Building a mecha

[Michael Hopcroft]

When building a piloted mecha, and that mecha is unique to that particular pilot (that is, each pilot in the game has his own unique mecha), do you design the characters as Superheroes with mecha as Powers, or do you build them as Heroic characters and don't make them pay for their mecha?

Also, if you are building a vehicle for a single player character and you are in a heroic campaign, is there any sort of limit on the number of points the vehicle can be built on, or is the vehicle completely independent of the character?

[Steve Long]

This is a design/how to question, not a rules question, really, so I suggest you post it over in "HERO System Discussion" instead.

The Ultimate Vehicle has a chapter on mecha design. I'm not sure if it answers your question specifically in those terms, but you may find it helpful. It shipped today, so you should be able to find it soon... or buy it at DunDraCon, if you'll be there this year. :)