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The latest iteration of the HERO System bills itself as the "Ultimate Gamer's Toolkit." And it is indeed a comprehensive toolkit, with rules, options and examples that span all the major genres of roleplaying. HERO is probably best known as the Champions system, with an effects-based power system that can emulate most, if not necessarily, all the abilities and powers seen in just about any genre of fiction found in roleplaying.
The revised version of Fifth Edition distinguishes itself primarily by cleaning up typos and adding many new examples and sample power and item write-ups.
The revised version of Fifth Edition distinguishes itself primarily by cleaning up typos and adding many new examples and sample power and item write-ups.
Notes on Editions
There are 2 editions of HERO System Fifth Edition. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.Game Editions | [ Add Edition ] |
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Selected RPGnet Reviews | [ See 10 Reviews | Link Reviews ] |
| Rating | User | Summary |
| 5 + 5 | Shrub | HERO System 5th Edition Revised. In some people's minds, HERO has always been shackled to Superhero gaming. That was then- this is now. What is the HERO System really trying to do... and, in today's marketplace, how well does it succeed? [ Read Review ] |
| 4 + 5 | Gary N. Mengle | Hero System Fifth Edition Rulebook. A very solid package which finally realizes the true potential of the Hero System in a set of universally adaptable core rules. [ Read Review ] |
Selected User Comments | [ See 55 Ratings | See 24 Comments | Add Rating ] |
| Rating | User | Comments |
| 10 / 10 | Andrew Cermak | The best edition of the best rules system I've yet played. |
| 9 / 10 | Quixon | A classic |
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