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Among other changes, there are no Figured Characteristics-All Characteristics, including the formerly Figured, are bought separately.

Other, more minor rules changes include folding Armor and Force field into Resistant Defense and reestablishing Regeneration as a separate power.

The rules were released in two volumes, with the first covering character creation in depth and the second describing campaigns and the running of games.

The new genre book for Champions came out shortly thereafter, and a new Fantasy HERO was released in the summer of 2010.

A new version of Sidekick was released in late 2009 under the title The HERO System Basic Rulebook, while an Advanced Player Guide was published that had additional options for character creation.

Other recent releases included a large book of pre-constructed Powers, a set of pre-generated Martial Arts styles, abilities and skills, a large bestiary, a new grimoire for Fantasy Hero and a three-volume set of villains for Champions.

A new edition of Star HERO was released in 2011, and other planned releases include a second Advanced Player Guide, a steampunk sourcebook, and a Cthulu Mythos book.