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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?
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One of the player characters is a clone that was grown in a mindflayer laboratory.
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Well now I'm going to come back and read this extra hard.
Great resource. Thank you!
Of the responses so far, this one brought me the most joy.
We call this cocktail hour.
That's hilarious. Is the item still floating around in there?
How did you come to play a gelatinous cube? What do the other players play?
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.