Yes, original Battletech was simulating large scale mech warfare with collectible minis (let’s face it though, most people just liked to paint and have them). The Battletech RPG (to my understanding) is that flavor adapted to a TTRPG.

If you like mechs and video gaming, I encourage you to check out the MechWarrior series. It is the video game adaptation of Battletech.

The site appears to be back up now.

And yes, at the very basic level, all these settings involve mechs. Lancer would probably be closer in theme to Evangelion, if you wanted to run it that way. Battletech would be a crunchy cousin, due to its roots as a war game.

I would like an excuse to buy Battletech, but just can’t do it when I could play Lancer instead. Can anyone convince me I’m wrong?

I think I’ll try this. Thanks for sharing!

Great resource. Thank you!

Damn is that how it worked? I don’t remember any of that, but it was a long time ago now.

Of the responses so far, this one brought me the most joy.

We call this cocktail hour.

This is excellent. Most of the answers here are what game to play, in other words, what mechanics can be used to force the horror feeling. This is purely about narrative, which can apply to any system. Thank you for sharing.

Yes, I agree. As far as I can tell, these are compiled by an actual human, Darryl Mott, and the quality shows.

Thank you for pursuing making the community. I am willing to talk about Traveller and other sci-fi themed topics.

Happy fediversary! Thanks for letting us join in!

“Tabletop journalism deserves better than this, and so do you”

“This post is for subscribers only.”

Oddly specific, but I like it.

I’m mostly in the same boat as you. I have tried several times to get into Critical Role since everyone raves about it, plus a few others. It’s not for me. I suppose it’s because I don’t have any emotional connection with the actual play where I would have that investment with my own game. I will say that I did enjoy Dungeons & Daddies though, but that show is more like listening to a comedy podcast about fantasy rather than an actual play.

In this article: ways to railroad your party into your story and make sure their victory is as unsatisfying as possible.

Thanks for taking the time to write that.

I sure wish I had as much time as these blogs seem to think I do.

I agree. They will not get my click.

I bought the PDFs when they were on sale but have not yet played. This was helpful, thanks!