tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post3014033354026345512..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Quicker Than Quick, Stronger Than StrongAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-82764659635472793062020-06-16T11:44:56.865-04:002020-06-16T11:44:56.865-04:00I'd be very interested in seeing this partial ...I'd be very interested in seeing this partial translation of Metallic Guardian!Grebo Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245622539715745504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-62203304494339764592017-08-12T19:24:33.820-04:002017-08-12T19:24:33.820-04:00How the Mettalic Guardian rules work? :)How the Mettalic Guardian rules work? :)Alexandre Lancasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461942415216459260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-50210706359658397702017-03-17T10:35:12.265-04:002017-03-17T10:35:12.265-04:00Believe it, or not - and I may have mentioned this...Believe it, or not - and I may have mentioned this once before a long while ago (my memory has been choppy lately) - before settling on 'Barking Alien', the name I was strongly considering for this blog was 'Mecha Trek AD'.<br /><br />MechaTrekAD was my very first email address - an AOL account if I am not mistaken. <br /><br />The idea of course was to name the blog after the two things I was probably going to talk about the most: Star Trek, and Giant Robots. As it turned out I am happy I didn't, partially because I like the name Barking Alien, and partially because I've ended up talking about Superheroes, and even Fantasy more often than I expected.<br /><br />The idea of crossing Star Trek with Giant Robot has indeed occurred to me, although not in a literal sense. That is to say, I've never wanted to have Starfleet launch fifty-foot humanoind robots out of it's Constitution Class Cruiser shuttlebays, but the concept of a Space Adventure Sci-Fi game with mecha that focuses on exploration is definitely something I've though about. <br /><br />As a matter of fact...<br /><br />There have been at least a few occasions in which I did indeed run such a campaign. Inspired by Dairugger XV (the 'Vehicle Voltron' series), and other Anime, I ran a number of games which embodied equal parts Gene Roddenberry, and Reiji Matsumoto.<br /><br />One that comes to mind, heheh...oh boy...you had to go and mention 'Mecha-Battlestar' didn't you?<br /><br />OK, new Campaigns I Have Known post coming up... Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-20772868982112296082017-03-15T22:01:56.536-04:002017-03-15T22:01:56.536-04:00Mekton 1, cool. I got rid of mine years ago, along...Mekton 1, cool. I got rid of mine years ago, along with 2 and Zeta because I could never convince anyone else to play it.Too far outside the D&D comfort zone I suspect. I picked up a set of Mekton II books again not too long ago because i wanted at least one version on the shelf and I always thought that edition was the sweet spot between too much and not enough.<br /><br />With all of your love for these things did you ever do any kind of Mekton - Trek crossover? I'm sure there's a way to do a Mecha-Trek game. I toyed around with a Mecha-Battlestar type game briefly using Hero System and I eventually drowned in the mechanics before I had the setting fully sketched out. I don't know why reading this post brought that back to me but either Mekton or M&M would probably be an easier design and a better fit nowadays anyway. <br /><br />Thanks BABlacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.com