The GURPS Meta-Tech Hype Thread

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Tyneras

I'm definitely planning on getting it day one, assuming I know when day one is. Nothing against how SJG communicates, it's just a constant battle against spam drowning out worthwhile information.

Usually new releases are announced in this board within a day or so. Kromm will compose a haiku . . .

[AOTA]

I was wondering if Meta-Tech could be used to do a Battletech/Mecha style campaign?

[somecallmetim]

My hype has reached medically unsustainable levels!


(I am super looking forward to this book, but publishing is a very unpredictable endeavor. Take the time y'all need to do it right.)

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by somecallmetim

My hype has reached medically unsustainable levels!


(I am super looking forward to this book, but publishing is a very unpredictable endeavor. Take the time y'all need to do it right.)

The book is ready to go! It's just a matter out of Kromm's and Christopher's hands with scheduling from the Powers-That-Be who sit between Kromm and Steve Jackson himself in the Celestial Hierarchy...

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Kage2020

I want the physical book but, alas, I know that I'm only ever going to use the digital version.

Still, looking forward to getting my grubby normal-sized hands on this. :)

Originally Posted by Tyneras

I'm definitely planning on getting it day one, assuming I know when day one is.

Originally Posted by somecallmetim

My hype has reached medically unsustainable levels!


(I am super looking forward to this book, but publishing is a very unpredictable endeavor. Take the time y'all need to do it right.)

Originally Posted by Phantasm

The book is ready to go! It's just a matter out of Kromm's and Christopher's hands with scheduling from the Powers-That-Be who sit between Kromm and Steve Jackson himself in the Celestial Hierarchy...

Yeah, I have zero control over this. Best thing you can do is continue to be hype and talk about it wherever you talk about games. We need this to be a huge splash - I'll be honest: I need this to be a huge splash. If you want more stuff out of me, this is how you do it. Otherwise...I'm not sure. Buy GURPS Meta-Tech, get everyone at your table to buy it. Talk about it. Go places other than here and talk about it. Show examples. Whatever. Just do it more out there then here.

Originally Posted by AOTA

I was wondering if Meta-Tech could be used to do a Battletech/Mecha style campaign?

Yes, you can build a mecha as if it were a character and then assign it a price, power needs, etc. as a meta-tech device. This is one of the areas where a genuine expansion could be done with more detailed guidelines on what trait needs what where.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Been trying to get my Zen on. Thought I'd post something from one of my favorite video games of all time:

Final Fantasy 6 Magitek Armor (TL3+3^)
Size: SM +2.
Type: Vehicle.
Origin: Magitek (-0.1 BCM).
Duration: 1 VL/6 hours
Operating Skill: Driving (Mecha) and Gunner (Beam).
Cost: $60,480.
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
LC: 2.

The Empire’s elite soldiers learn how to pilot magitek armor increasing their lethality in the field. The base model is straight forward with heavy armor plating to protect itself and a modest magical shield generator for the pilot. It can blast enemies with a solid beam of magical energy doing 7d+3(2) tight-beam burning, though the range is a mere 10 yards. It can also kick (3d+3 crushing at Reach C-2) or claw (3d cutting; Reach C-1).
It's powered by magically siphoned Esper essence that is then contained within a battery housing unit. These batteries can be recharged normally by a magitek generator.
Use the following for when it’s piloted:

DRIVING (MECHA) (BATTLESUIT at -3 or other Driving specialties at -5)
ST/HP 30
Hnd/SR 2/4
HT 12
Move 11/22
LWt. 1.6
Load 0.1
SM +2
Occ. 1
DR 20
Range 370
Locations 2AE2LX

Meta-Tech Statistics ($60,480; 140 points at $432/point): Burning Attack 7d+3 (Armor Divisor (2), +50%; Magical, -10%; Nuisance Effect, Max Range is 1/2D, -10%; Surge, +20%; Tight-Beam, +0%) [59] + Magitek Armor Racial Template [81]. The process and fuel required to make functioning magitek armor is known to a very few thus increasing cost by 2. It’s also technically 2 TLs above the rest of the technology in the setting and thus final price is 4¥.

Magitek Armor Racial Template (81 points)
Attribute Modifiers: ST+20 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size, -20%) [80]; IQ-10 [-200]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Basic Move +6 [30]; SM +2.
Advantages: Compartmentalized Mind 1 (Controls) [25]; Damage Resistance 20 (Can’t Wear Armor, -40%) [60]; Damage Resistance 6 (Affects Others, +0%; Force Field, +20%) [36]; Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground; Speed 11/22) (Handling +2, +10%; Stability +4, +10%) [24]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Injury Tolerance (No Head; No Neck) [12]; Machine Meta-Trait [25]; Payload (Static; Exposed, -50%) [50]; Striker 2¥ (Crushing; Limb, Legs, -20%) [8]; Striker 2¥ (Cutting; Weak, -50%) [6].
Disadvantages: Appearance (Ugly) [-8]; Dead Broke [-25]; Electrical [-20]; Maintenance (Electronics Repair/Mechanic; One Person; Monthly) [-2]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Reprogrammable [-10]; Restricted Diet (Power Cells) [-10]; Social Stigma (Subjugated) [-20].
Features: Insensate [0]; Nonautonomous [0]; Taboo Trait (Fixed DX); Taboo Trait (Fixed IQ).

[3darkman]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

Been trying to get my Zen on. Thought I'd post something from one of my favorite video games of all time:

Final Fantasy 6 Magitek Armor (TL3+3^)
Size: SM +2.
Type: Vehicle.
Origin: Magitek (-0.1 BCM).
Duration: 1 VL/6 hours
Operating Skill: Driving (Mecha) and Gunner (Beam).
Cost: $64,368.
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
LC: 2.

The Empire’s elite soldiers learn how to pilot magitek armor increasing their lethality in the field. The base model is straight forward with heavy armor plating to protect itself and a modest magical shield generator for the pilot. It can blast enemies with a solid beam of magical energy doing 7d+3(2) tight-beam burning, though the range is a mere 10 yards. It can also kick (3d+3 crushing at Reach C-2) or claw (3d cutting; Reach C-1).
It's powered by magically siphoned Esper essence that is then contained within a battery housing unit. These batteries can be recharged normally by a magitek generator.
Use the following for when it’s piloted:

DRIVING (MECHA) (BATTLESUIT at -3 or other Driving specialties at -5)
ST/HP 30
Hnd/SR 2/4
HT 12
Move 11/22
LWt. 1.6
Load 0.1
SM +2
Occ. 1
DR 20
Range 370
Locations 2AE2LX

Meta-Tech Statistics ($64,368; 149 points at $432/point): Burning Attack 7d+3 (Armor Divisor (2), +50%; Magical, -10%; Nuisance Effect, Max Range is 1/2D, -10%; Surge, +20%; Tight-Beam, +0%) [60] + Magitek Armor Racial Template [91]. The process and fuel required to make functioning magitek armor is known to a very few thus increasing cost by 2. It’s also technically 2 TLs above the rest of the technology in the setting and thus final price is 4¥.

I loved this example, it's very close to what I'm trying to do. I'm another one wanting to get the book on day one.

[Farmer]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

Been trying to get my Zen on. Thought I'd post something from one of my favorite video games of all time:

Final Fantasy 6 Magitek Armor (TL3+3^)

Spiffy! Show casing a lot of elements. Was going to say I can't wait, but I have to. So I will. SJ Games - enable pre orders!

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by 3darkman

I loved this example, it's very close to what I'm trying to do. I'm another one wanting to get the book on day one.

Originally Posted by Farmer

Spiffy! Show casing a lot of elements. Was going to say I can't wait, but I have to. So I will. SJ Games - enable pre orders!

Thanks, y'all. ^_^

Vehicles, Robots, and Battlesuits require a bit of work. If I had my way a theoretical Meta-Tech 2 or Pyramid articles would have a full on build guide for these things. In that case I'd mimic what Sean did in Zombies for the "Build a Zombie" bit of that fantastic book.

[Kallatari]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

Been trying to get my Zen on. Thought I'd post something from one of my favorite video games of all time:

Final Fantasy 6 Magitek Armor (TL3+3^)

The playtest for this has drilled into me double-checking all of the math... so it was the first thing I did upon seeing your example (sorry).

The Magitek Armor Racial Template totals 81 points, not 91.

For the Burning Attack, I don't know if it's because I'm rounding the +3 incorrectly (going by memory) but I get 59 points, not 60. I'm assuming 7d+3 is (7.75 x 5 =) 39 points, +150% in modifiers gives (58.5, rounded to) 59.

In total it's therefore worth (81 + 59 =) 140 points.

So at your listed $432/point, that's $60,480 as its base retail price.

As you mentioned, you'd then multiply by rarity (x2) and TL factors (x4), so fair retail price for the setting would be ($60,480 x 2 x 4 =) $483,840.