Champions/HERO System Ruleset - FG 3.0

[chillybilly]

When will this be available?

[Blackfoot]

Good question.. I wish that Blackfoot guy would hurry up and finish it... and what's he going to do with it when he's done anyway?

[chillybilly]

I only ask because I have players interested but I don't know what to tell them.

Don't mistake this post for a "hurry up and finish it" post. I'm just trying not to string my players along.

[Blackfoot]

Well, sarcasm aside, my answer would be that it is unlikely to be released before the end of the year... hopefully that helps.

I need to do something about figuring out what's involved in actually releasing it at some point... talking to HERO or whatever. Since this is not the current version of HERO System (the ruleset is 5e not 6e) ... they may not be as eager to get behind it being released.

[chillybilly]

Thanks for the replies! I'll let my players know that it's further on the horizon. Knowing that helps a lot.

[damned]

...figuring out what's involved in actually releasing it at some point... talking to HERO or whatever. Since this is not the current version of HERO System (the ruleset is 5e not 6e) ... they may not be as eager to get behind it being released.

damn edition creep!

[Blackfoot]

damn edition creep!

???

[damned]

some of our favourte games have so many different editions.
you spend hundreds of hours building a ruleset and then they release a new edition and halve your audience.

eg Champions - 6 editions
Call of Cthulhu - 7 editions

[Blackfoot]

Well.. I never intended to produce this for the 6th Edition audience. I'm not a fan.

[damned]

Well.. I never intended to produce this for the 6th Edition audience. I'm not a fan.

Completely understood. I think with most game systems they leave some of their fans behind when they release new editions. DnD is probably the most extreme example of this. On the opposite end of the spectrum Castles&Crusades are currently on 5th Edition but you can use any combination of editions in the same game as the changes are very minor.

Once you have finished Champions you will have one person who loves it and the next person only wants 6th edition. It often feels like publishers are bereft of serious new ideas and so try to re-hash an existing product to get more sales out of the current user base...