History TabletopGame / AdeptusEvangelion

* AdaptationalNameChange: The A.T. Fields are termed "Absolute Territory" fields in the handbook, as opposed to the opening of the show which hints they should be called "Absolute Terror" fields. The justification the book gives is that Angels use the A.T. field to define what space they can influence the laws of physics in, while humans use a much weaker A.T. field to define the body they house their soul in.

* AdaptationExpansion: Mixed with AlternateContinuity. Game Masters are encouraged to expand on the story and mythos as they please (and to throw a curveball at those who have seen the anime). The third edition further reinforces this with the introduction of new character backgrounds that do not draw from any of the canonical characters.
** It also includes elements from the various Evangelion video games, namely the Jet Alone Prime and T-RIDEN-T Land Cruiser.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The A.T. Fields are termed "Absolute Territory" fields in the handbook, as opposed to the opening of the show which hints they should be called "Absolute Terror" fields. The justification the book gives is that Angels use the A.T. field to define what space they can influence the laws of physics in, while humans use a much weaker A.T. field to define the body they house their soul in.
** [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Coincidentally]], Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K (which the game took some inspiration from) also refers to it as this.

** '''Manufactured''' ([[spoiler:Rei ]]): [[ArtificialHuman A genetic experiment specifically designed to pilot an Evangelion]]. While often suffering from various disorders, they can synchronize and pilot effectively while being [[DeathIsCheap easily]] [[CloningBlues replaced]].

''Adeptus Evangelion'' v2.5 can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?ue47q05u115e97i here]]. There is also an offshoot, the Borderline Edition, which can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?ldog2ph32vlo0g4 here]]. As of December 24, 2014, the third edition is under open beta testing and can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/o69miv64p6ifc0i/Adeptus+Evangelion+Beta+Draft+005.rar here]]. Later on, a fourth version of the game that started out as a modification of the "3.5" rules was released, called ''AdEva Rebuild''. This version is complete, unlike v3 which was never finished, and was designed to remove much of the jank from earlier editions to make playing easier. It can be downloaded [[https://mega.nz/folder/Xs5g2aQL#y4KxWlqP1WXF1G687gVlvg here]]. Note, that while 2.5 and back need the Dark Heresy core rulebook, version 3.0 and on do not.

''Adeptus Evangelion'' v2.5 can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?ue47q05u115e97i here]]. There is also an offshoot, the Borderline Edition, which can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?ldog2ph32vlo0g4 here]]. As of December 24, 2014, the third edition is under open beta testing and can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/o69miv64p6ifc0i/Adeptus+Evangelion+Beta+Draft+005.rar here]]. Note, that while 2.5 and back need the Dark Heresy core rulebook, version 3.0 and on do not.

[[http://www.reddit.com/r/AdeptusEvangelion/ There's a subreddit.]]

*** '''Challenged''': Challenged pilots [[IllGirl suffer from a medical disorder]] that would ordinarily disqualify them from piloting. However, they are also living proofs that DisabledMeansHelpless is bull, as they happen to possess AwesomenessByAnalysis and putting up with a natural disadvantage on a constant basis turned them into {{Determinator}}s.

** '''Manufactured''' ([[spoiler:Rei ]]): [[ArtificialHuman A genetic experiment specifically designed to pilot an Evangelion]]. While often suffering from [[TheStoic various]] [[UncannyValley disorders]], they can synchronize and pilot effectively while being [[DeathIsCheap easily]] [[CloningBlues replaced]].

* AwesomenessIsVolatile: Synch ratio, which can change when you get hurt. [[MoreDakka More=better]], at least until you go [[RankInflation above 100%]] at which point it [[DeadlyUpgrade starts to]] eat your soul alive. Then you pass [[UpToEleven 200%]] and essentally attain the [[RealityWarper power]] of [[PhysicalGod god]]. In less than five minutes, you will collapse into [[MythologyGag Tang]].

* AceCustom - The Concept Model trait for the Evangelions. It starts with two free upgrades but costs two collateral damage when it enters battle because of the cost of replacement parts.
* AdaptationExpansion and AlternateContinuity — Game Masters are encouraged to expand on the story and mythos as they please (and to throw a curveball at those who have seen the anime). The third edition further reinforces this with the introduction of new character backgrounds that do not draw from any of the canonical characters.

* AndIMustScream - This can occasionally happen to pilots. If your Eva is defeated, there's a chance that your entry plug will fail to eject, leaving you stranded in the middle of a battlefield... and you can probably still feel whatever it was that incapacitated your mech.
* AnimalWrongsGroup - The Neo-Toronto campaign features First Nations groups who support the Angels and try to hinder NERV Canada, believing the creatures are manifestations of nature come to seek revenge on the white man.
* ArmorPiercing - the AT-fields are handled like this. If the weapon's Breach stat doesn't match or exceed the target's AT Strength stat, the target {{No Sell}}s the attack regardless of whether the weapon in question was a prog knife or a positron cannon.
* ArtifactTitle - The name "Adeptus Evangelion" referred to the fact that the game used the same system as ''TabletopGame/DarkHeresy''. The dev team abandoned this system when releasing v3 (though they are simultaneously releasing a 2.5 version that will use the DH system), but are keeping the title because it is recognizable.
* AttackItsWeakPoint - As in [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The]] [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Series]] attacking an Angels core with a critical can cause it to explode and cause masses of collateral.
* AwesomenessIsVolatile - Synch ratio, which can change when you get hurt. [[MoreDakka More=better]], at least until you go [[RankInflation above 100%]] at which point it [[DeadlyUpgrade starts to]] eat your soul alive. Then you pass [[UpToEleven 200%]] and essentally attain the [[RealityWarper power]] of [[PhysicalGod god]]. In less than five minutes, you will collapse into [[MythologyGag Tang]].
* BarrierWarrior - Played with, AT Tacticians can be used to buff and shield allies but they also get some ''cataclysmic'' powers.
** What with every Evangelion having an AT Field, every PC can technically count as this.
* BeamSpam - The Archangel Kabaiel tends to favour this sort of weapon, to the point of being an Evangelion-Scale ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' boss.
* {{BFG}} - Any ranged weapon you wield would fall under this, really; after all, the players' characters are piloting 40-meter-tall mechs, so any gun you have would likely be as big as a person, or bigger.

* {{BFS}} - If you get enough Weapon Upgrades you can get a Progressive Sword.

* BodyHorror - [REDACTED] has a scenario involving an old Evangelion research facility. At the very end of it is a graveyard full of Evangelion corpses, just like in the series... except that these ones will pull everyone stepping into the pit below the surface and (somehow) replace entire limbs with their own! In a rare subversion of the trope, the victim can actually [[CannibalismSuperpower profit from this]], if the GM chooses so.
* BossGame - Barring some rare exceptions, most fight tend to only include a single, powerful and unique enemy, making this a rare RPG example of this trope.
* CaptainPatriotic - The "Flagship" attribute in short.
* CharacterShill - [REDACTED] features rules for a thirty second advertisement produced by the party. The Supplement seems to expect the worst...
* ChunkySalsaRule - With organic HumongousMecha. Needless to say, the results are NOT pretty. This used to be a TabletopGame/DarkHeresy conversion, after all.
* CosmicHorrorStory and LovecraftLite
* CrazyEnoughToWork - A feat available to AT Tactician's is called this. It involves using ridiculously dangerous AT abilities in intricate ways.
* CrazyPrepared - The Packrat asset; as the description says, ''"The character can never afford to be caught without exactly what they need. They may spend 1 Enrichment at any time to suddenly have on their person a single small item, [[HyperspaceArsenal even if they did not previously appear to have it]]."''
* DeadlyUpgrade - The third edition introduces the Egoburner talent, which allows the pilot to spend Ego in order to temporarily augment their Eva's AT field.
* DuctTapeForEverything. The only thing keeping the Patchwork Eva together.
* DysfunctionJunction - All the player characters, obviously.
* EnergyWeapon - The positron rifles came back. And they have three upgrades. One that has a multi shot fuse. One that is a one-shot and is larger. Then there is the [[{{BFG}} Great Positron Cannon]]. It is able to one-shot angel if you get lucky. Problem is you can only mount it on a heavy chassis. So you become a MightyGlacier.

* EpicFail - Some of the extra scenarios can end up like this. During the Court trial a horrible showing can result in the accused being excuted and most of the other PC being locked up as well to await their own trials. On a more humorious note during the Ad scenario the pilots can make a commercial that's so bad it's horrible. The book throws around phrases like "less comfortable in [the gaming groups] presence", "worst in human history" and "economic disaster". In gameplay terms you will lose a class-action suit against the company that hired you, lose your ego barrier and force you to take the drawback "Dark Secret (Participated In Horrible Advertisement)".

* {{Expy}} - Some of the Archangels have similarities to the Angels from the series but play with the abilities in more imaginative ways.

* EyeScream - A variation of this can happen if an Eva takes critical damage to its head; the pilot will feel the damage too, which can cause anything from disrupted focus due to intense pain, to going slowly insane from the feeling of your head melting.
* FlawedPrototype - Evangelion with the "Patchwork" Drawback, described as being made from recycled pieces, dummy bodies, and duct tape.

* FreakOut - Stress Breaks and Ego Breaks in the third edition. Whenever a character's Stress or Ego exceeds their respective pool capacity, the value is reset to zero, the pool size is permanently reduced and the character permanently gains a Trauma, altering their personality in a specific way.
** However, if a character's Stress pool size or Ego pool size drops below half of its initial value or below 10, the character suffers a [[HeroicBSOD Breakdown]] (Stress) or [[ImHavingSoulPains Disruption]] (Ego) instead.
* GainaxEnding - Not one, but NINE of them are detailed (including the one from ''End of Evangelion''), each one as apocalyptic as the next.
* GodzillaThreshold - Lose a battle, and you cross this, with the UN deploying a N2 mine. Later Operations Directors can call this in, but you'll probably still need to cross it before they will.

* GoombaStomp - The Gravity Kick talent enables this. With high enough elevation can be DeathFromAbove.
* GravityMaster - Graviton weapons in the third edition use weaponized ArtificialGravity.
* HiddenSupplies - Your city will supply you with these. Guns, ammunition, and spare umbilical power cables can be sent to the surface for the Evangelions to use.

* HumongousMecha - Well, duh. In addition to the Evangelions themselves, there's also Jet Alone, the Jet Alone Prime, and the T-RIDEN-T Land Cruiser, in Prototype, Interceptor and Artillery flavor. There's even rules to pilot a T-RIDEN-T instead of an Eva, which has its benefits (no Synch Ratio difficulties, unlimited amount of Structural and Weapon Upgrades) and its costs (only the Skirmisher and Pointman careers are open to you, no AT or Biological powers, limited selection of melee weapons).
* HilarityEnsues - In the new GM supplement you can have the players hold a dance competition starring the Evangelions, have a sports match with the Evangelions, or have the pilots create a 30 second commercial for a sponsor.

* IllGirl - The third edition introduced material for playing such a character. Options range from requiring medication to being physically disabled to having a heart condition. The most extreme version requires constant intensive care in a room full of medical equipment; failure to spend time in the room causes permanent damage to the character and can kill them.
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum - The scientists haven't really figured out what an A.T. field actually ''is''.

* LudicrousGibs - In the manual, there are 8 consecutive pages of critical hit tables ''and nothing else''. Then there is one page with a short paragraph about how angels respond differently to critical damage than Evangelions (since Angels lack pilots), and then there are 8 more pages of critical hit tables. Some of the entries are things like "your Evangelion's head explodes so violently it becomes shrapnel and damages anyone else nearby."
* MechaExpansionPack - In addition to the standard B-Type armour you can also equip your Evangelion with A-Type (Aerial combat), C-Type (Deep sea combat), D-Type (Magma combat, like the one Asuka used against Sandalphon) and E-Type (Outer Space combat).

* MindRape - the "Touched by an Angel" scenario of [REDACTED] allows you to RP this. Characters that go through it receive the [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror Cold Blooded talent]], giving them heightened resistance against further sanity loss (not counting the amount they lost during the ordeal itself, that is). The exact effectiveness of the talent is determined by how much the victim's psychological issues bother them.

* MundaneUtility - Using the Evas for a Dance Competition, or for sports. Supposedly it's to get more data on Synch Ratios but really?
* NegativeSpaceWedgie - the "Horror" part of the [REDACTED] supplement includes two REALLY nasty scenarios involving these.
* {{Nerf}} - many things were nerfed and buffed in version 2.5. Skirmishers are less of a GameBreaker, AT Powers aren't as expensive, making the AT Tatician less useless, and the StoryBreakerPower Dirac Breach was severely nerfed.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet - This is the whole point of the archangel Marmaroth. It has two bodies that are both from different time zones. If they come into contact with each other it'll basically kill itself and the rest of reality.
* NoEndorHolocaust - Averted. There's a whole system of subsidiary damage called "Collateral Damage", and it reflects just how badly the surrounding terrain is screwed up after the fighting is over -- the higher it is, the less system upgrade points you get as a result, as your organization spends more and more of its budget on fixing the damage. Taken to its extreme with Jet Alone; its Nuclear Powered trait means that if it takes critical damage to the body, there's a 50% chance (5 or less on a D10) that it'll melt down. It does no physical damage, and it stops Jet Alone but the players inflict 100 Collateral Damage on the battlefield. Jet Alone Prime, meanwhile, goes off almost exactly like an N2 Mine, thanks to having an N2 Reactor.

* OneHitKO - Averted using the Fate Point system. In any situation where the pilot would die, they can permanently sacrifice one of their fate points for a miraculous survival. Angels can do this too, so you can't win with a single lucky shot.

* PowerGivesYouWings - One of the uses of an S2 Organ in 2.0 .
* ProperlyParanoid - The "Paranoid" asset. Yes, asset. Not drawback.
* SchroedingersGun

* ScrewDestiny - The Fate point system in 2.5 allowed both pilots and Angels to reroll a botched skill check by spending a Fate point. By permanently sacrificing a Fate point, it was even possible to miraculously survive a fatal event.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter - Not so with the "Giant Shotgun" from Boneyard, like most ballistic weapons that aren't the P-8 it's woefully ineffective against Angels.
* ShoutOut - ''Touched By An Angel'', one of the possible scenarios in [REDACTED] and 2.5, includes a suggestion that figure is [[GainaxEnding "Congratulating you for ... something"]].
* SpaceIsAir - {{Lampshaded}}, the book makes the assumption that AT Float only works in an atmosphere but also admits that it's much easier and less time-consuming if you want to use that as a method of transport.
* SpaceIsCold - {{Averted}} believe it or not. The sourcebook points out that Evangelions need specialised heat sinks and other equipment so that they don't overheat.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS - The A.T. Fields are termed "Absolute Territory" fields in the handbook, as opposed to the opening of the show which hints they should be called "Absolute Terror" fields. The justification the book gives is that Angels use the A.T. field to define what space they can influence the laws of physics in, while humans use a much weaker A.T. field to define the body they house their soul in.

* {{Splat}} - Until the second edition, Background and Career. Each Background and all but one Career is based on one of the canonical characters. The third edition scrapped this system in favor of the Tree of Life, replacing Backgrounds with Roots and Careers with Branches. Unlike the old Careers however, characters may buy skills from any Branch they have unlocked, making cross-specialization possible.

* TournamentArc - This is possible in the GM supplement as well.
* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot - The Evangelion Carrier Plane literally has a listed speed of "As the plot demands".
* UnholyHolySword - Evangelion typeZero, a clone of Adam or Lilith which hasn't been infused with human DNA, has [[SuperPrototype far more power then any Eva unit made after it,]] but spending more then a few seconds inside it's entry plug will cause its pilot's Ego to slowly decay [[FateWorseThanDeath until they dissolve into LCL, with no chance of recovery.]]
* VerticalMechaFins - Referred to as "Wings" by the book. You can use them to store weapons, additional batteries, markerlights and other equipments.
* WhatTheHellHero - The [REDACTED] supplement includes options to have a pilot stand trial for crimes against humanity. The crime in question can be anything from [[DestructiveSavior accidentally knocking down a building]] to the completely uncalled-for detonation of an N2 mine or deployment of an Anti-AT field in a capital city. Consequences range from a landslide victory for the defense to ''execution of the accused with everyone else being thrown into prison as well for not stopping him/her''.

* YourDaysAreNumbered - The Terminal Decohesion disruption.

** '''Neo-Spartan''': [[TykeBomb Neo-Spartans have been trained in combat and piloting since a very young age]], taking the time to learn to use a large number of weapons. They are defined by their roles as warriors and pilots. [[BloodKnight There is nothing else for them]].

** '''Prodigy''': Prodigies are pilots that have [[NaiveNewcomer only recently]] [[FallingIntoTheCockpit been tapped]]. They lack the extensive training of most other pilots, but [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass maintain a synch ratio well above normal]].

** '''Manufactured''': [[ArtificialHuman A genetic experiment specifically designed to pilot an Evangelion]]. While often suffering from [[TheStoic various]] [[UncannyValley disorders]], they can synchronize and pilot effectively while being [[DeathIsCheap easily]] [[CloningBlues replaced]].

** '''Impact Survivor''': They remember Second Impact and have seen the world at its worst and survived. [[BadassNormal The resourcefulness and luck]] that got them through then is still on their side now.

* SchroedingersGun - A favorite of the Operations Directors; some of their talents specifically rely on the other people not asking what they have been up to. One of them allows them to show up in person to save one of the other {{PC}}s as long as they haven't done anything location-specific in the last 10 minutes; another allows them to modify one of the city's buildings into a rocket-turret structure, and neglect to mention ''which'' building until he decides to use it, at which point it is retroactively decided that he had picked that building ahead of time.

->"'''YOU''' pilot the robots! '''YOU''' fight the Angels! '''YOU''' have the mental problems! '''YOU''' turn into Tang! '''MAYBE''' save the world! '''IF''' you don't fuck it all up. Which you probably will."

* BeamSpam - The Archangel Kabaiel tends to favour this sort of weapon, to the point of being an Evangelion-Scale ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' boss.

character suffers a [[HeroicBSOD Breakdown]] (Stress) or [[ImHavingSoulPains Disruption]] (Ego) instead.

** However, if a character's Stress pool size or Ego pool size drops below half of its initial value or below 10, the * GainaxEnding - Not one, but NINE of them are detailed (including the one from ''End of Evangelion''), each one as apocalyptic as the next.

** However, if a character's Stress pool size or Ego pool size drops below half of its initial value or below 10, the character suffers a [[HeroicBSOD Breakdown]] (Stress) or [[ImHavingSoulPains Disruption]] (Ego) instead.
* FrickinLaserBeams - The positron rifles came back. And they have three upgrades. One that has a multi shot fuse. One that is a one-shot and is larger. Then there is the [[{{BFG}} Great Positron Cannon]]. It is able to one-shot angel if you get lucky. Problem is you can only mount it on a heavy chassis. So you become a MightyGlacier.
** Actually, the description of the Great Positron Cannon, alongside the stats, imply that that is the positron rifle used against the fifth and fifteenth Angels in the show. The range and extremely unwieldy nature of it back this up.
** If you thought Ramiel's attack was bad wait till you see the Archangel Cathetel ...
* GainaxEnding - Not one, but NINE of them are detailed (including the one from ''End of Evangelion''), each one as apocalyptic as the next.

[[http://s4.zetaboards.com/adeva/index/ The support forum can be found here.]] [[http://www.reddit.com/r/AdeptusEvangelion/ There's also a subreddit.]]

* CharacterShill - [REDACTED] features rules for a thirty second advertisement produced by the party. The Supplement seems to expect the worst ...

** Marmaroth and Israfel both create copies of themselves by messing with time. While Israfel uses these to overpower it's oppnents Marmaroth just ... [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet Ends The World]].
** Aradia shares Arael's ability to attack it's host mentally. Aradia just has physical attacks and firepower to back it up.
** Kabaiel is drawn as looking similar to Ramiel, and even has the same sort of power (Positron blasts) but is a lot less ... patient.

Despite drawing from ''Neon Genesis'', ''Adeptus Evangelion'' pushes Game Masters to make their own worlds and change the plot and mythos around in order to avoid a ForegoneConclusion from people who've seen the anime. To this end it adds in weapons and equipment that wasn't seen in the series as well as several new Angels and possible story hooks and changes to the campaign such as different ways the Second Impact could have gone, different nefarious organisations and alternate ways to end the game ...

* ChunkySalsaRule - With organic HumongousMecha. Needless to say, the results are NOT pretty. This used to be a DarkHeresy conversion, after all.

''Adeptus Evangelion'' v2.5 can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?ue47q05u115e97i here]]. There is also an offshoot, the Borderline Edition, which can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/?7s1i1mwhajx5fy7 here]]. As of December 24, 2014, the third edition is under open beta testing and can be downloaded [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/o69miv64p6ifc0i/Adeptus+Evangelion+Beta+Draft+005.rar here]]. Note, that while 2.5 and back need the Dark Heresy core rulebook, version 3.0 and on do not.

*** '''Pointman''' Career: Pilots who focus on [[GoddamnedBats disruption]] and [[StoneWall forcing their enemy to fight them,]] better at defending others than themselves. Their AT Powers [[BarrierWarrior tend to be defensive.]] They also posses a [[LimitBreak surprising]] late game [[DeathOrGloryAttack trick]] that can (potentally)[[OneHitKill lay out enemies instantly]] [[HeroicSacrifice at a cost.]]

* AwesomenessIsVolatile - Synch ratio, which can change when you get hurt. [[MoreDakka More=better]], at least until you go [[RankInflation above 100%]] at which point it [[DeadlyUpgrade starts to]] eat your soul alive. Then you pass [[UpToEleven 200%]] and essentally attain the [[RealityWarper power]] of [[PhysicalGod god]]. In less than five minutes, you will collapse into [[MythologyGag Tang]]. It is sure to be a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and a DyingMomentOfAwesome.

* WhatTheHellHero - The [REDACTED] supplement includes options to have a pilot stand trial for crimes against humanity. The crime in question can be anything from [[DestructiveSavior accidentally knocking down a building]] to the completely uncalled-for detonation of an N2 mine or deployment of an Anti-AT field in a capital city. Consequences range from a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome landslide victory for the defense]] to ''execution of the accused with everyone else being thrown into prison as well for not stopping him/her''.

[[http://s4.zetaboards.com/adeva/index/ And the support forum can be found here.]]

[[http://www.reddit.com/r/AdeptusEvangelion/ There's also a subreddit.]]

* BeamSpam - The Archangel Kabaiel tends to favour this sort of weapon, to the point of being an Evangelion-Scale ''{{Touhou}}'' boss.

*** '''Poster Child''': Unfortunately, even NERV needs money to operate. And to acquire that money, need to maintain good public relations. That is why the Poster Child was hired as a pilot, despite their sub-optimal sync ratio. While they can easily sweet-talk/manipulate people into doing what they want, [[FakeUltimateHero that unfortunately won't work against an Angel]]. Only time will tell how far they'll make it...