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Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

C2) Marry Jenna Clay on Tharkad.

As Defiance Industries said, this is the only place where they have a chance of meeting up with Home Guard royalist troops to defend them.

R2) Attempt to escape without harming the Free Worlders.

She can't afford to be seen as a new player in Free World politics. With their fractious system Melissa could easily end up making a lot of enemies by helping Marik here.

T5) Allow the Yakuza to serve as �Mechwarriors, create the Ghost Legions.

Elevating the dregs of society is a time honored method of creating fanatically loyal and dedicated soldiers. Give them this chance to improve their lot, and they'll see Takashi as their savior. While this brings in more total pilots to fight the clans, it also gives Takashi a chance to replace the GDL, protecting his rule from upstarts who might try to bribe mercenary support.

Off topic a bit, I have to say the political choices are the most interesting bit of this thread for me. You're doing an excellent job at building intrigues PN.

Edit: Redundancy.

Tran fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Aug 18, 2011

# ¿ Aug 18, 2011 16:27

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 20:17

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

ShadowDragon8685 posted:

Why so much love for putting gangsters in 'mechs?

Yes, this was done in canon. Yes, it worked in canon, but the Ghost Legions had also had fights under their belt and experience in the cockpit by the time of the Clan invasion.

This decision, in this timeline, would be like in WWII if Patton had decided to go to all the prisons in America, and offer all the wise guys a pardon if they agree to become fighter pilots.

You're talking about putting precious 'Mechs; Tech 1 'mechs no less, in the hands of people who have no experience using them and sending them up against Clanners.

It's suicidal for them. Even if they are willing to be dishonorable to win, it won't matter how honorable or dishonorable they are, they just won't have the skill necessary to do so.

Like it or not, the Dragon needs troops now; experienced troops, now, already-equipped troops, now. They need to pull off the forces from the contested worlds and their FedSuns border, and as they need all the troops they can get, they need to negotiate with Hanse to hire his mercenaries.

Throwing a bunch of Yakuza in 'mechs will get you a bunch of very expensive cannon fodder and not much more. That would be a great idea if you had nigh-unlimited 'mechs, far more than you had pilots, but the fact is you don't. MechWarriors have always been in far more plentiful supply than BattleMechs, so recruiting Yakuza won't do any good. Hell, every Yakuza you want to put in a 'mech means that you're trying to take some Samurai's rear end out of a 'mech. Chances are he'll either commit seppuku at having been seen as so useless to his lord that his 'mech was given to a mobster, or even outright revolt.

In the canon timelines, the Ghost Regiments worked because they had 17 years of experience and development under their belts, but you're facing a Clan invasion now. You just can't make the mobsters into good enough MechWarriors in time.

The Dragon needs to dine on some crow and negotiate with Hanse to get those mercs. It's the only way they're going to make it out of this one; mercs, mercs, and more mercs, and the goodwill of their fellow Spheroids.

You try to negotiate from a position of weakness, with from what I gather is one of the shrewdest men in this series, and you're going to end up with nothing. The yakuza buy time, and any lance that sees combat and survives against this foe will very quickly gain a reputation as seasoned veterans. The options for Kurita all suck. It's just a matter of picking the one that gives the best chance of remaining a serious nation at the end of this.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2011 19:08

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

E) Solaris

I just hope it's medium weight, so someone can get their head crushed by Fisher.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2011 10:41

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Solaris doesn't really divide fights up by weight; you could pit a stinger against a Rifleman ~~if you were suicidal~~ to manipulate the odds.

Bah, my only info on Solaris came from Mechwarrior 4. They made extensive use of weight classes there, with Fisher babbling on about his time as a medium class jock. Oh well, shame it's too early in the timeline to murder Jeremiah Rose.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2011 18:31

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Or LAMs. Except the advantage of a LAM is, it doesn't need a runway so why the hell would you build an aircraft carrier for one?

Response time would be the big thing, I expect. Also, unless there are rearm/resupply stations posted literally everywhere on the planet, you're gonna' need ammo at some point. Not to mention the ability to retrieve downed pilots, if that is even a thing in the setting.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2011 22:24

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Frankly, it'd seem like having sickie over there get ninja stabbed after unloading on rear armor would be for the best. I mean, it'd reduce the risk of spreading the plague and reveal one ninja team for the other piranha to annihilate.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2011 03:02

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

I say G if only for the chance of having Davion make an alliance with Justin Xiang-Allard and his creepy lover. Caballeros, Capellans, and FedSuns working together in harmony to kill other Capellans.

Tran fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Sep 23, 2011

# ¿ Sep 23, 2011 02:52

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A vote for D is a vote for more desperately outgunned light mechs fleeing from assaults. What could be more entertaining?

# ¿ Sep 23, 2011 15:50

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

anakha posted:

Defiance Industries marketing a Drac mech?

He's just preparing for the inevitable Lyran conquest of the Combine. After which DI will outsource production to their new slave labor pool. The mechs produced there will later be revealed to ignore all safety regulations as a cost saving measure.

Edit: Setting ignorance shining through there.

Tran fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Sep 25, 2011

# ¿ Sep 25, 2011 02:14

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Well, gently caress the kid won this round. Even Aldo can't be stupid enough to think that invading Skye is a good idea. Besides, he's gotta' be feeling a bit of pride at how the boy pulled off an intrigue this grand.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2011 23:20

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

After having their culture described in detail, I've really come to dislike the clans. That in mind, I'm going with the Hussars.

As an aside, I'm really starting to warm up to the idea of seeing the entire goddamn inner sphere balkanize.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2011 02:05

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A and RC3

Make sure Marik knows that the mechs were deliberately left for him. We may have lied to him, but can still salvage this as doing him a big favor. Having a friendly leader when Melissa regains her throne is worth a few mechs. Besides, trying to fight deck by deck on a ship the size of those dropships will get ugly really fast.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2012 05:26

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

I can't be the only one that really wants to see the axeman leap down through one of the holes to melee somebody. A DFA would be ideal, but with the move rules is all but impossible I'd think.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2012 02:51

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A. Listen to the scary man in black.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2012 02:49

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A. The FWL must stand strong against the vile opportunists.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2012 04:31

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Considering the overall campaign objectives, you guys oughta' keep in mind that keeping Wilberforce alive to return to Capellan space would be a major victory. With just what he's offered up so far, the guy is a goldmine of strategic intelligence.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2012 23:07

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

If by some miracle Wilberforce makes it through this, I hope he survives the Lady Coordinator's madness long enough to get a position of real power. From what we've seen of him, he's actually an interesting character.

Looking forward to the new scenario, at any rate.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2012 02:58

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Friend or foe, all must be trolled by the :pcgaming:

The Jade Falcon player ought to record their falcon cry though, you guys could use the luck.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2012 01:48

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Those battletech pods travel the convention circuit now. These guys and possibly others move them around to events.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 23:53

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Probably.

Is it possible we can get those nuke happy space Texans to give their last known location a visit? Best to be sure and all.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 03:32

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

C & B: Say yes to the elemental vs cyborg fight scene as both sides inevitably try to ambush the other.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2014 03:36

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

B & G Give the clans a fighting chance at being less stupid and awful.

# ¿ Jul 22, 2014 13:07

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Affi posted:

What I'm saying is where are the incentives?

Not being boring. Seriously though, this whole glorious clusterfuck is about two groups of pirates fighting it out over who gets to be big cheese on pirate trophy world one. Playing purely for the "win" would completely miss the fun of it. If everyone is out to pull off their own ridiculous goals we're going to get something chaotic and wildly entertaining.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2014 23:39

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Well, you just torched a liquor store. I guess this mission now officially counts as a riot.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 11:10

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Any discussion about attacking lines of supply and logistics is inherently moot. This is a system where the very act of feeding and providing water for entire planets is based on a literally impossible logistics network. Hole economy and all that.

# ¿ Oct 18, 2014 05:06

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

You've been running this thread for literal years. I doubt anyone would begrudge you picking the odd mission that seems like more fun to run.

Having said that, you're going to be hard pressed to top pirate mech mayhem.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2015 04:09

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

That wall of crits is just hilarious. Who's laughing at Tommy's machine guns now?

# ¿ Feb 2, 2015 00:23

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

4A

Whether Hanse is willing to admit it or not, he needs this to be led by a Kuritan. The symbolism is just too damned important to piss away on personal pride. As for which Kuritan commander, it's safest to go with the known quantity. A competent soldier with a justifiable caution about this sort of aggressive mission.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2015 06:41

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

PoptartsNinja posted:

I have another plan in the works to "make the Clans more interesting." Simply shaking up which ones were invading was just phase 1.

Does it include our favorite traitorous clan washout by chance? I do hope he survived long enough to escape with the death commandos.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2015 03:28

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

The thread climax will occur when Star Colonel Steiner is beaten in a robot fistfight on the Lyran capital.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2015 02:52

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A Vote for B is a vote for clans being less stupid. Death to "all powerful moron" antagonists.

# ¿ May 24, 2015 02:18

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

D is just a magical act of short-sighted incompetence.

# ¿ Jun 5, 2015 07:24

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Is it so wrong that I just want to see an enormously incompetent manchild start a civil war in the middle of the greatest conflict his nation has ever seen?

# ¿ Jun 7, 2015 20:31

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

A: If Carlos and his team survive this they may well be the only ones alive to be immune to "No YOU shut up."

Also Duncan better be goddamn proud of his boy. Carlos gave him an enormous win when the FWL needed it.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2015 07:46

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

While it probably isn't going to be an issue, I'd like to point out that this mission is a failure if Adept rear end in a top hat survives.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2015 02:36

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

wiegieman posted:

The Taurians have a lot of good reasons to go full war crime.

I know, right? All those nuclear warheads, and so many people saying that they can't use 'em. Who can really resist those shiny launch buttons for long? Not real Space Texans, no sir.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2015 08:32

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

I hope at least one tank ends its movement on a bridge. Just to give a nice thematic moment to turn the turrets on.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2015 23:41

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

It starts here. It does not go well.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 10:27

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Guys, it's right in the Kickstarter.

This isn't going to be a port of tabletop, they're going to do whatever they need to to make the game fun and enjoyable and that's a stance I can get behind.

To expand on this a little, they greatly simplified pretty much every aspect of Shadowrun when they made the SR: R games. However, it is very important to note that the resulting games still feel very much like Shadowrun. So I'd expect something that's pretty accessible to newbies and lacking in some of the sheer crazy that is falling down because you tried to run on pavement, only to have your pilot be knocked unconscious. Hopefully still captures the stuff you enjoy about the franchise though.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2015 11:39

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 20:17

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Can I just reiterate that I'm really happy team war crimes won their campaign?

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 02:14

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