Mecha combat rules

2009-06-11T06:07:00.001-07:00

Simple – Mechas Work like people, damage causes DNI feedback so shaken results still happen.

Complex – Classic mecha combat would tend toward hit locations.

When a mecha is hit roll a d12

Results
1- head
2- Right Arm
3- Right Arm
4- Left Arm
5- Left Arm
6- Chest
7- Chest
8- Chest
9- Right Leg
10- Right Leg
11- Left Leg
12- Left Leg

If the number of wounds dealt to a location exceeds the slots in the area it is destroyed. There are no would penalties, and pilots are only shaken when an area is destroyed.
Combat
Fighting; is still used for melee mecha attacks. However fighting is not used to determine a mecha’s parry rating
Shooting; is used for all ranged weapons. Smart Missiles if they miss or are foiled by ecm can roll the Smart Missile rating as a second attack roll. Missiles only move their missile rating a round and can be shot down if the are hit by an attack the tn to hit one is 8.
Mecha Piloting; Mecha Piloting is used to determine the MP rating, this is the tn to be hit by other mecha with ranged or melee attacks.

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2009-06-10T05:05:00.000-07:00

Mechs is something that hasn't really been done with SW yet to my knowledge.

Here is my swing at it.

New Skill
Mech Piloting based on smarts, why smarts, because I envision mech piloting as being more a function of being cool under pressure then raw agility and a general though of some form of neural interface.

Mech types

	Light	Medium	Heavy	Super Heavy
Head Slots	1	2	2	2
Arm Slots (per arm)	1	2	2	3
Chest Slots	3	3	4	4
Leg Slots (per leg)	2	3	3	3
Toughness	9	10	11	11
Armor	3	4	4	5
Pace	7	6	6	5
Strength	D8	D10	D12	D12+2
Piloting modifier	+2	0	-2	-4
MP rating modifier	+1	0	-1	-2

Arm Stuff
Weapons

ECM
Enhanced Strength

Head Stuff
Cockpit -1
Sensor array -1
Advanced Targeting Computer -1
Advanced Sensor Array -2
Heavy Armor -1

Chest
Cockpit -1
Cool Power Plant -1
Hot Power Plant -1
Advanced Power Plant -2
Shield Generator -1
Flight Conversion Unit -1 (only light mechs)
Sensor Array -1
Advanced Sensor Array -2
Advanced Targeting Computer -1
ECM -1
Enhanced Strength -1
Maneuvering thrusters -1
Heavy Armor -1

Leg stuff
Jump Jets -1
Flight Jets -1 for light mechs; 2 for medium or heavy; not available for SH
ECM -1
Enhanced Strength -1
Maneuvering thrusters -1

You must have a cockpit and a power plant
to use energy weapons you need either a hot power plant or an advanced power plant.

Parts in detail.

Advanced Power Plant

Slots:2

Slotable Locations: Chest

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: Provides enough power run mecha, and wield energy weapons, and Shield generator, as well as being stable.

Advanced Sensor Array

Slots:2

Slotable Locations: Head & Chest

Useable by: All Models

Function: Provides +2 to notice rolls with sensors, as well as granting double range to scans.

Advanced Targeting Computer

Slots: 1

Slotable Locations: Head & Chest

Useable by: All Models

Function: Negates -1 from range penalties, cover, or called shots. Grants a +2 to attacks made with Missiles, and negates 1 point of ECM.

Cockpit

Slots 1

Slotable Locations: Head & Chest

Useable by: All models.

Function: required to pilot the mech.

Cool Power Plant

Slots 1

Slotable Locations: Chest

Useable by: All models.

Function: Minimal Power plant to operate a mecha, does not provide enough power to wield Energy Weapons or Shield Generators.

ECM

Slots 1+

Slotable Locations: Arms, Chest, & Legs

Useable by: All Models

Function: When targeted by Missiles roll a d6 the die comes up equal to or less then the number of slots allotted to ECM the missile attack misses.

Enhanced Strength

Slots 1

Slotable Locations: Arms, Chest & Legs

Useable by: All Models

Function: Raises the Mecha’s strength by two steps. Must be in Arms, Chest & Legs to work at full effect. If only in arms in raises melee damage, but does nothing else.

Flight Conversion Unit

Slots: 1

Slotable Locations: Chest

Useable by: Light

Function: Enables the mecha to transform into a plane. This transformation takes 1 full turn. Triples the speed of the mecha, but it can only use one preselected ranged weapon.

The added speed comes at a price of maneuverability you lose the light body bonus to piloting rolls.

Requires: Flight Jets

Flight Jets

Slots:1

Slotable Locations: Legs

Useable by: Light, Medium, & Heavy Bodies.

Function: Allows sustained Flight at mechas pace and Hovering.

Heavy Armor

Slots: 1

Slotable Locations: All

Useable by: Heavy & Super Heavy Bodies

Function: Increases armor by 3 in location. Heavy Armor must be slotted in chest if slotted anywhere else.

Hot Power Plant

Slots: 1

Slotable Locations: Chest

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: Provides enough power to run a mecha as well as to power energy weapons, and shields. Unfortunately this old fashion reactor is unstable, if targeted roll a d10 on a 10 the power plant enters a chain reaction and explodes in 1d3 rounds. Dealing 5d6 in a medium blast template.

Jump Jets

Slots: 1

Slotable Locations: Legs

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: adds +2 to mecha’s pace and allows the Mecha to leap 2 hexes during movement.

Maneuvering Thrusters

Slots: 1+

Slotable Locations: Chest & Legs

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: Each Slot adds +1 to Mecha Piloting rolls.

Sensor Array

Slots:1

Slotable Locations: Chest & Head

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: Allows basic scanning and noticing for a mecha, required to run the mecha.

Sheild Generator

Slots:1

Slotable Locations: Chest

Useable by: All Bodies

Function: Erect a energy shield giving the mecha +3 armor in all location, +5 versus energy weapons, however it has a huge energy draw and while up energy weapons can not be used.

Requires: Advanced or Hot Power Plant

Frenetic Thought

Mecha combat rules

Exo squad on hulu inspires me.