Tag Archives: Hero System

Review: Champions Character Creation Cards

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Barwickian

I’m a huge fan of the Hero System (a tabletop roleplaying game for those wandering souls who’ve found this blog without knowing much about tabletop RPGs). Hero is not the easiest RPG to get into – the 5th edition billed … Continue reading →

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Star Trek TOS characters for Hero System

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Barwickian

I’ve just updated my Hero System page with the Enterprise bridge crew statted out for Hero System 6th Edition. You can find them here. They’re intended for a minicon where I’m running Trek Hero tomorrow. I’ll also be running the … Continue reading →

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Hard times at Hero Games

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Barwickian

Hero Games’ Jason Walters made the following announcement on the Hero Games website and the Hero Games discussion boards a few minutes ago: Changes At Hero Hero Games has been around for 30 years with ups and downs. The economy’s … Continue reading →

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The Chrysanthemum War: a short campaign idea

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Barwickian

After a discussion with my buddy Cameo Mo, I’m working on a short campaign to run during Ramadan, when we hope to persuade some of the card-playing suhoor crowd from the majlis to have a stab at tabletop roleplaying. Now, … Continue reading →

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Review: Robin Hood – The Role Playing Campaign

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review I originally posted to rpg.net in August 2003. Graham Staplehurst’s Robin Hood: The Role Playing Campaign (ICE, 1987) is a true gem among … Continue reading →

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Review: Hero System 5ER

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review of the Hero System 5th Edition (Revised), which I originally posted to RPG.net in March 2005. Over the past 18 months I’ve become … Continue reading →

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Review: Fantasy Hero Grimoire

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review of the Fantasy Hero Grimoire for Hero System 5th edition which I originally posted to RPG.net in January 2004. I find myself in … Continue reading →

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How to design Hero System characters

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

Tasha Greenbottle (aka Jenevieve DeFer) has an excellent guide to creating balanced, effective Hero System characters for any genre or campaign on her blog here, cross-posted and debated on this thread in the Hero discussion boards. She assumes a good … Continue reading →

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