Thread: MS-06 Zaku II and RX-77 Guncannon (Mecha teasers of the week)

And since I skipped a week, today we have TWO mecha to showcase:


MS-06 Zaku II

So here is the war machine designed to give the Principality supremacy over the rest of the human race.

STR	SIZ	POW	DEX	APP	DB	MOV	Armour
76	89	95	-	-	+1d4	5	4 [2 Energy]

MOV is 10 in space

Location	R Leg	L Leg	Torso	R Arm	L Arm	Head
Melee	01-04	05-08	09-12	13-15	16-18	19-20
Missile	01-03	04-06	07-15	16-17	18-19	20
AP	4	4	4	4	4	4
HP	3	3	5	3	3	3
Sections	Thruster	Thruster	Engine [2],			Sensors [2]
			Cockpit [3]

Device	Position	Cost	Notes
Engine	Tor [2]	-	Generates 10 PP per turn
Cockpit	Tor [3]	-	No ejection mechanism
Weapon rack	Tor [4]	-	Holds Heat Axe or Assault Rifle when not in use
Shield	Arm [2r]	-	Passive shoulder shield
Sensors	Hea [2]	-	All rolls Difficult if destroyed
Thrusters	Tor	2PP/turn	Twin thrusters on back
Thrusters	Leg	1PP/rnd ea.	Foot thrusters, no handling bonus
Grenade rack	Tor [5]		Holds grenade when not in use

Weapon	Position	Type	Damage	Range	Cost/Ammo	Notes
Brawl	-	Brawl	1d4	close
280mm Rocket Launcher	Arm [1r]	explo	2d6	15 [L]	6
120mm Assault rifle	Arm [1r]	kinetic	1d8	10 [M]	10 bursts	Burst, aim, impale
Heat Axe	Arm [1r]	melee	1d8+1	close		Additional (+1) damage is Heat
Grenade	Arm [1r]	explo	1d8	thrown [S]	1 (in rack)	[opt]Area damage
Leg Missiles	Leg [2t]	explo	1d6	8 [M]	3 each	[opt]

Each Mobile Suit carries either a Rocket Launcher or an Assault rifle, and optionally a Heat Axe on the back rack. In extreme cases the MS can enter combat with the axe only. The grenades and rocket racks are optional equipment used only on the ground.

Aaaaand....

RX-77 Guncannon

Here is the first attempt at building a real Mobile Suit by the Earth Federation.... just one step away from the Real Thing.

STR	SIZ	POW	DEX	APP	DB	MOV	Armour
76	87	138	-	-	+1d4	5	4 [2 Energy]

MOV is 10 in space

Location	R Leg	L Leg	Torso	R Arm	L Arm	Head
Melee	01-04	05-08	09-12	13-15	16-18	19-20
Missile	01-03	04-06	07-15	16-17	18-19	20
AP	4	4	4	4	4	4
HP	3	3	5	3	3	3
Sections	Thruster	Thruster	Engine [2],			Sensors [2]
			Core block [3]
			Cannons [4,5]
			Thrusters

Device	Position	Cost	Notes
Engine	Tor [2]	-	Generates 14 PP per turn
Core block	Tor [3]	-	Ejection mechanism, changes into Core Fighter
Weapon rack	Tor [6]	-	Holds Rifle when not in use
Sensors	Hea [2]	-	All rolls Difficult if destroyed
Thrusters	Tor	2PP/turn	Twin thrusters on back
Thrusters	Leg	1PP/rnd ea.	Foot thrusters, no handling bonus

Weapon	Position	Type	Damage	Range	Cost/Ammo	Notes
Brawl	-	Brawl	1d4	close
60mm Vulcan	Hea [2]	kinetic	1d4	6 [S]	5 bursts	Burst, impale
240mm Shouder Cannons	Tor [4,5]	kinetic	1d10	15 [L]	20 each	Twin
Beam rifle	Arm [1r]	energy	1d8	10 [M]	20 rnds	Aim, impale

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

And since I skipped a week, today we have TWO mecha to showcase

You know how to make amend. And now you have me waiting for the Real Thing, old fox!

Are these stat blocks of famous mechas of anime going to be in the book? I'm hoping so.

Yea! More mecha.

Natteok,
I doubt any of these designs will be in the Mecha Book. Not that he wouldn't want to, but Rosen would have to secure a lot of licenses to do something like that.

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

I doubt any of these designs will be in the Mecha Book. Not that he wouldn't want to, but Rosen would have to secure a lot of licenses to do something like that.

You need a license to write the stat block of an existing character, even if you don't replicate existing material? Is the name that you cannot use without a license? If this is how thing are, maybe it would be possible to substitute the names with short descriptions like: "Primary configuration of a giant robot made up of three vehicles (able to combine into two other configurations fit for underground and underwater environments), able to fly due to its long cloak-like wings, and to fight with simple and double karate kicks, blades protruding from its forearms, two throwable axes that return to the thrower, and a powerful energy beam".

There are two such descriptions in Mecha, and this will be all. I cannot fill a book with nonofficial stats and demand that no one bothers.

The reasons why they are posted here is to release them as somehow "fan made", as I cannot do them officially.

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

The reasons why they are posted here is to release them as somehow "fan made", as I cannot do them officially.

I see. What about gathering them together in a pdf for the download section?

There are two such descriptions in Mecha, and this will be all. I cannot fill a book with nonofficial stats and demand that no one bothers.

That's a sensible idea, then. So, what mechas have you chosen for the book? The two you consider the most iconic, or two that illustrate the range of options the system offers?

Originally Posted by MatteoN

I see. What about gathering them together in a pdf for the download section?

It would be the equivalente of the Star Wars PDF released for RuneQuest 6. And that one was considered dangerous. Since I can guess who told Loz it was dangerous, and he is definitely competent about the subject, I will just say "not going to happen, sorry".

That's a sensible idea, then. So, what mechas have you chosen for the book? The two you consider the most iconic, or two that illustrate the range of options the system offers?

The first one I have already posted three months ago. The second one is called "Gozinda" in the book, so you can easily guess.

In the meanwhile, Guillermo Del Toro has managed to do me a really big favour with that trailer! I guess big robots will be a hit in 2013.

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

In the meanwhile, Guillermo Del Toro has managed to do me a really big favour with that trailer! I guess big robots will be a hit in 2013.

And with BRP's BGB + Mecha you can have hobbit-piloted mechas! Robbits!

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

The second one is called "Gozinda" in the book, so you can easily guess.

Man: Run! It's Godzilla!
Man 2: It looks like Godzilla, but due to international copyright laws, it's not.
Man: Still, we should run like it is Godzilla!
Man 2: Though it isn't.

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

In the meanwhile, Guillermo Del Toro has managed to do me a really big favour with that trailer! I guess big robots will be a hit in 2013.

Do it: Gundam Style!!

Funny, you sould mention GOdfzilla.

One thing I realized early on when writing ip stats for Kaiju was that I couldn't put if together into a nice and pretty PDF for just such reasons.

Now most companies probably won't go ape over a write-up or two, it's bad business to go after your fanbase, but an unofficial campaign book is another matter. It's doubly dangerous if there is a company out there with a RPG licenses for said setting. I think that's what really killed RQ6 Star Wars. While Lucasfilm might or might not have done something about an unofficial Star Wars RPG, Fantasy Flight Games probably would take action.

Years ago, one of the sticking points in the Star Trek license between FASA and Paramount was Star Fleet Battles.