One of the things I'd like to do is simplify the mechs.
Someone on another forum made some rules for vehicles which look interesting enough to use.
The basics is that a vehicle is an animated construct that you control.
I may use the basic idea, and a few others, to make a basic mech creation system.Koumei wrote: Vehicles:
So, vehicles are handled like this: they are essentially animated objects that you control. Their type is Construct, and if they do not move they are flat-footed. If they do move, they treat their Dex bonus as +1 per ten feet moved in that round - so if a vehicle speeds 250 feet up to you, it seriously has +25 AC.
Chimera Military Transport:
Maximum Speed: 180' (Swim 100')
Armour: +7
Size: Huge (Long)
Carry Capacity: Gunner, Pilot and 12 passengers
HP: 100
Fort +10, Ref +3, Will +6
"Trample" 4d8+20
Stability, Bullrush +28
*6 Hull-mounted Lasguns (passenger-operated)
*Optional: 1 Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter or Heavy Stubber
*Optional: 1 Hunter-Killer Missile
*Turret: Multi-laser or Auto-cannon or Heavy Bolter
*Hull: Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer
Rhino Armoured Transport:
Maximum Speed: 200'
Armour: +7
Size: Huge (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, 10 passengers
HP: 100
Fort +10, Ref +3, Will +6
Trample 4d8+20
Stability, Bullrush +28
*Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter
*Optional: 1 Hunter-Killer Missile
Repressor Assault Transport:
Maximum Speed: 180'
Armour: +7
Size: Huge (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, Gunner, 10 passengers
HP: 120
Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +7
Trample 4d8+20
Stability, Bullrush +30
*Cupola-mounted Storm Bolter
*Pintle-mounted Heavy Flamer
*Optional: 1 Hunter-Killer Missile
Valkyrie Aircraft:
Maximum Speed: Fly 500' (Good)
Armour: +5
Size: Gargantuan (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, 2 Gunners, 10 passengers
HP: 80
Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +6
*Two door-mounted Heavy Bolters
*Nose-mounted Multilaser or Lascannon
*2 Wing-mounted Hellstrike Missiles or Rocket Pods
Vendetta Gunship:
Maximum Speed: Fly 500' (Good)
Armour: +5
Size: Gargantuan (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, 2 Gunners, 10 passengers
HP: 80
Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +6
*Two door-mounted Heavy Bolters
*Nose-mounted Twin-linked Lascannon
*2 Wing-mounted Hellfury Missiles or Twin-linked Lascannons
Vulture Gunship:
Maximum Speed: Fly 600' (Perfect)
Armour: +5
Size: Gargantuan (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, 2 Gunners
HP: 80
Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +6
*Two Wing-mounted Lascannons
*Nose-mounted Heavy Bolter
*2 Wing-mounted Hellstrike Missiles or Rocket Pods
Marauder Bomber:
Maximum Speed: Fly 400' (Average)
Armour: +7
Size: Colossal (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, 5 assorted crew
HP: 200
Fort +12 Ref +5 Will +9
*Rear-mounted twin-linked Assault Cannon
*Anti-Aircraft twin-linked Heavy Bolter
*24 Bombs or 4 Deathstrike Missile equivalent 200kg bombs
*3x nose-mounted twin-linked Auto-cannons
Le Man Russ:
Maximum Speed: 100'
Armour: +12
Size: Huge (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, Gunner, 2 other crew
HP: 150
Fort +12 Ref +5 Will +9
*Turret-Mounted Battle Cannon or Vanquisher or 2x Twin-linked Auto-Cannon
*Hull-mounted Heavy Bolter or Lascannon
*Two Sponsons with Heavy Bolters or Plasma Cannons or Multi-Meltas
*Optional: 1 Hunter-Killer Missile
*Optional: Pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber or Storm Bolter
Land Raider:
Maximum Speed: 100'
Armour: +13
Size: Gargantuan (Long)
Carry Capacity: Pilot, Gunner, 10 passengers
HP: 180
Fort +13 Ref +5 Will +9
*Roof-mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters
*Two sponsons with twin-linked Lascannons
Astartes Bike:
Maximum Speed: 150'
Armour: +4
Size: Large (Long)
Carry Capacity: Driver only
HP: 60
Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5
*Front-mounted twin-linked Boltguns
*May have a rear-mounted mine-layer or a seat for one passenger.