- Star Hero
Infobox RPG
title= Star Hero
caption= Cover of "Star Hero" book
designer=James Cambias , Steve Long
publisher=Hero Games
date= 2002
genre=Science fiction
system=Hero System
footnotes="Star Hero" is a
role-playing game , published byHero Games , which uses its Fifth Edition "Hero System " rules to represent thescience fiction genre. Though not nearly as popular as its "Champions", "Dark Champions ", and "Fantasy Hero " lines, the genre book has been received well by fans and critics alike, and its "Terran Empire" setting has received positive reviews. [cite web
url=http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=503 |title=RPG Game Index: Star Hero
publisher=RPGnet |accessdate=2008-02-26]Like "Champions", "Star Hero" requires the "Hero System" rulebook to play, as the rules are pretty similar to all other games using the system, with minor alterations to facilitate such common science fiction elements as interstellar starship battles,
faster-than-light travel, and alien empires.This book was dedicated to RJM Hughes, an avid poster at the Hero Games forums, who died in August of
2002 due to complications fromdiabetes .Hero Universe
The official
Hero Universe setting divides the science fiction genre into five historical periods: "Solar Hero" (years 2080 to 2200), "Interstellar Hero" (2200-2300), "Alien Wars" (2300-2400), "The Terran Empire" (2400-2700), and "The Galactic Federation" (2700-3000). [cite web |url=http://www.herogames.com/get/HeroUniverse1.pdf
title=The Hero Universe |publisher=Hero Games |accessdate=2008-02-26 |format=PDF]Fifth Edition Star Hero supplements
*"Terran Empire" by James Cambias, 2003
*"The Spacer's Toolkit" byBen Seeman , 2003
*"Alien Wars" byAllen Thomas , 2003
*"Worlds of Empire" by Allen Thomas, Ben Seeman, Jason Walters, Steve Long, and Darren Watts, 2006External links
* [http://www.herogames.com/productsStarHero.htm "Star Hero" home page] at Hero Games
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