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An excellent companion to the Mekton Zeta core rules. This book lets you take your Mekton game to the next level with more construction options and other game rules.
Something I appreciate about these rules is that they're not hard to gradually move into your game play as you get more comfortable with the system. I recommend starting with just the Zeta rules first, then add in parts from Zeta Plus.
Best of all, the scan is beautiful. This is a high quality pdf.
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This is a fantastic game system that can handle just about any type of mecha game you want to run. From giant lumbering Battletech-style mecha, to nimble transforming Robotech, to beam saber wielding Gundam, and so much more. It can be a crunchy system, but it's not hard to tailor it to your tastes. Take out or add to get as fiddly as you want to be. Hands down, my favorite mecha system.
The only reason I don't give this product five stars is that the scan for the .pdf is okay. The cover is beautiful, but the interiors are a little fuzzy and there are some lines from the scanner, and in some places shadows from the printing on the next page. There is nothing terrible about it, but I've come to have higher expectations for the quality of the images. Plus the artwork is beautiful and the scan quality takes away from that.
This is especially surprising because the companion book, Mekton Zeta+, is a beautiful file! Sharp, clear, and just what you want in a .pdf product.
But, if mecha games are your thing, this is the product for you.
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This a beautiful game system, the more I look into it the more it appeals to me. Character creation and the example archetypes are packed with flavor that bring the game alive. Can't wait to read more and eventually play it.
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Since I have Mekton 2 & Roadstriker, I was rather happy to find this wonderful PDF in the Drivethru library.
A seriously good add-on for the Mekton series.
Lots of technical information to expand the Mekton RPG.
Well worth the price (£3.79)
Well recommended.
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As a former TFOS book owner (three different copies/editions!), I'm quite excited to see this game available in PDF format. The rules are simple, the setting is fun, and the game is pretty much self-contained.
Rules are quick and easy to learn, which is great for quick games, young, casual and non-gamer players (or a night when everyone is too brain-fried from life to deal with a crunchy game). You'll only need a couple of 6-sided dice for the game, and most rolls are d6 + stat + skill/modifiers (generally all low, single-digit numbers) versus some target number.
A very elegant way to combat players making teenage gods/goddesses in game is the "Overdoing it" mechanic. Exceed your target number by too much and you'll "over do it," resulting in unintended consequences as the player gets more than they bargained for. Its usually humorous (depending on the GM), and while better than a failure, is a subtle encouragement for players to diversify what their teenagers can do.
It is worth noting that players can't die, violence is more of the old cartoon variety, and generally the game is more fun and mischievous than anything else. In my experience it was fun for one-off games as well as short little multi-session adventures with players who had a good sense of humor about themselves and their characters. As such, its a nice little thing to have in your collection for nights when your normal game can't be played or the GM needs a break. The book does come with a fair number of adventure plots, so if you're good with improvising on the fly its almost pick up and play.
The PDF, so far as I can tell, is a scan and is not searchable. Thats not horrible at 130 pages, but I'd just as soon print it out than use it digitally. Also, this edition came out in the late 90's, so social media, online gaming, reality TV shows, and all the more modern stuff contemporary teens are into isn't really present, but putting it in won't be any problem for GMs or players. Should R Talsorian ever create a new edition to update some of the setting plus make a new, non-scanned PDF with all the trimmings, you can add one more star to my rating.
As is, however, the game is still fantastic, and a steal at the asking price.
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I ordered "Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 The Second Edition, Version 2.01" and I have to say that not only is the PDF quality rather poor (uneven scanning and poor clarity at points), it seems to actually be missing pages! For example, on page 51, in the second paragraph for "Martial Arts" it reads, "A full table of key attacks is listed in Friday Night Firefight, pg 100". However, when you go to page 100 (the actual, printed page) there is no table on the page; there is no such table in the PDF at all! I clearly remember it having one.
Another example is on page 105, under "Modifiers". It states that there is a list of modifiers on page 99, yet there isn't. Now, please go to page 98 and read the last sentence: "He won't get the bonus on Hargan, because the blonde giant"...and it ends. Turning to page 99, not only do we not get our table, the prior text is cut-off.
Until they fix this PDF, I'd find another way to get a copy of this game.
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Nice. Although some time ago it presented some problems that were addressed promptly by the RpgNow team :)
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This was a disappointment for me. The layout is actually painful to look at on a screen, it's hard to find the rules you want, and enough has been said about the doll art that I don't need to elaborate further. Plus, the book is incomplete - the print version has some 18 extra pages that aren't present on the PDF. If you absolutely must own this game, go with the print version.
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Good, old-fashioned, crazy anime shenanigans of the sort that made series such as Ranma 1/2 or Tenchi Muyo into classics. Stay away if you expect heavy drama or anything serious at all. If, however, you always wanted to own game with at least three separate ways to instantly change a character's gender, your search is over!
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Have loved this book from when it first saw print and am glad to have a PDF copy of it as well now, this is how a Mecha Drama Adventure should be written it deserves a 4.7-4.8 even today, it has aged very well and will continue to do so.
If their is anything missing it's more Fluff on the featured mechanicals.
the writing captures the imagination and inspires the GM's creativity, do your self a favour and buy yourself a copy.
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I've owned the DTF since it was first released and was overjoyed to get a PDF copy, with luck this will greatly extend the life of my DTF book. though not perfect but it's much better than most other Mechanicals construction systems out there including more modern ones, I find the MTS is easer to use than the MTSZ but that's just a personal preference, even if you don't own Mekton II the books worth a read if your a Mecha fan.
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It's good to see these books available as pdfs. That being said, I would have been much happier if the quality level had been similar to that of the core book. Instead, it's just scanned in pages. Still, if you can't find the original books, you could do a lot worse than this version.
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It's good to see these books available as pdfs. That being said, I would have been much happier if the quality level had been similar to that of the core book. Instead, it's just scanned in pages. Still, if you can't find the original books, you could do a lot worse than this version.
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It's good to see these books available as pdfs. That being said, I would have been much happier if the quality level had been similar to that of the core book. Instead, it's just scanned in pages. Still, if you can't find the original books, you could do a lot worse than this version.
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It's good to see these books available as pdfs. That being said, I would have been much happier if the quality level had been similar to that of the core book. Instead, it's just scanned in pages. Still, if you can't find the original books, you could do a lot worse than this version.
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