Of Giant Robots

What it's about

You know this situation. It is Friday evening; your favourite tabletop game is scheduled for Saturday and then Eric calls you. He forgot about the game you meticulously scheduled half a month ago. Something about his sister having a wedding or other trivial crap. 

But last time you left on a cliffhanger and without Eric you have to retcon or handwave the whole romance with the BBEG...

Sounds familiar? 

Well, Of Giant Robots is not a game for long campaigns or epic tales. It is a small and simple game you can play on the "Off-Week". This precious time, when you can't play your regular game, but still want to play with your friends.

It is fun for 2-5 Sessions, or a one shot.

It is made for these times; you need a little break from crushing the Lich's bones or saving the universe and just want to do something else. Of Giant Robots is an easy to learn, small system about fighting in giant robots.

It's setting is only limited by your imagination, the character creation takes around 15 minutes, when you know what you want to play. And you can play whatever you want.

 

Magical golems towering over medieval armies?

Steampunk automata infiltrating an enemy corporation? 

Squid pilots fighting against Artificial Intelligence?

The choice is yours!

 

Together with your Storyteller, you design your game world, which can be done in around half an hour.

Take back game night from the Erics of this world!

What do I get?

A full colour 18-Page-PDF in A5 format including all the rules to play a game of giant robot action and a single A5 character sheet, as well as an A4 file with two character sheets for easier printing.

• Rules-light system which can encompass any setting you can imagine. 
• Enough complexity to fill one evening with tales of giant robots.
• Quick to teach, easy to learn.
• Focus on narrative storytelling over the usage of endless props like minatures and battlemaps.
• Mecha battles reminiscent of old samurai movies, taking place in the theatre of the mind.

What do I need to play?

You need imagination, 2 to 6 friends, of which one will be the Storyteller (Dungeon Master, Game Master, etc) and some time, a few hours will suffice.  

You need at least one full set of dice, ranging from four-sided to twelve-sided (D4, D6, D8, D10, D12), some Fudge or Fate Dice (DF), paper, pencil, eraser and a printed character sheet.