BONUS - Review of Lancer and Mechwarrior: Destiny
In a special bonus episode, DM Matt reviews two new big, stompy robot RPG systems:\xa0Mechwarrior: Destiny and\xa0Lancer. Matt explains why the Battletech Universe kicks ass (01:50), how Mechwarrior: Destiny\xa0fails to harmonize its narrative and simulationist mechanics (22:20), and why you should play the Lancer RPG (36:00).
Spoilers: there is a free version of the Lancer rules and it does what Mechwarrior fails to do, combine rules-light play and fun tactical combat mechanics.\xa0
Links:
Free Intro to the Battletech Universe
Music:\xa0Zipper Interactive - Opening Cinematic to Mechwarrior 3; Flight of the Conchords - Robots; Mechwarrior 2 Soundtrack by Jeehun Hwang, Gregory Alper, and Kelly Walker Rogers - Sable Flame; Yoko Takahashi - A Cruel Angel's Thesis; Ragtime Revolutionaries - Chicks Dig Giant Robots.