A mecha-filled post-apocalypse. An
intimate look at a semi-functioning society in the ruins of Los
Angeles.
MECHAPOCALYPSE:
Main setting info.
Origin & Inspiration
Another setting that started life close to 20 years ago now,
originally for use with Savage Worlds. In the beginning, it was just
broad outlines about how to use mecha and vehicles in a generic
post-apocalypse, centered initially around Arizona. My thinking went
to the Robotech series with mecha in deserts and ruins. At the time,
I was using a lot of miniatures and table top terrain, and got a line
on some mecha toys that were about 3 times the height of the people
figures. There was a lot of customization, painting, and so on. It
was fun, but unremarkable.
Like all my settings (successful or
not, you be the judge), I try to avoid gimmick, and instead look for
the novel approach. In revisiting MechaPocalypse I decided rather
than try to give a standard world overview, I went for the intimate.
I reduced all the focus of the setting down to one locale (in this
case, The Southland (i.e. Los Angeles and environs)) and really tried
to paint a picture of how it would all work.
While I included
hints at what lays beyond, if the GM or players want to run
adventures in some other locale, it is on them.
The rest of
course, is just details.
