Nobody seems to be doing this anytime soon, so I devised a way to convert SWADE pilots into Robotech Tactics using the "Purchase Character Advances" rules from page 94 of the Robotech RPG Tactics rulebook. Just choose the mecha your character is piloting and change the stats by applying the following:
| SWADE
stat |
In Tactics
means... |
| No piloting |
You cannot pilot a
mecha |
| Piloting d4 |
-1 PIL |
| Piloting d6 |
- |
| Piloting d8 |
+1 PIL |
| Piloting d10 |
+2 PIL |
| Piloting d12 |
+3 PIL |
| Piloting d12+1 |
Choose a major
advance related to piloting |
| SWADE
stat |
In Tactics
means... |
| No gunnery |
You cannot shoot
mecha's weapons |
| Gunnery d4 |
-1 GN |
| Gunnery d6 |
- |
| Gunnery d8 |
+1 GN |
| Gunnery d10 |
+2 GN |
| Gunnery d12 |
Choose a minor advance related to shooting |
| Gunnery d12+1 |
Choose a major
advance related to shooting |
| SWADE
advantage |
In Tactics
means... |
| Ace |
Choose 3 advances,
one of which may be a major one. |
| Fast |
You have a free
Command Point which can only be used to steal initiative |
| Tactical |
Can reroll initiative dice |
| Tactical
Genius |
Can reroll initiative dice twice |
| Command |
Leadership 1 or +1, provides 1 Command Point |
| Command
presence |
Leadership 1 or +1, provides 1 Command Point |
| Leader |
Leadership 1 or +1, provides 1 Command Point |
Also take into account the following points:
- All characters benefit from the Esprit de Corps rule
- A player character can use a benny anytime to negate all damage suffered in a round
