Thread: BRP Mecha

Will there be guidelines or setting seeds for a grittier, less anime world? Something more akin to Battletech and less Macross?

Originally Posted by threedeesix

I'd go back to school all over again just to be able to run home after and watch (or read) it.

Oh, man, 3D, how I remember doing the same thing! :happy:

Cheers,
Sunwolfe

Originally Posted by threedeesix

Not really mecha, but I would love to see a supplement dealing with an old WWII battleship rebuilt into a space battleship.

A conversion to BRP of something similar to "Mekton Empire" would cover both Mecha and "Battle Ships in Space" (and Ninja Rocket ships).

Mekton Empire - R. Talsorian Games Inc. (RPGNow.com)

Given that Mekton stats and skills are values out of 10, a conversion to BRP is fairly simple. The core Mekton (II or Zeta) rule book could be used to create the ships/mecha, which are then adjusted to BRP values. Or just define a BRP HP value for a Mekton "KILL" (mecha hp and armour scale), and then use most of the stats as they are, the same way that Mekton differentiates between hp and 'kills'.

BRP Mecha this is awesome, i am a big manga animee, fan i love robots,mecha etc.:thumb:

I am a big robotech/macross fan,also a tranformers fan this is awesome:cool:

I cant wait for this

Rosen,

I was curious, besides being able to design Mecha will the book allow you to design robots ( in the way that GURPS robots would ) ?

You will certainly be able to adapt the rules to robots by adding self-consciousness to the mechas. But keep in mind that the smallest mechas at which the supplement is targeted (Code Geass' Knightmare Frames) are 4,50 metres high and weigh 7,50 metric tons. So this supplement will not help you design Robocop or R. Daneel Olivaw.

Well, that's your next supplement sorted out then, we the people demand a robot supplement

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

Now it is the time to go for new targets. We have a couple more fantasy books due out this year, one is Stupor Mundi 2 (The Baltic Crusades)”

The Baltic Crusades book sounds good - I was thinking about setting a campaign in the Order State centered around the Teutonic Knights, so that book would come in handy. Any idea when it may be out?

This thread is supposed to be about Mecha :lol: Okay, I will make an announcement as soon as Trif is back from the Southeast.

Rosen, a copule of Mecha questions:

Way back, you were posting some rough stats for various "classic" anime Mecha. I figure getting the various licenses for the various anime series is out of the question, so are there going to be some "knockoff" versions in the Mecha book? Some designs similar enough to give the feel for mecha like Mazina, Gaiking, Raideen, or Getter Robo?

Speaking of Getter Robo, are the rules for designing tranforming and or combining mecha?

Lastly, what did you work up for handling things like STR vs STR rolls on the Mecha level? Does STR 210 automatically beat STR 200, or do you trteat it like 21 vs 20 or what?