List of Hero System products explained

The Hero System (or HERO System) is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions. This page lists all the products published for use with this role-playing system.

Product types

Publishers and gamers classify HERO System products into a few types of books:

• Rulebook: Provides some version of the HERO System rules engine.
• Rules Supplement: Provides new or optional rules (for the game system as a whole, or a particular setting), but not the core rules engine itself.
• Genre Book: Covers creating and running games in a particular genre using the HERO System.
• Subgenre Book: Like a Genre Book, but focusing on a narrower segment of the full genre.
• Campaign Setting: Describes a fictional world and/or provides parameters for a campaign.
• Setting Expansion: Offers more detail on an existing Campaign Setting, such as detailing a single city or country within a larger fictional world.
• Creature Book: Describes general monsters, animals, or similar classes of characters. For example, it might include "demons" or "vampires," but not a specific demon or vampire.
• Enemies Book: Details specific adversaries for use in adventures (villains & villain teams, individually named monsters and antagonists, etc.).
• Characters Book: Contains specific characters (like an Enemies Book), but not necessarily adversaries (allies, supporting characters, etc.).
• Organization Book: Details the structure and workings of one or more organizations (companies, agencies, criminal empires, and so on).
• Adventure Book: Outlines one or more pre-prepared adventure scenarios.
• Powers Book: Offers pre-defined powers, spells, or the like.
• Equipment Book: Details pre-defined gear of one or more kinds.
• Playing Aid: Game-assistance material such as GM screens.

HERO System genres

Players typically refer to various story genres by the name of the HERO System genre book most prominently or most recently associated with it as follows:

• Champions: Comic-book style superheroes. This is the genre most closely associated with the HERO System, and was also the title of the first HERO System game in 1981. Many players call the game system itself by the name "Champions," or consider that name interchangeable with the term "HERO System."
• Fantasy Hero: Fantasy adventure typically featuring wizards, swordsmen, kings, quests, dragons, prophecies, and so on.
• Star Hero: Science-Fiction and other futuristic settings.
• Pulp Hero: Action-Adventure in the style of the 1920s-1930s pulp adventure magazines (flying aces, daring archaeologists, Nazis, masked men, gangsters, mad scientists, and so on).
• Dark Champions: Modern-day Action Adventure such as non-superpowered vigilantes, military or law enforcement, international espionage, etc.
• Horror Hero: Stories played for fright, usually featuring normal people facing (or fleeing) supernatural evil or other Things Man Was Not Meant To Know.
• Ninja Hero: Martial Arts adventure in the vein of wuxia cinema and similar tales.
• Cyber Hero: Near-future (often dystopian) stories typically spotlighting the convergence of humanity and technology.
• Post-Apocalyptic Hero: Adventure in worlds after the fall of an earlier civilization.
• Western Hero: Sixguns and sheriffs in the American Wild West.
• Robot Warriors: Anime-style Mecha adventure.
• The Widening Gyre: Steampunk adventure.

List of HERO System products

Title	Author(s)	Publisher	Product Type	Genre(s)	HERO System Edition	Year	Format	Notes
3rd World	Denver Mason	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
A Companion To Superworld			Rules Supplement	Champions	3rd	1984	Printed	^[1]
Acid Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Acquitaine		Elvensong Street Press	Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Adventures Into Darkness		Atomic Overmind Press	Campaign Setting	Champions & Horror Hero	5th	2008	Both
Alien Enemies	Scott Heine		Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
Alien Wars	Allen Thomas		Campaign Setting	Star Hero	5th	2003	Both
	Scott K. Jamison		Characters Book	Champions	4th	1993	Printed
An Eye For An Eye			Rules Supplement	Dark Champions	4th	1994	Both
Arcane Adversaries			Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2004	Both
Aaron Allston's Strike Force			Campaign Setting	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
Aaron Allston's Strike Force	Aaron Allston, Michael Surbrook, Sean Patrick Fannon, Steve Kenson	Evil Beagle Games & High Rock Press	Campaign Setting	Champions	6th	2016	Both
Asian Bestiary, Vol. 1	Michael Surbrook		Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	Both
Asian Bestiary, Vol. 2	Michael Surbrook		Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	Both
Atlantis	Patrick E. Bradley		Setting Expansion	Champions	4th	1995	Printed
	David Rogers		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1989	Printed
			Campaign Setting	Champions	2nd	1983	Printed	^[2]
	Ken Rolston & Butch Guice		Adventure Book	Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
Blood Fury	Dean Edgell	Atlas Games	Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1996	Printed
Bloodsucker Rampage			Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2010	PDF
Book of the Destroyer			Organization Book	Champions	5th	2008	Both
Book of the Empress			Organization Book	Champions	6th	2012	Both
Book of the Machine			Organization Book	Champions	5th	2009	Both
	L. Douglas Garrett		Adventure Book	Dark Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
Born To Be Wild			Rules Supplement	Pulp Hero	6th	2009	PDF
Bright Future	Donna Millheim & Edwin Millheim		Campaign Setting	Star Hero	4th	1997	PDF
Broken Kingdoms	Jason Vester		Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	4th	1998	PDF
	Stan West		Organization Book	Champions	3rd	1989	Printed
	Earl Wajenburg		Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[3]
Campaign Classics: Mythic Greece			Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	3rd	1988	Printed	^[4]
Campaign Classics: Pirates	Gorham Palmer		Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[5]
	Graham Staplehurst		Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	3rd	1987	Printed	^[6]
Campaign Classics: Vikings	Lee Gold		Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	3rd	1989	Printed	^[7]
Captain Battle & the Science Police			Organization Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	PDF
Challenges For Champions	Andrew Robinson		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1989	Printed
Champions			Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	1st	1981	Printed	^[8]
Champions	George MacDonald & Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	2nd	1982	Printed	^[9]
Champions	George MacDonald & Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	3rd	1984	Printed	^[10]
Champions	George MacDonald & Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	3rd	1986	Printed	^[11]
Champions			Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	4th	1989	Printed	^[12]
Champions			Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	4th	1989	Printed	^[13]
Champions		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Genre Book	Champions	5th	2002	Both	^[14]
Champions		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Genre Book	Champions	6th	2010	Both	^[15]
Champions Battlegrounds		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Adventure Book	Champions	5th	2003	Both
Champions Beyond			Setting Expansion	Champions	6th	2011	Both
Champions Complete	Derek Hiemforth		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	6th	2012	Both	^[16]
Champions Deluxe			Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Champions	4th	1995	Printed	^[17]
	(none credited)		Playing Aid	Champions	1st	1981	Printed
Champions GM Screen	(none credited)		Playing Aid	Champions	2nd	1982	Printed
Champions GM Screen	(none credited)		Playing Aid	Champions	3rd	1985	Printed
Champions GM Screen	(none credited)		Playing Aid	Champions	4th	1989	Printed
	Bruce Harlick (ed.)		Rules Supplement	Champions	2nd	1982	Printed
	Steve Peterson (ed.)		Rules Supplement	Champions	2nd	1984	Printed
	Rob Bell (ed.)		Subgenre Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
Champions of the North	Jon Mattson		Setting Expansion	Champions	4th	1992	Printed
Champions of the North			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2007	Both
Champions Powers			Powers Book	Champions	6th	2010	Both
Champions Presents	Scott Sigler, Phil Masters, & Dean & Dana Edgell		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1991	Printed
Champions Presents 2	Stan West, Timothy Keating, & Cliff Christiansen		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Champions Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition			Genre Book & Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2006	Printed
Champions Universe	Monte Cook (ed.)		Campaign Setting	Champions	4th	1992	Printed
Champions Universe		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2002	Both
Champions Universe			Campaign Setting	Champions	6th	2010	Both
Champions Universe: News Of The World			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2007	Both
Champions Villains Volume One: Master Villains			Enemies Book	Champions	6th	2010	Both
Champions Villains Volume Two: Villain Teams			Enemies Book	Champions	6th	2011	Both
Champions Villains Volume Three: Solo Villains			Enemies Book	Champions	6th	2012	Both
Champions Worldwide			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2005	Both
2nd Edition	Eric Burnham	Cybergames.com	Campaign Setting	Champions	4th	2000	Printed	^[18]
Champions: New Millenium: Alliances	Eric Burnham, Steven S. Long, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick	Hero Games	Setting Expansion	Champions	4th	2001	PDF
Character Creation Handbook			Rulebook	Core Rules	5th	2007	Both
Chasing A Golden Buck	Thomas Rafalski	Beautifulharmony Multimedia	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	PDF
			Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1989	Both
	Rob Bell & Chad Brinkley (eds.)		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1991	Printed
Conquerors, Killers, & Crooks		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2002	Both
Cops, Crews, & Cabals			Organization Book	Champions	5th	2007	Both
Corporations	Mark Arsenault & Geoff Berman		Organization Book	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1994	Printed
Creatures of the Night: Horror Enemies			Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Cyber Hero	Michael Fine, Michael McAfee, & Curtis Scott		Genre Book	Cyber Hero	4th	1992	Printed
	L. Douglas Garrett, George MacDonald, & Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Dark Champions	3rd	1985	Printed
Dark Champions			Genre Book	Dark Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Dark Champions			Genre Book	Dark Champions	5th	2004	Both
Dark Champions: The Animated Series	Allen Thomas		Subgenre Book	Dark Champions	5th	2005	Both
Dark Waters	David E. McGuire & Jason Yarnell	D3 Games	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2009	PDF
			Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
	Kevin Dinapoli		Adventure Book	Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
DEMON: Servants Of Darkness	Allen Thomas		Organization Book	Champions	5th	2004	Both
Demons Rule	Charles Brown		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
Denizens of San Angelo	R. Sean Borgstrom	Gold Rush Games	Characters Book	Champions	4th	2000	Both
Desert Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Dystopia		Atlas Games	Adventure Book	Dark Champions	4th	1994	Printed
	Kevin Dockery		Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1991	Printed
Enchanted Items	Jason Walters		Equipment Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	Both
Elemental Grimoire	Greg Elkins		Powers Book	Fantasy Hero (Usable In Other Genre)	6th	2014	PDF
	Steve Peterson & George MacDonald		Enemies Book	Champions	1st	1981	Printed
Enemies (Revised)	Steve Peterson & George MacDonald		Enemies Book	Champions	2nd	1982	Printed
Enemies Assemble!	George MacDonald & Bruce Harlick (eds.)		Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1995	Printed
Enemies For Hire	James Davis, Greg Lloyd, & Bruce Tong		Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1995	Printed
Enemies II	Bruce Harlick (ed.)		Enemies Book	Champions	2nd	1982	Printed
	Andrew Robinson, David Berge, & Dennis Mallonee		Enemies Book	Champions	3rd	1984	Printed
Enemies of San Angelo	Mark Arsenault, Steve Kenson, & Patrick Sweeney	Gold Rush Games	Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1999	Printed
Enemies: The International File	Jeff O'Hare		Enemies Book	Champions	3rd	1987	Printed
Enemies: Villainy Unbound			Enemies Book	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
Escape From Stronghold	Steve Peterson & George MacDonald		Adventure Book	Champions	1st	1981	Printed
	George MacDonald & Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Dark Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
European Enemies	William Tracy		Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1991	Printed
Everyman			Characters Book	Champions	5th	2006	Both
Evil Unleashed			Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2006	Both
Expanded Warrior-Magery		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Fangs Of The Scarlet Serpent			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	Both	^[19]
Fantasy Hero	Steve Peterson		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Fantasy Hero	3rd	1985	Printed
Fantasy Hero	Rob Bell (ed.)		Genre Book	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Both
Fantasy Hero			Genre Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2003	Both
Fantasy Hero			Genre Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2010	Both
Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds	Allen Thomas & Jason Walters		Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2004	Both
	Rob Bell (ed.)		Rules Supplement	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Both
Fantasy Hero Companion II	Mark Bennett et al.		Rules Supplement	Fantasy Hero	4th	1992	Printed
Fantasy Hero Complete	Michael Surbrook		Genre Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2015	Both
Fantasy Hero Grimoire II: The Book of Lost Magics			Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2004	Both
Four Fiends			Enemies Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	PDF
Foxbat For President	Michael Satran	BlackWyrm Games	Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2009	Both
	Alison Brooks	Atlas Games	Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1996	Printed
Gadgets & Gear			Equipment Book	Champions	5th	2004	Both
Gadgets!	Andrew Robinson		Equipment Book	Champions	3rd	1986	Printed
Galactic Champions			Subgenre Book	Champions	5th	2004	Both
Gestalt: The Hero Within		BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2007	Both
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Golems	Michael Surbrook	High Rock Press	Creature Book	Fantasy & Horror Hero	6th	2017	Both
Golden Age Champions	Chris Cloutier		Subgenre Book	Champions	4th	1994	Printed
Golden Age Champions		High Rock Press	Subgenre Book	Champions	6th	2017	Both
Haunted Heroes	Edwin Millheim, Grant Scheiber, & Krista Fells		Subgenre Book	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1999	PDF
Here Be Dragons	Michael Surbrook	D3 Games	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2011	Both
Here Be Dragons	Michael Surbrook	Evil Beagle Games	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2017	PDF
Here There Be Tigers	Kevin Dockery & Robert Schroeder	Firebird, Ltd.	Adventure Book	Dark Champions	3rd	1986	Printed
Hero Bestiary	Doug Tabb		Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1992	Both
HERO System Advanced Player's Guide			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2009	Both
HERO System Advanced Player's Guide II			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2011	Both
HERO System Almanac I	Bruce Harlick (ed.)		Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1993	Printed
HERO System Almanac II	Bruce Harlick (ed.)		Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1995	Printed
HERO System Basic Rulebook			Rulebook	Core Rules	6th	2009	Both
HERO System Bestiary			Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2010	Both
HERO System Combat Handbook			Rulebook	Core Rules	5th	2005	Both
HERO System Equipment Guide			Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2005	Both
HERO System Equipment Guide			Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2011	Both
HERO System Fifth Edition		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Rulebook	Core Rules	5th	2002	Both
HERO System Fifth Edition, Revised			Rulebook	Core Rules	5th	2004	Both
HERO System Grimoire			Powers Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2011	Both
HERO System Martial Arts	Steven S. Long & Michael Surbrook		Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2010	Both
HERO System Resource Kit		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Playing Aid	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2002	Both
			Rulebook	Core Rules	4th	1990	Both
HERO System Sidekick			Rulebook	Core Rules	5th	2004	Both
HERO System Sixth Edition Volume 1: Character Creation			Rulebook	Core Rules	6th	2009	Both
HERO System Sixth Edition Volume 2: Combat & Adventuring			Rulebook	Core Rules	6th	2009	Both
HERO System Skills			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2010	PDF
HERO System Vehicle Sourcebook			Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2004	Both
	Chris Avellone, Bruce Tong, & Jim Crocker	Gold Rush Games	Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1996	Printed
Heroic Adventures Volume 2	Steven S. Long, Chris Avellone, Amy Crittenden, Greg Lloyd, Jim Crocker, & Ed Carmien	Gold Rush Games	Adventure Book	Dark Champions	4th	1996	Printed
Hidden Lands	Darren Watts & Allen Thomas		Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2005	Both
			Enemies Book	Champions	4th	1992	Printed
Horror Hero	Alan Dickerson, Robert O'Neal, John Tucker, & David Utter		Genre Book	Horror Hero	4th	1994	Printed
Hudson City Blues	Edward J. Carmien		Adventure Book	Dark Champions	4th	1994	Printed
Hudson City: The Urban Abyss			Campaign Setting	Dark Champions	5th	2004	Both
Inner-Earth			Campaign Setting	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
	Scott Paul Maykrantz		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
	Cyrus G. Harris		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
Justice, Inc.			Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Pulp Hero	3rd	1984	Printed
Justice, Not Law			Campaign Setting	Dark Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Kamarathin: Kingdom of Tursh	Jason Yarnell, Alec Rosenbilt, & David E. McGuire	Made by Jason	Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	6th	2008	Both	^[20]
Kamarathin: Herbalism in the Kingdom of Tursh	Paul Caughell	Made by Jason	Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2013	PDF
Kamarathin: Pit Fighting in the Kingdom of Tursh	Jason Yarnell	Made by Jason	Organization Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2011	PDF
Kazei 5	Michael Surbrook		Campaign Setting	Cyber Hero	4th	1998	PDF
Kazei 5	Michael Surbrook	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Cyber Hero	6th	2009	Both
King of the Mountain	Michael Satran	BlackWyrm Games	Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2012	Both
			Setting Expansion	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
Lands of Mystery			Campaign Setting	Pulp Hero	3rd	1985	Printed
Larger Than Life	Michael Surbrook	High Rock Press	Characters Book	Champions	6th	2015	Both
Lava Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Legions of Hell		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2012	PDF
Lightning Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Lucha Libre HERO	Darren Watts & Jason Walters		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Lucha Libre Hero	5th	2009	Both
Lux Aeternum	Ryan Wolfe	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
Magic Items	David Berge, Barry A. Wilson, & Andrew Robinson		Equipment Book	Fantasy Hero	3rd	1987	Both
Masterminds & Madmen	Rob Hudson		Enemies Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
Millennium City			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2003	Both
Millennium City University			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2008	PDF
Mind Games	Scott Heine		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1989	Printed
Monster Island			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2008	Both
Monsters, Minions, & Marauders			Enemies Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2003	Both
More Guns!			Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1993	Printed	^[21]
Mugshots 2: Taking Care of Business	Michael A. Stackpole & Deb Wykle		Characters Book	Dark Champions	4th	1992	Printed	^[22]
Murderer's Row			Enemies Book	Dark Champions	4th	1994	Printed
Mutant Madness!			Powers Book	Post-Apocalyptic Hero	6th	2011	PDF	^[23]
Mystic Masters			Subgenre Book	Champions	4th	1989	Printed
Mystic Menaces Fun Pack	Dean Shomshak & Allen Thomas		Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2004	PDF
Nazi Death-Zombies Of The Congo!			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	Both
	Rod Smith		Organization Book	Champions	3rd	1989	Printed
New Bedlam Asylum			Organization Book	Dark Champions	4th	1998	PDF
Ninja Hero			Rules Supplement & Genre Book	Ninja Hero	4th	1990	Printed
Ninja Hero	Michael Surbrook	DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Genre Book	Ninja Hero	5th	2002	Printed
Ninja Jamboree			Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2010	PDF
Nobles, Knights, & Necromancers			Enemies Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	Both
Normals Unbound	Brannon Boren & Patrick E. Bradley		Characters Book	Champions	4th	1992	Printed
Omlevex	Cynthia Celeste Miller		Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2004	Printed	^[24]
Pestilence Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Post-Apocalyptic Hero			Genre Book	Post-Apocalyptic Hero	5th	2007	Both
Posthegemony	Jason Walters	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
Predators			Enemies Book	Dark Champions	5th	2005	Both
Pretty Hate Machines	Michael Satran	BlackWyrm Games	Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2010	Both
PRIMUS & DEMON	Andrew Robinson		Organization Book	Champions	3rd	1985	Printed
PRIMUS	Shelley Chrystal Mactyre		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1998	PDF
PS238 - The Roleplaying Game			Rulebook & Campaign Setting	Core Rules & Champions	5th	2008	Both
Pterodactyls Over Broadway			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2008	Both
Pulp Hero			Genre Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
Pulp Hero Vehicle Sourcebook, Vol. 1			Equipment Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	PDF
Pyramid in the Sky	Steve Metze		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1994	Printed
Ranger Magic		Elvensong Street Press	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide	Darren Watts & Allen Thomas		Adventure Book	Champions	5th	2004	Printed	^[25]
Red Doom	David Rogers		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
Rescue At Karadonna	Thomas Rafalski	Beautifulharmony Multimedia	Adventure Book	Star Hero	5th	2006	PDF
Road Kill	Larry Johnson		Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1991	Printed
Robot Gladiators			Adventure Book	Robot Warriors	3rd	1987	Printed
Robot Warriors	Steve Perrin & George MacDonald		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Robot Warriors	3rd	1986	Both
S.H.A.D.O.W. Over Scotland	Derek Mathias		Adventure Book	Dark Champions	3rd	1986	Printed
San Angelo: City of Heroes	Patrick Sweeney	Gold Rush Games	Campaign Setting	Champions	4th	1998	Printed
Scourge From The Deep	Roger Lewis, Craig Thomas, & M.J. Wagner		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
Scourges Of The Galaxy	Jason Walters		Enemies Book	Star Hero	5th	2008	Both
Shades Of Black	Allen Thomas		Adventure Book	Champions	5th	2003	Both
Shadow World Master Atlas	Terry K. Amthor		Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[26]
Shadow World: Cyclops Vale	Timothy Taylor		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[27]
Shadow World: Demons of the Burning Night	Matthew Power		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[28]
Shadow World: Emer & Master Atlas Addendum	Terry K. Amthor		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[29]
Shadow World: Islands of the Oracle	John Crowdis		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[30]
Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight	Terry K. Amthor		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[31]
Shadow World: Journey to the Magic Isle	Timothy Taylor		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[32]
Shadow World: Kingdom of the Desert Jewel	Tod Foley		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[33]
	Brian E. Potter		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[34]
Shadow World:	Kevin Hosmer-Casey		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[35]
Shadow World: Quellbourne: Land of the Silver Mist	Daniel Henley & Margaret Henley		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[36]
	Tom Kane		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1990	Printed	^[37]
Shadow World: Star Crown Empire	Mike Cremer, Keith Humphreys, & Mike Sims		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[38]
Shadow World: Tales of the Loremasters	Thomas Kane		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[39]
Shadow World: Tales of the Loremasters, Book II	Tom Kane		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[40]
Shadow World: The Orgillion Horror	Timothy Taylor		Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	4th	1989	Printed	^[41]
Shadows of the City			Adventure Book	Dark Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth	Allen Thomas		Adventure Book	Champions	5th	2004	Printed
Solar Smith & the Sky-Pirates of Arcturus			Campaign Setting	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	PDF
Spacer's Toolkit	Ben Seeman		Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2003	Printed
Spears of the Tisangani			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
Star Hero	Paula Woods & Sam Bowne		Rulebook & Genre Book	Core Rules & Star Hero	3rd	1989	Printed
Star Hero		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Genre Book	Star Hero	5th	2002	Both
Star Hero			Genre Book	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
			Adventure Book	Dark Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
Strange Magics, Vol. 1: Voodoo			Powers Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	PDF
Strike Force			Campaign Setting	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
Stronghold	Steven S. Long & John Lees		Organization Book	Champions	5th	2008	Both
Super Agents			Subgenre Book	Champions	3rd	1986	Printed
Target: Hero	David Matalon		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1987	Printed
Teen Champions	Allen Thomas		Subgenre Book	Champions	5th	2005	Both
Terracide	Grady F. Elliott	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
Terran Empire	James Cambias	DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	5th	2003	Printed
The Alchemy of Love			Adventure Book	Dark Champions	5th	2005	PDF
The Algernon Files	Aaron Sullivan & Dave Mattingly, with Ben Davis, Rob Hall, & Ryan Wolfe	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2004	Both
The Armory	Kevin Dockery	Firebird, Ltd.	Equipment Book	Not Genre-Specific	2nd	1983	Printed
The Atlantean Age			Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2008	Both
The Blood & Dr. McQuark	Aaron Allston & Patrick E. Bradley		Organization Book	Champions	3rd	1985	Printed
The Book of Dragons			Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2009	Both
The Books of the Undead, Volume 1: Skeletons		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
The Books of the Undead, Volume 2: Zombies		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
The Books of the Undead, Volume 3: Ghosts		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
The Books of the Undead, Volume 4: Mummies		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
The Books of the Undead, Volume 5: Ghouls		Elvensong Street Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	6th	2012	PDF
			Organization Book	Champions	2nd	1983	Printed
The Coriolis Effect	Dennis Mallonee		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1986	Printed
The Crossroads Blues	Jason Walters		Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2010	PDF
The Curse of the Vulture-God			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
The Day After Ragnarok		Atomic Overmind Press	Campaign Setting	Pulp Hero	5th	2009	Both
The Dordogne Zodiac			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
The Dragon Mandarin			Organization Book	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2005	PDF
The Dragon's Gate: San Angelo's Chinatown	Richard Meyer, Adam Gratun, & Evan Jamieson	Gold Rush Games	Setting Expansion	Champions	4th	2001	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: Bestiary	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: On Corrupted Ground	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: The Festering Earth	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: The Last Free City	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: The Lost Kingdom of the Dwarves	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: The Tainted Tears	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	PDF
The Echoes of Heaven: The Throne of God	Robert J. Defendi	Final Redoubt Press	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2006	PDF
The Fantasy Codex: Volume One	Christopher Taylor	Kestrel Enterprises	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2008	PDF
The Fantasy Codex: Volume Two	Christopher Taylor	Kestrel Enterprises	Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2009	PDF
The Fantasy Hero Grimoire			Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2003	Both
The Fires of Heaven	Patrick Sweeney	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2012	Both
The Fires of War: The Algernon Files, Volume 2	Dave Mattingly & Aaron Sullivan	BlackWyrm Games	Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2005	Both
The Grand Melee	Michael Surbrook	Evil Beagle Games	Setting Expansion	Fantasy Hero	6th	2016	PDF
The Golden Age of Champions	Chris Cloutier	Firebird, Ltd.	Subgenre Book	Champions	3rd	1985	Printed
The Golden Idol of Sikral			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
	Dennis Mallonee		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1984	Printed
The Great White Hunter's Bestiary			Creature Book	Pulp Hero	6th	2009	PDF
	Michael J. Susko Jr.		Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	3rd	1986	Printed
HERO System Bestiary		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Creature Book	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2002	Both
	Steve Peterson & George MacDonald		Adventure Book	Champions	1st	1981	Printed
The Jolrhos Bestiary	Christopher Taylor	Kestrel Enterprises	Creature Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2008	PDF
The Kandris Seal	Lisa Hartjes	Hartfelt Productions	Campaign Setting	Champions	5th	2002	PDF
The Last Dominion	Randy Madden	Pencil Pushers Publishing	Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2005	PDF
The Locomotive Pirates			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
The Lost Castle	Christopher Taylor	Kestrel Enterprises	Adventure Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2008	PDF
The Malay Coins			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	Both
The Masques of Mithras			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	6th	2010	PDF
The Mutant File			Organization Book	Champions	4th	1993	Printed
The Mystic World			Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2004	Both
The Olympians	Kurt Dershem		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1990	Printed
The Radio Marauders			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	PDF
The Raven & the Midnight Brigade			Organization Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2005	PDF
The Spell Book			Powers Book	Fantasy Hero	3rd	1989	Both
The Stronghold Files, Vol. 1			Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2008	PDF
The Tablets Of Destiny			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	Both
The Turakian Age			Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2004	Both
The Ultimate Base			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	6th	2009	Both
The Ultimate Brick			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2004	Both
The Ultimate Energy Projector			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2007	Both
The Ultimate Martial Artist			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1994	Both
The Ultimate Martial Artist		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2002	Both
The Ultimate Mentalist			Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	4th	1995	Both
The Ultimate Mentalist			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2006	Both
The Ultimate Metamorph			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2005	Both
The Ultimate Mystic			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2004	Both
The Ultimate Skill			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2006	Both
The Ultimate Speedster			Rules supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2006	Both
The Ultimate Super-Mage			Rules Supplement	Champions	4th	1996	PDF
The Ultimate Vehicle		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Rules Supplement	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2003	Both
The UNTIL Superpowers Database			Powers Book	Champions	5th	2003	Both
The Valdorian Age	Allen Thomas		Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2005	Printed
The Voodoo Cross			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	Both
The Widening Gyre	Bill Keyes	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting & Genre Book	The Widening Gyre	6th	2011	Both
The Wreck of Alpha Central	Ian Harac	BlackWyrm Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	6th	2011	Both
	Douglas Shuler		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1989	Printed
Thrilling Hero Adventures			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2009	Both
Thrilling Places	Rob Hudson		Setting Expansion	Pulp Hero	5th	2006	Both
	Scott Heine		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1988	Printed
			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	3rd	1984	Printed
Traveller Hero Book One	Rob Bruce, Kevin Walsh, & Randy Hollingsworth	ComStar Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	5th	2007	Both
Traveller Hero Book Two	Rob Bruce, Kevin Walsh, & Randy Hollingsworth	ComStar Games	Campaign Setting	Star Hero	5th	2007	Both
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 1 - Fast Courier	Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF	^[42]
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 2 - Sword Worlds Patrol Cruiser	Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 3 - Archaic Small Craft, Launches, & Gigs	Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 4 - Ship's Boats & Pinnaces	Ron Vutpakdi & Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 5 - Cutters & Shuttles	Ron Vutpakdi & Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 6 - Corsair	Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 7 - LSP Modular Starship	Ron Vutpakdi & Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Golden Age Starships 8 - Armed Free Trader	Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Special Supplement 1 - Robots of Charted Space	Jason "Flynn" Kemp	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Special Supplement 2 - Robot Adventures	Jason "Flynn" Kemp	ComStar Games	Adventure Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Special Supplement 3 - Patron Encounters	Michael Taylor & William Andersen	ComStar Games	Adventure Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Special Supplement 4 - One Crowded Hour	William Andersen & Michael Taylor	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
Traveller Hero: Special Supplement 5 - Short Adventures	Michael Taylor, William Andersen, & Ewan Quibell	ComStar Games	Equipment Book	Star Hero	5th	2007	PDF
			Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1984	Printed
Tuala Morn			Campaign Setting	Fantasy Hero	5th	2007	Both
Ultimate Supermage Bestiary			Creature Book	Champions	4th	1999	PDF
Underworld Enemies			Enemies Book	Dark Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Unkindness	Michael Satran	BlackWyrm Games	Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2010	Both
Unknown Eagles	Donna Millheim & Edwin Millheim		Campaign Setting	Pulp Hero	4th	1998	PDF
Unknown Eagles: Special Ops	Donna Millheim & Edwin Millheim		Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	4th	1998	PDF
UNTIL Superpowers Database II			Powers Book	Champions	5th	2005	Both
UNTIL: Defenders Of Freedom			Organization Book	Champions	5th	2003	Both
Urban Fantasy Hero			Subgenre Book	Fantasy Hero	5th	2008	Both
USA-50 - Book of the West	Elliott Davis, Bob Greenwade	D3 Games	Campaign Setting	Champions	6th	2010	Both
V.O.I.C.E. of Doom			Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1987	Printed
Valley Of The Spider Queen			Adventure Book	Pulp Hero	5th	2008	Both
Vibora Bay		DOJ, Inc. (d/b/a Hero Games)	Setting Expansion	Champions	5th	2004	Both
Villains, Vandals, & Vermin			Enemies Book	Champions	5th	2007	Both
Villainy Amok			Adventure Book	Champions	5th	2005	Both
VIPER	Scott Bennie & Cliff Christiansen		Organization Book	Champions	4th	1993	Printed
Viper: Coils of the Serpent			Organization Book	Champions	5th	2003	Both
War of Worldcraft	Michael Satran	BlackWyrm Games	Adventure Book	Champions	6th	2009	Both
Watchers of the Dragon			Adventure Book	Champions	4th	1995	Printed
Western Hero	Matt Forbeck		Genre Book	Western Hero	4th	1991	Printed
Widows & Orphans			Organization Book	Dark Champions	4th	1997	PDF
Wings of the Valkyrie			Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1987	Printed
Worlds Of Empire			Setting Expansion	Star Hero	5th	2006	Both
Wrath of the Seven Horsemen	Andrew Robinson		Adventure Book	Champions	3rd	1987	Printed
You Gotta Have Character	Jason Walters		Characters Book	Not Genre-Specific	5th	2006	Both

See also

• Hero System
• Hero Games

External links

• Hero Games

Notes and References

1. Primarily for Superworld RPG
2. Also for Car Wars
3. Also for Rolemaster RPG
4. Also for Rolemaster RPG
5. Also for Rolemaster RPG
6. Also for Rolemaster RPG
7. Also for Rolemaster RPG
8. First product by this name. Boxed; cover art by Mark Williams featuring a caped super with an eyebeam, fighting a super with an energy punch. 64 pages stapled.
9. Second product by this name. Boxed; cover art by Mark Williams (same as the 1st Edition cover); 80 pages stapled.
10. Third product by this name. Boxed, with a 96 page stapled rulebook and a separate 40 page campaign book. Cover art by Mike Witherby and Mark Williams, featuring a trio of supers above a cityscape.
11. Fourth product by this name. 144 page paperback that included the contents of both the rulebook and the campaign book from the boxed version, and featured the same Mike Witherby and Mark Williams cover art.
12. Fifth product by this name. 345 page hardcover (stock number 400), with cover art by George Perez, featuring Doctor Destroyer blasting a sword-wielding Seeker with his left hand, while preparing to crush Seeker with a section of wall he holds in his right. This was the first HERO System rulebook to present the rules separately from the genre material; both are in the book, but in different sections.
13. Sixth product by this name. 345 page softcover (stock number 450), with a few errata fixes and the same George Perez cover art described above.
14. Eighth product by this name. 214 page softcover, with cover art by Storn Cook featuring Defender, Witchcraft, and Sapphire in a city scene by night. This was the first book by this name to be a superhero genre book only, and not include the HERO System rules.
15. Ninth product by this name. 299 page hardcover, with cover art by Paul Pelletier featuring Defender blasting a green-skinned behemoth (Grond?) as Ironclad and Sapphire look on. Genre book only; no HERO System rules.
16. Tenth product predominantly named "Champions." 240 page softcover, with cover art by Sam R. Kennedy, featuring a fire-blasting female super and an air-blasting male super battling in a water scene. A return to inclusion of the HERO System ruleset and the superhero genre material in a single product.
17. Seventh product predominantly named "Champions." An updated 384 page hardcover version of the 1989 Champions book (and featuring the same cover art), but with new interior graphics & layout, rules fixes, and including HeroMaker software and manual. Sometimes considered a "4.2 Edition" of the HERO System rules.
18. Also contains Fuzion rules. The 1st Edition of this book, and other books in the New Millennium line, do not qualify as HERO System books, because they contained no HERO System write-ups.
19. The printed version is as part of the Thrilling Hero Adventures compilation.
20. Originally published for 5th Edition HERO, but made 6th Edition-compatible through release of a freely downloadable conversion document
21. Multi-system book including material many game systems, including the HERO System.
22. Primarily for the Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes RPG.
23. This product consists of the mutant powers from Post-Apocalyptic Hero converted to the 6th Edition rules.
24. Also for Silver Age Sentinels & Mutants & Masterminds RPGs
25. Also for Silver Age Sentinels RPG
26. Also for Rolemaster RPG
27. Also for Rolemaster RPG
28. Also for Rolemaster RPG
29. Also for Rolemaster RPG
30. Also for Rolemaster RPG
31. Also for Rolemaster RPG
32. Also for Rolemaster RPG
33. Also for Rolemaster RPG
34. Also for Rolemaster RPG
35. Also for Rolemaster RPG
36. Also for Rolemaster RPG
37. Also for Rolemaster RPG
38. Also for Rolemaster RPG
39. Also for Rolemaster RPG
40. Also for Rolemaster RPG
41. Also for Rolemaster RPG
42. with HERO System conversions by Kevin Walsh