Welcome to the Mecha Quickstart Guide! Mecha is a role-playing game of action-packed mecha anime. This quickstart guide gives you everything you need (except friends and dice) to play out the ?rst episode of your own mecha anime series. The full Mecha rulebook includes many more rules, options, and settings, but by the time you play through the episode in this booklet you should have a pretty good taste of what the full game is like.
You can Now get the MECHA-Quickstart rules here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Heroic Journey Publishing to Publish/Distribute Mecha
March 15, 2010
St. Paul, MN Heroic Journey Publishing is proud to announce that it has completed an agreement to publish Mecha, an exciting new anime Mecha-style role playing game designed by Chris Perrin. Originally, this property was to be published by Red Moon Medicine Show whose founder, Clint Krause, is credited with playtesting the game and helping to develop the setting entitled “Steel Gunner: Destiny Tomorrow,” the setting used in it’s Quickstart guide. The agreement includes the sale of existing intellectual property from Red Moon to Heroic Journey.
The decision came amidst a flurry of activity on the part Red Moon Medicine Show, which currently has two games in development. One is an original action-oriented science fiction intellectual property, the other a licensed property based on a popular computer game. Because of these two works, Heroic Journey was ultimately tapped to publish Mecha so that Krause would have the time he needed to produce those games and so Mecha would be produced in time to be published during con season.
“It’s bittersweet,” said Perrin. “Clint really helped Mecha grow into what it is and I want to make sure he gets the credit he’s due, but at the same time I’m really excited to see his next games get published.”
As of today, Red Moon’s website redmoonmedicineshow.com will no longer feature Mecha art and will stop offering the Mecha Quickstart, an introductory scenario and basic set of rules for Mecha. Both of the art and the introductory game will be available on Heroic Journey’s website heroic-journey.net.
“MECHA is a great game, and I’m glad that it’s found a good home at Heroic Journey,” Krause said.
Despite the fact that both companies are working feverishly to publish new games, future collaborations are likely for the two game companies. At least one such project is already in the works.
ABOUT HEROIC JOURNEY PUBLISHING
Bounty Head Bebop is the first game to be published by Heroic Journey Publishing, a company dedicated to helping game designers. They offer a full suite of editing, graphics, illustration, and layout services to any game creator who needs help and advice publishing their game. Read more about the company at http://www.heroic-journey.net.
ABOUT RED MOON MEDICINE SHOW
Red Moon Medicine Show is the new game publishing imprint of designer Clint Krause. Clint’s previous games include: Don’t Walk in Winter Wood, Roanoke, Urchin, The Bizenghast Adventure Game, and Empire of Dust.
Red Moon’s flagship game line, Unity Underground, is currently under development. See more at www.redmoonmedicineshow.com