Star Hero (HERO System 5)

2002 · Campaign Setting (game world)

Star Hero (HERO System 5)

A science-fiction genre sourcebook for creating characters, campaigns, starships, and other elements using the HERO System rules. It covers styles ranging from low and military science fiction to space opera, with guidance for adapting each to play. The book includes character archetype Package Deals, rules and tables for generating aliens, civilizations, planets, stars, and sectors, and technology guidelines with example weapons and devices. It also expands the rules for starships, mecha, hovercraft, space stations, psionics, and time travel, alongside advice for gamemasters running science-fiction campaigns.

Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)Skill Based (buy or gain skills)Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc)Dice (Primarily d6)

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