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''Mekton'' is a [[Humongous Mecha]] [[Tabletop RPG]] published by R. Talsorian Games (who also published ''[[Cyberpunk
== Editions ==
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* '''Invasion Terra''': The default setting for ''Mekton Zeta'', with Earth being invaded by an expansionist galactic empire. Heavily influenced by ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''. Initially developed as a test-game for the Zeta edition beofre beign published.
* '''Imperial Star''': Introduced in ''Mekton Zeta'' - similar to ''Mekton Empire'', but set in our own galaxy. Written up in the ''Mekton Zeta'' rulebook before being abandoned.
* '''Starblade Battalion''': The last published sourcebook in the Mekton line to date. A sequel to Cyberpunk
=== Fan Settings ===
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A new edition of ''Mekton'' has been bandied around for over a decade now under various names such as ''Mekton Double Zeta'' and ''Mekton ZERO''. However, the game itself has been essentially out of print and all attempts to revive it have thus far resulted in extensive delays and cancellations. Mike Pondsmith has, however, informed the Mekton Z mailing list that he's working on Mekton Zero. Given that RTG finally released Cyberpunk V3 after all these years, there may yet be hope.
...of course, that's also what's been said the last few times a new edition was announced, and ''Mekton Zero'' has not yet appeared at the R. Talsorian Games website as of late-2021.
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* [[Author Existence Failure]]:
* [[Combining Mecha]]
* [[Doppelganger Spin]]:
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]:
** Also somewhat descriptive of the game's curent state with numerous false starts and abandoned products over the last decade.
*** Though thankfully that seems to be changing, if some of what's been mentioned on the mailing list is true.
* [[Executive Meddling]]:
** Has since been counter-meddled by Mike Pondsmith; Algol is apparently the default setting for Mekton Zero. And thankfully Mike's had the common sense to avert Mailing List Meddling. Thus far.
* [[Falling Into the Cockpit]]:
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Game Breaker]] - Quite a few (for both [[Munchkin|players]] and [[Killer Game Master|Referees]]), though some are less obvious than others. Luck, an otherwise useless attribute (despite the official suggestion of how to determine psi abilities), is the source of one of these, as it's possible to get a result of 40~45 on any given skill roll with the proper setup, almost guaranteeing a critical (and possibly even an instant kill) in combat.
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* [[More Dakka]] (Burst 8)
* [[Organic Technology]] (An expensive but potent upgrade from that ''Mekton Plus'' sourcebook.)
* [[Narm]]:
* [[Point Defenseless]]: Somewhat averted in that a properly-designed point defense system can utterly shred Mektons, and do it from a much further range than they can be effectively replied to. However, for this reason, many [[
* [[Powered Armor]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]
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