superpowers has been influenced by it. Later editions are still largely compatible with the older rules, and most of the old supplements can still be used with the modern rules.
For me, the big problem is how much of this stuff I already own in dead tree format - nearly all of the Champions material and about half of the Hero System material. And some of it has been replaced by material in later editions, which I also own. But if you don't already own it I strongly recommend it, if only to discover the joy of rolling buckets of dice as your heroes battle it out!
I think there have been some other offers of similar size since then but the rest of it is still true.
