Lets All Play Battletech and rewrite Inner Sphere history

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LeschNyhan: Sep 2, 2006

I just wanna see someone tackle a Clan 'mech into the void.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 04:53

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The Merry Marauder: Apr 4, 2009; "But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."

LeschNyhan posted:

I just wanna see someone tackle a Clan 'mech into the void.

Fuckin' magnets, man. Fuckin' magnets.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 05:02

AtomikKrab: Jul 17, 2010; Keep on GOP rolling rolling rolling rolling.

GIVE NO FUCKS, RUN OUT OF FUCKS AND GIVE LESS, and koop those clanners.

oh and troll the mech pilots and tell them at the end of the day the elementals were better warriors than they were

give them a massive :iceburn:

clanners are heavily vulnerable to mind tricks.

AtomikKrab fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Jun 10, 2011

# ? Jun 10, 2011 05:25

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

The Merry Marauder posted:

Fuckin' magnets, man. Fuckin' magnets.

A charge attack would force a totally valid piloting-or-float-away test for both parties. :ssh:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 07:21

AtomikKrab: Jul 17, 2010; Keep on GOP rolling rolling rolling rolling.

PoptartsNinja posted:

A charge attack would force a totally valid piloting-or-float-away test for both parties.

advanced rules that even if a mech is destroyed it still counts for charges/dfas?

# ? Jun 10, 2011 07:58

The Merry Marauder: Apr 4, 2009; "But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."

PoptartsNinja posted:

A charge attack would force a totally valid piloting-or-float-away test for both parties.

Groovy. Suddenly and apropos of nothing, I feel compelled to remind the goonmind that all the Clan Mechs have jump jets, while only the slow-rear end Wyvern does on the ComStar side.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 09:35

the JJ: Mar 31, 2011

The Merry Marauder posted:

Groovy. Suddenly and apropos of nothing, I feel compelled to remind the goonmind that all the Clan Mechs have jump jets, while only the slow-rear end Wyvern does on the ComStar side.

Don't forget the Ring Out rule.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 09:52

cafel: Mar 29, 2010; This post is hurting the economy!

the JJ posted:

Don't forget the Ring Out rule.

I don't think the goons can manage that, but if they did it would be par for the course I guess.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 09:53

the JJ: Mar 31, 2011

cafel posted:

I don't think the goons can manage that, but if they did it would be par for the course I guess.

Well, also to not cause it for themselves while they've still got a shot at causing Clanner death.

It would have been interesting to have opened the first stage of the fight with a mass rush to Ring Out the Clanners on turn 2 or so. Wonder if an Elemental could've kept them 'in play' long enough to jet assist return. Still, it would've been tactically interesting to sacrifice a temporary loss in our comparatively smaller amount of firepower, mech for mech, as well as forcing them to be in this hex facing this direction at this time, setting things up for delicious... I dunno. Rear torso punches?

# ? Jun 10, 2011 12:12

The Merry Marauder: Apr 4, 2009; "But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."

the JJ posted:

It would have been interesting to have opened the first stage of the fight with a mass rush to Ring Out the Clanners on turn 2 or so. Wonder if an Elemental could've kept them 'in play' long enough to jet assist return. Still, it would've been tactically interesting to sacrifice a temporary loss in our comparatively smaller amount of firepower, mech for mech, as well as forcing them to be in this hex facing this direction at this time, setting things up for delicious... I dunno. Rear torso punches?

Well, I agree it would have been interesting if even one of the Clanners wasn't jump capable, or if more than two of the starting ComStar force were. As it is, barring terrible PSRs by the Horses, ComStar would just have been rushing to get themselves Elementaled even faster.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 13:18

Magni: Apr 29, 2009

Wouldn't a Clanner call it a Vapor Eagle? Goshawk being the IS designation and all...

Not that I'm protesting, Vapor Eagle is a pretty darn silly name. :v:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 15:07

Taerkar: Dec 7, 2002; kind of into it, really

In this timeline it's designated the Skullfucker by the Clans. :v:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 15:22

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

PoptartsNinja posted:

�Freebirth, why won�t they just die?!� Mechwarrior Twilight shouted over the comms, slamming her fist down on her command couch.

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not. :v:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:29

Mukaikubo: Mar 14, 2006; "You treat her like a lady... and she'll always bring you home."

I am... well... that is extremely well done. I must say that. I love the crab skitter.

On the other hand, well... this *is* Clan Hell's Horses... and... I want to argue against this. But I cannot. She is even in what appears to be a proper cooling vest.

:aaaaa:

edit: Perhaps Mechwarrior Twilight could destroy that crab if she had fingers instead of hooves. :v:

edit2: The devil take my reservations, that owns. I love lineless art.

Mukaikubo fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Jun 10, 2011

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:34

Longinus00: Dec 29, 2005; Ur-Quan

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

Sparkle is a HH bloodname quiaff?

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:38

Mukaikubo: Mar 14, 2006; "You treat her like a lady... and she'll always bring you home."

Longinus00 posted:

Sparkle is a HH bloodname quiaff?

Aff, now it is. :v:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:40

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

Hahaha yessssss.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:43

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I�ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

I'd hate that... if it wasn't so well done. :eng99:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 16:53

jng2058: Jul 17, 2010; We have the tools, we have the talent!

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

It's the Crab doing the "gently caress You" dance that really sells it. Well done.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 17:32

ShadowDragon8685: Jan 23, 2011; Hi, I'm Troy McClure! You might remember SD from such films as "Guys, I'm not sanguine about this Mech choice", "The Millstone of the Clans", and "Uppity Sperglord ilKhan"! Make sure to clear the date for his upcoming documentary, "How I ran a Star of Clan Mechs into the ground!"

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

You can just taste the hate!

And that's why she can't hit for beans. Friendship may be Magic, but hatred is just not.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 17:39

DatonKallandor: Aug 21, 2009; "I can no longer sit back and allow nationalist shitposting, nationalist indoctrination, nationalist subversion, and the German nationalist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious game balance."

Whoever said it was right - the Crab images really are funnier when you imagine Zoidberg doing his dancing away noise in your head.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 17:42

Dolash: Oct 23, 2008; aNYWAY,
tHAT'S REALLY ALL THERE IS,
tO REPORT ON THE SUBJECT,
oF ME GETTING HURT,

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

In this picture the crab walk looks more like the "Keep on trucking" image.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 17:44

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

Bonus avatar version.

"I am one of Hell's Horses, not Hell's Ponies!"

# ? Jun 10, 2011 17:45

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

I'm not generally on board with the pony nonsense. But, I am on board with the I4 Crabwalk and it's too well done to complain especially since it's Hell's Horses and the pilot name and everything just fits, really. :golfclap:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 18:00

TildeATH: Oct 21, 2010; by Lowtax

Mr. Despair posted:

This is awesome.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 18:05

Taerkar: Dec 7, 2002; kind of into it, really

Pack up this thread, it's all downhill from here.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 18:21

ditty bout my clitty: May 28, 2011; by FactsAreUseless; Fun Shoe

Yeah, I mean how could you possibly best creepy pony fanart in a totally unrelated thread?

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:04

Its Rinaldo: Aug 13, 2010; CODS BINCH

Ilustforponydeath posted:

Yeah, I mean how could you possibly best creepy pony fanart in a totally unrelated thread?

You seem to have forgotten this thread has a history of ponies and battlemechs.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:09

Gniwu: Dec 18, 2002

Ilustforponydeath posted:

Yeah, I mean how could you possibly best creepy pony fanart in a totally unrelated thread?

What?

For those not in the know, that character's name is Twilight Sparkle.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:09

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

I think he's got some bias here :zoid:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:25

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

Magni posted:

Wouldn't a Clanner call it a Vapor Eagle? Goshawk being the IS designation and all...

Not that I'm protesting, Vapor Eagle is a pretty darn silly name.

Fixed. I do that all the time, and for a very good reason:

For a long time, up to and through the Twilight of the Clans, several Clan 'Mechs had only a single designation. The Vapor Eagle (Goshawk), Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron Born), Viper (whatever), Howler (Baboon) and several others (including the Kraken(Bane) I believe) had only one name.

Case in point: Mechwarrior Trent from book 1 of the Twilight of the Clans pilots a Cauldron Born, not an Ebon Jaguar, after his Timberwolf is destroyed. There is some inherent confusion with these designs, and I will tend to refer to them by their "only" name more often than not.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:32

elitebuster: Dec 26, 2010; I know its super dooper kooper
cool like up the bitches snitches

PoptartsNinja posted:

Fixed. I do that all the time, and for a very good reason:

For a long time, up to and through the Twilight of the Clans, several Clan 'Mechs had only a single designation. The Vapor Eagle (Goshawk), Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron Born), Viper (whatever), Howler (Baboon) and several others (including the Kraken(Bane) I believe) had only one name.

Case in point: Mechwarrior Trent from book 1 of the Twilight of the Clans pilots a Cauldron Born, not an Ebon Jaguar, after his Timberwolf is destroyed. There is some inherent confusion with these designs, and I will tend to refer to them by their "only" name more often than not.

The "Cauldron Born/Ebon Jaguar" name thing is weird, only the Jags call it the Ebon Jaguar, everyone else uses the IS designation that was given long before Twilight of the Clans, in the battle of Luthien.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:41

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

elitebuster posted:

The "Cauldron Born/Ebon Jaguar" name thing is weird, only the Jags call it the Ebon Jaguar, everyone else uses the IS designation that was given long before Twilight of the Clans, in the battle of Luthien.

Trent was a Smoke Jaguar.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:46

Blarghalt: May 19, 2010

SynthOrange posted:

Dear Princess Celestia, today I learned a very important lesson about giant walking warmechs...

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:48

elitebuster: Dec 26, 2010; I know its super dooper kooper
cool like up the bitches snitches

PoptartsNinja posted:

Trent was a Smoke Jaguar.

BATTLETECH!!!!
They can't even follow their own backstory!

Sarna.net posted:

Ironically, the Clan Smoke Jaguar 'Mech that was intended to replace the Loki was not referred to by its Clan designation, Ebon Jaguar, by other Clans as it was still so new that many Clans just called it by its Inner Sphere designation.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:49

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

elitebuster posted:

BATTLETECH!!!!
They can't even follow their own backstory!

To be fair, the Cauldron Born design actually changed right around the time it picked up the Ebon Jaguar name.

It used to look like this, way back when (and even appeared like this in Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries):

# ? Jun 10, 2011 20:55

Defiance Industries: Jul 22, 2010; A five-star manufacturer

So has ComStar gone ahead with re-introducing the Gauss rifle to the IS? Cause if so I can finally write that Hollander writeup I promised.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 21:10

the JJ: Mar 31, 2011

Mr. Despair posted:

Bonus avatar version. "I am one of Hell's Horses, not Hell's Ponies!"

I might just have to take that offer...

# ? Jun 10, 2011 21:28

W.T. Fits: Apr 21, 2010; Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.

SynthOrange posted:

It was going to happen when I read that line, whether I wanted it to or not.

This is awesome. As others have said, it's really the Crab's "gently caress you" scuttle that sells the whole thing.

On an unrelated note, orders sent.

# ? Jun 10, 2011 21:45

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 17:20

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

I sent mine in too, and I think Threshold sent his in too. :confuoot:

# ? Jun 10, 2011 21:47

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