Mankcam 1,316 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Has anyone played Mercenary Breed?It looks quite good and reminds me a bit of Traveller RPG, except using LEGEND for core mechanics.I am just wondering what people think of these products Edited July 7, 2015 by Mankcam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soltakss 5,065 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I downloaded it and it looks OK, but I am not in a position to play it at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mankcam 1,316 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hmmm I am considering grabbing it. I liked Traveller, and doing it with a BRP system would be even better. From what I have seen, this setting could be pretty good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pansophy 142 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I have all the Entropic Gaming System books, and Mercenary Breed is incorporated in the Sci-Fi add on of the EGS. Not sure about the setting, but I like the way the company is writing their stuff and think their settings are all well thought out. So, without having seen the Mercenary Breed books but looking at the other things the company releases, it should be good and interesting. If you buy it - please let us know how it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K Peterson 188 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 First I've heard of it. I don't keep tabs on Mongoose Pub these days, so I might not had ever heard of it. (And there was an earlier edition? MB 2.0 currently?). Looks interesting, and I could be tempted to pick it up. But, I'd really need to read a couple of reviews before I broke out the credit card. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vile Traveller 565 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 And there was an earlier edition? MB 2.0 currently? Looks like it was originally designed for Savage Worlds (I think that version 2.0 is also Savage Worlds). Can't see much in the way of reviews, except for one by Andy Slack himself and that's only on what I presume was SW version 1.0: https://andyslack.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/review-mercenary-breed/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p_clapham 39 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 It's okay. I was a little disappointed with their psychic powers. They just took a bunch of Common Magic and called them psionic powers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Sephleon 37 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yeah, I just picked the 2.0 books up early last week after stumbling on them. I've been wanting some really good sci-fi material, and Mercenary Breeds seems open-ended enough to work with. I probably won't be able to try it out anytime soon, unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clarence 714 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Looks interesting. Do I need all three books or can I start with just one of them? Any suggestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soltakss 5,065 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 You can start with the Mercenaries Handbook, which contains everything you need to roll up Mercenaries. There are a few alien races and a neat way of generating a new alien race. The Galaxy Guide is basically a GM's Handbook with descriptions of some planets and some scenarios. The Xenopedia is a Monster manual of various alien species. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clarence 714 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Thanks Simon! I will check out Mercenaries Handbook first I think... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mankcam 1,316 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) . Edited July 7, 2015 by Mankcam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conrad 81 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Mercenary Breed needs a space combat system, vacuum damage, and zero g rules. The Cthulhu Rising monograph looks like it would be useful as a kind of supplement to the setting, as well as Soltakss's RQ Traveller/D20 mashup, or perhaps the M Space stuff when it has been converted to the Mythras/MRQ II/ Legend style o' things! Edited August 26, 2016 by Conrad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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