One of the longestrunning, and imo one of the best, webcomics out there. Pdf and ebook development is a project for another year. If you are a fan of schlock mercenary by howard tayler, you can stop reading and go buy planet mercenary. A tabletop rpg by alan bahr and howard tayler, and set in the space. The planet mercenary role playing game kickstarter. For others, here is a science fiction roleplaying game rpg based on a long running web comic that captures the fun people expect from reading about a group of spacebased, future mercenaries. It would have been exceptionally easy for howard to throw out a subpar product with lazy design. You can acquire your copy through or via backerkit. Well be including pdf templates for the halfsheets, to help you align whatever information you want on the dropins you print, and well be including some planet mercenary dropins as well. The planet mercenary role playing game toggle navigation.
Howard tayler has been publishing schlock mercenary to the web since june of 2000. This will be a tiny d6 game, which if you didnt know is alans minimalist, ruleslite rpg system. Contact the the planet mercenary role playing game team on. Hypernode media the team that publishes the successful schlock mercenary webcomic approached me to do the rules design and creation for an rpg based on the. Designing the planet mercenary rpg book one cobble at a time. Its the absolute best rpg ive played, if not the best you can buy. Oh, and well include an adventure, size might matter, which will debut at. Planet mercenary character sheet this is a free downloadable character sheet for planet mercenary rpg. You get fullcolor pdfs of both the planet mercenary core book and the associated card deck. This was successfully kickstarted in mid2015, but if you missed the kickstarter, you can buy a hardback here or get the pdf here. Knowledge of the comic may add extra layers to the game, but isnt required to enjoy it.
Upcoming plans for planet mercenary planet mercenary. The planet mercenary role playing game by howard tayler. I was focused on efforts for the adventure pdf, preparing the next schlock book, and preparing for the kickstarter for the next schlock book. Based on the popular webcomic shlock mercenary, by howard tayler at its core, the game uses a simple statplusdie mechanic for determining success or failure of a given activity. The alan bahr, sandra and howard tayler created this awesome work, and their dedication to quality is shown in every page. This will ship with the book, so were already beginning to organize information and put it together. You can now go and submit your favorite planet mercenary resources so that others can enjoy them. Planet mercenary is a product of hypernode media, which is owned and operated by sandra tayler and howard tayler. From what ive read, the book and other preordered materials are going out later in july. Planet mercenary runs like greased lightning, from the 3d6 with mayhem.
The planet mercenary rpg is something ive been looking forward to for a while. This book contains everything you need to create characters, equip them, and load them onto w. My love affair with pendragon as the best rpg ive ever played is well documented on this blog, and it doesnt bear repeating i love pendragon so much. You can find out more about planet mercenary at the planet mercenary website. This roleplaying game takes place in the universe of the schlock mercenary comic strip. Aliens, humans, and artificial intelligences are all part of a galaxyspanning culture in which warfare is common enough that there is a sizeable market for people who can wage it professionally. The planet mercenary role playing game created by howard tayler. Other books, such as textbooks are a bit more complicated. Besides some fun physical accessories, theres a pdf adventure that. The planet mercenary role playing game is a militarythemed science fiction rpg set in 3100 ce, in the universe of schlock mercenary.
Complete first draft, waiting for first editorial pass. Heres a wallpaper featuring one of planet mercenary s bestselling brands, strohl munitions, makers of the iconic bh209 plasgun. Some tablet computers are unable to open zip files without the aid of a desktop machine. Its packed to the brim with usable, gameable content for any scifi rpg, including. A onepage adventure on a derelict ship filled with corpses and a strange artifact. Project updates for the planet mercenary role playing game. The dice in use are sixsided, and players will need three of them. This book contains everything you need to create characters, equip them, and load them onto warships for adventures across the galaxy.
You also get all of the extended mag items at no extra charge. Pick a link list to show here in your theme settings under footer quick links link list. Dead planet is the first module for the mothership scifi horror roleplaying game. The planet mercenary rpg is set in the schlock mercenary universe. Build your own mercenary company and accept all the. Both the title and the content of posts must directly relate to the planet mercenary rpg. This document aims to help players and game chiefs of. We expect the frequency of the newsletters and announcements to be approximately monthly or less frequently than that. Build your own mercenary company and accept all the best contracts. Planet mercenary is a roleplaying game by hypernode press set in the world of.
Welcome to planet mercenary rpg, a space opera adventure game. Id easily place planet mercenary as one of the top two humourbased roleplaying games on the market today. The design of the book requires that it sometimes be held sideways, and that makes pdf frustrating. There are lots of games based on comics, but planet mercenary is. The mechanics of the game were developed by alan bahr and the text written by alan bahr, howard tayler, and his wife, sandra tayler. I often reference comics as sources in my posts which could constitute spoilers. Planet mercenary is a roleplaying game by hypernode press set in the world of schlock mercenary, first released in 2017 after its kickstarter funded in 24 hours and proceeded to blow past multiple stretch goals. You can also add on efj to a different pledge level if you wish.
Schlock mercenary comic offical rpg website in universe website official universe wiki facebook group. In it, the players take the role of officers in a 32thcentury mercenary company. Howard tayler is raising funds for the planet mercenary role playing game on kickstarter. But ultimately the important thing is that this is a really fun game.
This level can add on other digital items, but you cant add on physical items. Were launching the planet mercenary rpg kickstarter on april 14th, 2015. The seventy maxims book will not be a pdf, so you dont get that. A fan subreddit for the planet mercenary role playing game, by howard tayler, alan bahr, and sandra tayler. Watermarked pdf welcome to planet mercenary rpg, a space opera adventure game. There are lots of games based on comics, but planet mercenary is based literally in the comic. The planet mercenary rpg is a space opera game set in the same universe as the excellent webcomic schlock mercenary. The pdf should be available for sale at drivethru later this week. Planet mercenary is a space opera rpg game set in the universe of the schlock mercenary online comic. And i also like the way every character gets their own fireteam to support them, which might get elevated to being pcs because the pcs tend to get blown up. Well send a survey link to the email address you used to pledge for this campaign.
How could i possibly tempt you into that kickstarter. Its an educational tome disguised as a 21stcentury game. Now, theres an rpg based on the setting and stories featured therein. Exceptionally so, and i consider it firmly in the best work category of my career which while small, is growing rapidly. Your download includes the full text of the book, a pdf of all 108 cards, and a pdf of the character sheet. You might want to try planet mercenary, a scifi game based on the schlock mercenary comic strip. Planet mercenary is a game i helped to write and did a majority of the rules design on, especially the initial engine and concepts. If you want updates on schlock mercenary, planet mercenary, or things relating to howard and sandra, we recommend that you opt in to our shiny new mailing list. This is a free supplement for use with planet mercenary rpg. This is a free downloadable character sheet for planet mercenary rpg. I had a marvelous time as a player in one of the midstage playtests of planet mercenary. This science fiction setting is tooled up for those with a sense of humor and a sense of wonder, and the comic has been capturing reader imaginations for fifteen years now. Howard tayler, the creator of schlock mercenary, is now shipping the planet mercenary rpg. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit.
Planet mercenary game chief secrets pdf hypernode media. Howard tayler is doing another kickstarter for the latest schlock mercenary book, and as a stretch goal is including a tiny planet mercenary game produced by alan bahr and gallant knight games. The files for the planet mercenary pdf are finalized. Help me decide on a new rpg to try page 6 rpgnet forums. Backerkit is the worlds most trusted postcrowdfunding platform. Something i found disappointing about the planet mercenary rules is. You get a pdf copy of the planet mercenary rpg adventure escape from the friggen jungle. A good rpg book, like planet mercenary intends to be, presents a real design challenge as it needs to incorporate elements that are similar to. Planet mercenary is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the universe of schlock mercenary by howard tayler as a comic running for 17 years now, an rpg based on the setting is unusual but not inconceivable taylers space opera has introduced several exciting locations and races. What product could be sufficiently enticing to bring you over to our project page and enter a pledge.
Besides some fun physical accessories, theres a pdf adventure that picks up after. The planet mercenary team will have a booth at gencon, and theyll be running a few games. Talking about the decision making process when creating planet mercenary. You can buy the pdf here, the print will be available soon i designed and wrote the game engine that powers the planet mercenary roleplaying game.
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