Updates | On
26th april 2023 my ISP TPG announced they will no
longer host websites. As a result this site will now
be hosted here. |
Beyond Heroes Downloads Section | Downloadable
pdf copies of everything in this site. Also available
on google drive in both a Beyond Heroes Folder and Palladium Folder, and on my own Facebook group. |
Advantages | Rules for adding physical, social, intellectual, superhuman, magical or other enhancements to a character. |
Alien Devices | Rules for deciphering and using alien equipment, including artifacts. |
Alien Races | A guide to 138 alien races for your invasion pleasure. |
Alignments | A more detailed reinterpretation of alignments. |
Allies | A guide to 7 groups to help your players, including the Femforce®. |
Alternate Worlds | Rules for creating your own parallel earths and travelling to them. |
Aquatic | A guide to all things aquatic including but not limited to; Races, Classes, Ocean Cities, Water Magic, Water Powers, Sea Encounters, Aquatic Terrain and the effects of water on combat. |
Artifacts | A guide to objects supernatural and alien, wondrous and horrifying, powerful and deadly. |
Atlantis | Long
ago Atlantis was the prominent power on earth.
However, like all empires, it eventually slipped into
decadence. With even part of the island being allowed
to revert to wilderness. |
Attributes | A guide to how attributes work and how much they cost. |
Basilica
City |
A
generic city for your superheroes to play in with 85
different locations. |
Bestiary |
A guide to Mythological monsters for any era or setting. Including Dragons, Elementals, Monsters, Mythical Animals, Undead and the Zodiac. |
Birthplace |
Rules for determining which country was your character born in. |
Building
Gadgets |
Rules for creating and
modifying your own super gadgets. |
Campaigns |
A summary of the various campaigns I ran over the years. |
The Cities
Guide |
A guide to 79 special cities on the Beyond Heroes earth, and some off of it. |
Civilians in Combat | Rules for what happens when civilians get caught up in battles and riots. |
Classes | A guide to the various character classes available from the following eras; Ancient (68), Cosmic (6), and Modern (147). Also includes a Master Class list. |
Combat, Mental | Information on Psychic Agility, Psychic Armour Class, Mental Points, and rules for mental and psychic combat. |
Combat, Physical | An explanation of Thac0, AC and all the features of physical combat. |
Combat, Starships | With both board and cinematic rules. |
Corporations Guide | A guide to creating and running your own corporations. |
Cosmic Beings | A guide to deities from the Beyond Heroes, DCU and Marvel universes. |
The Cosmic Creation Sourcebook | Often ripped off but never matched; rules for generating your own Dimensions, Galaxies, Star Systems, Worlds, Life forms and Civilizations. |
Creating a Character | A complete guide to creating a character in my universe. |
Creating Magic Items | Tables for rolling up random common magic items. |
Critical Tables | Rules for Critical Hits, Fumbles and Catastrophic tables in combat. |
Cursed Items | A guide to how cursed items work and how to make your own. |
The Cyberscape | A guide to the Cyberscape, the Cybernet and net combat. |
The D'arqueness |
Frequently mentioned but never properly explained until now. A guide to everything involving the D'arque including its history, followers and what it is. |
Dimensions | A guide to 48 subdimensions and 343 alternate dimensions. Includes timetravel rules. |
Disadvantages | Rules for adding physical, social, intellectual, superhuman, magical or other adverse effects to a character. |
Dispositions and Motivations | Rules for determining the character's philosophy of life, likes, dislikes, and general attitude to the world and the people around him. |
Enemies | A guide to 39 despicable groups to torment your players. |
The Equipment Locker | Various guides to equipment and weapons from various eras. |
Eras | Detailed guides to each of the following eras; Atlantis, Ancient Rome, the Pulp 20s and 30s, Modern, Post Apocalyptic and the Future. |
Experience Points | Rules for experience point usage for both Heroes and Villains. |
Fiction | Something I wrote long ago for a contest. |
Fright Tables | Rules for Fear and Terror and a list of most phobias. |
Gateways |
Tables for rolling up your own random gateways to other
dimensions. |
The GM's Guide | Various guides on running a campaign along with some
quick role tables. |
The Grimmoire | A guide to 1817 spells divided into 36 different schools
of magic. |
A Guide to Superhero RPGs | A list of various superhero roleplaying games produced
by different companies. |
The Hangar Bay | Examples of 12 different space vehicle types and 44
different ships. |
Headquarters Creation Guide | Rules for creating outfitting your own superhero or
villain headquarters. |
Heroes of the Cosmos | Star based heroes with sourcebooks for; The Alien Legion Dreadstar Micronauts Strikeforce Morituri |
Heroic Names | A table for creating your own names. |
Heroic Women | A list of various heroic women from around the world. |
History of the Heroes World | A massive timeline of Heroes through the ages, starting
from the beginning of time through to the end. Divided
into 10 eras. |
Intelligence Agencies | Intelligence Agencies from 32 different countries. |
Kaiju Creation Rules | Rules for creating your own giant monsters. |
Life Path and Physical Characteristics | Rules for adding more background with money and family,
and for determining your character's height, weight,
musculature and blood type. |
Links | My favourite sites. |
Magic | A netbook guide to playing magical characters including;
an explanation of how magic works, a list of all magical
classes, a guide to magical locations on earth, a guide to
magical dimensions, magical monsters, mystical entities
and NPCs. |
Maps | An index guide to all my maps of the earth, space and
other dimensions. |
Martial Arts | A guide to 54 Martial Art Forms, special abilities and
combat manoeuvres. |
Mining | Rules on the extraction and quality of minerals. |
Mystical Materials | Descriptions and costs for normal, fantasy and far
future materials. |
Nature |
A guide to all things nature including; Ecosystems,
Plants, Races, Bestiary, Fairy Paths, Classes,
Organizations, Magic and Powers. |
Normals |
Stats for average NPCs of all types and eras. |
Not Quite Dead
Yet |
Your character just died, but all is not yet lost.. |
Nukes |
A guide to the damage and effects of nukes. |
Our
Universe |
A layman's guide to the universe and what we know about
the stars and planets. |
Palladium
RPG Resources |
House rules, adaptations, revisions, and fixes to the
Palladium rules system. This covers mainly Heroes
Unlimited but does include other genres. |
Pantheon
Creation Guide |
Rules for creating your own faith. |
Pantheon
Sourcebook |
A guide to deities from 31 different pantheons. |
Poisons | A guide to poisons and their effects. |
Powers |
A guide to 514 powers broken down into the categories
of; Alteration, Defensive, Mental Enhancement, Offensive,
Physical Enhancement, Travel, and Cosmic. |
Pulp Agencies | A guide to the various Allied and Nazi agencies. |
Races | A guide to all the races on Earth, ranging from land
based to undersea to subterranean. |
Sight/Audio Ranges | Tables on how far people can see and hear. |
Skills | A guide to 416 abilities based on the character's
attributes and categorized by era. |
The Sky | A guide to all things aerial including; Races,
Atmospheric Content, Levels, Weather, Classes, Flight, Air
Combat, Magic and Powers. |
Skyships | A guide to all types of skyships from skimmers to
transports to warships. |
Space Travel | Covering zero-g, acceleration, hazards and the vacuum of
space. |
Starship Construction Guide | Equipment and rules for
creating your own spacecraft and starships. |
Superhero Gadgets | A guide to various hi-tech gadgets used by superheroes
and villains. |
Superscience | A netbook guide to playing hitech characters and all
matters related to super science. |
Swamps | A subsection of the nature sourcebook, concentrating
specifically on swamps including their races and bestiary. |
Third Parties | A guide to neutral groups to either aid or hinder your
players. |
Totems | Spirit guides from 8 different animal species. |
Travel | Rules for and land and water movement. |
The Underground | A guide to all
things subterranean including but not limited to; Races,
Underground Cities, Natural and Unnatural Underground
Locales, Underground Waterways, Hazards of the
Underground, Mining, Plants and Fungi, Animal Life,
Diseases, Magic, and Organizations. |
The Underworld and Terrorists | A guide to 11 major Criminal Organisations and 28
Terrorist groups from around the world. |
Vehicle Creation Fantasy | Rules for creating your own ancient era air, land and
sea vehicles. |
Vehicle Creation Modern | Rules for creating your own normal and superhero style
air, land and sea vehicles (including mechs). |
Vehicle Guide Ancient | Examples of 40 different ancient vehicle types. |
Vehicle Guide Modern | Examples of 128 different modern vehicle types. |
What you would find in a Super Villain's Lair | Your archenemy lies defeated or has fled. Now what did
he leave behind? |
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