Champions is a very old-school, very cruncy game and it shines at it! Sometimes you don't want narrative adventures and storyteller fiat telling you that you saved the city. Sometimes you want that special power modifier you bought for your character to save the day or the fact that your forcefield protects you from mental attacks to be the difference between victory and defeat! Hero does all this in spades, but with all the customization and moving parts that let you build the character you want, it can be intimidating to get started.

Champions Begins is an excellent introduction to Champions, the Superheroic RPG built in Hero system. It starts out with the simple mechanics and layers on more complex aspects of the system over time, letting players adjust to Champions' complexity bit by bit without getting overwhelmed.

A great into to a venerable game system!