New RPGs

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (CavScout) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:09 GMT

FPilot wrote:
Well, I was at a gamer convention over the weekend, and I was overhearing complaints from other gamers about the Palladium system's combat system and its balkiness and how that slows play to a crawl. Any improvement on that front? Or just same-ol' same-ol'?

As far as I can tell (by reading) the system is basicaly unchanged. Some MDC totals and damage has been adjusted but the...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (lord goober2) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:16:36 GMT

I found a link on the SRWG-W boards for the pic on photobucket and sent it his way.

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (VVoltronSV) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:49:09 GMT

I'll see about trying to upload something to a yuku gallery in a moment. Yeah, it was kind of odd running across a picture of the SDF-1 in gerwalk mode.

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Alpha 11) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:26:27 GMT

Welcome to the boards! And like the picture. Any way to see a bigger version of it?

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (VVoltronSV) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:25:25 GMT

The primary reason Palladium combat takes so long is that anything that can do on average 100 MD is considered very high powered, and a more typical weapon and average maybe 10 MD or or if you're lucky 30 MD. This is in a system where power armor usually has at least 200 MDC (thankfully not true in the new RT RPG) and giant robots have 400+MDC. Typically, I find the best way to speed up combat is to adjust either weapon damage or damage capacity so that nothing can withstand more than...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (FPilot) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:08:20 GMT

Well, I was at a gamer convention over the weekend, and I was overhearing complaints from other gamers about the Palladium system's combat system and its balkiness and how that slows play to a crawl. Any improvement on that front? Or just same-ol' same-ol'?

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (VVoltronSV) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:19:20 GMT

First, the impressions,

Well, I've recently got my books for the Robotech RPG and would like to post my comments. Some of it is good, some of it not-so-much, rest of it may fall under the personal attack category, sadly. Anyway, on to the good and the bad.

The Good:

Character creation feels more satisfying. The stat templates avoids the...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (ShadowLogan) — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:00:58 GMT

Legioss, yes the Zentraedi need protoculture for primary power on their ships, auxilliary power is another matter. Their mecha are also known to use protoculture for atleast some systems. Cyclones run on the stuff to, Invid pov shots being what they are. Plus other mecha have PC dialogue attached to them.

Oddly enough in the Zentraedi mecha section of the RPG they do mention that Reflex Furnaces (miniturized) are used to power fusion engines. Combined with the Invid ability to...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Legioss) — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:32:55 GMT

Did the Zentraedi use protoculture for their ships? It seems pretty necessary for them to do a lot of the super science stuff like folding and transforming, which connects protoculture with Robotechnology, which is why the show is called Robotech, at least in the show. Engines seem to be mostly conventional still in New Generation, so you could say the mecha aren't protoculture powered but Robotechnology still needs protoculture.

I think a manned Veritech in battloid mode must...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Jefffar) — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:15:04 GMT

CavScout wrote:

Jefffar wrote:
Fortunately the RPG itself indicates the mecha are all protoculture powered.

Unfortunately, it isn't too clear as many read it and think otherwise. =/

Well that's because the RPG also indicates that Southern Cross Mecha are not protoculture powered. But there's more in the...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (CavScout) — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:23:20 GMT

Jefffar wrote:
Fortunately the RPG itself indicates the mecha are all protoculture powered.

Unfortunately, it isn't too clear as many read it and think otherwise. =/

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Jefffar) — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:45:14 GMT

Fortunately the RPG itself indicates the mecha are all protoculture powered.

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (CavScout) — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:37:35 GMT

Having an alternative to Protoculture breaks the Robotech Universe, IMO.

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Jefffar) — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:52:26 GMT

lord goober2 wrote:
I think they're better than the old ones. One of the main things that's a bit better is that the Mecha have stats that are no longer jokes when it comes to having them end up on Rifts Earth. The books also have a lot of better tech and story info in them. One great example of this in the SC book is the fact that the ONLY things in the Armies of the Southern Cross that are actually Protoculture powered...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (rtsurfer) — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:44:49 GMT

Robotech's story isn't the same as that of the OSMs. In RT's Macross, the Zents are retrieving Zor's battlefortress for the Masters, they want the protoculture factory. In Masters, the Masters are once again trying to regain the protoculture factory. And in New Gen, the Invid are harvesting the flowers of life and protoculture that has spread across the Earth from the protoculture factory. Simply put the primary theme running through all three sagas is finding and retrieving...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (lord goober2) — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:33:41 GMT

that's more a question for the "hardcore" robotech forum but here are the rationales for the original source material.

SDF Macross: The Macross was a gunship from the Supervision Army, the main enemy of the Zentraedi in the Macross universe. Britai's fleet was searching for it as a straggler from a larger battle. The whole war there was caused because of a misunderstanding based on the fact that the Macross was boobytrapped to fire the main cannon at the first...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (rtsurfer) — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:41 GMT

One great example of this in the SC book is the fact that the ONLY things in the Armies of the Southern Cross that are actually Protoculture powered are the CAPITAL SHIPS. None of the mecha are actually PC powered in the ASC.

If protoculture is unnecessary to Robotechnology then why did Earth fight 3 wars and go through so much terrible suffering because of it?

What would have happened if Zor's crashed SDF(-1) had been left unsalvaged, would the...

Re: New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (lord goober2) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:53:55 GMT

I think they're better than the old ones. One of the main things that's a bit better is that the Mecha have stats that are no longer jokes when it comes to having them end up on Rifts Earth. The books also have a lot of better tech and story info in them. One great example of this in the SC book is the fact that the ONLY things in the Armies of the Southern Cross that are actually Protoculture powered are the CAPITAL SHIPS. None of the mecha are actually PC powered in the ASC....

New RPGs

feeds@yuku.com (Alpha 11) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:36:44 GMT

Ok, I am just wandering what people think of the new Robotech RPGs that have come out: Good, bad , better, what do you think?