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HERO IN 2 PAGES

Dice RollsHero System uses two kinds o dice rolls

Te first is a Success Roll In a Success Roll you roll under a

number on 3d6 (three six-sided dice) A total o 18 is always aailure a total o 3 is always a success Success Rolls are displayedas X- such as 12- or ldquoRoll 12 or under on 3d6rdquo Te lower you roll

under the better

Te second is an Effect Roll In an Effect Roll Xd6 is rolled - Tatis an arbitrary number (3 5 8 whatever) o six-sided dice Effectrolls may be counted in two ways

Counting the BODY Count the number o dice Subtractany 1rsquos rolled add +1 or any 6rsquos

Counting the Total Simply total the die roll

12 d6 is hal the result o a d6 For BODY that means a roll o4-6 is +1 and 1-3 is 0 For a otal roll 1-2 is +1 3-4 is +2 and 5-6

is +3

+1 is just that - ldquoAdd +1 to the otalrdquo Effects o +1 adds no BODY

Counting Killing BODY Damage is the only exception

DamageDamage types are Normal Damage and Killing Damage

Normal Damage as you may expect is an Effect Roll or theBODY (health) damage done and is totaled or the SUN (exactly

what it sounds like) damage

Killing Damage is the only case where you count the otal or

Killing BODY damage this is multiplied by 12 d6 or SUN

Both Normal and Killing damage may be lethal however Killing

damage typically represents the effects o weapons made to killrather than stun - Swords guns knives and lasers rather than

fists clubs concussion grenades or non-explosive bursts o fire Itis more likely to kill than Normal Damage Some attacks do onlySUN damage which canrsquot kill

Some non-damage powers call or Effect Rolls where you only

count the BODY and ignore the otal ndash Tis is how you tellhow hard it is or the Entangled enemy to chop through yourSpiderweb spell or example In some other cases you donrsquot use

BODY and just count the otal

Character PointsCampaigns are usually divided into Superheroic (high-powered

Character Points games where Points buy nearly everythingincluding equipment) and Heroic (lower-powered more realistic

games where things like common equipment only costs money)Your GM will tell you what you need to spend Character Points

on and how many Character Points you have to spend I you donot take Complications you gain less than your total Character

Points up to the Campaign Limit - ypically 20-30 o your totalCharacter Points You are generally given a total and o that total

a sub-total o how many come rom complications

Experience Points are spent in the same way as Character Points

and may be spent on anything you wish within the campaignlimits For example you probably canrsquot buy a Fireball spell in

a modern espionage campaign or a firearm in a high antasycampaign - Or likely a spaceship in either

You can also buy off Complications provided you clear it withthe GM Tis can simulate such things as buying a cybernetic

prosthetic or that missing eye spending time reconciling with aRival working to improve a Negative Reputation or just workinghard to improve a Money-based Complication (perhaps clearing

a debt or advancing your paycheck in your ldquoday jobrdquo)

CharacteristicsA Characteristic Success Roll is 9 + (that Characteristic 5)

rounded off Tus a Characteristic o 10 has a Success Roll o 11-

SR DEX CON IN EGO and PRE all have Success Rolls Mostpeople have 5-8 in these Characteristics but heroes start at 10

STRength is your characterrsquos physical power and ability to lif

and carry things It also has a HH Attack with a Normal BODYRoll o SR 5 rounded off

DEXterity is your characterrsquos reaction time agility grace andwell dexterity It also gives you an Initiative or combat

CONstitution is how tough and healthy you character is It alsoprotects against being Stunned

INTelligence is how quickly your character is able to perceivethings It is the basis o PERception Rolls

EGO is your characterrsquos mental orce o will and stability

PREsence is how impressive your character is High PREsencecharacters may inspire courage terror a desire to ollow or the

glamour o a skilled actor Low PREsence characters are generallyunimpressive and may not be taken seriously or as seriously

Combat Value (CV) CV comes in Offensive and Deensiveflavours OCV is added to an 11- Success Roll to hit targets the

amount you roll under is the DCV you ldquoHitrdquo Tat is with anOCV o 5 and a roll o 9 you ldquohitrdquo 11 + 5 - 9 a DCV o 7 or lessTatrsquos sufficient to hit NormalGuy but Martial Arts Man wonrsquot be

impressed

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ake a deep breath relax and read this Because Everything you need to know to understand and play HERO

System can be boiled down to two pages

Summary by Bill Keyes Jeffrey W Borden Narf T Mouse and Steven S Long

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Terersquos also a Mental (MCVOMCVDMCV) flavour o CV Itrsquos

pretty much the same except yoursquore trying to hit them with yourbrain and not in a literal sense

SPEED is how many times you act out o a twelve Segmenturn Aside rom that donrsquot worry about it the book has a handy

chart Just mark down which Segments you can act (an ActionPhase) and orget about it Te GM will call out ldquoAnyone move in

Segment 4rdquo and i you have a ldquo4rdquo in your ldquoPhasesrdquo list say ldquoMerdquo

and tell him your DEX DoneDEFense reduces damage PD reduces Physical Damage likepunches kicks clubs and a sofball upside the head ED reduces

Energy Damage like fireballs tasers or suddenly being hit witha cold blast Tat is all Normal Damage For Killing Damage likebullets swords axes disintegration beams lightning strikes or

lasers therersquos Resistant DEFenses - rPD and rED ResistantDeense is bought with the power o the same name

RECovery is how much ENDurance and SUN you recover perurn and how much BODY you regain per month

ENDurance is uel or your Powers - in HERO System terms thatincludes anything rom running to punching someone in the

ace to optic blasts to flying

BODY is how close you are to death - Higher is better I your

character reaches ldquoNegative BODYrdquo - Tat is the opposite o theirtotal normal body - Tey die Tus i yoursquove bought 14 BODY and

your character reachs -14 BODY they are dead I your characterreaches 0 BODY they lose 1 BODY at the end o each urn

STUN is how close you are to being unconscious High numbersare good low numbers are bad Losing more SUN romone attack than your CON means you have to spend a Phase

recovering running out o SUN means yoursquore unconsciousNegative numbers means yoursquore ldquoMore unconsciousrdquo

All characters have a base o 12 meters o Running 4m oSwimming and 4m o Leaping (ull orward and 12 upward)

You can sell off any Characteristic down to 0 or 1 (generally)

SkillsEssentially buy a Success Roll or something Buying CV orHH or Ranged Combat groups o weapons or a single weapon

(OCV only) is also a skill Buying MCV uses a different cost setupbut is essentially the same

Perks

Tings itrsquos nice to have like Police Authority Noble rank MoneyContacts Followers Vehicles and Bases and etc

TalentsAlmost sorta-Powers all o which donrsquot cost ENDurance Tings

like Absolute ime Sense Eidetic Memory (you donrsquot orget)Striking Appearance (Beautiul Ugly Dangerous Harmlessetc) Ambidexterity Deadly Blow or Weapon Master

Martial ArtsVarious maneuvers you can use to alter how you deal damageand what your attack does OCVDCV bonuses and penalties

Damage bonuses different effects such as Grabbing limbs ormaking the arget all You get deault maneuvers which you canuse with any weapon or hand-to-hand

Maneuvers include everything rom boxing to encing to specialorces training or any kind o armed or unarmed combat skill

You can also buy Weapon Elements to use your extra maneuverswith various weapons

Martial Arts cost 3-5 Character Points per maneuver and as ageneral rule you should buy at least 10 Character Points worth

PowersPowers are the special abilities o your character Tey may bemagical divine super-science or ordinary everyday things like

an AK-47 O course that last is only ordinary and every-day orsome people ndash And a larger number o characters

What most Powers do can be simplified down to one o threecategories an Effect Roll (most Powers) an absolute effect (like

Invisibility) or a value (like Flight 20m)

Te cost o a Power is increased with Advantages (Such as No

Gravity Penalty +12) and decreased with Limitations (Such asOAF -1) o calculate which only has to be done once take the

cost o a power and multiply it by 1 + Advantages Tatrsquos the ActivePoints (AP) Ten take the AP and divide it by 1 + LimitationsTatrsquos the Real Points (RP) Tatrsquos what you pay Most campaigns

will limit how many AP a power can have

Flight 20m No Gravity Penalty (+12) OAF (Gravity Staff-1) 20 15 = 30 AP 20 = 15 RP

Or

Flight 20m Difficult o Dispel (x2 Active Points +14) NoGravity Penalty (+12) OAF (Gravity Staff -1) Costs ENDo Maintain (Full END Cost -12) Incantations (-14) 20 175 = 35 AP 275 = 1272 = 13

06-09 round up 01 to 04 rounds down 05 rounds in avour

o the player

Simple and done Tere are shortcut charts in the rules which

allow you to ignore most math and i you donrsquot want to do mathat all a 2-year Hero Designer contract gets you sofware which

is point-and-click and does all the math or you Irsquove ound itabsurdly simple to use

ComplicationsTings that complicate your lie (and you potentially drawstrength rom) like people you look out or a negative reputation

physical and psychological complications (Blind In One Eye orCode O Honor) social complications being Hunted or having a

Rivalry bywith someone and so on

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Terersquos also a Mental (MCVOMCVDMCV) flavour o CV Itrsquos

pretty much the same except yoursquore trying to hit them with yourbrain and not in a literal sense

SPEED is how many times you act out o a twelve Segmenturn Aside rom that donrsquot worry about it the book has a handy

chart Just mark down which Segments you can act (an ActionPhase) and orget about it Te GM will call out ldquoAnyone move in

Segment 4rdquo and i you have a ldquo4rdquo in your ldquoPhasesrdquo list say ldquoMerdquo

and tell him your DEX DoneDEFense reduces damage PD reduces Physical Damage likepunches kicks clubs and a sofball upside the head ED reduces

Energy Damage like fireballs tasers or suddenly being hit witha cold blast Tat is all Normal Damage For Killing Damage likebullets swords axes disintegration beams lightning strikes or

lasers therersquos Resistant DEFenses - rPD and rED ResistantDeense is bought with the power o the same name

RECovery is how much ENDurance and SUN you recover perurn and how much BODY you regain per month

ENDurance is uel or your Powers - in HERO System terms thatincludes anything rom running to punching someone in the

ace to optic blasts to flying

BODY is how close you are to death - Higher is better I your

character reaches ldquoNegative BODYrdquo - Tat is the opposite o theirtotal normal body - Tey die Tus i yoursquove bought 14 BODY and

your character reachs -14 BODY they are dead I your characterreaches 0 BODY they lose 1 BODY at the end o each urn

STUN is how close you are to being unconscious High numbersare good low numbers are bad Losing more SUN romone attack than your CON means you have to spend a Phase

recovering running out o SUN means yoursquore unconsciousNegative numbers means yoursquore ldquoMore unconsciousrdquo

All characters have a base o 12 meters o Running 4m oSwimming and 4m o Leaping (ull orward and 12 upward)

You can sell off any Characteristic down to 0 or 1 (generally)

SkillsEssentially buy a Success Roll or something Buying CV orHH or Ranged Combat groups o weapons or a single weapon

(OCV only) is also a skill Buying MCV uses a different cost setupbut is essentially the same

Perks

Tings itrsquos nice to have like Police Authority Noble rank MoneyContacts Followers Vehicles and Bases and etc

TalentsAlmost sorta-Powers all o which donrsquot cost ENDurance Tings

like Absolute ime Sense Eidetic Memory (you donrsquot orget)Striking Appearance (Beautiul Ugly Dangerous Harmlessetc) Ambidexterity Deadly Blow or Weapon Master

Martial ArtsVarious maneuvers you can use to alter how you deal damageand what your attack does OCVDCV bonuses and penalties

Damage bonuses different effects such as Grabbing limbs ormaking the arget all You get deault maneuvers which you canuse with any weapon or hand-to-hand

Maneuvers include everything rom boxing to encing to specialorces training or any kind o armed or unarmed combat skill

You can also buy Weapon Elements to use your extra maneuverswith various weapons

Martial Arts cost 3-5 Character Points per maneuver and as ageneral rule you should buy at least 10 Character Points worth

PowersPowers are the special abilities o your character Tey may bemagical divine super-science or ordinary everyday things like

an AK-47 O course that last is only ordinary and every-day orsome people ndash And a larger number o characters

What most Powers do can be simplified down to one o threecategories an Effect Roll (most Powers) an absolute effect (like

Invisibility) or a value (like Flight 20m)

Te cost o a Power is increased with Advantages (Such as No

Gravity Penalty +12) and decreased with Limitations (Such asOAF -1) o calculate which only has to be done once take the

cost o a power and multiply it by 1 + Advantages Tatrsquos the ActivePoints (AP) Ten take the AP and divide it by 1 + LimitationsTatrsquos the Real Points (RP) Tatrsquos what you pay Most campaigns

will limit how many AP a power can have

Flight 20m No Gravity Penalty (+12) OAF (Gravity Staff-1) 20 15 = 30 AP 20 = 15 RP

Or

Flight 20m Difficult o Dispel (x2 Active Points +14) NoGravity Penalty (+12) OAF (Gravity Staff -1) Costs ENDo Maintain (Full END Cost -12) Incantations (-14) 20 175 = 35 AP 275 = 1272 = 13

06-09 round up 01 to 04 rounds down 05 rounds in avour

o the player

Simple and done Tere are shortcut charts in the rules which

allow you to ignore most math and i you donrsquot want to do mathat all a 2-year Hero Designer contract gets you sofware which

is point-and-click and does all the math or you Irsquove ound itabsurdly simple to use

ComplicationsTings that complicate your lie (and you potentially drawstrength rom) like people you look out or a negative reputation

physical and psychological complications (Blind In One Eye orCode O Honor) social complications being Hunted or having a

Rivalry bywith someone and so on

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