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<blockquote data-quote="Croesus" data-source="post: 5750083" data-attributes="member: 35019">Agreed, HERO is very, very flexible and plays well at the table, but requires a great deal of effort in character creation. I find the effort pays off, but I can easily understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea. Once characters have been created, I find the system much easier to run than 3.x - very standardized rules, with many fewer fiddly bits.If you're still wanting to explore HERO, just pick up the 6E basic rulebook. I have it and the two core books and frankly, you could have a very enjoyable game system just using the basic book. Long time HERO experts will want all the extras in the core books, but they're not absolutely necessary for using the system.In fact, if I ever get my players to try out 6E (we used to run a lot of 5E, back when we had more time), I'll just hand them the basic rulebook, and if they have something specfic that isn't in there, we'll pull out the core books. Easier all around.Lastly, HERO has character building software available. I think it's around $25, which isn't bad for a program that significantly simplifies character creation. The price covers all patches for one year, and the program continues to work thereafter (in other words, it's not a subscription fee, that's the purchase price). Given that I don't expect any more patches, effectively you're getting the final product for $25.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Croesus, post: 5750083, member: 35019"] Agreed, HERO is very, very flexible and plays well at the table, but requires a great deal of effort in character creation. I find the effort pays off, but I can easily understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea. Once characters have been created, I find the system much easier to run than 3.x - very standardized rules, with many fewer fiddly bits. If you're still wanting to explore HERO, just pick up the 6E basic rulebook. I have it and the two core books and frankly, you could have a very enjoyable game system just using the basic book. Long time HERO experts will want all the extras in the core books, but they're not absolutely necessary for using the system. In fact, if I ever get my players to try out 6E (we used to run a lot of 5E, back when we had more time), I'll just hand them the basic rulebook, and if they have something specfic that isn't in there, we'll pull out the core books. Easier all around. Lastly, HERO has character building software available. I think it's around $25, which isn't bad for a program that significantly simplifies character creation. The price covers all patches for one year, and the program continues to work thereafter (in other words, it's not a subscription fee, that's the purchase price). Given that I don't expect any more patches, effectively you're getting the final product for $25. [/QUOTE]

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