Third Invid War
| Fanwork | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Third Invid War / Robotech: The Third Invid War |
| Creator: | Dave Deitrich, Chris Meadows |
| Date(s): | ?-1998 |
| Medium: | RPG supplement |
| Fandom: | Robotech |
| External Links: | http://www.steelfalcon.com/thirdinvidwar.html (Defunct); http://89.101.88.61/robotech/TIW/preface.shtml |
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Third Invid War is a supplement to the official Robotech RPG published by Palladium Books.
Third Invid War is referenced sometimes on the Robotech forums maintained by Harmony Gold,[1] usually in answer to fans seeking expansion on the events in the official RPG.[2] In 2006, it was reported that Deitrich was looking for someone to take over stewarding TIW and keep it up to date.[3]
Amy Borden, who provided art for the campaign, also authored a fic based in the Third Invid War setting, Third Invid War: Dandelions.[4]
Preface
Hello! Welcome to THIRD INVID WAR, one of the first completely web-based fan supplements for an RPG. TIW is written by Dave Deitrich and Chris Meadows , with artwork done by Amy Borden and Jason Juta. I emphasize that this a "fan supplement" because this project is strictly not-for-profit and is not intended to be a professional supplement in any way, shape or form. (so hopefully Kevin Siembieda won't decide to sue me over it ^_^ )
TIW is my attempt to write a satisfactory (IMHO) conclusion to the "Return of the Invid" storyline started by Kevin Siembieda in his RPG. In Invid Invasion, Siembieda says that the Invid return to Earth 6 months after the final Battle of Reflex Point with a much smaller force, presumably to harvest more protoculture for the Regis. Although this background was expanded slightly in Return of the Masters and Lancer's Rockers, there wasn't much to differentiate it from the old New Generation saga. There were no new mecha, no new battle tactics, no plot development; just the same old Invid back to provide targets for the players to shoot at. And worst of all, the story was left completely open-ended with no hints of where to go or how to resolve it.
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THIRD INVID WAR is fully compatible with the Robotech RPG (and by extension most other Palladium games). It contains additional source material for the Invid Invasion scenario starting from the return of the Invid after the Battle for Reflex Point, up to and including the final climactic battles between the people of Earth and the Invid race. Please feel free to use and distribute these documents as you see fit. All we ask is that you don't claim this material as your own work.
References
- ^ Feb. 22, 2001: "many of you want to know about the Third Invid War well there is a Fan based website that is based on the RPG that has alot of info and cool stuff incase u wish to start a RPG campaign after the battle of reflex point. Trust me its a great site i found it back in “96” great info and a fan based story."
- ^ Nov. 24, 2006: "Many of those who still play the RPG incorporate many of his stuff in their Robotech RPG games."
- ^ Nov. 20, 2006: "Dave has indicated that he would like to pass on stewardship of the Third Invid War Robotech fan-sequel to a trusted third party who could continue the project..."
- ^ Oct. 30, 2004: "With Third Invid War itself a remarkably well-preserved online fossil from a time that now seems vanished, [Dandelions] is a fanfic resurrection to top any I’ve ever seen before."