From the back of the book:
MODERN-DAY MAGIC
Fantasy isn’t just wizards and elves and dragons in vast alternate worlds. Some of the most popular Fantasy tales are Urban Fantasy — stories featuring magic and other wondrous things in modern, high-tech settings. And whether your story is about vampires and werewolves fighting a war in the shadows of the city, mages manipulating historical and current events to increase their mystic power, or a world where magic and technology exist side-by-side, Urban Fantasy Hero has everything you need to create it in the HERO System! It includes:
—a thorough review of the Urban Fantasy genre, including its themes, elements, and story types
—extensive information for creating Urban Fantasy characters, including Package Deals, expanded rules for Skills and other game elements, and example spells and enchanted items
—advice for GMs about creating and running Urban Fantasy campaigns, ranging from mostly realistic Low Urban Fantasy stories to “Open Magic” games where magic is as well-known and common as technology
—a sourcebook containing four Urban Fantasy campaign settings/scenarios with detailed magic systems, sample spells, NPCs, and more
Get ready to find the magic hidden in the modern world with Urban Fantasy Hero!