tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80515286153522994902024-03-19T03:32:47.487-07:00Hero Kids RPGUnleash your kids' imagination with <i>Hero Kids</i>, the ENnie award-winning <br>fantasy role-playing game for kids aged from 4-10.Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-30696583752681769772023-12-02T00:21:00.000-08:002023-12-02T00:21:51.422-08:00$24 for 24 role-playing games<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hey folks! Two Hero Forge Games RPGs are part of the RPG Advent Calendar. For $24, you get 24 entire role-playing games, including <i>Hero Kids</i> and <i>Onyx Sky</i>! </span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Check out the rest of the games here:</span></p><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/460567/The-RPG-Advent-Calendar--24-Books-for-24-BUNDLE?src=HeroForgeGames"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/460567/The-RPG-Advent-Calendar--24-Books-for-24-BUNDLE?src=HeroForgeGames</span></a>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-34492274903502681192023-10-22T03:06:00.000-07:002023-10-22T03:06:25.881-07:00Free Halloween Adventure Preview<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">For the last few years, I've pondered a Halloween-themed adventure for <i>Hero Kids</i>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SDKdkTshDkeLk8AsCTXkJtE40osvN9Wlvp1RE4ayAXrL5lz2u5QGU4i4JO4x7DJKna6dwUN8ulTnXCvy8-z7Gu94iccH6xD1dspePRUN8oanU5DatyVz-T9kDdF6XEa0pl6DhFGHYWrv1M1Y54h27srUxmjwvUPQiu-qGrX1MJvSGnXCHvaKvrm_pug/s2055/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20-%20Pumpkin%20Golem.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="1765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SDKdkTshDkeLk8AsCTXkJtE40osvN9Wlvp1RE4ayAXrL5lz2u5QGU4i4JO4x7DJKna6dwUN8ulTnXCvy8-z7Gu94iccH6xD1dspePRUN8oanU5DatyVz-T9kDdF6XEa0pl6DhFGHYWrv1M1Y54h27srUxmjwvUPQiu-qGrX1MJvSGnXCHvaKvrm_pug/s320/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20-%20Pumpkin%20Golem.png" width="275" /></a></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Now that the </span><i style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gazetteer </i><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">and the updated </span><i style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Monster Compendium </i><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">are done, the pieces are finally in place for 'Hallow's Harvest'.</span><p></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unlike other <i>Hero Kids</i> adventures, <i>Hallow's H</i></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i>arvest</i> will be an exclusive download for Hero Forge Games newsletter subscribers, so it won't appear on DriveThruRPG.</span><div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">'Cos we're all such good pals (and I haven't done all the newsletter stuff), here's a preview of the adventure. </span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This hasn't been playtested or proofed yet, so let me know any feedback/corrections:</span><div><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ydresl2oos7juogemtf37/Hero-Kids-Fantasy-Adventure-Hallow-s-Harvest.pdf?rlkey=3imlgx9ea75rg2ielkqreh5j7&dl=0"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ydresl2oos7juogemtf37/Hero-Kids-Fantasy-Adventure-Hallow-s-Harvest.pdf?rlkey=3imlgx9ea75rg2ielkqreh5j7&dl=0</span></a><br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y0z9wfhxp58p7wylr0p0t/Hero-Kids-Fantasy-Adventure-Hallow-s-Harvest-Printer-Friendly.pdf?rlkey=6wg8q01eudxu8dhh349o7a0v9&dl=0"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y0z9wfhxp58p7wylr0p0t/Hero-Kids-Fantasy-Adventure-Hallow-s-Harvest-Printer-Friendly.pdf?rlkey=6wg8q01eudxu8dhh349o7a0v9&dl=0</span></a></div></div></div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-65876017439516980312023-07-15T07:33:00.008-07:002023-07-15T07:34:39.752-07:00Monster Compendium refresh out now!<p>The updated <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191378/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Expansion--Monster-Compendium" target="_blank"><i>Monster Compendium </i>is now out on DriveThruRPG</a>. If you already purchased the compendium, you'll have the new version in your library!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLS8sSHgVvBVl4z2RliGO0A4u18Wx7K1rMpnvhMBIn2ioJ6G6586ntKR5GPL0GOZWu9G33_jslT4J2KQ1udRFgPyvXrU69xlVkYE2Q-C8nXaaTVMwlnWzqpXsqvP1Rx7Rtk3Ok8nCaPc3E29LYXfAdMCruyHIfdItAgG2Rr2vKFjUb9Faz5Ms6nb9vtE/s900/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Line-Up%20-%20Color%20-%20900x218.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="900" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLS8sSHgVvBVl4z2RliGO0A4u18Wx7K1rMpnvhMBIn2ioJ6G6586ntKR5GPL0GOZWu9G33_jslT4J2KQ1udRFgPyvXrU69xlVkYE2Q-C8nXaaTVMwlnWzqpXsqvP1Rx7Rtk3Ok8nCaPc3E29LYXfAdMCruyHIfdItAgG2Rr2vKFjUb9Faz5Ms6nb9vtE/w640-h157/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Line-Up%20-%20Color%20-%20900x218.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The updated <i>Monster Compendium </i>includes these major changes:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Monster Compendium expanded and revised </li><li>Updated Monster Compendium to color</li><li>Added 40 monsters (now with 176 monsters!)</li><li>Added section on encounter balancing</li></ul><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJJIu9ejy6_SGoCQuzvRVfvkLiHGJ7KTV5qtQQPYQ50PajrOEg4sCEulBe0Sxu0E8SywiS4vOZY6wlgtzHltLgCothirc8QOst0qjglzVv_l-ZNEMMlq_dvxw8PLoPJKmuvAdtMkE9D2ALzASIBYUPiA9oj8hoDBZ0-kr-O6yJvT2YEotF5ZKUrfYM-s/s900/Monster%20Compendium%20-%20Page%20Spread%2001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="900" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJJIu9ejy6_SGoCQuzvRVfvkLiHGJ7KTV5qtQQPYQ50PajrOEg4sCEulBe0Sxu0E8SywiS4vOZY6wlgtzHltLgCothirc8QOst0qjglzVv_l-ZNEMMlq_dvxw8PLoPJKmuvAdtMkE9D2ALzASIBYUPiA9oj8hoDBZ0-kr-O6yJvT2YEotF5ZKUrfYM-s/w640-h496/Monster%20Compendium%20-%20Page%20Spread%2001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR5oF9r8b0yQCLQLaeSfzV3nz_bI2Vc-eW_dEMTuOd0WN8yvksgroaZWq63P1GPniHOSS69KX7NTnK6yj_1v5gEsCRoO7GGqrs3nIQ0JATxaBS90hU6oNO4SURMVkKgspEyUExR5k1KvEb5lOkw5fX5P_o91t37W4E54yX4TkfU0u5MI7iK1CzHsZWKk/s900/Monster%20Compendium%20-%20Page%20Spread%2002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="900" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR5oF9r8b0yQCLQLaeSfzV3nz_bI2Vc-eW_dEMTuOd0WN8yvksgroaZWq63P1GPniHOSS69KX7NTnK6yj_1v5gEsCRoO7GGqrs3nIQ0JATxaBS90hU6oNO4SURMVkKgspEyUExR5k1KvEb5lOkw5fX5P_o91t37W4E54yX4TkfU0u5MI7iK1CzHsZWKk/w640-h494/Monster%20Compendium%20-%20Page%20Spread%2002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-26111362003148544652023-06-17T22:17:00.005-07:002023-07-04T03:31:12.373-07:00Monster Compendium Refresh<p>This <i>Hero Kids Monster Compendium</i> refresh has taken way longer than I hoped, but it's almost done. </p><p>The <i>Monster Compendium</i> is increasing from ~130 monsters to almost 180 monsters! This includes over 20 pieces of new and refreshed art, now in full color.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdJPcuPY4PUX6iEzalgtwUbQ7W5vJWA3PtrjZMbzU_I8tuxBcdfnAwS3JgzpKAgUgPil2_Sruvl-rcf7TVLq929-CFXL3djKgEtqeMOJkkybpY8E9e4yHyxEq7cJGbueBKFothxN71b4WxAaKGe-j046j92GzInLy-aB9ADmPeSVLcpJpjndKyQro/s3000/Contact%20Sheet%20Color%20Full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hero Kids Monsters Contact Sheet" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdJPcuPY4PUX6iEzalgtwUbQ7W5vJWA3PtrjZMbzU_I8tuxBcdfnAwS3JgzpKAgUgPil2_Sruvl-rcf7TVLq929-CFXL3djKgEtqeMOJkkybpY8E9e4yHyxEq7cJGbueBKFothxN71b4WxAaKGe-j046j92GzInLy-aB9ADmPeSVLcpJpjndKyQro/w342-h640/Contact%20Sheet%20Color%20Full.jpg" title="Hero Kids Monsters Contact Sheet" width="342" /></a></div><p>One thing for youse all, I'm redoing the Monster Stand-Ups PDF for printing, and I'm reducing the number of stand-ups on each page for the 'tougher' monsters, on the grounds that you should never need 8 tough monsters! Let me know if this might be a problem. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFszlqZ0pMYsiUaGSnvaMd0IGWQoY0vpwMsbMzEGtRYzQZKNdKC2WSlk4g954DIRkzaPaTRj8iQdDhDc4_dawWOcDjNhls-cysitGvCHV0oen0MVoQfXGmU5GIw_SGVdHQHaBIsQD-fDpmTdg2bF31leTlK9tF11EukjTP0P9Fj4jHs5ZNyYpe5w7j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Monster Stand-Up Print Page" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1049" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFszlqZ0pMYsiUaGSnvaMd0IGWQoY0vpwMsbMzEGtRYzQZKNdKC2WSlk4g954DIRkzaPaTRj8iQdDhDc4_dawWOcDjNhls-cysitGvCHV0oen0MVoQfXGmU5GIw_SGVdHQHaBIsQD-fDpmTdg2bF31leTlK9tF11EukjTP0P9Fj4jHs5ZNyYpe5w7j=w640-h482" title="Monster Stand-Up Print Page" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-7683911159638038042022-08-06T02:54:00.001-07:002022-08-06T02:54:43.925-07:00Hero Kids Brecken Vale Gazetteer In Print!<p>Hey all, the Brecken Vale Gazetteer is now out in print! Get it now here:</p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399364/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Expansion--Brecken-Vale-Gazetteer">Hero Kids Brecken Vale Gazetteer</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwBiNqiGuSgjW3bgUkmhvf9o0LpYNcxjkOoDUfQRe5HSlWKqcPYhkoH7WmmAYgwMOfJrqXc9FUQa30UeuJoDvQWrlX6dg-QeiCpzMi4pcQ3kY17z5XzTMWsu0SOdcmSmTNuzs0Jzi8HQTjFnCiQKmjADeQwBaC-thNSsgrTEGLwGHGXuTfghX6aAga" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hero Kids Brecken Vale Gazetteer" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1424" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwBiNqiGuSgjW3bgUkmhvf9o0LpYNcxjkOoDUfQRe5HSlWKqcPYhkoH7WmmAYgwMOfJrqXc9FUQa30UeuJoDvQWrlX6dg-QeiCpzMi4pcQ3kY17z5XzTMWsu0SOdcmSmTNuzs0Jzi8HQTjFnCiQKmjADeQwBaC-thNSsgrTEGLwGHGXuTfghX6aAga=w640-h390" title="Hero Kids Brecken Vale Gazetteer" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-59556886211022877212022-06-19T05:08:00.007-07:002022-12-03T00:24:56.826-08:00Hero Kids Encounter Difficulty<p>In putting together the <i>Hero Kids</i> Brecken Vale Gazetteer, I (finally) correctly organised the adventures into tiers of play. </p><p>In the Gazetteer, these are arranged geographically, beginning with the Adventures in Rivenshore, then Skritteland, then adventures Across the Vale.</p><p>The Adventures in Rivenshore tier are introductory adventures and will be adjusted to have Easy difficulty.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Basement O’ Rats</li><li>Fire in Rivenshore</li><li>Tomb of the Lost King</li><li>Darkness Neath Rivenshore</li></ul><p></p><p>Adventures in Skritteland are slightly more challenging and will be adjusted to have Moderate difficulty:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Twilight Watchtower</li><li>Curse of the Shadow Walkers</li><li>Mines of Martek</li><li>Maze of the Minotaur</li></ul><p></p><p>Beyond those adventures, the rest will be Hard difficulty.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wizard’s Tower</li><li>The Lost Village</li><li>Glade of the Unicorn</li><li>Yuletide Journey</li><li>Escape from the Ghost Pirates</li><li>Reign of the Dragon</li></ul><p></p><p>Which begs the question, what does it mean for an adventure to be Easy, Moderate, or Hard.</p><p>Until now, the difficulty of <i>Hero Kids</i> adventures has been a factor of their duration (the number of encounters) and the challenge posed by the enemies in each encounter.</p><p>However, the difficulty of each combat encounter is difficult to calculate, due to the multitude of factors that goes into it:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Number of heroes (and which heroes are used)</li><li>Enemy array for each hero</li><li>Arrangement of heroes and enemies on the encounter map</li><li>Hero equipment or advancement.<br /></li></ul><p>Those of you who've played any <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>, will know that there's no easy or reliable way of calculating the strength of a monster, or the strength of a party of adventurers. And it would be foolish to think that <i>Hero Kids </i>is simple enough to afford a simple calculation.</p><p>But <i>Hero Kids </i>is simple enough to <b>estimate</b> encounter difficulty.</p><p>To estimate the difficulty of an encounter, we need to establish a baseline. For this, I propose that the baseline is derived from a single hero, basically factoring in that heroes abilities, armor, and health boxes (but not their Special Action and Bonus Ability). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY4Du9JgNRj-J5Luh_OzOeumR4lpsU3JYRECmNGHMcsT4aHWzejbh2L8k1yvJfNebsxZPKvh19tlYbIGb7HAkNphh9XFpz2X8ZI-hQoRuODanL2spIs2lPdyXdKAbiWIjY5_YxC07LyhR5Uj4mqsDumJCpAUu1A9SGnWbUj0WaHnVM141HetffS6m/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Hero%20Card%20-%20Colow%20-%20English%20-%20Warrior%20Mouse%20Male.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY4Du9JgNRj-J5Luh_OzOeumR4lpsU3JYRECmNGHMcsT4aHWzejbh2L8k1yvJfNebsxZPKvh19tlYbIGb7HAkNphh9XFpz2X8ZI-hQoRuODanL2spIs2lPdyXdKAbiWIjY5_YxC07LyhR5Uj4mqsDumJCpAUu1A9SGnWbUj0WaHnVM141HetffS6m/s320/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Hero%20Card%20-%20Colow%20-%20English%20-%20Warrior%20Mouse%20Male.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Luckily, all heroes use the same rules to calculate their abilities (strength, dexterity, and intelligence), armor, and health. Heroes have 4 dice to assign to their abilities and armor and they have 3 health. The 4 dice arranged between abilities and armor reflect a hero's power, and the 3 heath reflects their longevity. Together, their power and longevity reflect their overall power. </p><p>This gives us a baseline of 12 power (4 times 3) for each hero.</p><p>For heroes that use ranged or magic, which cost extra dice to assign, I'm going to assume that their longer ranged attacks (and other abilities) are balanced out by their lower dice of ability dice. So all heroes have the same 12 power.</p><p>Enemies, comparatively, do not follow preset rules for their creation, so their power varies a lot. But we can use the same rules to estimate their relative power:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeKvWoPi7JjHFbT48m-adL6LbUsG5NTySKswpwBOaerxhty1M9LDpKh80sJ5OzXIF_YXwNaIc0K1vGG3oXe4Pl2CiRx9zugSrgJjCxlrjOsZLleRcSKi6hAGaiy3Z8dHQu-rraUKjgAGYTtlP9UacHBPr4EDjuowm9Ju1ghD5lxUsJHAu_mfl8xLG/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Bat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeKvWoPi7JjHFbT48m-adL6LbUsG5NTySKswpwBOaerxhty1M9LDpKh80sJ5OzXIF_YXwNaIc0K1vGG3oXe4Pl2CiRx9zugSrgJjCxlrjOsZLleRcSKi6hAGaiy3Z8dHQu-rraUKjgAGYTtlP9UacHBPr4EDjuowm9Ju1ghD5lxUsJHAu_mfl8xLG/w320-h226/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Bat.png" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6EtULU9SZw2bJrdJ7JMNZOzIUehJdR-tZMBL2YL_k6GVunzIPk0S0yi1zHzSEGDcggyonpLWuO07u29CkpwwZxLXN7bM2E6mX6C1nftviB4vGyVrXzl57CrPLA__b5mr3ZElDSu_lLp9lGUar_eWoaf8ZR6PxHk-iUr64JAkswETe_0VTJJE9vmd/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Pirate%20Archer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxL5IsIr7Af-PcZutYkQ3tIW0VRpVqGLDRZaWVC1EW0RzsLDxBT_1LXhYoYGailD3caysaIUqZ4KyVS7VL4B3i33bgKQhAPe2jwiWyNHKCaGoRIXPqKO2ds-qkSFupU1XV9csXV4dnLfv9vlo7NonSqn5XpHfpWYD_mPeeWA4AR8Ef4vUzQ88jOY4/w320-h226/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Skeleton%20Warrior.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>For these enemies, we have:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bat: 3 abilities x 1 health = 3 power</li><li>Pirate Archer: 4 abilities x 2 health = 8 power</li><li>Giant Rat: 1 abilities x 1 health = 2 power</li><li>Skeleton Warrior: 4 abilities x 2 health = 8 power</li></ul><p></p><p>Comparatively, a 'boss' creature is more comparable to a normal hero:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXOyyB1bXEJQ0UHxvt_G7tImzWur1e2wm-UBFFRaHGWCscpu9m8BCss-qUZ3rcwxeavdTA9MZKw0jBAZ1pyn5GkyTIiZBtbonKjYMAgWkURA1zedyGnZPXjkMTFBj_ByAsxhZlk9aZgrIuxmt0mozXGC3JI-Bfxf_9OThwtgN5Jae3nCIQybL0d7a/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Rat,%20King.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXOyyB1bXEJQ0UHxvt_G7tImzWur1e2wm-UBFFRaHGWCscpu9m8BCss-qUZ3rcwxeavdTA9MZKw0jBAZ1pyn5GkyTIiZBtbonKjYMAgWkURA1zedyGnZPXjkMTFBj_ByAsxhZlk9aZgrIuxmt0mozXGC3JI-Bfxf_9OThwtgN5Jae3nCIQybL0d7a/s320/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Rat,%20King.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>This King Rat is a boss creature, and is the same power as a single hero:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>King Rat: 4 abilities x 3 health = 12 power</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p>Now that we have a baseline for a creature's power, we can estimate encounter difficulty.</p><p>For this, I'm using the following (rough) calculations for the difficulty of each encounter:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Easy: 6 power per hero</li><li>Moderate: 8 power per hero</li><li>Hard: 10 power per hero</li></ul><p></p><p>There are several caveats to this estimate. </p><p>First, the bosses clearly outmatch single heroes. For this, we will rely on the heroes' health potions to give them enough advantage to survive climactic battles.</p><p>Second, magic and ranged abilities cost 2 dice, but only give 1 dice for those attacks. We'll assume that these heroes are roughly the same power as baseline 4 dice ability heroes.</p><p>Third, when there are 3 or 4 heroes, their abilities reinforce each other (Teamwork, split attacks, etc), significantly increasing their collective power. In this case, some increase in the power of enemies can be accommodated.</p><p>Let's take a look at a Moderate encounter. As you recall, this encounter should have 8 power for each hero.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCCvqjjtpCxYbvb8FMl7RlVOC1u7maN2dtfI_0IxEs5aD_wwMj2JDL1-ATxwy6HWtPDusmcUCLhginPU3NK_2TVf8TZZafFog-hmWq4zAjdr-aCE7QmBUdXAkORVWn0fWIK2EHCy5_EKfh2ew1aAzCMQYcailGCLRmsoZq7_sDKiCO3_r5ZiQ5mcm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="750" data-original-width="638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCCvqjjtpCxYbvb8FMl7RlVOC1u7maN2dtfI_0IxEs5aD_wwMj2JDL1-ATxwy6HWtPDusmcUCLhginPU3NK_2TVf8TZZafFog-hmWq4zAjdr-aCE7QmBUdXAkORVWn0fWIK2EHCy5_EKfh2ew1aAzCMQYcailGCLRmsoZq7_sDKiCO3_r5ZiQ5mcm=w340-h400" width="340" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tr6fm93yfdSRTAWhGIu1IlMNUn_xW6mRHqpsG5EbU7WdfpjQkjaaPuQ9Wx1sG_mKdSUAIeOTyurMM2xuDlJEAIBioEolaHfCIj7bUk-tMydwIyaHT-WlRQM5Ob3c6Gx9yU18hhIM6Zba6YwmqdKpDxhnoeCMKIk34WgNEH85LCgeL3lI-f3zKCDG/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Boar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tr6fm93yfdSRTAWhGIu1IlMNUn_xW6mRHqpsG5EbU7WdfpjQkjaaPuQ9Wx1sG_mKdSUAIeOTyurMM2xuDlJEAIBioEolaHfCIj7bUk-tMydwIyaHT-WlRQM5Ob3c6Gx9yU18hhIM6Zba6YwmqdKpDxhnoeCMKIk34WgNEH85LCgeL3lI-f3zKCDG/w400-h283/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Boar.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmj_8VRwcYyui8ttd_yRvAHbQkpIs-pw6ND0hQdbWo33moA90tbkIP4-WZamF_ewshpwW_HOcus8mUpGbxCyNYRyyAPe4UlGq6AtxizvGzWigWvmfyUZIMgCeEDFnnx_Po-TbIq6hqetjEPn7MlQ4dvNIiOjfNuVVZPseAqcyULdsmFKIQzFVfPh6/s2100/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Boar,%20Dire.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2100" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmj_8VRwcYyui8ttd_yRvAHbQkpIs-pw6ND0hQdbWo33moA90tbkIP4-WZamF_ewshpwW_HOcus8mUpGbxCyNYRyyAPe4UlGq6AtxizvGzWigWvmfyUZIMgCeEDFnnx_Po-TbIq6hqetjEPn7MlQ4dvNIiOjfNuVVZPseAqcyULdsmFKIQzFVfPh6/w400-h283/Hero%20Kids%20-%20Monster%20Card%20-%20English%20-%20Boar,%20Dire.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><p>Based on these monsters, the combat has the following difficulty calculations:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1 hero: 6 power (6 power per hero)</li><li>2 heroes: 18 power (9 power per hero)</li><li>3 heroes: 24 power (8 power per hero)</li><li>4 heroes: 36 power (9 power per hero)</li></ul><p></p><p>As you can see, the exact difficulty varies for each hero due to the granularity of the underlying monsters. But even with that variation, this encounter generally adheres to the 8 power per hero difficulty expected of a Moderate difficulty adventure.</p><p>So there you have it. Is this workable in practice? What's your experience been with individual encounter difficulty? Will this help? Is it close to 'correct'?</p><span></span><p>This difficulty calculation revision will be incorporated into all of the <i>Hero Kids</i> adventures over the next few months in the lead up to:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>HERO KIDS' 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS OCTOBER!!!!!!!! </b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Check out the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115827/Hero-Kids--Complete-Fantasy-PDF-Bundle-BUNDLE" target="_blank">Hero Kids Complete Fantasy PDF Bundle at DriveThruRPG</a></p></div><div><div><div><p></p></div></div></div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-14328068967834660022022-06-09T04:53:00.002-07:002022-06-09T04:58:03.012-07:00Brecken Vale Gazetteer OUT NOW!<p>I've just released the latest (and long-awaited) <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399364/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Expansion--Brecken-Vale-Gazetteer" target="_blank">Hero Kids expansion, the Brecken Vale Gazetteer</a>!</p><p>The Brecken Vale Gazetteer is jam packed with all-new artwork and 79 pages of information about the places, people, customs, factions, and adventures of the Brecken Vale.</p><p>Inside the gazetteer you'll find:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Maps and regions of the Brecken Vale and beyond</li><li>Maps and locations in Rivenshore</li><li>People of the Vale (including 26 printable character cards)</li><li>Culture and customs across the Vale</li><li>Geography and climate</li><li>Lineages of the Vale (humans, elves, dwarves and other lineages)</li><li>Factions of the Varld</li><li>Random encounter tables for each habitat or locale</li><li>Campaign paths for beginner characters to heroes of the Varld</li><li>Over 50 new adventure hooks</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #483c21; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 17.388px;">Check out the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115827/Hero-Kids--Complete-Fantasy-PDF-Bundle-BUNDLE&src=HeroKidsBlog" target="_blank">Hero Kids Complete Fantasy PDF Bundle at DriveThruRPG</a></span></span></div></div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-45689852353651229842022-04-16T01:13:00.005-07:002022-04-16T01:14:14.127-07:00Hero Kids in the wild<p> Meanwhile...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeMGgLqpq5OtaMhrHNALa4Vs90Iy4jkzsqZD3apE_qSY7BO62yRuNt4uNT3zg0LKx6FWYdxu8ZcGrEyFwROAkqVVFGHiIaoS6amM6XhCJMhuONtotSc35b2DwWWFjaDq5W6XTHRRne_FOxmMNHHFFZBrgNSe0PS_HGxWjmu8xMyr7cV0cH6-Nxnq3/s2048/received_1035947663658673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeMGgLqpq5OtaMhrHNALa4Vs90Iy4jkzsqZD3apE_qSY7BO62yRuNt4uNT3zg0LKx6FWYdxu8ZcGrEyFwROAkqVVFGHiIaoS6amM6XhCJMhuONtotSc35b2DwWWFjaDq5W6XTHRRne_FOxmMNHHFFZBrgNSe0PS_HGxWjmu8xMyr7cV0cH6-Nxnq3/w296-h640/received_1035947663658673.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Does this count as celebrity endorsement?</p>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-77642896725791124212020-11-21T18:50:00.000-08:002020-11-21T18:50:21.275-08:00Hero Kids full color release<p>The first stage of the <i>Hero Kids</i> color updates is now complete!</p><p>The following <i>Hero Kids</i> products are now available in full color:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hero Kids Role-Playing Game (the core rules)</li><li>Hero Kids - Heroes II</li><li>Hero Kids - Heroes III (Heroes From Out of Town)</li><li>Hero Kids - Heroes IV (Forest Friends</li><li>Hero Kids - Heroes V (Monstrous Heroes)</li><li>Hero Kids - Heroes VI (All Hallows' Eve)</li><li>Hero Kids - Pets I</li><li>Hero Kids - Pets II</li><li>Hero Kids - Space Heroes I</li><li>Hero Kids - Space Heroes II</li></ul>Check out a bunch of the new artwork below (including the new Brecken Vale map!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115827/Hero-Kids--Complete-Fantasy-PDF-Bundle-BUNDLE" target="_blank">Hero Kids Complete Fantasy PDF Bundle</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if you want more rip-roaring space action, check out the Hero Kids Space Adventures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149304/Hero-Kids--Complete-Space-Expansion-PDF-Bundle-BUNDLE" target="_blank">Hero Kids Space Adventures Bundle</a><br /></div><p></p>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-71549866585339162192020-11-01T03:34:00.002-08:002020-11-01T03:34:49.177-08:00Heroes in full color<p>Thanks to everyone's sage feedback, I've decided to update all of the Hero Cards and Monsters to full color. I will also maintain the existing B&W versions of the Hero Cards and Hero stand-ups for the folks who want to color in their heroes!</p><p>The first step in this process is to color all of the Heroes. </p><p>Which is a lot:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1hpDWLWLKY/X56bkZleuMI/AAAAAAABbcY/39zTZzGQEfItMGawAcGE7CNDw_CU9h9mACLcBGAsYHQ/s1657/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1hpDWLWLKY/X56bkZleuMI/AAAAAAABbcY/39zTZzGQEfItMGawAcGE7CNDw_CU9h9mACLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h640/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B1.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoYhD_eK4DY/X56bkVpWVWI/AAAAAAABbcQ/M_zZEWsZrGMnUQ1nZpCRczhXfZ6lk-6hQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1657/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoYhD_eK4DY/X56bkVpWVWI/AAAAAAABbcQ/M_zZEWsZrGMnUQ1nZpCRczhXfZ6lk-6hQCLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h640/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B2.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AyGNsPS4fgY/X56bkbTOHAI/AAAAAAABbcU/F6M0_htZKsYa7DVEDxjD3b0za7J-RmUuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1657/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AyGNsPS4fgY/X56bkbTOHAI/AAAAAAABbcU/F6M0_htZKsYa7DVEDxjD3b0za7J-RmUuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h640/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B3.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iblz7NyZW3A/X56bla3kVMI/AAAAAAABbcc/-_055iOMW9sQXkZmVjs6q3cL6LOjyLjMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1657/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iblz7NyZW3A/X56bla3kVMI/AAAAAAABbcc/-_055iOMW9sQXkZmVjs6q3cL6LOjyLjMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h640/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B4.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceDRZsysoA4/X56blhdp8FI/AAAAAAABbcg/vLBMBP1ZNfoVUll5krztd6Fknp4swedywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1200" height="333" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceDRZsysoA4/X56blhdp8FI/AAAAAAABbcg/vLBMBP1ZNfoVUll5krztd6Fknp4swedywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h333/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BSheet%2B5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a sneak peek at what a colored Hero Card looks like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEdqlst_Cfw/X56ceDKMIjI/AAAAAAABbc4/9l5d4MouW2kCGPquvOKlBAkB-LiKxaIvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHero%2BCard%2B-%2BColor%2B-%2BEnglish%2B-%2BWarlock%2BFemale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEdqlst_Cfw/X56ceDKMIjI/AAAAAAABbc4/9l5d4MouW2kCGPquvOKlBAkB-LiKxaIvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h450/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHero%2BCard%2B-%2BColor%2B-%2BEnglish%2B-%2BWarlock%2BFemale.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More on this as I make progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out. :-)</div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-57231002887921434452020-09-18T02:30:00.000-07:002020-09-18T02:30:15.245-07:00Hero Cards and Stand-Ups in Color?<div class="separator">So I've put off reaching out to y'all to ask this, but now is as good a time as ever. Would you prefer the <i>Hero Kids</i> stand-ups and hero cards in B&W (for coloring by the kids) or in color? </div><br />The reason I'm asking is because if I switch to color heroes, I don't have the capacity to maintain B&W variations of the hero cards and stand-ups. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkCnBuJuwrI/X2R9QhWlXiI/AAAAAAABa6M/psVV1nIl3JUk6mwnl-BHRWb1WAMasmE3wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BB%2526W%2BColor%2BComparison.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2048" height="526" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkCnBuJuwrI/X2R9QhWlXiI/AAAAAAABa6M/psVV1nIl3JUk6mwnl-BHRWb1WAMasmE3wCPcBGAYYCw/w640-h526/Hero%2BKids%2B-%2BHeroes%2BB%2526W%2BColor%2BComparison.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me know in the comments what you'd prefer!</div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-46288459206551796722020-03-24T03:45:00.001-07:002020-04-16T02:42:53.945-07:00Hero Kids Lockdown Bundle now available!What a time to be alive, eh.<br />
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<br />Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-37212624818550774792020-02-27T14:21:00.000-08:002020-02-27T14:21:41.988-08:00Hero Kids Bundle of Holding 2020!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For the next 17 days, the <i>Bundle of Holding</i> is offering the best value <i>Hero Kids</i> deal!</div>
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Check it out: <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Kids2020">https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Kids2020</a>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-61838248533586260372019-12-10T02:41:00.000-08:002019-12-10T02:41:33.335-08:00Brecken Vale GazetteerI'm working on something new for <i>Hero Kids</i>, and it's taking a while! <br />
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It started as a simple idea to produce a official map of Rivenshore. But since then, it's expanded to a gazetteer of all of the Brecken Vale.<br />
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The gazetteer will feature an overview of the regions of the Brecken Vale, a rundown of the key locations in Rivenshore, as well as details about notable characters from across the vale. Additionally, the gazetteer will be packed with gameable adventure hooks to inspire your <i>Hero Kids </i>game.<br />
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Here's my original layout of Rivenshore:<br />
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From my layout, Eric Quigley illustrated the village:</div>
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Which has become this thing of beauty!</div>
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<br />Speaking of Eric, he's also illustrated a whole bunch of notable characters, both friendly and villainous, from across the vale:</div>
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Keep an eye out for the Brecken Vale Gazetteer in the not-too-distant future.Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-75429243515050696642019-08-01T04:25:00.000-07:002019-08-24T04:34:10.125-07:00Hero Kids review round-up<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What better time for a round-up of the latest Hero Kids reviews than... RIGHT NOW!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"<b>This whole rule system is a perfect way to introduce younger children to tabletop RPGs.</b> I have played 3 seperate sessions with my son and my nephews, and they absolutely love it. I forget the rules for damage sometimes, and railroading sometimes comes into play, but with younger kids it is best to keep the game moving on and Hero Kids provides a great way to do that. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Not only does this system have <b>a great starting base with the Basement O' Rats adventure</b> as well as several other follow-on modules, the author is allowing for a ton of additional content to be written and published as part of the Hero Kids label. Kudos for that! And the price just cannot be beat!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Another awesome perk of this is that you can go ahead and purchase the hardcopies if you want, but for me the digital works just fine. I just print what I need for the adventure, and keep the rest on my computer or tablet.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Overall, I love this system, and am currently using it to build a campaign for my son for when I return home. Highly recommended!!!</b>"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How 'about this one:</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">"<b>I genuinely like this better than expensive competitors like Mice and Mystics (and even HeroQuest). </b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Paper minis enable Hero Kids to have a larger variety of creatures to encounter, and creatures of many different sizes. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>The stories in this are better (the prose is more concise), and the rules are cleaner</b>. This means you get to play faster without spending much time in the rulebook. It's a game I like to bring to the table with kids."</i></span><br />
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More-ish:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"I'm afraid I've not played a roleplaying game for years, but my 9-year-old daughter found my old dice, asked me how they worked, and she was entralled with the idea—so I poked around the internet to see what there was nowadays and i settled on HERO KIDS. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>My two younger kids were hooked from the beginning of Basement o' Rats</b>. My 11-year-old, initially disdainful, got interested and asked to join in—we had to contrive a way for her to join in partway through. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>The combat was exciting</b> enough, and they got into it, but <b>their favorite part was the side trip to the chamber with the pool, where they had to figure out how to extricate a small treasure chest from amidst magically frozen rats</b>, without getting trapped and frozen themselves. I also decided the mushrooms there would be useful magical ingredients and were safe to eat, but made the characters glow blue the remainder of the adventure, which tickled the kids. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>In all, you've roped in three kids, 7 through 11, who had a blast with their first RPG and one dad who had a blast with them</b>, and got to roll some serious dice for the first time in ages. <b>I highly recommend the bundle for grownups whose professional life doesn't leave lots of time for creating</b>—the adventures are a lifesaver."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"<b>This product as a whole, Hero Kids, is an amazing investment.</b> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>My 5 year old son and I have played over ten times in the first few weeks of owning it. I love how imaginative he gets. My D&D group has a few dads and we got together to all play. <b>Each adventure is unique and has many options to increase the replay factor</b>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>It's flexible enough that we can go rules lite and really let the story be the focus, or play it straight up and work on his math and counting</b>! And the narration is wonderful, putting the kids as the heroes to do what the grown ups can't! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>I have recommended this product and all of its adventures and expansions to all of my friends with kids.</b>"</i></span>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-90655254730917503442019-07-10T06:08:00.000-07:002019-08-22T06:09:38.063-07:00Hero Kids Creator's Guild Adventures!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <i><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4846/Hero-Forge-Games/subcategory/9206_32396/Hero-Kids-Creators-Guild" target="_blank">Hero Kids Creator's Guild</a></i> is now live on DriveThruRPG, so this is a good time to check out a few of the great community-created adventures. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These adventures are available as a bargain-priced bundle:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282048/Hero-Kids-Creators-Guild--Adventure-Bundle-BUNDLE" target="_blank">Hero Kids Creator's Guild Adventure Bundle</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281142/Hero-Kids-Creators-Guild--Fantasy-Adventure--Worries-in-the-Weasel-Warren" target="_blank">Worries in the Weasel Warren</a></span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="553" height="200" src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281142.jpg" width="138" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When weasel raiders steal a flock of sheep, it's up to the heroes to rescue them in this four-encounter adventure.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281102/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Adventure--Treasured-Possessions--Creators-Guild" target="_blank">Treasured Possessions</a></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="553" height="200" src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281102.jpg" width="138" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Can our heroes help the mayor and track down the thief who has stolen his treasured possessions in this five-encounter adventure.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282994/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Adventure--Mage-Missing" target="_blank">Mage Missing</a></b></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281051/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Adventure--The-Case-of-the-Repulsive-Fart-Monster" target="_blank">The Case of the Repulsive Fart Monster</a></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="553" height="200" src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281051.jpg" width="138" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In this four encounter adventure, the heroes find Farmer Billy lying unconscious on the ground and soon discover the culprit; a large fart monster that they must defeat in order to save Rivenshore, once again, from a most repulsive demise.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281131/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Premium-Adventure--101-Koboldz" target="_blank">101 Koboldz</a></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281131.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="200" src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281131.png" width="154" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In this fifteen-encounter premium adventure, a traveling merchant named Boris arrives in Rivenshore with a cart smack full of kobold hatchlings. When the kobolds escape, it's up to the heroes to recapture them, or maybe rescue them instead.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281033/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Premium-Adventure--Picture-Day" target="_blank">Picture Day</a></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="565" height="200" src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4846/281033.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In this eight-encounter premium adventure, the heroes must figure out who stole the town's fund to rebuilt after the devastating Fire in Rivenshore. Along the way they will meet colorful characters, pass dangerous terrain tests and battle in furious combat. </span></div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-78117433789558894872019-04-20T05:37:00.001-07:002019-04-20T05:37:26.373-07:00Hero Kids Creator's Guild coming soon!People of <i>Hero Kids</i>, in June we're launching the <i>Hero Kids Creator's Guild</i> on DriveThruRPG. The <i>Hero Kids Creator's Guild</i> is home to community created adventures, translations, monsters, equipment, heroes, pets, and expansions.<div>
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For game designers, translators, and enthusiasts, the <i>Creator's Guild</i> is a place to contribute to the <i>Hero Kids</i> universe. Here, creators can build on existing <i>Hero Kids</i> materials or create something new. Creators can publish and sell their work to the growing community of <i>Hero Kids</i> fans.</div>
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<br />If you're interested in participating in the <i>Creator's Guild</i> program and getting something ready for the launch, get in touch with me here or at justinhalliday(a)gmail[.]com.</div>
Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-43004778320460237642019-04-12T05:17:00.001-07:002019-04-12T05:17:39.722-07:00Hero Advancement Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Phew! That was harder than it should have been. The Hero Advancement Cards for <i>Hero Kids</i> are done, dusted, and released:</div>
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The Hero Advancement Cards expansion includes 120 cards, and allows players to improve all aspects of their heroes:<br />
• Improve abilities (melee, ranged, magic, or armor)<br />
• Gain new abilities (melee, ranged, magic, or armor)<br />
• Add an additional health level to their hero<br />
• Learn new skills<br />
• Train new special actions<br />
• Master new bonus abilities<br />
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Here's a look at the cards in the pack (warning; there's a lot!):<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115827/Hero-Kids--Complete-Fantasy-PDF-Bundle-BUNDLE&src=HeroKidsBlog" target="_blank">Hero Kids Complete Fantasy PDF Bundle at DriveThruRPG</a><br />
<br />Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-60672339092304053702019-03-08T15:10:00.000-08:002019-03-08T15:10:02.467-08:00Hero Kids review round-upNo time like the present to scrape the latest <i>Hero Kids</i> reviews for insights.<br />
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First, we have an in-depth review of <i>Hero Kids</i> on YouTube:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That review includes an interesting Adventure Blueprint framework to structure adventures for beginner players all the way up to experienced players:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Second, I'm seeing a theme of people using <i>Hero Kids</i> in their 'normal' games, not just with kids:<br />
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<i>"Simple, objective, upgradable, replayable, PERFECT! Awesome to play with kids but I cannot deny that I am playing with a group of adult friends and we are having a lot of fun. LOL"</i><br />
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</div><div>Third, we have lots of feedback from people introing their kids to RPGs with Hero Kids:<br />
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<i>"Great product! I was wanting to introduce my 9yo to tabletop RPGs and this was a perfect way. She grasped it quickly and wants to play every weekend now. I will be buying the rest of the modules now I guess! Thanks!"<br />
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"This is absolutely fantastic for younger kids getting into rpg's, i started by getting my kids (3, 4 and 8) to choose a hero out of the coloriong book, a separate free download, and got them to color in their heroes as we played (a helpful distraction at times for the younger 2).<br />
I had my 8 year old help the 3 year old at times but he is definitely keen to play more, and all 3 kids already feel a connection to there heroes and each others, (one encounter I may have KO'd one of their heroes causing them to get a little upset....but they worked out they could use a potion on him to get him up again).<br />
Things are easily modifed to suit your needs with age differences etc. and the book has a few tips on running a game with younger players. I'm so glad i found this!"</i><br />
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Fourth, there's several reviews that give specific feedback about using Fire In Rivenshore to teach when it's okay to keep secrets, and when these should be discussed with adults:<br />
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<i>"This was a good adventure to work on listening skills - trying to keep a list of tasks and the order she wanted to do them in to help the most people.<br />
<b>It also highlighted that we needed to discuss with her about what is ok to keep secrets about vs things that should be discussed with an adu</b>lt. Amazing what a 'simple game' can make parents realize :-)"</i><br />
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</i></div><div>And this review:</div><div><i><br />
</i></div><i>"6.5 year old has very much enjoyed the game - we've played 2 of the adventures so far - one of which we did one evening while on a family vacation - just had printed the adventure beforehand - handful of 6 sided dice and a very compact game to play whereever the desire (or boredom) may strike.<br />
Simple rules, simple math, the adults have had fun, she has had fun.<br />
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<div><i>Works on listening skills, critical thinking, some good math practice for the age group, and at least <b>one of the adventures highlighted a discussion we needed to have on what kinds of things are appropriate for "keeping secrets" vs what should be discussed with an adult</b>."</i><br />
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<i>"This is a great system—not only for introducing young kids to RPGs, but also for enabling families with young kids to play RPGs together. The system is simple enough for very young children to be able to play, but has enough detail that older kids can enhance their characters' capabilities as they understand more.</i><br />
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</i> <i>All of the player characters (many fun pregenerated options are included) have a special ability. <b>My kids have latched on to these; each is excited about their character's special strengths and functionality. The enemies also have well-concieved special abilities, so there's some exciting variety in combat even though the combat mechanic is very simple and easy for all to navigate.</b></i><br />
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</i> <i>The published adventures are a lot of fun, and always include enough detail to help inexperienced DM parents narrate a compelling story for the kids. <b>Of particular note are the maps. They're done simply but very well.</b> They're nice to print out and keep around for reuse in other adventures in other systems.</i><br />
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</i> <i><b>That's all enough to make this a great system; but to sweeten the deal, the prices are very reasonable."</b></i><br />
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Finally, let's talk about some criticism:<br />
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<i>"<b>The first adventure focuses only on combat, and is incredibly repetitive.</b> Fight a group of rats, then another group of rats, then a third group of rats, then the rats and their king. I'm not adverse to violence (I love intriguing fights), but the system is so simple that the fights become boring very quickly on the one hand, and on the other hand: is this REALLY what RPGs are about? Kill monsters? I think we all know there are about much more than that. They are about the wonder of discovery, the relationship between characters, moral questions and problems, etc. Kids are NOT too young to deal with these issues! By focusing the adventure (and indeed, the core system) only on combat, it diminishes their potential enjoyment of the game."</i><br />
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</div><div>This is a legitimate criticism of the first adventure; Basement O Rats. It was the first I ever wrote for <i>Hero Kids</i>, and it is heavily combat-focused. As this reviewer points out, the adventure includes four combat encounters, and only a couple of exploration elements. While the side room does include an opportunity for role-playing, it's incumbent of the GM to create and introduce a character here; 'Old man Jenkins'...</div><div><br />
</div><div>The heavy focus on combat for this adventure was intentional, to the extent that anything I wrote that long ago was intentional. As the intro adventure, I wanted the adventure to focus heavily on the mechanically-codified section of the game, combat, rather that on the more free-form aspects of the game, exploration and role-playing.</div><div><br />
</div><div>With an extra six-year's experience under my belt, Darkness Neath Rivenshore is somewhat of a replacement for Basement O Rats. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Compared to Basement O Rats, Darkness Neath Rivenshore has:</div><div><ul><li>Less combat encounters</li>
<li>More variety to the combat encounters</li>
<li>Integrated role-playing through the conversations with Emon in the drains</li>
<li>Puzzle and exploration elements integrated into the encounters (blocking gates, the spring statue, the cause of the mutations, etc)</li>
<li>The option to use the adventure to explore death (from the review <i>"Kids are NOT too young to deal with these issues!")</i></li>
</ul></div><div>So, I guess if people don't like Basement O Rats, they should play Darkness Neath Rivenshore as a better representation of the role-playing experience.</div><div><br />
</div><div>And maybe I'll revise Basement O Rats in the future...</div><div><br />
</div><div>By the way, despite that reviewer's criticism, their review is still positive:<br />
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<i>"<b>Overall, this is a recommended purchase</b> for any parent who wants to involve his or her kids in RPGs for the first time, but be aware you'll need to do a lot of tweaking to the adventures."</i></div></div></div></div>Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-28681214077999472762019-03-06T01:58:00.000-08:002019-03-06T02:05:41.926-08:00Character development in Hero KidsLet's talk about character development in <i>Hero Kids</i>.<br />
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The number one thing that people ask me for in <i>Hero Kids </i>is:<br />
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But the number two thing that they ask for is:<br />
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Thus, I recently directed the Eye of Sauron to the task, and worked up some ideas for how character development could work in <i>Hero Kids</i>.<br />
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Before we discuss these actual ideas, these are the principles that guided the development work:<br />
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<li>Maintain compatibility with existing heroes and expansions (i.e. equipment)</li>
<li>Minimise straight-up escalation of die pools</li>
<li>Allow players to choose what aspects of their characters to develop</li>
<li>Enable advancement in each of the aspects of characters (dice pools, armor, health, actions, abilities, and skills)</li>
<li>Continue the look and feel of <i>Hero Kids</i></li>
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Here's the idea, the Hero Chronicle:</div>
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<li>Each hero has a corresponding 'Hero Chronicle'.</li>
<li>The Hero Chronicle as a number of character development options</li>
<li>Each character development option on the Hero Chronicle has one, two, or three check boxes</li>
<li>Each time the hero completes an adventure (or a reasonable adventuring time period, such as 90 minutes), the player can check off a box on one of the development options</li>
<li>When all of the check boxes next to a development option are checked, the hero has 'earned' that development</li>
<li>The development options are:</li>
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<li>3x Increase a dice pool by 1 die (Melee, Ranged, Magic, Armor)</li>
<li>Add a new dice pool (Melee, Ranged, Magic), such as a Magic pool to a Melee character, and gain that pool's standard attack action</li>
<li>Add a new health level (Grazed)</li>
<li>4x Add a new special action or skill</li>
<li>Add a new bonus ability</li>
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<li>Each development option has matching set of Development Cards, representing all of the development options (such as different skills, special actions, or bonus abilities)</li>
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In play, a hero would venture forth, and as they completed adventures or adventure sessions, the player would check off boxes on the Hero Chronicle, and progressively accumulate additional development options, each of which would be represented through a Development Card:</div>
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So much of playing RPGs is learned through participation and tradition. Which makes it hard for people to get started outside of that tradition.<br />
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For those out there who want to know how to play <i>Hero Kids</i>, I recorded a playtest of Darkness Neath Rivenshore with my kids:<br />
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This was my first shot at recording video and audio, and comes with a bunch of embarrassing qualifications and apologies.<br />
• The exposure fluctuates a bit at the start, I kept moving the papers.<br />
• I read too much of the adventure text verbatim (when you're running <i>Hero Kids</i> it's best to internalise the gist of the text blocks rather than read them like I did).<br />
• Dash was sniffing at the start (you can see me looking at him sternly)... :-)<br />
• The video gradually progresses into potato quality as we lost light (it's not terrible, but it's a bit grainy). :-)<br />
• I forgot to use some of the monsters' special abilities...<br />
• Any rules mistakes are all my responsibility.<br />
• The adventure changed slightly after this paytest; I added another puzzle in the encounter with the dire rats.<br />
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Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-2968426582969391222019-02-23T03:40:00.002-08:002019-02-23T04:25:08.997-08:00New adventure Darkness Neath RivenshoreI've just released a new <i>Hero Kids</i> adventure; <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266153/Hero-Kids--Fantasy-Adventure--Darkness-Neath-Rivenshore?src=HeroKidsBlog" target="_blank">Darkness Neath Rivenshore</a>!<br />
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This seven-encounter adventure takes place in the ancient tunnels, chambers, and cisterns beneath Rivenshore.<br />
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When the town’s well runs dry, a child’s pleas for help echo from the dry pit. The kids must delve to rescue the lost child. Yet something sinister lurks in the ancient structures beneath the town, and the kids will need all their skill and bravery to rescue the lost child Emon.<br />
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• The heroes discover that the lost child is a ghost who died in the well long ago</div>
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In the ‘rescue’ ending, the heroes find the child hiding in the final room, and reunite him with his parents. In the ‘ghost’ ending, the heroes find the child's bones, and take them to the cemetery to bury alongside his family.</div>
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I playtested the adventure with the 'ghost' ending, which my kiddos found challenging, but not distressing.</div>
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Once we got to the climax of the adventure, my youngest - Dash - twigged pretty quickly about the bones at the bottom of the fountain pool. Violet was a bit more affected by the ending of the ending of the adventure, but they both determined to help reunite Emon with his (also long-dead) parents.</div>
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All in all, I was very proud of how they dealt with the adventure.</div>
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Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-42776848698884857342019-02-08T04:18:00.001-08:002019-02-08T04:18:06.286-08:00Playtesting Darkness Neath Rivenshore<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks everyone for your feedback around the idea of having a somewhat 'mature' ending for the next <i>Hero Kids</i> adventure: Darkness Neath Rivenshore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Based on your feedback, I've included the option of having alternate 'rescue' or 'ghost' paths through the adventure:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In other news; Violet, Dash and I have been playtesting the adventure, and everything's looking great! Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<br />Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051528615352299490.post-40498983739731852622019-02-01T13:01:00.001-08:002019-02-01T13:01:29.523-08:00Adventures with Challenging Themes?<i>Hero Kids</i> people. Help me out. I've been writing a new <i>Hero Kids</i> adventure, where the heroes rescue another child who's trapped down a well.<br />
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However, I had a quandary last night: I'm not sure that all parents will be cool with the story tilt at the end of the adventure. Basically, the child is revealed to be a ghost who died in the well hundreds of years ago, and in the end the heroes lay the ghost to rest and reunite it with its parents.<br />
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Should I switch it to a straightforward rescue mission?Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.com4