Hi everyone!
just popping by to say hello, and that I'm already excited about the game.
How are you guys shaping up?

Hey everyone. Glad to be playing with you.

Just popping in to say hi

Found interest in Savage Worlds rekindled and my interest in Robotech rekindled. This came at a perfect time. Popping in to say hi.

Very excited to be playing with everyone. :)

Same here...this should be awesome.

I've had the Savage Worlds rulebook and skimmed through it a few times but this will be my first game using the system.

I've been brushing up on the rules over the last couple of days but please let me know if I do anything stupid during play.

:)

*general hand waive to everyone*

Hello all, I’m glad you chose to join this game.

As players complete their characters I will be setting up a gear sheet for them. For now most everyone is not is in the UN SPACY but simple serving under that organization because your character is either part of Macross Islands defense force or is going to be assigned to a space vessel.

I hope to be able to get the first posts up by Friday. I’m not going to drop you into combat right away but allow everyone 1 or 2 character interaction posts before the UES Macross decides to fire its main guns and vaporize part of the island.

I have actually run this battle twice before. Once where the characters were the assaulting Zents and the second time similar to how the players here will start out.

With this first battle well’l get a feel for the Savage Worlds game mechanics here on RPOL and work out any rules issues we come across. If you do question a ruling please reference the pages in the books your referring to. It’s very possible I missed something or simply misunderstood what is written.

Very cool

OK we have 10 RTJ's so I turned off the requesting new players.

Quick question about the costs for raising skills during character creation:

On Page 29 of the SWAdE rulebook it says:

The "Character Creation Summary" table on Page 55 seems to contradict it.  It says:

So hypothetically, if I have a d6 in Smarts and want to raise my Academics (Smarts) from d4 to d6, does that cost 1 point or 2?

Thanks for the help!

In reply to Gunter Jaeger (msg # 20):

1 point, but 2 to raise it to a d8!

I was under the impression that you couldn’t increase a skill beyond its related attribute.

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 22):

you can, but it cost twice as much

Given at how much a one point difference is in this system it makes sense.

How do you change the character name under "the cast" I have been trying to change it from FNG 2 to my character;s name. also I added a backstory of sorts to my character.

PM me. Only the GM can change a character name on RPOL.

Starting as E-O Recruits?

You guys are all starting out as officers equivalent of a NATO OF1a or OF-1 within your countries military that operates either veritechs or conventional combat aircraft.

I'll look up what your rank is based on the military force your flying for.

I am unable to see any RPoL portraits. Haven't seen them for some time. I assumed this was the same for everyone on here. Not the case? Are you guys able to see or assign portraits?

I believe everyone was able to pick a portrait without any issues.

Although I have seen in the past where every so often the portraits across the whole site can't be seen. When this occurred for me the problem usually just went away after awhile.

I can see the portraits.

OK I have posts up that kick off the Battle of Macross Island.

As a GM in threads that lead up to combat (setting the stage so to speak) I prefer every player in the thread to post. This lets me know you've read the previous post(s), and tell me the GM it's time to move one.

The game will only move as fast as everyone posts. That said I fully understand how life can keep you from posting.

On the Launch day post, do you want us to pick up in the locker room, or the briefing room, or both.?

You can pick up where you see fit.

Because I have a group of players already in the air I wanted to condense time for those on the group in order to maintain the ps roof the game.