ACPA Base Suit

I find ACPA designs quite questionable ... if you draw one of the models presented and a human silhouette on top of it, there is no way it can be operated without crushing every bone of that unfortunate pilot.

Landmates, from Masamune Shirow, are a more realistic approach.

Datafortress have some interpretations on Landmates using Maximun Metal rules. But I found them to exaggerated ... if you read some of the data notes about Landmates by Masamune, you can read a 20 mm canon is a serious menace for a Landmate.

I don't think a 50SP, -11 Toughness "light" Landmate has that much of a problem with a 20mm auto-canon (8d10) which average 44 points of damage (you should do a 8 on every d10 to do something).

Even more, I find them expensive ... I know it's cool to pack the better gear when mounting something. But haven seen how real manufacturers work, is safer to assume the designers will go for the cheapest components.

So here comes my approximation for a basic Landmate without extras, with the following annotations : Pilot resides only on the torso+legs area of the Landmate. Impacts on arms/head won't touch the pilot. Likewise, while I'm not posting control arms as external devices, they are considered part of the torso ... if the impact touch a pilot arm, it is supposed to impact the control arm (with the same SP as the torso).

CARIOCCO
Chassis : STR 25 Militech's Gunslinger
Toughness : -7
Punch : 3d10; Kick : 4d10; Crush : 4d10
Capacity : 1250; Carry : 375
Trooper Size : 110 kg reserved space.
Weight : 413 kg
SIB/DFB : -2/+1

Armor : Militech's KromGear (SP 30)

Head : SP 30, SDP 6 (2 spaces)
- Wideband aperture SDP 15 (1/2 space)
- Sensory Extensions (external) SP 15, SDP 15 (1/2 space)

Torso : SP 30, SDP 19 (4 spaces)
- Advanced control system (no space)
- RussianArms KwikFix SDP 15 (1/2 space)
- Escape Hatch SDP 30 (1/2 space)
- Military radio SDP 10 (1/2 space)

Arms : SP 30, SDP 6 (3 spaces)

Legs : SP 30, SDP 13 (3 spaces)

Price : 48.000 eb

That's it. I find in a more manageable price range, and combat wise it isn't that powerful it could obliterate a whole city. After all, a STR 52, SP 100 machine is impressive, but boring.

It's important to note that usually I tend to halve SP numbers on most armor because they are to powerful compared to the examples provided in the book. This Landmate is made with low SP in mind ... if you want to halve SP remember to equip it with a heavier armor or it will be vulnerable to small arms fire.