Pyramid Review
Exosuit A-OK RPG
Published by Deep7
Written by Todd Downing & James Stubbs with Jeff Boman & Eddy Webb
Cover by Steve Hartley & Todd Downing
13-page, 903 kb PDF document; $3.95
The 14th of Deep7's 1PG mini-RPGs actually turns out to have been the very first written. In the five years since the line's inauguration with Shriek: the Game of Teen Horror, the series has covered a wide range of genres, from the historical to the fantastic. For the latest entry Deep7 once again goes East to Japan; having previously visited its history with Dâisho: Samurai Adventure!, they here blast into the future of the robot suit anime genre. Exosuit A-OK is inspired by popular animated series such as Bubblegum Crisis, Appleseed, and Robotech.
Once again, what few changes there are in this 1PG amount to a few minor ones to account for the genre. This comes down to changing a skill or two; Fashion, Pose, and Geekery all belong firmly in anime. Character generation remains unchanged, with players rolling for their character's Status (Student, Outcast, Soldier, Cop, Entertainer, and Entrepreneur) and their Background (Criminal, Engineer, Exopilot, Soldier, Law Enforcement, and Street Fighter.) The Backgrounds are slightly unbalanced, in that the Criminal only gains a couple of bonuses compared to the four given for each of the others.
More important to the genre, characters also get to roll on the Gear table to see what kind of vehicle they start with. These range from civilian vehicles such as . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: August 6, 2004
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