Type-4

Type-4 is a new take on an old concept. Players and GMs will find everything they need to build and battle with mecha of their own in a near-future approximation of Earth dominated by one weapon above all – the Type. Freedom from experience, levels, and class tracking. You are as strong as what you have, and your success or failure comes down to what you choose to do with it. Your character advances in skills as they use them and nothing in the rules will restrict you from the playstyle you want to achieve. Type-4 does not attempt to place barriers in front of the player. Still, everything comes with a cost. The default setting offers multiple eras to explore complete with various factions and world events that help set the stage for the emergence and dominance of the Type. With each generation comes new conflicts, philosophies, and, most importantly, machines. The rules also include an expansive framework for creating, managing, and roleplaying a mercenary company; the perfect foil for player characters in an era of widespread conflict.

Type-4 strives to offer a total ecosystem for play. While Types are undoubtedly the primary focus, players may also engage in a wide range of character concepts and play. Challenge the dominant force of the battlefield as anything from a simple soldier to a cybernetically-enhanced power-armored shocktrooper. Type-4’s Assembly Guide offers a guided process by which players and GMs can build their own Types, weapons, and vehicles completely from scratch. Follow the suggestions for budgeting, blueprinting, and building your design, or forge your own path. Structure, Power System, Control System, Armor, Weapons, Boosters, Sensors, Stealth and Cloaking...Thousands of possible combinations!

Combat inspired by stand-out examples from science fiction media and roleplaying, designed with modern engagements in mind. Explosives, automatic weapons, ballistic shields, tactical cover, suppressing fire, and more. Hit locations, but without the headache. Dynamic turn order; when you act depends on what you do. No complicated encounter building, no need to calculate enemy levels or challenge ratings. Variety and parity all within the same ruleset. Run a mecha battle just as easily as an infantry firefight, and without having to memorize extra rules to do so.

Diegetic character creation based on a lifepath system. Set aside abstract decision making to instead follow your character through their lives as they are subject to events, mishaps, and growth. Feel like you’re falling behind? Build a better gun! 

Type-4 Advanced contains all the same content as the Basic version with additional art. There are no differences in game content, the only difference is the presence of art. Type-4 is an ongoing project and all proceeds will go to fund future development.