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Central Casting: Heroes Now! (Character Creation System - 20th Century)

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This was the third book in the Central Casting series, and each one got progressively better as time went on. The only thing I could possiblly fault this book for is bowing to the PC police.
Central Casting: Heroes NOW! is designed for any era of 20th or early 21st century games (Though some of the information about technology and geography is a little dated), from Wild West, to Pulp, Horror, Espionage, and SuperHero. Even time travel. The books are designed to allow you to plot out significant events in your character's history from before birth through adulthood, and the personality ramifications of each encounter. You will need a complete set of dice, including d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20.
While some charts are very similar to previous volumes, Heroes NOW! has the advantage of being able to define many more stable elements of modern times, and take advantage of what was learned from Heroes of Legend and Heroes of Tomorrow.

Though now out-of-print, with a little effort, you should be able to find a copy for $40-45.

I highly recommend buying a copy of this book to help whenever you are in need of assistance breaking through writer's block.

Happy gaming, and may the dice roll in your favor.