Starriors

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Putting a little note here to remind me to get back to this...

Solar flares scour the Earth and cause horrible mutations in that which is not killed outright by the radiation.

But humanity saw it coming, and though they were unable to escape the world, they could hide themselves from the worst of the effects in a deep sleep. Unfortunately, the world would need to be prepared before they could return to it...

Thus the Starriors were created to awaken first and pave the way for the return of human kind. But between the extended time they were given to rebuild the planet(fighting the mutants, planting the forests, draining the seas so that they ice caps could reform, etc) and the effects of the radiation on their computer banks, the Starriors have all but forgotten their mission. They have made a utopia(with just a hint of police state) of large parts of the world(and are still working on the rest), for themselves rather than man kind.

Yet some Starriors yearn for freedom and seek the truth of their origins...

Yes, based on the short lived 80s toyline.

Starriors are typically "giant robots". A Starrior is made up of a brain unit(a human held in stasis linked to a life support and control system... only the Starriors don't realize their brains are made of people!) which is held in the head unit (about the size of a small car) which can be mounted on the hard point of any further construction, and the rest of the body, which is modular and can be rearranged on an individual basis.

Most commonly the "rest of the body" consists of a torso(which a power plant), two legs, two arms, head mounted between and above the shoulders, and some kind of primary tool or weapon, typically mounted on the chest(directly linked to the power plant). An additional two limbs(wings) is possible and the torso would have additional hard points for secondary tools/weapons(two on the shoulder, one as a tail/belt, one on each wrist and ankle depending on how many limbs you have).

Alternate bodies, vehicular or otherwise nonhumanoid, are also possible. Starriors are variable.

Required before I can start this:

Personality templates(character profiles... how to do them...)
Body templates, including armor, limited power supply, and hard points.
Weapons rules(energy beams, force shields, pincher claws, etc).

May work on it later... may forget about it again...

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Okay, we start off with the "brain" of your Starrior(the pilot). Your Starrior remembers their previous life as if it were a dream while the human pilot's mind is being used to control the robotic body, so the appearance of their humanself isn't that important, but can be included(gender, voice, and various personality traits should be noted during character creation). The pilot also has eight stats that track their abilities.

((Come up with the 8... or less... stats. Reaction speed, Evasion skill, and Accuracy during Melee and Ranged combat are four needed stats... what would the other four be? Discipline and ability to work with a team? Mid and Long range combat for the difference between a mecha's "hand gun" and "sniper rifle"? Stats that effect their lives outside of the mecha?))

A basic torso has a power generator that produces energy units equal to your "Power" stat per turn. One energy unit is enough for the actions of one limb per turn. For example: Walking costs two energy units(one for each leg, assuming they're standard legs) for every step. Channeling additional energy points into a system can provide increased output(four energy units, two for each leg, and you're sprinting/hurdling) Given that a body can have six limbs, and eight additional hard points, you'll run out of energy units pretty fast if you try unleashing everything you've got all at once. Particularly if your "power" stat is low.

Alternately, the head unit alone can generate half the energy units of your "Power" stat, so if you just want to be a flying 'head', maybe with a bunch of guns mounted on it... well, that's what a helicopter is, right? Like was implied earlier, not all Starriors are human shaped, it's just the majority of them.

The image in the post a few down shows a potential character design. Eight pilot stats, such as melee skill/accuracy, medium range skill/accuracy, long range skill/accuracy, etc are listed in the octagonal read out on the lower left. Middle right is a portrait of the pilot. The center is a spread read out for the robot. Each body part takes up a certain amount of space, which is represented by the 1 to 100 numberline at the top. Mounted add-ons, such as if your robot is carrying a shield, are listed above the numberline(and are to be hit first when calculating a hit).

For every two spaces on a numberline, that body part or mounted addon gets one hitpoint. For example, a head part of 48-52 has two hitpoints.

During combat the pilot with the higher reaction stat goes first. The first attacker rolls a 1d100, and finds where that roll lays along the number line. Then the attacker can adjust either up or down by their accuracy stat, then the defender can adjust by their evasion stat. If the resultant number is not on one of the numbers representing a limb(or not even on the numberline anymore), it misses the target. Otherwise it strikes the target in the limb or addon in question.

If multiple attacks are made, the accuracy stat and evasion stat need to be rationed through each attack made that turn, even though each attack requires a new 1d100 roll.

Each limb or addon has a set amount of armor(determined by it's size), and each attack deals two set amounts of damage(one for standard, one for channeling increased energy). When the armor is gone, the limb is no longer functional and falls off.

Each limb potentially has an ability linked to it, such as an arm having a laser mounted on it. Each body part also has a hard point that would allow another ability. For example, you can have an arm with a laser instead of a hand, and then for added firepower mount another gun to the forearm.

These additional mounts get overlapping numberline entries, and the mounts take priority in being damaged. For example, let's say a roll, after accuracy and evasion, leads to the number being 71. That's the Right Arm, and also the forearm mounted gun on the right arm. The mounted gun acts as a shield, takes the damage, and must be destroyed before the arm can be damaged.

Were this to be played out campaign style, everyone would start with a basic body and limbs, 40 points to put into the eight piloting stats, and from there equipment(new limbs and such) as well as pilot training(to increase their stats) would be awarded over the course of the game.

If we're to play it as a bit more storytelling style, you can allocate however many points you want into your pilots skills, and design your own limbs the abilities they provide. New equipment is provided as the story demands rather than being awarded for successes.

((must now design kaiju limb placement on that number line...))

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Here is "Hotshot" your typical Wastor style Starrior. He's the "everyman" of the story who finds his courage to lead his people on an exodus, rebelling against their slavery and undertaking the quest to discover the legendary "humanity".

Well, somewhat atypical in that his primary tool is twin laser cannons, normally it's something like a drill or a saw, but you get the point.

The picture on the left is from the character sheet used in the comics and toy design. On the right is my attempt to sprite it. This is the first "full" Starrior I've managed to make, though I've been doing arms and heads and bodies and legs for whichever one suits my mood(making stuff up, or using RFF mecha). The chest was the last thing I did, though I have chest parts for others, I didn't have any of Hotshot until just now. So I figured I'd share the image.

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Still need to work out damage and armor/hitpoints. Mostly where to display them in that image.

You get 1 hitpoint/armorpoint for every 2 spaces on the numberline, but I'd like to do something like dots or something so you don't have to count them out.

Also, each attack probably should have cost(measured in "power") and a damage(though I'm tempted to make every damage a 1 unless overcharged, then it's a 2).

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A random work in progress sheet. Clearly I haven't been working enough, given the lack of progress.

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