Do I need to purchase anything else to play?
The player’s rulebook, game master’s guide, and starter adventure are all included in the book. If you are using a VTT, the book should be all you need! Just create your combat maps using a hex grid and import any custom tokens.
If you’re playing in person, you’ll of course need a standard RPG seven dice set, and minis for your PCs/NPCs. We currently don’t offer any WCBH-specific minis, but have found that Hero Forge is an excellent place to create custom minis for our games. You’ll also need combat maps. For our playtests, we’ve purchased the rights to some digital maps through DriveThru RPG or directly from the creators’ websites. The large hex overlay can be added to the digital maps in Roll20, and then printed. Additionally, it is recommended to use a GM screen. We hope to offer a custom We Can Be Heroes screen in the near future with a quick reference guide for rules.
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What virtual tabletop (VTT) resources are available?
We currently have a Roll20 guide available on our website. This walks you through setting up and sizing our hex grid overlay for large zone combat.
Unfortunately, we don’t offer any VTT modules or system integration at this time. We hope to offer VTT integrations in the future, and this will be a high priority for our team once the Kickstarter has been fulfilled. Our primary focus will likely be on Roll20 and Foundry, since these two are the most requested.
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What rule set or game system does WCBH use?
We Can Be Heroes is an entirely new system that was designed specifically with the superhero genre in mind. We believe it captures the fast-paced, hard-hitting nature of superhero combat. This is a d20-based system and will feel familiar to any seasoned TTRPG player.
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When will I get my rewards?
The book is set to ship out in November 2024. We will have the digital copy completed and sent out by September 2024. Other virtual rewards will go out as completed, and will be fulfilled by November 2024 as well.
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What experience level is ideal for We Can Be Heroes?
We encourage all experience and skill levels to play We Can Be Heroes. In playtests and demos, players that have never played a tabletop RPG before picked it up easily. Veterans of the genre caught on quickly and were able to identify tactical advantages within the system.
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What game resources are available?
Check out our “Resources” page at www.budstuffgames.com/resources
Here you will find:
Demo Materials - We provide the demo materials we use at conventions. These include pre-built heroes and the quick reference guide for combat mechanics and Action Points.
Combat Tracker - A handy combat tracker to keep track of initiative, damage, and conditions. This is in a nice Google Sheet that calculates damage from your total HP or AR.
Roll20 Guide - this will help you build a large zone combat grid and set it to the correct parameters for our zone combat mechanics.
Hero Sheet - Use this multi-tab Google Sheet to build your hero from the ground up and easily reference abilities, inventory, and Talents. This is not the final version of the Hero Sheet and will be updated as the game continues development.
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Where can I find actual plays, podcasts, and other media regarding We Can Be Heroes?
You can find this information, and more, at www.budstuffgames.com/press
On this page we share all the media and promotion we’ve been doing for We Can Be Heroes.
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Where can the press find more information about We Can Be Heroes?
You can find this information, and more, at www.budstuffgames.com/press
On this page we share press releases and other important information about the upcoming release of We Can Be Heroes.
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What’s the future of We Can Be Heroes look like, expansions?
We hope to build on the established lore, mechanics, available superpowers, and other abilities with expansion books. We will have adventure modules released regularly and hope to develop additional accessories including combat maps, miniatures, GM screens, and other related media.
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Shipping will be charged AFTER the Kickstarter campaign via a pledge manager. Any applicable taxes in your region (VAT, etc.) will also be charged after the Kickstarter campaign.
Please see the table in our Shipping Information section for estimates on shipping fees for the countries we will ship to.
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