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Chris0013 wrote:We need a way for mecha to carry additional magazines for their gunpods....didn;t the old book have the VTs with a spare mag in each leg???

200 rds in a GU-11 may sound fine but in the heat of combat you run out of ammo when you most need it.

Chris0013 wrote:We need a way for mecha to carry additional magazines for their gunpods....didn;t the old book have the VTs with a spare mag in each leg???

200 rds in a GU-11 may sound fine but in the heat of combat you run out of ammo when you most need it.

ryuto wrote:

Tiree wrote:I think Ariel could be made into a special case. In fact, I see her as a proto-regis in a way.

Makes sense, especially since we don't see Saria in SC which makes Ariel the only 'Princess'.

dataweaver wrote:I certainly hope that Ariel gets treated as a special case, and that the typical humanoid invid won't have her "Symphony of Light" powers. Certainly, neither Sera nor Corg displayed any such abilities in the final episodes of New Generation.

Of course, I would also have hoped that Ariel wouldn't have been given the instinctive mecha piloting skills that were listed for her in Shadow Chronicles. Why can't you arrange to have at least two classes of humanoid Invid: the Sera-type mecha pilots and the Ariel-type mages? That would let you ignore the Ariel-types if so inclined, or to include them without rendering the Sera-types obsolete. Personally, I'd like to see them go with more than just two: I know that Tesla was part of the Sentinels, not the New Generation; but I'd still like to see options for Invid scientists and the like. Give us a functioning Invid society, not just a bunch of "alien occupier" stereotypes.

ryuto wrote:I still wonder how/if they're going to fit the Sentinels races into the RPG. We know that they're still around going by the Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles comic, which, I believe Kevin said Palladium has access to. So, it's still possible to add them as kind of a minor faction in some group, which I'd still like to see, especially with the new designs.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:A non-mecha piloting invid would be cool but basically have the abiltiy to fold space like a ship and zipping all around the universe like the Regsis is a bit much for a PC.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:But a mage type would be cool.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:I would like to see a stage four like Tesla brought to the game.

taalismn wrote:On a more optimistic note, I wonder whose glaring eyes are going to adorn the cover top of the Marine Sourcebook?

Colonel Wolfe wrote:

taalismn wrote:On a more optimistic note, I wonder whose glaring eyes are going to adorn the cover top of the Marine Sourcebook?

Maybe the glaring eyes of fans who still wonder where the Marines were in the show...

dataweaver wrote:

Lt Gargoyle wrote:A non-mecha piloting invid would be cool but basically have the abiltiy to fold space like a ship and zipping all around the universe like the Regsis is a bit much for a PC.

Not even Ariel can do that - yet. OTOH, it might make for an interesting twist, with appropriate limits: a ragtag team of New Generation freedom fighters gets a simulagent planted in their midst; after the Battle of Reflex Point, said simulagent takes them world-hopping. Appropriate limitations would be that doing more than Ariel was seen to do in Shadow Chronicles would tax the Invid's resources, and would require her to spend, say, a day or two resting before she can do any more teleporting.

FreelancerMar wrote:I would classify the Invid as more of a Psionic race than "Magic" using race. As for Aerials abilities, it must be remembered that She is the oldest of her "Class/Caste" and was never intended as a Mecha Pilot. Another thing that must be said is that because of her memory loss of her "Invid" identity, she had much more time and freedom to explore who she was as opposed to what she was because up until almost the end she believed herself to be human. Both Sera and Corg Never had Ammisia and never did nor had the chance to do any real "self" exploration because they really were not allowed to do so. They Functioned in a purely Military Capacity.

Tesla was a Stage 4 invid in the Regents Crew. I do not forsee any information forthcomming about stage 4's as anything other than those power armor troops.

Robot Urchin wrote:Aside from what you want to see in the book, when are we going to see the book itself? The release date for UEEF Marines has been pushed back to "fall 2009", and the New Generation book now has no firm date. Plus, Jason Marker (who wrote most of the three existing books - and did a pretty good job too) won't be with Palladium full time.

I know we're going to get more Robotech books, but with HG's track record of completing & releasing shows after the original TV series (1 out of 4) I'm not certain. I know Palladium isn't HG, but I'm reflexively worried. Worrying is a unique part of Robotech fandom at this point.

Are we ever going to see a shadow chronicles sourcebook and a super shadow fighter?

Tiree wrote:

Robot Urchin wrote:

Chris0013 wrote:New and Variant mecha....here is hoping or a lot of new toys....my biggest hope...Lunk's big'ole'honkin'gun'o'smackdown

Not too many toys, I hope. It would wind up like Macross and the Masters - while those books were cool, they were mostly equipment and had room for little else. Character bios (especially since New Generation was way more focused on character than story), adventure ideas and world info are definitely welcome (though world info isn't specifically listed). I hope we get the Invid/human cyborg stats too.

I am going to disagree with you on what I would like to see (slightly) - I rather they drop the Character Bio's for more equipment or World Information. Character Bio's do nothing to help flesh out the world and the game, save for a hint in the Character's background. But Equipment and World Info are by far more valuable and usable for a game master and group.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:

ryuto wrote:

Tiree wrote:I think Ariel could be made into a special case. In fact, I see her as a proto-regis in a way.

I doubt we will see anything for stage four Invid. I am hoping for the ability to role-play stage five Invid characters without the super powers stuff. Because my players will be sad if they have the powers in the game. Since I would not allow them in a non rifts game.

el magico -- darklorddc wrote:

Tiree wrote:Latest Murmur has Kevin lining up a Freelancer for the RT Line. I wonder who it is that is going to be working on it? (and no it's not me... even though I would love to do the work!)

Me. For those of you who don't know me, I've co-authored the Nightbane Survival Guide, had art in Fleets of the Three Galaxies, had several Rifter articles, am a professional journalist, CG artist, and, as you can tell by my webpage, I've always had an eye on Palladium's space properties and I've been a Robotech fan since the very first day it aired in the U.S. I'm also a huge Macross, (original universe) Gundam, Appleseed and Bubblegum Crisis fan.

While Robotech the New Generation is going to be true to the material, we're putting in some stuff that is really keyed toward making the Invid-dominated earth a more three-dimensional playground beyond Bernard and Co.'s trek from South America to Reflex Point. I think that the New Generation setting lends itself to role-playing campaigns just about better than any of the other settings, because of the ragtag freedom fighter set-up, where people can come from varied backgrounds and have access to a wide variety of skills and equipment. I've run two campaigns myself based off the old Invid invasion and REF books and have also created some hybrid settings as well, one of which is on my site.

See below for some hints of what we've got planned.

Sincerely,
Irvin Jackson


Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook

The Robotech® core sourcebook you’ve been waiting for . . . only it’s going to be more than you imagine.
* Rules for using mecha, power armor and technology from all four eras of Robotech.
* Kit-bashed mecha and rules for jury-rigging and combining parts from different generations of mecha.
* Freedom Fighter O.C.C.s and resistance organizations.
* Rogues and misfits from the three Robotech Wars.
* New weapons, vehicles, mecha and more.
* Villains, traitors, bandits, Invid henchmen, adventure and adventure ideas galore.
* Written by Kevin Siembieda and Irvin Jackson.
* 224+ pages – manga size – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 554. Ships June or July.

el magico -- darklorddc wrote:

Tiree wrote:Latest Murmur has Kevin lining up a Freelancer for the RT Line. I wonder who it is that is going to be working on it? (and no it's not me... even though I would love to do the work!)

Me. For those of you who don't know me, I've co-authored the Nightbane Survival Guide, had art in Fleets of the Three Galaxies, had several Rifter articles, am a professional journalist, CG artist, and, as you can tell by my webpage, I've always had an eye on Palladium's space properties and I've been a Robotech fan since the very first day it aired in the U.S. I'm also a huge Macross, (original universe) Gundam, Appleseed and Bubblegum Crisis fan.

While Robotech the New Generation is going to be true to the material, we're putting in some stuff that is really keyed toward making the Invid-dominated earth a more three-dimensional playground beyond Bernard and Co.'s trek from South America to Reflex Point. I think that the New Generation setting lends itself to role-playing campaigns just about better than any of the other settings, because of the ragtag freedom fighter set-up, where people can come from varied backgrounds and have access to a wide variety of skills and equipment. I've run two campaigns myself based off the old Invid invasion and REF books and have also created some hybrid settings as well, one of which is on my site.

See below for some hints of what we've got planned.

Sincerely,
Irvin Jackson


Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook

The Robotech® core sourcebook you’ve been waiting for . . . only it’s going to be more than you imagine.
* Rules for using mecha, power armor and technology from all four eras of Robotech.
* Kit-bashed mecha and rules for jury-rigging and combining parts from different generations of mecha.
* Freedom Fighter O.C.C.s and resistance organizations.
* Rogues and misfits from the three Robotech Wars.
* New weapons, vehicles, mecha and more.
* Villains, traitors, bandits, Invid henchmen, adventure and adventure ideas galore.
* Written by Kevin Siembieda and Irvin Jackson.
* 224+ pages – manga size – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 554. Ships June or July.

Chris0013 wrote:What sort of weapons and mecha????

Xar wrote:I am a Robotech newbie. Utterly, painfully a newbie. The Shadow Chronicles book says that it's a sourcebook for The Shadow Chronicles and New Generation. How will the New Generation book be different? Are the New Generation episodes not covered much in the Shadow Chronicles book and will now receive treatments such as what we got in the new Macross and Masters books?

I am such a newbie that I'm only up to episode 6. Blitzkrieg, so thanks for the help.