THE SPIRIT WARRIOR EMPIRE

Background

"OC YE NECHCA..."  THE HUITZNAHUA AND THE WAR IN HEAVEN
"IWAL U-TI..."  RECENT EVENTS AND THE WAR OF FLOWERS
ALLIANCES AND ENEMIES IN THE WAR OF FLOWERSTHE TONATIU - IXLANTICULI BINARY SYSTEM
TAMOACHAN AND THE CITY - STATES OF THE AZTECA
THE AZTECA AND HUMAN SACRIFICE
THE AZTECA AND TECHNOLOGY
GLOSSARY - 8 March 2002
 

Version 2.0 - Silhouette System

Information on the current game: system, character creation process, current characters, and the story so far.

GAME MECHANICS  - How the Silhouette system works
YOALI EHECATL AND CHARACTER CREATION  - New guidelines based on the Silhouette system
COMBAT SYSTEM  -  8 November 2001
CHRONICLE: WARRIORS OF THE NIGHT WIND 2.0  - Character and mecha descriptions, and the story so far  8 March 2002
BATTLE MAP  - of the current (or most recent) combat
DOWNLOADS  - Spreadsheets and tools you can use to create your character and mecha  15 January 2002
 

Version 1.0 -  Mekton II - Based System

In a previous incarnation, we used a system derived from R. Talsorian Games' Mekton II.  It had many problems, but you can still browse it if you want.

WARRIORS OF THE NIGHT WIND 1.0  - System, character, and powersuit descriptions
COMBAT MECHANICS  - Including rules for tlatchtli and scenario-specific reference charts
 

USEFUL LINKS

Flagship Games!  (formerly 7th Street Games) - makers of MECHA! and Spirit Warrior Empire
Dream Pod 9  - makers of Heavy Gear and Jovian Chronicles
All Things Cool and Mecha Related  - a nice page on Mecha resources.
CyberBoard  - a freeware utility that we are using for combat sequences.
Nahuatl Gateway  - links on Azteca language and culture
Aztec Gods  - a list of deities you might encounter among the Huitznahua
Nahuatl Names and more Aztec Names - if you want a real Azteca name for your character, this is where to look.
The Azteca Web Page  - largely intended for sellling stuff, but you can find some nuggets
The Colossal Heads! All of 'Em! - They're Olmec, not Aztec, but still cool.
R. Talsorian Games  - makers of Mekton.
 

And finally, book recommendations:

Aztec Art, by Esther Pasztory.  Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1993.
The Aztecs, by Michael E. Smith.  2nd ed.  Blackwell Publishing, 2003.