Yora
2010-02-02, 05:19 PM
Probably everyone has played some games or seen movies about "Mercenary" bands. Small groups of elite soldiers, who conduct special missions within larger military conflicts, which are probably the closest modern world equivalent of classic fantasy adventurers.
Metal Gear Solid, Aliens, Resident Evil, Ghost in the Shell, Modern Warfare, Stalker, Ronin, ... you name it. They don't have to be actual mercenaries, as such characters are often employed by the government, but the things they do are still the same.
I think it's a great background for modern RPGs, as you have all the things you have in adventurer paries. Visiting exotic places, doing dangerous stuff for random people for monney, killing everyone who gets in the way, being mostly autonomous without being restrained by a larger organization, and most importantly keeping all the cool stuff you find with killed enemies. :smallbiggrin:
We started playing a week ago using the SW Saga rules, which I think are the best d20 rules to play cinematic action campaigns that involve a lot of thechnology. I also include some light amounts of science fictions, mostly in the form of fancy tanks and planes, and extensive cybernetics.
I've allready started with doing changes to the base classes and coming up with an extensive weapon and armor list. I allready use d20 Future, Future Tech, and Cyberspace as additional sources of ideas, but these are very generic and don't provide that many new ideas how you can make creative campaigns around mercenary bands in a TL 6 setting.
I'll probably post some of my materials in a week or so when exams are finished. But right now I'm looking for additional material that could be a good scource of ideas for high-tech warfare and covert opperations adventures.
Anyone know about good free online rescources for such games?
Metal Gear Solid, Aliens, Resident Evil, Ghost in the Shell, Modern Warfare, Stalker, Ronin, ... you name it. They don't have to be actual mercenaries, as such characters are often employed by the government, but the things they do are still the same.
I think it's a great background for modern RPGs, as you have all the things you have in adventurer paries. Visiting exotic places, doing dangerous stuff for random people for monney, killing everyone who gets in the way, being mostly autonomous without being restrained by a larger organization, and most importantly keeping all the cool stuff you find with killed enemies. :smallbiggrin:
We started playing a week ago using the SW Saga rules, which I think are the best d20 rules to play cinematic action campaigns that involve a lot of thechnology. I also include some light amounts of science fictions, mostly in the form of fancy tanks and planes, and extensive cybernetics.
I've allready started with doing changes to the base classes and coming up with an extensive weapon and armor list. I allready use d20 Future, Future Tech, and Cyberspace as additional sources of ideas, but these are very generic and don't provide that many new ideas how you can make creative campaigns around mercenary bands in a TL 6 setting.
I'll probably post some of my materials in a week or so when exams are finished. But right now I'm looking for additional material that could be a good scource of ideas for high-tech warfare and covert opperations adventures.
Anyone know about good free online rescources for such games?