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jedi078

I'm running a BTS2E game on http://www.RPOL.net and am looking for a total of 4-6 players.

The game is set in modern day London.

https://rpol.net/gameinfo.php?gi=76992&date=1641659908

jedi078

First you have to understand that being the 'bad guys' the Zent get the short end of the stick. Second, if the Artillery Pods could actually fire their missiles indirectly it would make a difference. Besides why call them Artillery Pods if they can't fire indirectly? That is after all the WHOLE poin...

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IMO the VR-057 replaces the VR-017 Crusader from the UEEF Marine source book. The VR-042 (equipped with GR-97 instead of CADS) should really be the primary infantry Cyclone the UEEF uses.

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From an RPG standpoint it makes sense for a GM to allow the inclusion of cybernetics to replace lost limbs. To not allow it would mean if a PC had his/her leg blown off the player would either have to play a cripple, or make a new character.

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Not sure if this has been brought to Palladium's attention or not, but the Regult Attack Squadron has some issues regarding the cost of the squadron. For 80 points you get 9 Regults, and 1 Glaug Glaug= 20 points 9 Regults = 60 points The Regults should cost 52.5 points, but are over priced by 7.5 po...

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You can find folding tables at places like Target and Walmart. We ended up getting six for my son's birthday party and plan to use them for other events.

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The mecha should have been one basic unit, with the others as add-on Upgunned/Armored/EWAR packages. We wold have received the same information as we currently have in the book and have a few extra pages for additional artwork, or gear.

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If I was still living in Oregon I'd be up for it.....

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As I look at these it looks like they should probably cost more point wise. Most abilities seem to cost 5 points, with a +1 to PIL, GN etc etc etc costing 5 points as well.

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I've had two two-man crews in VF-1's within my PbP games, and despite what the books say the Tomahawks, and Spartans have a second seat for a gunner/observer in my games. Anyhow I made two new MECT skills for non-pilot characters such as destroid gunners, backseaters in aircraft/veritechs and crewme...

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Alpha 11 wrote:This is really cool! Thanks for the card! Can we get an Izzy one?

I second that......although I'm really not sure what kind of abilities she should have.

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It would be nice to know the rational for not allowing Armored and Jotun units to upgrade to VF-1R's.......

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CaptKaruthors wrote:Did he fly one in the game? I only recall him flying a VF-1A in the game. My memory is foggy. If that is true, I can always update the card.

He flies every type in the game. But both Jack Archer and Izzy from the video game have their paint schemes featured as VF-1R's in the rule book.

jedi078

Cool concepts. Thanks for sharing!

One question tho, shouldn't Jack Archer have access to the VF-1R?

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So here's my pros/cons of the book: Pro's ⋅ I like the new look for the UEEF Destroids, although I think they should have used the names they had in the Sentinels books. Also it's quite apparent from the artwork that the UEEF Destroids should have SRM launchers in the legs and shoulders. &...

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Had a thought on the way to dinner: Did no one in the UEEF leadership read Heinlein? Could've saved a bunch of ships by setting up a mass driver at ALuCE and chucking a few moon rocks at the Regis. I'm going to guess that no one who worked on an animated Robotech project never read Heinlein... I wo...

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silvermoon383 , no apology is necessary. The existence of a fully operation Moon Base such as we see in TSC is a big glaring plot hole for the grown up audience that Robotech fans has become. Sure as kids we didn't care. But today the fans analyze everything. Realistically the Invid would have occu...

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I feel facing an undead horde with mediocre characters is stupid. There are no mediocre characters, but there are overpowered characters. As it is, your ninja is way too overpowered for a traditional Dead Reign game. Now if your making the character for the N&SS setting where a Zombie outbreak ...

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I agree with those people who have stated to make a hit man/assassin and select skills that a ninja would have. To use something from another game system in Dead Reign would introduce a fair amount of imbalance.

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SittingBull wrote:Sadly, I have always found dual-classing to lead to meta gaming more than anything else.

Not the way I plan to do it. Characters will actually have some of their Occupation/Elective/Secondary skills freeze (or lose them altogether) to make room for the new OCC skills.

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I pre-ordered so I'm hoping to get it within the week. I'll try to remember to post a short review here.

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Rifter #47 and 48 have adventures for NORAD. #47 is set during great Cataclysm (Chaos Earth), and #48 is set 300 years later (Rifts). Are those Cheyenne mountain or all NORAD? See, the reason I ask is because, NORAD is not Cheyenne mountain it is a command of which the Cheyenne mountain complex is ...

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SittingBull wrote:What kind of weapons though that use those calibers?

Here's a list of assault rifles along with what caliber bullet they are cambered for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assault_rifles

I'm sure wikipedia has a similar list of pistols.

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If we are talking about a game set in the United States: For a pistol use a 9mm. The ammo is plentiful, and the recoil isn't that bad. For rifle anything that fires 5.56mm. Again the ammo is plentiful, also it doesn't weigh much. Mind you a 30-06 round is probably more common (it is the preferred h...

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Since my game is currently occurring just hours after the dead began to arise it makes no sense whatsoever for players to start off with anything but the survivor OCC. Now one problem I've run into with allowing characters level up skills right before they start the game is that they meta game and p...

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I'm pretty sure there will be a Robotech Flash sale and the Masters Saga book will be on the list. Of course if the idea is to see all the manga books so a full size edition can be published people might not buy the manga book and would rather wait for the full size book.

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IMO the UEEF would already have prepared for 'uplifting' the people after the Invid occupation was over. After all the UEEF did liberate a number of worlds from occupation and would know how to go about doing it in 2044. Also per Shadow Chronicles it looks like despite the fact that the UEEF Fleet t...

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While I voted Macross saga I did so only because it is my most successful setting to run as a GM. I've been running a PbP Macross/Malcontent era game since early 2006.

I do like the new Gen era because it allows you to mix mecha from all eras when running a group on Earth during its occupation.

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I did a game once where all the characters were pre-gens. It was a modern setting game where the players were criminals hired out to do a job similar to the movie Reservoir Dogs. The pre-gens had everything done up and I made twice as many characters. The game lasted for several months and was fun.

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Rifter #47 and 48 have adventures for NORAD. #47 is set during great Cataclysm (Chaos Earth), and #48 is set 300 years later (Rifts).

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Nice work! I worked up a Logan SDV (Swimmer Deliver Vehicle) variant a few years ago. It's not meant to deliver power armor but commando teams.

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What would happen to Urchins after they grow up? Would they retain what they have learned? Under the assumption that they would seek the REF for a career. This is why I tell my player to not ask to play an urchin. They are better off running a child who became a soldier (either by choice or forced)...

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Well in looking at the armor from a realistic point of view YES you CAN wear CVR-3 with JUST the armor. But if you want to protect yourself from NBC attacks, or are planning to go EVA your going to need an under suit that provides the aforementioned protection. Also you then end up factoring AR into...

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mdauben wrote:So, no one knows how these units are organized? I guess I'll just put off ordering anything until we hear more.

Nope nothing yet. I personally want to know before committing to buy anything.

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can't answer about the stats, but the latest PB update provides a few hints at organization.. I can see four T-55's or MRAP's being a support card but would a single A-10 or AH-64 be on a support card? Or would it be two A-10's or 2 AH-64's? That's what I want to see. Not how many vehicles are in e...

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I know people have mentioned that price wise you can get the same GHQ minis direct for a lower cost, but if you factor in the bases and stat cards that are included the increased price is really that extra stuff. I'd like to see the force organization (how many in a squad/squadron) and stats (how mu...

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The question still stands though, are the Z1 and Z2 battlepod series manufactured exclusively by UEEF as per 1st Ed RT RPG, or they were enemy mecha units as per uRRG? Also, does the Marines sourcebook preview still retain uRRG`s designation such as Lotzor for Z1 TBP and Relaug for Z2 OBP? The rout...

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I include both the VF-4 and VA-3 in my games so player shave more to chose from then just the VF-1.

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We are talking about a twenty year span between the two different Marine OCCs. That would be like equating a Marine from Desert Storm and a Marine today. Sure, they have the same MOS, but they have very different jobs for two very different wars. I still dont have my book though, so Ill reserve my ...

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What needs to be done is a complete revamping of the OCC's, and have specific OCC for each era of Robotech. None of this: "Use the OCC's in TSC for Macross era characters".

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Page 1-5, table of contents Page 6 - cool art Page 7-8 - Notes from Kevin Page 9-19 - News and Ads Page 20-96 - Actual content 20% of the book is wasted. The ads need to be reduced or increase the page count so that we are actually getting 96 pages of content. The advertisements, news and notes fro...

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Strike Force I made the Veritech car from a sort of 'official IMU' where a conversion kit would be used to take 2 (or even three) heavily damaged VF-1's and turn them into a single VT car. The mecha would then be used as a scout and to laze targets for aircraft and artillery. The Defender RDF Destr...

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So I got the raw preview a few days ago. All in all I don't think its bad. being able to see the book in raw form will allow us to see how much HG butchers the manuscripts PB sends to them. The book is really centered around the early to mid years of the UEEF from circa 2015 to 2035 (while the TSC b...

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In the Tactics rule book there is nothing that states a Super VF cannot fly in atmo nor are there any penalties incurred. The Macross Saga source book it specifically states that if a VF-1 is using the FAST PACKs in atmosphere there is a 25% penalty to ALL combat bonuses. In universe fluff aside, al...

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The problem with this is when you have an ultra-nationalist come to power in the country they are from and they all decide to take off with the mecha to that country and not come back. I agree there is that problem. But you'd still have the same problem even if squadrons were manned by individuals ...

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Kagashi wrote:But there are stats for YF-4s? Those are not statted out in the RPG. Is there a way to reverse the conversions from RPG to RTT so we can get YF-4s in the RPG?

Yes. Just look at the difference between the VF-1's in the RPG book and the Tactics book math wise and work your way from there.

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The OCC system presented in the Masters Saga source book is closer to how RL military organizations are as opposed to the OCC's we see in the Shadow Chronicles book. In my 9 year old play by post Macross era game (which is still running BTW) I have made a UEDF Marine OCC, that covers everything exce...

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Ya, I have to agree that the GHQ stuff is better, but the RRT stuff isn't that bad. GHQ could most likely do the Cat's Eye in 2 pieces. I believe their fighters are all one piece. While their helicopters are 2, the main body and the main blades. When it comes to comparing minis I only have RTT and ...

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Once painted it isn't going to matter if your mecha are plastic, and the conventional vehicles are metal. I voted yes, because we need conventional vehicles, and to be completely honest the pewter castings GHQ puts out are for more superior that the the RRT minis (I guess that's what you get by manu...

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Problem is, my idea of "RUE-like" versions of the Sentinels aliens are prolly different than what will actually be presented in the Marines book and I want continuity the players and myself can fall back on. This just delays that game till march. Do we even know if the Sentinel Races will...

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