Tranzistor Zenith RPG for the 1km1kt 2007 character sheet RPG challenge

I did indeed flesh out Zenith Supers, but have so far not been able to evolve it past it's Tranzistor Zenith origins. I have gotten the game's creation started (such as it's core design), buit have yet to figure out a way to expand it into a more fullfledged superbeing rpg. Time will tell...

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Dark Legions was a turn based strategy game created by Silicon Knights some time ago. There are several themes from this game that could be easily transplanted into Transistor Zenith. One I was hoping to see were "Repair Bases", squares that are marked by the Ze Master. If time is spent on these squares, damage taken could be repaired (surely but slowly). Another element that might be fun is the concept of impassable squares. Players could shoot past these squares, but could not move through them (or you could represent buildings which cannot be shot through).

I know you can only fit so much in single page RPG's, but I think I would introduce these elements if I played (rather than a simple open field). Oh, and I like the Ze Masters guide, nice and neat!

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No, I have not encountered Dark Legions.

I didn't even ponder something like Repair Bases, but I did cover Indestructible Obstacles as far as buildings blocking shots and movement. I had actually thought up some other parameters for an Obstacle, such as Obstacles that cause a space to damage those who enter it (i.e. a lava pit, acid pool, or something similarly lethal), but then I discovered I couldn't quite figure an accurate way to have such an Obstacle damage a Giant Robot, so I left it out. While I probably had some room left to add to the Ze Master's Guide, I decided to leave it as it was because that seemed to be all it needed. I threw in an 'elastic clause' at the end to make sure that clever players like you could alter the game in any way they could think of. I suppose all RPGs can be customized, but it never hurts to have a RPG that specifically says to alter it as you so wish.

I like your idea of Repair Bases, but I wouldn't include them in a campaign I ran simply because I would run a campaign that was somewhat close to the Tranzor Z series, which did not have Repair Bases. If you wanted to customize Tranzistor Zenith into a game inspired by Dark Legions, I bet you'd end up with a pretty interesting game.

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Part of the inspiration for this game was the D6 mechanics conversations we've had here at RPG Lab. During the D6 discussions, I recalled a game called Magic Realm wherein most all aspects wer decided by rolling two six-sided dice and using the higher one... but in Magic Realm, high results were bad, and a character was actually better in a situation if they were allowed to only roll one die (which they could do by spell, item, or ability).

As it were, I messed around with that concept for Tranzistor Zenith RPG, and ended up doing somewhat of the opposite... high rolls were good, so rolling two dice to choose the higher die roll was an advantage over rolling one die. This is represented by a system wherein all rolls are a single die, yet the right weapon will allow two die rolls instead of one to give greater advantage. I really like how it turned out, as the design kind of started writing itself once I got that particular D6 mechanic in place.

Thanks for your feedback, Aaron. I think the system for this one is pretty compact and flaw-free myself, but it does have a few things lacking due to limited space on one page. Had I more room, I would have probably established some way of determining order for players to choose chess pieces which represent their robots, as well as an order for placing your pieces when it comes time to start a battle. There's also a flaw in that I don't cover what happens if two robots simultaneously destroy each other and no robot is left standing. These are all very minor flaws, though, as I'm sure players can easily work it out among themselves as to who gets what chess piece and what piece gets placed in which space at the start of a battle. It's also pretty easy to figure out that the game ends and nobody is declared Battle Victor if all robots are destroyed in a battle.

Glad you liked the game.

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I wouldn't consider that one a flaw. I could imagine the tense buildup to the final turn, then the players destroy each other simultaneously. THAT is good humour :)

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The fact that I couldn't address that possibility in the game is a minor flaw, though, in my eyes. Nothing major, though, as people can figure out what such an endgame would mean.

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It's always a pleasure to make a game that you take a liking to, Ron. Thanks for the compliment! Much appreciated. I liked how this one turned out too.

It is very interesting that you mention the super powers angle... though I will keep Simple Supers as is (it's system is it's own thing and I'm very happy with it that way), I too was pondering the fact that the Tranzistor Zenith D6 die mechanic, as well as it's creation system, could very easily translate into a superhero RPG. Every 'Weapon Property' could be turned into a 'Super Property' used to make Super Powers instead of Weapons. Now that you've mentioned something I've been leaning towards makes me think I will probably take this sytem and make a superhero RPG with it, though not a one pager this time. I'd rather commit more room to this idea, plus I have already done plenty of one pagers for this challenge... and actually still have 3 or 4 more one pagers on my 'to do for this challenge' list! So, I will make a superhero RPG out of the TZ system, and it is only a question of whether I will make that RPG before, during, or after I make the rest of the character sheet RPGs I want to make still for this challenge.

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I think you will like this one, Jason, and I look forward to hearing back from you what you end up thinking of Tranzistor Zenith RPG. If I ended up making a really good Mecha game, it was totally by accident, as I am more of a fan of Tranzor Z cartoons than I am of mecha RPGs. I used to always fall asleep when playing Battletech back in the high school days, which was odd because I never fell asleep during any other RPG sessions. This RPG is a quick and easy, and far more colorful, version of Battletech.

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