Ninja Hero

The third genre book for the HERO System 5th Edition focuses on martial arts characters and campaigning of all sorts — from traditional chop-socky adventures, to pulse-pounding wire-fu and wuxia action, to the wild fighting and bizarre powers of anime and video-game martial arts! It discusses the elements of the martial arts genre, creating martial arts characters, how to run martial arts campaigns, and more! It also includes sample campaign settings and frameworks, example NPCs, and more! It includes:

• a complete review of the martial arts genre and its five subgenres - Realistic, Cinetmatic, Wuxia, Video Games, and Anime - with guidelines and suggestions for simulating each part of the genres using the Hero System.
• an extensive section on creating martial arts characters using the Hero System, including Package Deals for major character archetypes such as the Samurai or Chinese Knight-Errant.
• suggested rules additions and variations for simulating marial combat in the various subgenres.
• a comprehensive chapter on gamemastering martial arts games.
• a detailed sourcebook including maps, five sample campaigns, nearly two dozens characters for the various subgenres, sample magic weapons, and plot seeds.

Soft Cover, Page Count 160, SRP 26.95US

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