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RogerBW · 03-01-2012, 04:33 AM

I remember reading a description of the Five Man Band (see TVTropes) that gave about half a page to each archetype (and had some more material on the ancillary characters from this trope, like the old lecherous technical genius).

I thought it was in GURPS Mecha, but it's not - that lists several of the character types, but doesn't mention the 5MB specifically as far as I can tell. I thought it was a GURPS book...

It doesn't seem to be in BESM 2 or 3, either. And that covers most of the anime-based games I've read.

Can anyone point me to where I might have found it?

03-01-2012, 04:33 AM	#1
RogerBW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: near London, UK	Looking for a description of the Five Man Band I remember reading a description of the Five Man Band (see TVTropes) that gave about half a page to each archetype (and had some more material on the ancillary characters from this trope, like the old lecherous technical genius). I thought it was in GURPS Mecha, but it's not - that lists several of the character types, but doesn't mention the 5MB specifically as far as I can tell. I thought it was a GURPS book... It doesn't seem to be in BESM 2 or 3, either. And that covers most of the anime-based games I've read. Can anyone point me to where I might have found it? __________________ Podcast: Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice Gaming stuff here: Tekeli-li! Blog; Webcomic Laager and Limehouse Buy things by me on Warehouse 23