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Hero Advancement

 


As of this writing, the house rules on this page are not playtested. They have been written for the purpose of trying out in an upcoming Advanced HeroQuest campaign, with the intent of making the issue of character advancement seem slightly less like a video game. I intend to steer away from the almighty Gold Crown being nearly the sole arbiter of a character's advancement.

This is by no means a zero-sum change in the game. These rule changes will not work well with random dungeon quests, or with the original Advanced HeroQuest adventures. (I also don't plan to use these rules for any games I run at conventions. I've complicated things enough with my other house rules.) Use of these changes assumes a great deal more personal control on the part of the GM in the design of the adventure -- less Gold Crowns to be spread around, and more awards of Experience Points during play.


  • Fate Points can be expended to raise characteristics. The existing rules for training apply, except that a Fate Point may be permanently sacrificed, worth 200 GCs of training expenses. (This is, incidentally, a fairly raw deal.)
  • Experience Points may be spent in lieu of Gold Crowns on Training. For monsters that really have no business carrying treasure, the GM may award "Experience Points" instead of GCs. There is no limit of how many Experience Points a Hero can "carry", and they can't be lost or stolen, but they can be spent in the same way as gold on any sort of training. (This represents "field experience" rather than actual training.) They cannot, however, be given away, or used for any other purpose.
  • Characteristics can still be improved by training. The old method of spending gold crowns to raise characteristics is still allowable. Regardless of the method, no more than one characteristic may be improved by one point between adventures.
  • Fate Points may be given to henchmen. Some of a Hero's good luck may rub off on his faithful henchmen. A Hero's Fate Points may be permanently given to any of his henchmen, and may also be used to raise characteristics accordingly.
  • Wizards have Magic Points instead of Components. Wizards no longer purchase magic components to cast spells. Instead, they have a set number of Magic Points to expend to cast spells. At the start of the game, upon each return to a settlement, or each time the group camps for the night during an adventure, these points are replenished to maximum. Each casting consumes a Magic Point -- Spells that require two components require two points.
  • Magic Points are equal to starting Components. The number of Magic Points a Wizard (or other magic user) gets to use are equal to the number of Components he would have been allowed to start the game with.
  • Magic Points can be increased with Fate Points. A Wizard or other magic user may increase his total number of Magic Points by permanently sacrificing a Fate Point. This total number of Magic Points may only be increased once between adventures. A magic user's total Magic Points gained in this way may not exceed his Intelligence score.
  • Magic Points are increased with new Spells. If a Wizard learns a new spell, he also adds another Magic Point to his total.

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