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.
Check out Gunwave in a Nutshell for an overview of the system. Gunwave is currently in beta release, not ready for public playing. Large parts of the system change frequently.
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![[PDF]](graphics/pdf_icon.jpg){kind=icon} 114 pages, 1.3 MB |
Gunwave Colony War Core Handbook — The central guide to the system. Read this first. This handbook is customized for the Colony War (Gundam-like) setting; I plan to publish others soon. |
7 pages, 209 KB |
Gunwave Rule System — 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. |
24 pages, 440 KB |
Gunwave Settings — 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). |
20 pages, 184 KB |
Gunwave Narrator's Guide — Includes a lot of suggestions on GMing in general, advice on Narrating Gunwave specifically, and a number of campaign and encounter ideas. |
12 pages, 184 KB |
Gunwave Vehicle Compendium — A list of non-mecha, pilotable vehicles for use in Gunwave. Care to pilot a hovertank? |
![[ZIP]](graphics/zip_icon.jpg){kind=icon} 5 PDFs, 2.4 MB |
Gunwave PDFs, Complete — A .zip file of all Gunwave PDFs. |
These documents were last updated on 7 November 2009 at 10:39 P.M.; see the Release Notes for more details.
Gunwave was developed by Brent P. Newhall.