A MÖRKBORG-Compatible Tabletop Roleplaying Game Featuring MEK-KNIGHTS
Hey all,
Quick update: I'm sprinting this week, and part of the spring involves getting MEK BORG wrapped up and done in its final form. Right now I'm adding the tables and final bits, as well as a contract generator.
Make sure to head over to Backerkit to grab it:
- Dave
Hey all,
Just letting you know that MEKBORG Blitzkrieg 2.0 has been released. After reviewing the playtesting notes from those of you in our Discord channel, I decided to scrap a lot of the core stuff and just go back to basics, merging the original MORKBORG concept with John's ideas and a hefty amount of Battletech Research as well as taking your suggestions.
Make sure to head over to Backerkit to get it now.
You can expect STEEL PSALM to get a similar treatment hopefully before Monday.
So long as nothing looks out of place, I should have those sewed up, formatted, and sent to the printers.
If you need anything, don't forget to holler at us at [email protected]
Thanks!
- Dave
Hey everyone!
About a month and a half ago, I announced a kitbash contest for MEK-BORG/STEEL PSALM for folks to kitbash and paint up a MEK in the Cyanide Industries faction. The prize was getting your pic in the book (win or lose) and then the one that won would be immortalized as a piece of art in the book along with some stats for it.
Well, you all delivered and them some!
Here are all eight of the contestants' entries:
From Capitan:
"An early model of Mek from Cyanide, this one was designed to be a front assault style machine meant for urban environments initially. It's heavy armor and shielding mounted on arms allowed it to take up space and claim narrow streets while preventing subjects from passing. Weapons were later mounted to it's chassis when the machine proved valuable as a fighting asset. The A1-01 platform is based around an older modular design philosophy that still sometimes sees service on other chassis and systems."
From Squared:
"MTA-8086 “Manta” upper torso houses uplink to CYAN and sensor systems for scouting, the pilot rides in the underslung cockpit pod"
From theycallhimben:
From Pottedplant:
"My final submission, Mek "Seraphim Oath Singer III" or "S.O.S 3" for short. Belonging to Mek-knight "Corduroy" of the PeaceCrafters."
From PaladinDemo:
"MGR-390, aka the double shift."
From Habitable:
"Conceived, fabricated & deployed as part of "Operation Helping Hand is "OHHb 'Safety-Crawler' 10-10". Now rotated between Garrison & "Proactive Harmony Maintenance" lances, 10-10 holds the current Cyanide record for most crunchies crunched, no small feat. Though of course CYAN has ensured 10-10's pilot will keep this achievement to herself. "
From RPGojira:
"Here's my submission for the mek contest. Meet CommRunner Delta-Xi 017, a mobile support unit for Cyanide's network. While armed with some indirect fire support and a few point defense weapons, its main focus is mobility. The unit's mek-knight needs to constantly reposition the machine to help maintain the "Shared Intel" trait for its assigned lance of Cyanide meks."
From Khark:
"You'll have to excuse the very rushed paint job, If I am good at one thing, it is procrastinating but here is the '2B1 Siege Atlas' armed with (in my lore anyway) a 2B1 Oka 420mm cannon, and a 50mm rotary autocannon"
Truth be told, I freakin' love all of them. The designs are great, the paintjobs are damn impressive, and I especially the story/lore bits. So, I've decided that I'll include the lore for all of them in the books (the contestants permitting, of course) with pre-gen stats for whoever wants to play those particular models.
As far as who I think created the MEK that captures the feel of Cyanide Industries and their machines the best—the one whose MEK will be recreated in the artwork for Cyanide—I've chosen...
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CommRunner Delta-Xi 017 by RPGorija!
I'll have our team whip up some art for this guy right away so we can see it in the books.
Again, everyone did so awesome it was a tough freakin' choice. Hopefully, we can all come together on another kitbash contest very soon!
Talk to you later, friends!
- Dave
Hey peeps!
I went ahead and sewed up MEK BORK Blitzkrieg, which you can now download on the Pledge Manager. So long as you've signed up, you should have a notification in your email inbox. Otherwise, log into your Backerkit account and download it from there.
If you have any trouble getting to it, hit us up here or on the Discord and we should get you squared away when Bree gets back to the office on Monday.
You'll notice that MB has a bit more of a classic "MECHS FIGHTING" feel in terms of point values and style, whereas Steel Psalm is a bit closer in values to Forbidden Psalm/MORK BORG.
I'm interested in hearing feedback on which style you like better. I know some of you come from MORK BORG and others come from Battletech, so I want to make sure I make folks happy. Either way, I want them to be a bit more uniform. It only takes me a few minutes to switch it all over, but instead of flipping a coin to pick the one I like best, I thought I'd leave it to you.
Be sure to give me feedback on the Discord.
One last note: we'll be announcing the winners of the Cyanide Industries kitbash contest this Thursday, September 26th at 2:00pm CST. Sorry to keep you waiting on that one, but we've got some pretty wicked-sweet entries.
Thanks all! Enjoy!
- Dave
Hey folks,
We're starting the charging process with MEKBORG today. You might see a charge come through that reads "BroadSword" magazine. That is us. For whatever reason, it shows that instead of Hamrick Brands, LLC in Stripe. I've changed it, but it still keeps popping up.
Anyways, if you're notified for a fraudulent charge for some reason, make sure that you tell them that it's for this Kickstarter. Otherwise, we won't be able to ship your goods.
Sorry for any mix-up!
- Dave