HERO Sci-Fi

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:08pm

At the request of some peeps on the SD.net chat, i'll be running a Sci-Fi game using the HERO system. Anyone feel-free to join. If your familair with the HERO rules but need a refresher just post-so and I'll run you though the basics.

Since this is a Sci-Fi game, and not high-fantasy, there are of course, some restrictions on powers and house-rules.

#1) No innate powers, technology is not THAT advanced yet, use equipment people.

#2) No teleportation, material replication, FTL travel, or anything that violates conservation of energy.

#3) No ships or vehciles, a ship will be provided for you.

#4) You may not spend more then 40 points on any one pieice of equipment.

#5) No phases, mazers, grazers or ion-ray-cannons. Humanity mainly uses projectile weaopons (rail guns, etc) and some lasers. Think weapons kind of like the human weapons our of Halo.

#6) There is genetic engineering, so you can spend as many points as you want on your stats.

#7) Every PC starts with nurel-implants (allowing direct control of computers) by default. Anyone who does not want to start with these may do so, they get 10 extra poitns for the disadvantage.

Each PC starts with 60 points.

If you have any questions or comments, please post.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-16 01:10pm

Being the sucker... I mean the guy who accepted to play your "game", I'm going to "say" that I'm "in" this "game".

Note the "sarcasm" quotes.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-16 01:10pm

Can we be Spartans instead?

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:11pm

Captain tycho wrote:Can we be Spartans instead?

You could put a lot of points into stats and get power armor as equipment, sure.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-16 01:11pm

Captain tycho wrote:Can we be Spartans instead?

Yes you can, just get a simple bed and don't decorate your room too much.

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:12pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Being the sucker... I mean the guy who accepted to play your "game", I'm going to "say" that I'm "in" this "game".

Note the "sarcasm" quotes.

The horse is dead. Stop beating it.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-16 01:12pm

What "horse"?

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:14pm

Slartibartfast wrote:What "horse"?

We have established the fact that 99% of the people on this forum hate me. You do not need to try and distroy what microsocpic chance of actually being part of a decent game I still have. Please go away and leave me to my rebuilding.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-16 01:16pm

lazerus wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:What "horse"?
We have established the fact that 99% of the people on this forum hate me. You do not need to try and distroy what microsocpic chance of actually being part of a decent game I still have. Please go away and leave me to my rebuilding.

I'm just being "sarcastic" because sarcastic people are "cool".

Didn't you ever "watch" Daria?

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:16pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
lazerus wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:What "horse"?
We have established the fact that 99% of the people on this forum hate me. You do not need to try and distroy what microsocpic chance of actually being part of a decent game I still have. Please go away and leave me to my rebuilding.
I'm just being "sarcastic" because sarcastic people are "cool".

Didn't you ever "watch" Daria?

Sarsacm......not......hostile.....huh?

Well, that's refreshing. Sorry for misinterpreting. Glad to have you with us.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-12-16 01:19pm

You all could get back on-topic now

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-16 01:25pm

phongn wrote:You all could get back on-topic now

Erm, right. Would you like to join?

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-17 10:49pm

Dont' everybody speak up at once.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-17 11:07pm

Well, I'm in, of course, it's just that I feel HERO is too cumbersome a system.

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-18 12:30pm

Captain tycho wrote:Well, I'm in, of course, it's just that I feel HERO is too cumbersome a system.

Only for charachter creation, it gets easier after that.

Is there another system you could suggest?

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-18 06:23pm

D6.

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-12-20 01:06pm

Captain tycho wrote:D6.

I dont know the D6 system, or GURPS.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-20 01:32pm

D6 is pretty easy to use, and shoudln't take long for ye to learn.

Knighthawk · Post by **Knighthawk** » 2004-12-20 09:58pm

lazerus wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:Well, I'm in, of course, it's just that I feel HERO is too cumbersome a system.
Only for charachter creation, it gets easier after that.

Is there another system you could suggest?

How about Interlock (R. Talsorian) or even Fuzion. Just some thoughts.

-K