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	Champions (role-playing game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Champions, first published in 1981, was the first role-playing game in which character generation was guided by the player's imagination, as opposed to random dice rolls.
		While Champions is the name of the game, "The Champions" is also a team of superheroes provided by the publishers as a model of a balanced team dynamic, a team of non-player character allies, or pre-created characters to allow players to skip the lengthy character creation process.
		The Champions system was adapted to a fantasy genre under the title "Fantasy Hero" (the first playtest edition of Fantasy Hero appeared before Champions was published), with similar advantages and disadvantages to the original Champions game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Champions_(role-playing_game) (689 words)

	Hero Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hero Games is also the publisher of the game Champions, a role-playing game where players can create and play superheroes; Fantasy Hero, where characters operate in a fantasy setting; Star Hero, which uses science fiction settings; Dark Champions, which simulates various forms of the action-adventure genre; and many other games.
		The "main" (that is, most strongly supported) setting for Champions is Millennium City; for Fantasy Hero, The Turakian Age; for Star Hero, Terran Empire; and for Dark Champions, Hudson City.
		Like the Villians and Vigilantes comic book mini series, the early issues printed write-up sheets allowing readers to use characters introduced in the comics in their own Champions campaigns (strangely, this is even true for characters included in the core rules, such as Icicle and Pulsar).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hero_Games (522 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Dark Champions
		Dark Champions also served as the definitive Champions guidebook for the increasingly popular "take-no-prisoners" kind of vigilante- the guy who, unlike Batman or Daredevil, wouldn't just capture the psycho killer and send him back to the asylum so he can plot yet another escape.
		This is the kind of advice that would have been much appreciated in the original Dark Champions line; as I said earlier, the moral grayness (or 'mature subjects') presented in those titles made the material depressing and ultimately repetitive and stale.
		SUMMARY Dark Champions is a book with vast potential for any sort of modern-day roleplaying, perhaps not AS detailed on a particular subject as say, GURPS Cops, but serving as a strong base for the entire action genre.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/10/10639.phtml (3358 words)

	Champions of Norrath Review for PlayStation 2 - Gaming Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As it stands, from start to finish, Champions of Norrath's environments and creatures, fantastic looking as they may look on the technical side, are dreadfully boring to look at.
		Champions of Norrath is hardly different, and in certain respects, does it worse than other games in the genre.
		Champions of Norrath has been billed as an online hack 'n slash for a long while now, and the dozens of irrational pitfalls do nothing but rip apart the most hyped aspect of the release.
	www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=ps2&game=norrath (1186 words)

	Champions: Return to Arms - ESCMag Review
		Champions: Return to Arms is the sequel to Champions of Norrath, one of the SOE's first ventures into spawning off sub-franchises from its big moneymaker, EverQuest.
		Champions doesn't differ too much from the tried and true gameplay style of killing endless hordes of enemies, collecting better and better weapons, and earning experience and new skills.
		Champions: Return to Arms presents another successful entry into the genre by Snowblind and SOE, but one must wonder how many more times we can visit the same objectives and dungeons before they become worn out.
	www.escmag.com /v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=449 (931 words)

	Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest (PS2) Review at GameSpy.com
		In fact, the only Dark Alliance gameplay element that's really missing from Norrath is jumping; since it didn't add a whole heck of a lot to the experience, it's easily forgiven.
		Playing Champions of Norrath as a strictly single-player experience is fraught with tension; it's fairly tough, even on the first difficulty setting -- certainly more so than Interplay's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, which came out last month.
		As a polished dungeon crawl, it does a great job of throwing loads of different environments and cleverly-designed and strange enemies at you to keep things interesting, which for a game like this is much more important than hiring lots of writers.
	archive.gamespy.com /reviews/february04/championsnorrathps2/index.shtml (731 words)

	GamingReport.com :: Where Gamers get their News
		Now I'm looking at Dark Champions and an odd phrase has just popped into my head: "This is like Modern, but on all the right drugs." Ok, that's probably a really bad way of putting it, but that's what you get when you're a little tired and not screening your random thoughts.
		Since Dark Champions uses the Resource Points system rather than a cash economy for characters your players will have to understand the workings of these point costs as well.
		I was not a fan of the original Dark Champions - back in the day it was an add on to Champions and to me, took that genre in places I did not wish to see it go.
	www.gamingreport.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=1198 (4847 words)

	Gazette: Laugh It Up (Mar/Apr 2003)
		Dark Champions (www.darkchampions.com) was formed when Risa and six other friends banded together in April 2002.
		Dark Champions has already established itself as one of the darlings of the UCB litter.
		She compares Dark Champions’ free-form style to a pick-up game; she says she was recruited and drafted onto the team; they call the group’s director “coach.” Her brand of improv comedy is like a sport—competitive, satisfying and, apparently, hunger-inducing.
	www.upenn.edu /gazette/0303/mann3.html (911 words)

	Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest Impressions - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
		Champions of Norrath uses a prefix and suffix system for weapons, so a basic broadsword can be changed into a rusty broadsword of fire, indicating that it will give bonus attack damage for fire.
		Even in its early state, Champions of Norrath looks like it will instantly appeal to EverQuest fans but also any fans of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, since the combat and overall controls are quite similar.
		Dark Cloud 2 could very well be the PlayStation 2's Zelda, and it will appeal to fans of the action RPG genre for a long time to come.
	www.gamespot.com /ps2/rpg/championsofnorrath/preview_6071420.html (1114 words)

	Champions: Return to Arms Review - PlayStation 2 Review - Australia's PAL Gaming Network
		With the release of Champions Return to Arms, Snowblind are hoping to redeem themselves, by offering an assortment of new quests, characters, modes and other little tweaks.
		Although not particularly heavy on plot, Return to Arms picks up where Champions of Norrath left off, with the rather tasty looking elf Firiona Vie enlisting the help of your character to save Norrath from the possibility of Innoruuk's resurrection, which a bunch of his cronies are trying to set into motion.
		Champions: Return to Arms is an improvement over Champions of Norrath, but just doesn't do enough to separate itself from the other games which have preceded it.
	palgn.com.au /article.php?id=2108&sid=52ee9e27d1021715dc042a8aaf9a9f4b (1125 words)

	Champions of Norrath
		Champions of Norrath encompasses many of the familiar lands of EverQuest and is set several hundred years before the timeline of the current EverQuest PC game.
		Champions of Norrath is rated T for Teen (Blood and Gore, Violence).
		Champions of Norrath combines the intensity of an action game with the depth found in most console role playing experiences.
	championsofnorrath.station.sony.com /faq.jsp (1167 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Champions of Norrath: PC & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Champions of Norrath, published by the creators of EverQuest and developed by the team behind Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, is an action-RPG like none other on the PlayStation 2.
		Champions is pretty much your usual RPG fare - choose a character type/class, kill monsters, gain experience points, level up and buy better weapons and equipment.
		Ultimately, I will say that Champions is nothing new to the RPG scene but it does bring a higher standard to the genre (for consoles, at least) and if you like RPGs, you will probably like this.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000ZQDME (1280 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Dark Champions
		It is dark, both literally and stylistically, showing the Harbinger (whom we'll call HoJ for short) in full on two-gun mode, apparently after wiping out the inhabitants of a business office after crashing thru the window.
		A smaller supplement could have been released for Dark Champions specifically, in the same vein as "Champions Universe", detailing the SETTING of the "Dark Champions Universe", including how to integrate it (or not) with the vanilla Champions Universe.
		"Dark Champions" is not a recognizable genre -- it is a specific implementation in the Action-Adventure genre.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/10/10719.phtml (2569 words)

	GameSpy: Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest
		Created by the team behind Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath is an action RPG that lets up to four players team up and experience an epic adventure filled with powerful action and ominous intrigue.
		Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest (12/25/03) - We take a look at a much more complete version of the promising on/offline action RPG, which offers as much promise as any previous look we've taken.
		Champions of Norrath (10/11/03) - The developers behind Baldur's Gate take their brand of Action RPG online, and it's packed with more, more, more.
	ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/champions-of-norrath-realms-of-everquest (362 words)

	Game Informer Online
		In fact, the amount of content Champions of Norrath offers is almost too much of a good thing (if that’s even possible).
		But perhaps the biggest and best piece of the Champions puzzle is the fact that the game can be played online with friends.
		Norrath is better suited for players who seek extensive multiplayer, whereas Dark Alliance II is the perfect fit for those who simply want a polished adventure to play through once.
	www.gameinformer.com /Games/Review/200402/R04.0213.0839.56622.htm (614 words)

	IGN: Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest Preview
		Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest is among the first of the EverQuest shoot-off games, and yes, it is an online game -- but not exclusively like its big brother.
		In fact, Champions actually uses the Dark Alliance engine, albeit enhanced, and the similarities are at times uncanny.
		Champions of Norrath is a top-down action RPG that takes players on an epic journey to save the world.
	ps2.ign.com /articles/428/428127p1.html (821 words)

	Champions: Return to Arms Review at Next Level Gaming! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is the magical realms of Everquest, where champions are born, and evil will always be around and in command of all kinds of big and small green meanies.
		As someone who put serious time (and I mean serious hourage) into Champions of Norrath, it took nothing to put this game in the PS2 and shoot through at least the first 5 character levels without even cracking the binding on the instruction manual.
		So the Champions of Norrath (that being you and your friends) destroyed the god Innoruuk, shattering his body into Shards of Hate.
	www.nlgaming.com /nl/asp/id_1102/nl/reviewDisp.htm (2228 words)

	Dark Champions: The Animated Series - HER 603
		Dark Champions: The Animated Series - HER 603
		If you're eager for the thrills and adventure of crimefighting but don't like the guns and violence of regular Dark Champions campaigns, what you need is an "animated series" style campaign.
		Dark Champions: The Animated Series looks at the less grim side of vigilante crimebusting: caped crusaders with vigilante style but who refuse to kill; low-powered superheroes who fight street crime instead of world-threatening supervillains; "theme" villains with clever costumes and psychotic minds.
	www.thecompleatstrategist.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4926 (136 words)

	Dark Champions of Iuchiban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		[Addenda: One suspected Dark Champion was present at the Battle of Kyuden Hida in IY 997.
		This was inspired in part by the Obsidian Champion posting by someone on the l5rrpginfo list (if it's you, let me know so I can properly credit you), partially by Tolkien's Nazgul, and out of a desire to scare the stuffing out of Kakita Yokuni's player.
		The Nazgul are actually not too far off, but the Dark Champions will have distinct personalities not too far removed from that of the original character, as well.
	members.iglou.com /alberich/l5r/champion.htm (281 words)

	Dark Champions Review -- January 28, 2005 :: d20 Magazine Rack :: Are You Game Enough? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dark Champions is the latest in genre supplements from Hero Games, this is an update from 3rd edition Champions circa 1986, that takes its setting from the grim and dark comics like The Question, Punisher and Batman and focuses on the lower end of the spectrum to masked vigilantes.
		The author admits this genre is what brought him to Champions back in 1986 as he was a fan of DC Comics Batman and Vigilante and Marvel Comics characters like the Punisher and The Scourge of the Underworld.
		Dark Champions is the original setting for this genre although other companies have since tackled the subject.
	www.d20zines.com /html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1402&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (1954 words)

	Animated Series, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If you're eager for the thrills and adventure of crime fighting but don't like the guns and violence of regular Dark Champions campaigns, what you need is an "animated series" style campaign.
		Dark Champions: The Animated Series looks at the less grim side of vigilante crime busting: caped crusaders with vigilante style but who refuse to kill; low-powered superheroes who fight street crime instead of world-threatening supervillains; "theme" villains with clever costumes and psychotic minds.
		Featuring 29 new villains and six new NPC heroes, Dark Champions: The Animated Series is just the thing to bring even more fun and excitement to your Dark Champions games.
	www.nobleknight.com /ProductDetailSearch.asp_Q_ProductID_E_2147350977_A_InventoryID_E_2147424184 (228 words)

	Dark Champions - HERO GAMES Discussion Boards
		Dark Champions was great but just a little too high-powered.
		As I said in the other thread, the Dark Champions book will be a genre book which covers many aspects of street-level crime, but I really don't expect to see DOJ publish a SWAT book, for example, in the near future.
		IMX, Dark Champions supers characters were a lot like regular Champions characters, with slightly lower active point costs (1 60 point, a bunch of 40ish pointers) and lower defenses (resistant ones definately).
	www.herogames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13698 (2099 words)

	eBay Store - Hunter Gatherer Enterprises: Champions, Hero, Silent Death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Champions: Watchers of the Dragon st# 442 HERO
		Champions: Kingdom of Champions st# 410 HERO OOP/Rare
		Champions: Champions in 3D st# 411 HERO OOP/Rare
	stores.ebay.com /Hunter-Gatherer-Enterprises (193 words)

	Dark Design by Adam Fisher
		Those few heroes who were left, brave teams such as Redemption, the Champions, and Freedom Force took up the slack as best they could.
		But the horrifying part, the truly horrifying part of it all wasn't ever told to the public.
		Dark Design is a campaign for the Champions roleplaying game.
	www.geocities.com /dxmaniac_69/DarkDesign.html (673 words)

	Clubs
		Champions Dark Heroes is set in 1930's LA. bad guys are nazis, gangsters, and other 1930's villians.
		OK Dark Champions is a 250 points character.
		Believe me, after the third session of sitting around twiddling your thumbs while everybody else is negotiating, investigating, and trying to get along, and you can't because all you have is your 200 pt.
	www.geocities.com /gamer139 (1238 words)

	Things I Learned Playing Champions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If you're in a Dark Champions game, buy a shotgun, but load it with solid shot.
		People who use the word "level" when they are talking about their champions Character should be taken out and beaten...
		Champions and the Hero System are registered trademarks of and are copyrighted by Hero Games, Inc. No challenge to any trademark or copyright is made or implied by this site.
	www.globalguardians.com /stuff/champions/champsthings.php (786 words)

	YuGiOhRealms Forums - powered by vBulletin - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When he hit the ground he was horribly wounded, but he crawled back into his dark hole, and built up his power, until one day he poisoned the ground, turning it into a realm of nightmare of horror, where pandemonium is the only rule.
		From the darkness Mana felt a faint whisper pass her by, a fluttering of the wind.
		She stood up, and saw that Tyris was being accosted by three similar demons and a dark figure was talking to the warrior, attempting to get his attention as his head turned towards the battle.
	www.yugiohrealms.com /forum/article.php?a=1952 (14464 words)

	David 'Lightfinger' West's Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dark Champions - Murderer's Row - My contributions to the product.
		Champions - The Assassin's Directory - The True story of this ill-fated book.
		I never got even a rejection notice on it, so I decided to put the proposal out on the web for you to see.
	www.tcp.com /~dll/west/champion.htm (158 words)

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