27
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

Last night, while talking about the Battle Fortress Independence campaign with the player of the character known as Vermillion, I finally said the identifying name of the VF-22 out loud. As anyone glancing at my blog should know, I happily loot the variable fighters from Macross, give them some stats of dubious accuracy, and plop them into my campaign.  I often give them new designations.  While the VF-2 from macross II is still the Valkyrie II, the YF-19 from macross Plus becomes... Read More

10
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

It's time for the second installment of The Sweatshop, and this time the focus will be on Robotech and macross II, the Palladium games ostensibly adapted for anime mecha action.  As usual, the Palladium rules leave quite a bit to be desired, but I'm going to focus on the single aspect of guided missiles for this episode. To explain what I'm going to patch today, let's say you're watching Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, the original Robotech series, or macross II.  The character in the... Read More

06
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

In addition to the VF-25 Aurora, the SDF-5 Independence operates several other fighter craft. The most prevalent of these is the late REF designed Valkyrie II.  The VF-2 was given it's trial by fire in the Battle of Earth Reflex Point in 2038, and with constant upgrades has served the forces of the Sentinel Alliance ever since.  But, in the current era, after decades of service and attrition, the SDF-5 only carries about 4 squadrons of the venerable fighter. While it's old, the VF-2 is... Read More

24
May/2008

by Gabriel

I guess I've been slacking off, no entries for over a week.  Even still, I don't have any grand revelations to share at the moment.  I just don't feel very creative lately. As a Heroscape player, I was very happy to receive my wave 7 expansion packs in the mail the other day.  The wave is more than a bit Utgar (bad guy) heavy, but what's really important are the mounted Knights, the Templar Cavalry unit.  I can't wait to use these guys in a game, and were in fact almost my en... Read More

15
May/2008

by Gabriel

The VF-25 Aurora is the new standard variable fighter on board the Battle Fortress Independence. Following the Battle of Haydon IV against the forces of Lord Darak, the dark Marduuk God-Emperor, the fighter complement of the Independence was depleted.  The Valkyrie II fighters which had served the ship so well had been exhausted in the apocalyptic battle over the capital of the Sentinel Alliance.  To add insult to injury, the Independence and it's crew of intergalactic refugees were no... Read More