Hero Games has 65 books in the Fourth Edition lineup for the Hero System RPGs. There’s a lot of superhero action here, but there’s fantasy, horror and other genres.
Right now, and until February 25th, the Bundle of Holding has three deals on the go. That’s enough to go from zero to hero in your collection. Two of the bundles have been seen before, back in 2017, and one is all new!
Champions 4e Essentials
This offer has the big blue book and two dozen important rulebooks. This superhero TTRPG deal runs until February 26th.
Core Collection – $14.95
About 1,900 pages of superhero TTRPG here would normally retail for around $97.50.
- 2 Champions 4E Rulebooks & GM Screen
- Classic Enemies – Organizations – Corporations
- PRIMUS – VIPER 4E
- Normals, Allies, Mutants – 3 books
- Hero Bestiary (4E) – Horror Enemies
Bonus Collection
The threshold price started at $29.95 and will move as people decide whether they want the Bonus Collection or not. If you can meet it you unlock a further $105 of Hero System content.
- Dark Champions 4E
- Golden Age Champions
- Ultimate Martial Artist + Mentalist 4E
- Super Mages – 3 books
- Hero System Almanacs 1-2
- Challenges – Champions Presents 1-2
- The New Millennium line
Champions 4e Universe
This bundle, which also runs until the 26th, has the main villains book and dozens of setting books for Hero Systems. It’s available as a separate offer.
Starter Collection – $17.95
There are a lot of supervillains here, and they’d normally rampage for $98.50.
- 5 Champions 4E Enemies books
- Day of the Destroyer & 3 more
- The San Angelo line
- Invasions, Invaders, & a Pyramid
- The Zodiac Conspiracy & 2 more
Bonus Collection
The Bonus Collection unlocks a further $110 of Hero System content if you match the threshold price. When the bundle launched, that value was set at $34.95.
- Champions in 3-D
- 9 Dark Champions books
- Universe, Kingdom, & the North
- Mind Games & Watchers
- Foxbat & Heroic Adventures 1-2
Heroes 4E Campaigns
The third Hero System bundle is new, launched later and runs shorter. You have until the 25th to grab this one.
Hero 4E Collection – $14.95
This single-tier deal is worth $70 and has the not-so-superhero books included.
- Cyber Hero
- Fantasy Hero for 4E
- FH 4E Companion I + II
- Horror Hero
- Kazei 5 4E
- Ninja Hero 4E
- Western Hero 4E
In 1981, Hero Games launched Champions, a pioneering superhero role-playing game that quickly gained popularity. Within a short time, Champions saw two further editions. They expanded its scope significantly, encompassing not just superheroes but also modern espionage, pulp adventures, fantasy settings, science fiction, and even giant robots. Hero Games later licensed the Champions property to Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE).
In 1988, ICE embarked on a significant undertaking: to unify the diverse elements of the game’s past into a single, comprehensive rule system. This culminated in the release of Champions Fourth Edition in 1989. This edition, renowned among fans as the “Big Blue Book” due to its striking George Perez cover, represented a landmark achievement in RPG design, establishing the versatile HERO System.
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Update: 8th Feb – Copy adjusted to clarify distinctions between Heroes and the Hero System.
