{"id":556,"date":"2011-02-24T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T23:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/?p=556"},"modified":"2011-02-24T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T23:25:05","slug":"dundracon-xxxv-whats-new-at-hero-seminar-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/2011\/dundracon-xxxv-whats-new-at-hero-seminar-report\/","title":{"rendered":"DunDraCon XXXV What’s New At Hero Seminar Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The What’s New At Hero seminar at DunDraCon XXXV was full of anticipation as Darren, Steve, and Jason started the presentation. I got really excited when Ken Hite stayed in his seat…my little brain started churning…”Why is Ken still here?!?” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here is the high-level summary with my personal take on whether I plan to buy the product. Remember that my gaming budget is slim these days. \ud83d\ude09 These are in rough order of when they will be released.<\/p>\n

2011<\/h1>\n

Champions Villains Volume 3<\/b> – The name explains it. I don’t really have a need for Champions villains right now. Pass.<\/span>
\nHero System Equipment Guide – 6th Edition<\/b> – The name explains it. This one might be worth picking up as it would cut down on time searching through other tomes. Maybe.<\/span>
\nHero System Grimoire – 6th Edition<\/b> – Fantasy Hero 6th edition spells. I may pick this one up as it sounds broad. Maybe.
\nChampions Beyond<\/b> – Covers other galaxies in the Hero 6th edition universe. I likely will not pick this one up. Pass.<\/span>
\nAdvanced Players Guide 2<\/b> – More crunchy optional Hero rules. Will have social combat rules as well. I did not pick up the first one and I will likely pass on this one too. Pass.<\/span>
\nStar Hero 6th Edition<\/b> – The name explains it. I’ll pick up Star Hero for sure. The 5th edition version is very well done and this one will be laid out by Fred Hicks. This is the GenCon 2011 release. Buy.<\/span>
\nBook Of The Emperor<\/b> – Book about that Champions villain empress…I forget her crazy name right now. As you can guess…I won’t be picking up this one. Pass.<\/span>
\nMythic Hero<\/b> – Various mythical figures in Hero. This is a labor of love from Steve so I’ll get it for that reason alone. When Steve has this kind of passion about a product it will rock. Buy.<\/span>
\nTime Travel Hero<\/b> – The name explains it. Boy I love Doctor Who and time travel stories but for some reason I’m not sure I will need this product to run time travel games. Maybe.<\/span><\/p>\n

2012<\/h1>\n

Martial World<\/b> – Champions supplement about the martial arts world. I won’t need this unless I start running Champions again. Pass.<\/span>
\nHero System Vehicles<\/b> – The name explains it. Last of the core 6th edition library products. Hrmm…not sure about this one. Might be nice having stuff from all eras in one place. Maybe.<\/span>
\nHorror Hero<\/b> – The name explains it. This was big surprise #1. Ken Hite will be writing the book with Steve. The book will cover using horror in all genres plus it will have a section on very low point Hero characters like those found in most horror fiction. Anything written by Ken Hite or Robin Laws is a must buy. Period. Buy.<\/span>
\nCyber Hero<\/b> – The name explains it. I have a small itch to run Cyberpunk again so I may pick up this one. Buy.<\/span>
\nVictorian Hero<\/b> – Will include some steampunk information as well as fictional characters of the time in Hero stats. Yep, Holmes, Nemo, etc. in Hero. Nice. This is the GenCon 2011 release. Buy.<\/span>
\nMillennium City<\/b> – Millennium City updated and enhanced. Don’t need Champions stuff right now. Pass.<\/span>
\nProphet And Purity<\/b> – Detailed two Champions agencies. One is Argent and the other is an anti-mutant group. Jason is writing the anti-mutant group which is a GREAT choice. \ud83d\ude09 Maybe.<\/span>
\nCthulhu Hero<\/b> – Cthulhu using Horror Hero. The project is being done with Chaosium. This was big surprise #2. The best part…Ken Hite is doing the book with Steve. Hot damn! \ud83d\ude00 Buy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looks like another massive schedule of releases for DOJ…I can hardly wait. It is a good time to be a Hero fan. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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