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 ===== Overview =====
-Gunwave is a free tabletop role-playing system using giant robots. The rules focus on speed, flexibility, and excitement, in a simplification of elements from //D&D// 4th Edition and //World of Darkness// in an attempt to capture the fast-moving fun of an anime mecha series.
+Gunwave is a tabletop role-playing system using giant robots. The rules strike a balance between speed and rich tactical options, in a simplification of rules from //D&D// and //World of Darkness// in an attempt to capture the fast-moving fun of an anime mecha series.
-After developing Gunwave through alpha and into beta testing, I discovered [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekton|Mekton]], an older and much more polished game that accomplishes almost exactly what Gunwave set out to do.  So, I've abandoned Gunwave in pursuit of other goals, and put all my materials here.  Gunwave is very much playable; I'm just not actively updating it any more.
+**[[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/155243/Gunwave|Download now from DriveThruRPG]]** for USD **$4.99**
-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_Colony_War_Core_Handbook.pdf|Gunwave Colony War Core Handbook]] (114 pages, 1.3 MB) The central guide to the system. Read this first. This handbook is customized for the Colony War (Gundam-like) setting; I had planned to publish others in other settings.
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-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_Rule_System.pdf|Gunwave Rule System]] (7 pages, 209 KB) A concise list of the core rules of the Gunwave system, useful for looking up rules on the fly, or for seasoned role-players to understand the whole system.
-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_Settings.pdf|Gunwave Settings]] (24 pages, 440 KB) Descriptions of six anime-inspired universes in which to set your adventures: Angsty Military (//Gundam//), Epic Space Action (//Robotech//), Hulking War Machines (//BattleTech//), Freewheeling Mercenaries (//Outlaw Star//), Powered Armor (//Starship Troopers//), and Mighty Warrior (//Mazinger Z//).
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-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_Narrators_Guide.pdf|Gunwave Narrator's Guide]] (20 pages, 184 KB) Includes a lot of suggestions on GMing in general, advice on Narrating Gunwave specifically, and a number of campaign and encounter ideas.
+Here's what you get:
-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_Vehicle_Compendium.pdf|Gunwave Vehicle Compendium]] (12 pages, 184 KB) A list of non-mecha, pilotable vehicles for use in Gunwave. Care to pilot a hovertank?
-  * [[http://brentnewhall.com/rpg/gunwave/Gunwave_PDFs_Complete.zip|Gunwave PDFs, Complete]] (5 PDFs, 2.4 MB) A .zip file of all Gunwave PDFs.
+  * The 113-page **Colony War Handbook**. This book contains everything you need to game in the Colony War setting, in which a desperate group of space colonies wage a war of independence against the United Earth Government. Besides rules, weapons, equipment, and everything else you'd expect, this book includes 12 sample characters and 12 statted-out mecha.
+  * The 10-page **Rule System**. This condenses the rules down to a short booklet that you can print and bring with you to the table. All rules have been reviewed and, when necessary, revised to be more clear when read out of context.
+Both of the above books are in PDF, AZW3, EPUB, and MOBI formats for all major eReaders.
 ===== Gunwave in a Nutshell =====