-full color art throughout. You are done and if you have followed all of the steps you should have a well rounded character that isn't a total wimp, that can contribute inside and outside of combat, and has a background that the GM can use to write adventures. Can project bolts of fireb.

Wizard, Healing Priest, Person turned into metal, Thief/Rogue, Person who can create fire effects. This is where you open your Rule books and Genre books. ie Job, what the character did before they started adventuring. ie (Sum Attack End Cost + Defense End Cost + Movement End cost/2 - Recovery)* SPD gets that number Move/2 is because you take half moves during any phase you attack. Average and maximum OCV, DCV, OMCV, and DMCV (for 5e players the last two are Mental combat values). Also, if you are going to do a full rule of X, you also need to consider the relationship between your Def and your DCV. Perhaps you know that the character is curious, has strong convictions against killing.

)These questions gives you a direction for your character and it allows you to make a character that fits the GM's campaign.

I have learned to do my best to pester GMs for any/all info that I can get about the campaign.

They are shadowrunners, and they’re ready for you to join their ranks. Most people never buy their DMCV above the base of 3 or their ego above 10. So getting the numbers right is proving to take longer, esp since I have to keep up with my C++ programing class. IF (and that's a big IF) the GM is A. willing to provide the above information (beyond point levels - that's, As per the emphasis I added above' date=' too many GMs get hung up on "you didn't have an in-game opportunity to learn that" ("because I didn't give you any opportunity to do so" being both unsaid and avoided by said GMs).

I can take the time to show that a lower damage speedster can do equivalent or better damage than the spd 4 brick that throws campaign maximum DC. This is a good time to buy any other Characteristics that I haven't talked about above.9) Does the character still fit the points budget?If you are under budget go onto Complications/Disadvantages the next step. This is the process I go through when I create a character. IF (and that's a big IF) the GM is A. willing to provide the above information (beyond point levels - that's always given) and B. not planning a bait-and-switch campaign. Shadowrun, Sixth World is the latest edition of one of the most popular role-playing games of all time. Are my defenses = 2x to 2.5x the dice being thrown in the game (ie if the campaign is based on 50pt (10d6 powers), then I should have from 20-30 Defenses. so 3.5 x 10d6 = 35 stun on average - PD or ED (lets go with 20) and you take 15 stun which means that you need 16 Con to not be stunned by an average hit (round to 18 to take advantage of figured chars).d. This step is VERY important for Super Heroes and for Spell Casters. Do I have enough STUN to take 2 - 3 average attacks? See if you can find a writeup of your profession in the genre book. 27 kilobytes) in alphabetical order are all the monsters, creatures and machines from the Hero System Bestiary (HSB) and Monsters, Minions & Marauders (MMM). or is moving slowly ok for the character concept. COMIC BOOK CHARACTER ADAPTATIONS. PDF: 4th Edition: Base Record Sheet: The official sheet from Hero Games. Now, Hero Lab Online offers the same options you’ve grown to love with even greater functionality and a brand-new user interface including character creation, encounter options, in-play support across a broad spectrum of devices, Campaign Theater™, and more.

Also, see if there is some other limitation you can place on your powers to help lower points. ie Job, what the character did before they started adventuring. ie What Genre, What kind of adventures will be run (ie Action, Political, soapopera etc). Champions 6th Edition: Aaron Allston and Steven S. Long HERO System 6th Edition: Steven S. Long HERO System 4th Edition: George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, and Rob Bell Original HERO System: George MacDonald and Steve Peterson Layout and Graphic Design Ruben Smith-Zempel Development Jason Walters Cover Art Sam R. Kennedy Interior Art After seeing this come up time and time again on the Hero Games forums I thought that it was time for me to try and answer this question once and for all. The average is important as it tells you what most PCs should have for that ability, so you can decide whether your character should be above or below that value.6) Start writing the character up using the rules. Write it all down and come up with your complications. Fiery Body from being possessed by flame elemental is a good start, but you need to write down specifics of what the Character does with that Fiery body. f. Do I have some movement power so I can move faster than the average person who moves 6"/phase or is moving slowly ok for the character concept. To begin making a character, you must ask an admin to create a login, and then begin creating your sheet in char gen. Don't be afraid to have that weakness to alien glowing rocks, or Ice attacks, have a sweet curious Aunt May, or a Wife/Husband,Girlfriend/Boyfriend. It includes the "campaign reality check" stuff to check your stats, defenses and other stuff to make sure that you aren't a total wimp. (I need to add in a slight subsection here), It's pretty cool. Reminds me of when Susano posted his methods. Recreating "Tough Skin" (resistance on existing PD/ED stats) in Hero Designer 6e ... Post here for answers to your HERO System 6th Edition rules questions. HERO Designer is the character creation software for the HERO System. OCV should be at campaign average or average +1i. How often will characters be engaging in combat? "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Tasha again.". I used the phrase "rule of X" knowing that many people hate this concept. By contrast, if you have an OCV that is 2 below the average DCV, you have only a 37% chance of hitting. Some players facing a game that is more or less powerful than they are used to are unsure how to adapt to the new power level. b. If you are really hurting for ideas go to this site, it's a real nice resource for Physical, and Psychological Complications along with Social Complications Masterlist of Limitations, Addendum - pick Complications that you want in your character's story, not "what this character's minute-by-minute life would look like", because a good game will focus on the significant events, not the mundane ones. This is the process I go through when I create a character. After seeing this come up time and time again on the Hero Games forums I thought that it was time for me to try and answer this once and for all. I do and will get more into the customization parts of this. HERO System (General) Champions; Dark Champions; Fantasy Hero (and 3 more) HERO System 3rd Edition. 12) Go through your notes and write down your character’s background. Character Creation Characters are built on 350 points base and 75 points of complications (for a total of 425 points) using Hero System 6th edition. Go back through your notes and see if any complications jump out at you. When you start to write up powers go back to your list of what your powers should do, then find the power in the book that best fits that writeup. I could really have used this when I started Hero and I can still use it now. Creating Hero System Characters 101I am tired of posting pieces of this in other threads. (ie Can project bolts of fire; sounds like either a Blast or a Killing Attack Ranged or it can be both if you like), 6) Now balance the character so they fall within the points budget. c. Can I take one attack at campaign average with an average roll and not be stunned (ie have my Con Score exceeded by damage taken after defenses) 1d6 does 3.5 average stun. There are reasons that GM's usually will not allow the SPD 8 speedster to do the same dice of damage as the speed 4 Brick.