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One of the strengths of the HERO System
is that it can be used to systemically describe
and incorporate concepts found in other
games. With most Fantasy RPGs the settings
and the mechanics of the game are coupled,
but the HERO System is setting-less and
intended to be used with whatever setting
one feels inclined to use.
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Thus it is quite possible to use settings
and content from other Fantasy RPGs but
with the HERO System mechanics in place
of whatever mechanics the setting was originally
designed for. It is possible to do this
piecemeal, such as converting a beloved
character from a past campaign or statting
an interesting monster from another game
into HERO System terms, or wholesale such
as switching an existing campaign to the
HERO System mechanics in mid-campaign. |
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Converting From xD&D |
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AD&D
2e Conversion |
D&D
3e Conversion |
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Conversion spokes are provided for xD&D
both to allow existing campaigns to be shifted
into the HERO System, and to allow easy
conversion of source material into the HERO
System from those games as a convenient
time saver for harried GM's.
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Some GM's may just want to cannibalize material
from xD&D into the HERO System, while
some others may want to capture the feel
of xD&D while at the same time taking
advantage of the much more flexible character
design and resolution mechanics available
in the HERO System.
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The conversion documents are oriented to
allow both uses; it presents a buffet-style
assortment of material intended to allow
a GM to take only what they want from the
various versions of D&D and leave the
rest behind.
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Converting From Warhammer FRPG |
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Warhammer
FRPG Conversion |
Warhammer FRPG 2e Conversion |
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Conversion spokes are provided for both
the old classic Warhammer FRPG and the recently
released new edition. The conversion document
for the new edition is more complete, but
both offer more than enough material to
port a Warhammer FRPG game into the HERO
System, or just run a new startup in the
HERO System with the feel of the Warhammer
games. |
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Conversion Styles |
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The Conversion
Style document discusses various
approaches that could be taken to do wholesale
conversion of an existing campaign from
another system in to the HERO System. |