 Cover art by Larry Elmore, 1990 | |
| Author | Rob Bell (editor) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Role-playing games |
| Publisher | Hero Games/Iron Crown Enterprises |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | book |
| Pages | 142 |
Fantasy Hero Companion is a supplement published by Hero Games / Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) in 1990 for the fantasy role-playing game Fantasy Hero .
Fantasy Hero Companion is a supplement for Fantasy Hero presenting mass combat rules, 12 sample adventure locations, many new monsters, additional new magic items, and 13 colleges of spells. [1] The 142-page product outlined combat rules, unit reference material, locations with maps, a bestiary, and information on spells and magic items. [2]
In 1981, Hero Games published the superhero role-playing game (RPG) Champions that used a new form of rules. In 1985, using the same "Hero System" of rules, they produced Fantasy Hero, a fantasy role-playing game. Hero Games then ran into financial difficulty, and was eventually taken over as a subsidiary of I.C.E. In 1990, Hero Games/I.C.E. published a Fantasy Hero Companion, a supplement to Fantasy Hero that used the latest update of the Hero System rules set. The 144-page softcover book was edited by Rob Bell, with a cover by Larry Elmore. [1]
Shannon Appelcline noted that when Iron Crown Enterprises began publishing Hero System genre books, that "ICE never supported these individual genres — as Hero had rarely supported anything but Champions — with the only exceptions being Fantasy Hero Companion (1990) and Fantasy Hero Companion II (1992). However, they did begin publishing sourcebooks for the Hero System as a whole, which could be used with all genres." [3] : 138
Sean Holland reviewed the manual in the February–March 1991 issue of White Wolf. [2] He advised its utility was greater for those running a Fantasy Hero campaign versus playing in one, noting that "it's a good book, and if you need a map, an interesting magic item or unique spell, you might want to take a peek at it too". [2] He rated it overall at a 3 out of 5 possible points. [2]
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