Valkyries, destroids, ground vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, weapons, zentraedi soldiers, zentraedi mecha, alien invaders, heroes, villains and more. To robotech fan, that adds an element of mystery and connects to. The macross saga and the masters were also released on laserdisc in 1993 and 1994, respectively. The macross saga was originally super dimension fortress macross. Other robotech mospeada related rpg links robotech the third invid war robotech the third invid war is the most well put together net based supplements for the robotech rpg. Nov 28, 2010 ive decided that im not interested in rifts. You, your friends, and the might of robotechnology are the only things that stand between them and seventy thousand innocent civilians. Robotech or macross whats the diference and what should i. New listing palladium books robotech the role playing game book one marcross. List of robotech roleplaying games robotech saga wiki fandom. How a pen and paper rpg brought star wars back from the dead. Welcome to the zentraedi, the third book in the robotech rpg series. Play as your favorite characters, rick hunter, max sterling, linn minmai, breetai, exedore and more. Robotech is an americanjapanese 85episode adaptation of three unrelated anime television series from three different fictional universes made between 19821984 in japan.
The shadow chronicles was released starting in 2008. The robotech rpg used a modified version of the rule system used in the palladium fantasy roleplaying game introduced several years earlier. Smg plans to publish a core rulebook that has the equipment and story elements of the macross saga. I have the original robotech rpg book and southern cross as well as the new robotech. I own the first two disks of the robotech remastered release and i was rather disappointed. You can even make your own character to fight in the first robotech war. The front cover says nothing about the macross saga, which along with the material inside can lead one down a path suggesting that macross equals robotech, which is not really true.
Palladiums robotech rpg was the first rpg i ever played, and one i played extensively through middle school and high school. The macross saga is the ultimate collection of artwork gathered from robotechs first and beloved era the macross saga. Long time fans of the japanese version of the series, macross, will find that we have. Robotech rpg tactics by palladium books kickstarter. Review of robotech the macross saga source book rpgnet. Pure conjecture item not found in any of the above and created by the author. The sourcebook adds the ability to play as a zentraedi character. The macross saga sourcebook is the the macross saga sourcebook for palladium books second edition of the robotech roleplaying game. If youre looking for the rule sets for robotech, aim for one of the following three books. Robotech bibliography listings of rpg books in and out of print. Robotech the roleplaying game book one 1 macross palladium books vintage 1986. Click download or read online button to get robotech the macross saga book now.
The invid invasion is a supplement to the original robotech rpg, book one. Fans of macross ii or the robotech rpg should get a kick out of this book and rifts fans can easily converted this material to their games if so desired. The genesis climber mospeada rpg conversion project. Some might grumble about what that adds to the game. Jan 10, 2020 an alien menace descends upon the sdf1 in droves. Macross is the one ship against the universe campaign southern cross is if you want to play a body of planetary landbased defenders invid invasion is for your ragtag group of freedom fighters sentinels is your fleetbased exploratory andor attack force. It will require the core savage worlds book from pinnacle entertainment group to make full use of the material presented in this book. Included in this epic tome are mecha designs, character artwork, preproduction concepts, key art, storyboards, a full episode guide, and more. Inside this book you will find a complete savage worlds setting for the macross era of robotech. If youre dying to see macross in its pristine form, its worthwhile. Roleplaying game maker palladium books said this week that it. The shadow chronicles roleplaying game sourcebook first book was released on march 21, 2008, followed by sourcebooks covering the macross, masters, and new generation chapters of robotech redrafted to reflect the harmony gold canon. Im already looking at getting the other new robotech sourcebooks.
It is set during the reconstruction part of the macross era. Robotech 1 1986 zentraedi breakout palladium books. The kickstarter campaign for robotech rpg tactics, a tabletop miniatures game that was successfully funded in 20, is a failure. Actually, the robotech rpg core book is actually the macross saga portion of robotech as an rpg. The robotech animated series is legendary, and now you can immerse yourself in the classic comics featuring those legends. Robotech book 1 macross main book by daven harris issuu. He refuses to give the system a proper overhaul hell, he refuses to playtest new material and as such this new edition of robotech will be a minor upgrade if anything. The other is the wraparound cover for the rdf manual 1987. Despite the numerous changes and a modern controversy, the macross saga.
Its a good book to buy if youre a fan of the series, but it does need the other 4 sourcebooks if you want to get the most out of your gaming. Macross, the robotech rpg core rulebook, illustrated by kevin long. Characters and names were changed to better appeal to a western audience and episodes were edited to conform with the new robotech storyline. Everything about the macross saga is incorporated into the new format. Includes rules such as random hit locations for mecha and additional rdf weapons and vehicles like the daedelus and prometheusclass supercarriers, but the meat of the book is an overview of the earth in the aftermath of the destruction of the sdf1, the preferred period for adventuring. Back in 1987 palladium books published their first robotech rpg and fittingly enough it was based on the popular first segment of the saga. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. By kevin shembieda the book deals with the first generation of characters and the first robotech wars. The japanese series was adapted by carl macek to become the first act of the american tv series robotech. The macross saga, masters, new generation, sentinels and the complete robotech volumes a ninevolume series. Within the combined and edited story, robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a south pacific island. In 2006, the company suffered a financial disaster, but was able to recover. The original robotech rpg line went out of print as of june 30, 2001, but harmony gold and palladium books signed an agreement in 2007 to produce a new line of robotech rpg books, beginning with a book covering and promoting the featurelength film the shadow chronicles.
Since the shadow chronicles acts as the core rpg book for the new robotech rpg line, this frees up the macross saga sourcebook to focus nearly exclusively on its subject material. Palladiums expanded universe stuff made it a bit better especially postwar stuff, but o always found invid invasion to be the better. Core books one through five covered the three segments of robotech as aired. Take action along with your favorite heroes or villains, or play as them. These fans enjoy having long internet discussions over the smallest things. The macross saga in robotech and sdf macross are almost identical in story and tone some fan service and more gore in the japanese version that was cut because they werent kid friendly in the states plus the edits to the story they had to make in the robotech version to sew all three series together and even most of the music is the same in both. The robotech rpg book five allows for role playing in the robotech universe during the third generation. Featuring lots of new art, oocs and ref and invid mecha which all helps detail this fan solution to the invid return scenerio created by palladium. The main differences between the originals and robotech it should be noted that the actual accuracy of the story and dialogue translation between the three original series and their robotech counterparts differ. Also known as the macross saga the author assumes you watched the series and know the major events. Rebuilt with new alien technology, the new robotech. In robotech, its slowly revealed that the ship was sent to earth by the ships owner, zor, to hide it from the zentraedi and give it to the humans. If youre looking for brand new toys to shower on your players, this is a perfect choice.
A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Semiofficial item is only found in source books for super dimensional macross, super dimensional southern cross, mospeada, palladium rpg books, robotech comics, macross video games or tangential works megazone 23 part ii and macross the movie. The role playing game is just one of many role playing games based on the robotech universe. Book six and lancers rockers took place after the series ended, and books seven, eight, and the rest of the adventure books took place during or shortly after. Rejoin our website for the latest news on the robotech universe. All mecha, weapons, vehicles and equipment found in this book can be seen in the. Other sourcebooks and supplements are reflected in the palladium books production pipeline. Palladium books acquired the robotech rpg license but eventually let it expire after publishing 14 books, along with several from the macross ii series. Now you can field regular people in the macross story. The macross sourcebook is a toy chest packed with the mecha, vehicles, weapons and characters that made robotech famous. The original robotech rpg line by and large followed the tv series storyline, attempting in its own way to fill in gaps just as the robotech novelizations by jack mckinney did. Thats probably why i feel the need to write about it in the wake of the news that, presumably because of the fiasco of the robotech rpg tactics kickstarters, harmony gold decided not to.
Along with the rules, is a 50 page scenario section that outlines the entire robotech. While it includes a nice, solid adventure, strike force is a toy book pure and simple. The robotech roleplaying game, based on the robotech and robotech ii. All in all, this book is pretty good and it does have alot of additional material for the macross ii rpg.
Palladium books, past and current publishers of the robotech roleplaying game, was the first company to release southern cross, new generation, and robotech ii. Ive just started to get into palladium books roleplaying games. Two different 17x11 inch prints 16x10 image area, each signed by robotech rpg game designer and writer kevin siembieda. Dont get me wrong, this book is good, but would have been so much better if that content was included as well. The game requires d6 and uses palladiums proprietary m. Robotech rpg main book macross series game robotech ii. Addditional background information to the series in general is once again omitted, and much needed pages devoted for additional conventual equipment and. The first four issues of the explosive new robotech series by titan comics is available for preorder. Coleco robotech macross saga mini arcade game backordered robotech. The macross saga sourcebook robotech rpg jason marker on. The running joke at palladium was that everything appeared in one episode or.
Macross saga rpg is 264 pages of amazing full color art goodness. Several of the sourcebooks covered different parts of the world during or shortly after the macross. Do not currently have any of the robotech rpg tactics game. Robotech the role playing game 1986 book one macross. Vehicles were missidentified, vital pieces of equipment were left out, and the rich background of macross was almost completely left out. I first encountered it in junior high school, where i encountered some other young gamers andat firsti mistook the books for battletech books. Review of robotech the macross saga source book rpgnet rpg. The roleplaying game extensive fancreated roleplaying game based heavily on palladiums robotech rpg. Macross, the robotech rpg core rulebook, illustrated by kevin long designers kevin siembieda. In theory i really like the idea of robotech as an rpg, but when it comes to macross, what would a campaign even be. I think some of them can excuse an rpg for filling in the blanks but disregarding known facts is almost inexcusable. Kevin is a lamebrained micromanager who still thinks his system is somewhere near playable. Macross is the core rulebook for palladium books original edition of the robotech roleplaying game.
The macross saga roleplaying game the alien menace descends upon the sdf1 in droves. Gameplay the game features characterbuilding rules using palladiums own system, including occs and mdc. A book of additional information for macrossera robotech. A macross saga roleplaying game, developed by battlefield press.
Pilot any mecha, vehicle, or naval vessel from the macross saga. Robotech the role playing game 1986 book one macross kevin siembieda on. Huge robotech fan, owned almost everything for both runs of the robotech rpg only one i missed in the 2nd edition is the invid invasionnew generation one. Download robotech rpg book one macross files tradownload. The macross saga was probably one of the least affected story and dialoguewise along with mospeada when being adapted into robotech. Anyone else ever play the robotech rpg from palladium. One is the never before seen, full wraparound painting of the original robotech rpg 1986 cover. The main adventure is designed for the early macross saga era, though with a bit of fudge work can be made to work during any era of robotech, though not nearly as well. Robotech research extensive robotech roleplaying game site. The robotech game has been built on an all new system designed to. The sentinels series, was originally published by palladium books from 1986 to 1995 and reprinted until 1998. However, this book is far from perfect and does fail to deliver on a few grounds.
Robotech prequel comic and issues 112 of the original comico run of robotech comics. At 256 pages, this book is far more substantial than its previous version, and it is well written. The role playing game the macross saga strange machine games is proud to announce a partnership with harmony gold to develop and publish the robotech role playing game. How to download robotech rpg book one macross files to my device.
It also allows for the creation of a zentraedi character. Play as your favorite macross saga character, or make up your own. Click download file button or copy robotech rpg book one macross url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar. Presales are available for the standard version of the book as well as two exclusives, one with an alternate art cover and the other in a leatherbound format. To macross fans, thats a bastardization of a piece of the show. Robotech the macross saga download ebook pdf, epub. Details about robotech the roleplaying game book one.