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Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Since the opposing force is fairly strung out across the map, I suppose the first thing to do would be to warm up those PPC's on the Panther duo in the corner there.

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Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

SIGSEGV posted:

Delightful. I guess it is somewhat hard to forgive when they were murdering hostages a few weeks back (or is it more? I've lost track of in-universe time) but I hope he excluded the NRWR as well. Not like it's going to matter anyways since the Comstar/ROM coring will leak it back in a jiffy.

The Capellans also have the interesting distinction of being at war with the Free Worlds League, so it's not terribly surprising he wouldn't leak technical information to an active enemy.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Arquinsiel posted:

You forgot the stack of chickens in shoddy wire cages dramatically falls over, opens and lets them run amok.

There are still two more hidden objectives. I imagine the other one is the fragile pane of glass being carried back and forth across the road.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Pussy Cartel posted:

Walking slowly away from the remains of Clovis Holstein's ghost's mech as it explodes dramatically in the background.

With doves flying everywhere.

Doves are only a requirement if the explosion occurs after a dramatic slow-motion dive while firing weapons in both arms.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Wales Grey posted:

Weapons fired: 32
Successful hits: 4
Net Accuracy: 12.5%

We're in full-on A-Team mode here, people.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

"Knock knock."

"gently caress you!"

"No, gently caress you!"

"No, gently caress you!"

"gently caress your door, you gently caress! I don't even loving need it!"

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

I believe Andrew Steiner needs something to make up for his terrible acting.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Someone should give a variant of Ray's speech to Gozer just before you cross the streams.

"Richard Cameron... good evening. As a duly designated representative of the City, Planet, and Nation of the Lyran Commonwealth, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension."

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

dis astranagant posted:

Cross the streams already.

They can't do that until the climax of the fight. Be patient.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Readingaccount posted:

Admirable to say the least!

It puts him more in the Roger Corman mode of directing: film two movies on the same sets in the course of a week, edit them together on the weekend, and get them out to theaters before the month is out.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Malachite_Dragon posted:

Dammit, ghost hunter ppc, stop missing when I shoot at ghosts. :argh:

It is time.

Cross the streams.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Defiance Industries posted:

At WrestleMania III, the Hulkster thought to himself "I don't know if I should bodyslam the 2,000 pound Andre the Giant in front of 89,000,000 fans here in the Pontiac Silverdome." He too was conflicted for a moment. But then he loving went and did it.

Time to light up this Dread Pirate Roberts.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Walk 'em in, boys!

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Nobody has jump jets except the Panther

That didn't stop the Behemoth from showing up. I suppose the Atlas II could climb the hill and then fall onto the Dragon this turn (fix it in post!), but I do think that crossing the streams should be the main event at this point.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Dolash posted:

Scenario continues, except the stuntmen mutiny and it becomes an ACTUAL battle. New objective? Keep them from murdering Hogarth. Behemoth is a mockup so it's actually harmless in a real fight. Only physical attacks do real damage. All "damage" inflicted so far by special effects is restored.

Okay probably not, but it makes me laugh.

Edit: VVV Oh right, yeah. Boy does that sound wasteful and needlessly dangerous! Oh, Hogarth!

Yeah, to be perfectly frank, there's a standard chance of death clause in stuntman contracts. I'm not sure if using footage of someone dying is legal, but stuntpeople are aware they are risking life and limb while performing stunts.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

These are Nagelring cadets.

"Training accident." So long as none of them have a relative whose last name is Steiner, the production should be okay.

Although the situation does remind me of a video about a crazy director I saw recently.

Bobbin Threadbare fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Jun 22, 2013

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Arujei posted:

That man deserves whatever a Lyran Oscar is.

So do real stuntmen.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

KnightLight posted:

A scenario-derailing mishap becomes something awesome for the highlight reel.

Well done, PTN.

Makes sense. Justice Foot is always a highlight whenever it appears.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Twenty weapons fired and only three hit? I know half of them were versus 9 or 10, but that's still impressive.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Malachite_Dragon posted:

If I remember Ghostbusters right, since it's been a few years since the last I saw it, taking down the Behemoth probably won't take down the Stay Puft Urbie.

What happens at the end of Ghostbusters is they cross the streams to force a gateway that led from the god-plane (or wherever) to our world to reverse its direction and suck in the god-plane things that came through. This took care of the Big Bad, Gozer, but its Destructor the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man was incinerated to the molecular level by a side-effect of the stream-crossing.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Calax posted:

I take it this action scene is now set to Foreigner in the background?

I'd have thought it would be set to this.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Leperflesh posted:

And this is not actually perpetual-motion because the amount of electricity you need to do hydrolysis is a lot less than the amount of power you get from fusing hydrogen nuclei. A lot less.

The handwaving, at least in terms of modern tech, is that they're evidently not using deuterium or tritium but plain old ordinary one-proton one-neutron hydrogen.

The most common isotope of hydrogen by far is a proton without any neutrons. You absolutely need deuterium (which is twice as big since it has a neutron) for fusion to be possible.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

TildeATH posted:

I brought down a skyscraper on myself back in the day.

I nearly destroyed my 'mech and forced it to shut down from overheating, but by the end I was standing and they were not.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Taurian: B.

FWL: D. gently caress everything.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Malachite_Dragon posted:

:psyduck:

Okay, yeah, I'm good at spinning up bullshit reasons for stuff but I can't even begin to justify this.

Because clearly only a soldier trained to superhero levels in such weapons would be insane enough to use them against mechanized targets.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Defiance Industries posted:

Not even if I use my Cult of Personality on the No-Name Posters? Not that I would.

I would, but all I've got is a Cult of Transcended Swans. Not too useful unless you've got a fabric of reality that needs toting.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

I'm going to say B because I'm more fond of the Inner Sphere breakaways.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Dolash posted:

Now, I don't know how exactly the New Syrtis Militia managing to defeat the landing party will turn into a win long term. Maybe just the delay while the Taurians marshal that overwhelming assault force will be enough of a delay for reinforcements to arrive?

At a guess, it'll probably be used as a test case and the actions performed will reflect on the campaign as a whole. If the Taurians win, they will consolidate the gains that nuclear blitz of theirs gives them, while if the Syrtians win their front lines will get cut off. We could also potentially decide whom each side considers the greatest threat depending on whether the Capellans and Syrtians betray each other and when.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Primary Objectives:
- Survive (incomplete)
- Defeat Taurian Forces (incomplete)

India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Secondary Objectives:
- Defend the Fallout Bunker Entrance (incomplete)
- Use the Raven’s equipment to confirm the condition of the six bunkers and the number (if any) of the survivors (1/6)

Question: Considering the Raven would have plenty of time to check the bunkers once the shooting stops, would you consider the second secondary objective to be complete if the recon lance succeeds at the primaries and the Raven is still standing?

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

11) Raven
- Fires SRM-6 at Quasit II (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, 4 missiles hit Left Torso (12/14 armor remains), Right Arm (7/14 armor remains), Right Leg (17/19 armor remains (TAC!)), Left Torso (10/14 armor remains)!

End Phase:
Quasit II
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (5 base + 1 massive damage = 6): rolled 12, succeeds!

Does anything come of this TAC?

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Fraction Jackson posted:

Man, I keep coming up with ideas and they keep feeling too generalist. I need to wipe the board clean and start over, I think.

PTN, how much longer until you stop accepting entries?

Building a specialist is easy. Just name one thing you want the design to do, and then sacrifice everything that isn't completely necessary to perform the task.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

This is going to sound like an odd question, but are any of you good at pixel art? Because I wouldn't mind a few pointers.

I'm thinking about making some icons for the various field effects just as a quick reminder I can attach to each map. It's been long enough that I'm worried people may have forgotten that Yantai Reservation is generating an additional point of `Mech heat each turn (due to being Ground Zero), and I'm brainstorming ways to make the field effects more apparent without my having to write them into every update.

You could just write it as an addendum underneath the map name.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Close


Indeed it is! Flammable Atmosphere!

Does that...does that come up often?

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:



Spot the dreaded Far Country environmental hazard!

You've got the nuke on there twice. Since I figured you could probably use one for an immediate nuclear threat (i.e. just before or after the bombs hit), I modified one to be plain ol' background radiation.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Guys! GUYS!

Exciting news! I just found my copy of the worst BattleTech book ever written! I may break out of Lets Read retirement to go over it, because Bred for War is possibly the worst book ever written!

Not to downplay the absurd overuse of rape as a plot device by modern authors, but...even worse than ostrich muppets and an aggressively pointless plotline?

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

cafel posted:

How is this different from like every other scenario we've had?

I think he at least rooted for the Death Commandos back during that campaign.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

I think the Caesar can run to 1017, twist right, and get some back shots on that Cicada to put it out of everyone's misery.

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Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Actually, the markets for nearly every raw metal probably crashed once it became possible to mine asteroids.

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