As a result, designing encounters involving mechs is not substantially different from designing any other combat encounter. Mech combat uses the same rules and functions on the same scale as most other Starfinder combats, such as using square-grid maps, means of resolving attacks, and more. The mechs detailed there are of course just examples far stranger and rarer models are manufactured across the galaxy, as well as near-infinite custom-built mechs found throughout the Starfinder setting.ĭesigning Mech Encounters Source Tech Revolution pg. Pages 112–119 present more than a dozen examples of mechs from cultures across the galaxy, such as the Azlanti Imperator Pinion, the Daimalko Valkor, the Idaran Breacher, and the Veskarium’s Warmander. If that assembled mech takes damage that reduces it to 40% of its total HP and then disassembles, the three component mechs should have a collective current HP of 40% (or 30) HP, divided among them such that no individual mech regains Hit Points from assembling or disassembling. For example, if three component mechs have a maximum collective total of 75 HP and have a collective current HP of 35, the mech they assemble into should have 50% of its total HP. To represent this, convert the mechs’ current HP to a percentage of total HP (rounding down to the nearest 10%) and apply it to the assembled or disassembled forms.
The assembled mech should feature the weapons and systems of its component mechs, and its frame should be the same size category as the largest component mech.Ĭombining several mechs into an assembled mech (or disassembling an assembled mech into its component mechs) should generally take place only outside of combat if the GM allows for in-combat mech assembly or disassembly, it takes at least one round.ĭamage dealt to an assembled mech is carried over to its component mechs when it disassembles, and damage dealt to component mechs carries over to an assembled mech when they combine. If you decide that this fits your campaign, you can allow the PCs to design two sets of mechs (using the rules for building mechs starting on page 96): the individual, component mechs and a singular mech to represent the assembled mech, which uses all the party’s Mech Points. Some groups playing in a mech-themed campaign might want several of their individual mechs to be able to combine into a larger, amalgamated mech that they can copilot as a party. Mechs provide a significant power advantage that make many otherwise challenging encounters trivial, so GMs should consider being purposeful on their inclusion-such as a means to overcome impossible odds or insurmountable foes-rather than to simply trivialize challenges the PCs face. Much as with starships, acquiring or using mechs does not cost the PCs credits (in a typical campaign, mechs are not available for sale), and Starfinder campaigns can thrive with any amount of mech combat, from mech encounters every session to no mech combat whatsoever-the exact prevalence of mech encounters can be tailored to the campaign’s needs and is ultimately up to the GM to decide. Mech weapons (page 102) are in a class of their own, far exceeding in scale any armaments sized for PCs.
A mech has its own defenses and Hit Points, shielding its operators from harm while they give the mech commands (see page 98 for more information on mech statistics). Unlike powered armor, which functions as an extension of the operator’s body that deflects attacks rather than absorbs damage, a mech functions more like a specialized vehicle that’s piloted by one or more operators. Mechs use many of the existing rules for Starfinder, allowing players to jump into mech combat with ease, whether they’re taking on titanic creatures, clashing with enemy mechs, or fighting off entire squads of foes single-handedly. Mech combat (page 112) is a flexible system.
The section also presents rules for multiple PCs to build an assembled mech, each create their own single-pilot mech, or split between several machines in any combination. 92īuilding Mechs (page 96) provides a system for constructing custom mechs and presents a wide array of options for players to customize their machine’s size, armaments, limbs, and more. PCs might custom-build their own mechs, salvage the technology in the field, or pilot mechs provided by powerful patrons.īuilding And Using Mechs Source Tech Revolution pg. In Starfinder, mechs represent powerful tools for PCs to confront far mightier foes than they could unaided. Mechs are immense robots that combine armor, agility, and firepower into one devastating package piloted by one or more operators.
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