Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Prisma · Novice Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

Hi,

I wrote a conversion of Heavy Gear to Savage Worlds Rules. If I understand the forum rules correctly, one is not allowed to post this kind of homebrew here. So, if anyone wants to see/play it, write me please.

EDIT: Okay, here is a rapidshare download-link. (Hm... could work only 10 times (rapidshare???), but I can then post a new link.)
It's a pdf-file, about 4 MB big, 28 pages, layouted and with illustrations (provided for the conversion by a friend).

EDIT 2: Here is another download link. This should work more than 10 times.

Sitting Duck · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

If you have it up on a web site or a blog, it's permissible to post a link to it here.
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Primus Magus · Novice Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 41

Even if mechas aren’t from a tactical point of view, practical.
Heavy Gear still managed to present the setting as “hard science”, and I’m saying this in a good way. I just love the selling point of the game: Basic Premise: human colonies caught in interstellar war; "Tom Clancy's Mecha" (this is what it says on dp9 web page Smile

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Prisma · Novice Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

Prisma · Novice Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

Eisenmann · Novice Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 34

I am very interested in this. I really enjoy SILCORE as a system but never really felt comfortable with Mecha combat in the game.

Primus Magus · Novice Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 41

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Heavy Gear setting, especially their “realistic Mechas”.

I think HG would work nicely with one of my favorite aspects of SW, you’re either active in battle, shaken, or dead.

Personally, I think it’s important to handle Gears as hybrid armor/vehicles.

Lord Lance · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:31 pm Post subject:

I'm very curious to see your work, Prisma. Please, post a link to download it.

PS: as you can see, there are a lot of homebrew conversions of "official" settings. I think no-one wants to damage other systems and publisers with those type of works:
http://www.savageheroes.com/conversions.htm
Actually, I think this kind of Fan works is a honest love declaration for a setting, so, keep on writing and Savaging!

Prisma · Novice Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

Okay. I just placed a download link at the top of the thread.

Lord Lance · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject:

Here a cuple of personal notes (my 2 cents, as ever):
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Maybe the vibroblade should have high AP (like 4), and not a d6 damage extra.
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You should explain what is that 1-2d10 damage for the sniper laser rifle.
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Haywire: you should use a mechanic like the stun power, not give a free K.O. after the hit.
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Why 3 toughness in the vehicles?? This is not too Savaged. You shouldn't need this one, the penalties that come with the "wounds" are already big. The combat is already quite lethal and fast as is.
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Nice the image for the cover! Cool

However, if you "shrink" the DPI of the images to a lighter 96DPI, with a software like "gimp" or "photoshop" you could obtain a 2 MB file, much "user friendly".

Prisma · Novice Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 5

Thanks for your notes, I put them into consideration. Smile

Lord Lance · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:26 am Post subject:

So, you need only to insert some note for the laser and the front/side/rear armor (it's not a bad idea, just i didn't catch it without explanations...)