Author Topic: Lawton/Fort Sill, OK Battletech Thread of Stompy Robot goodness. (Read 21980 times)

faithless · « **Reply #90 on:** 05 February 2015, 12:38:17 »

I got into it in the early 90s at Game Shack right outside of post. I went to Articon at the old Caisson Rec Center.

Sunday, the Black Widows continue on their quest exact payback upon the WoB.

PurpleDragon · « **Reply #91 on:** 05 February 2015, 13:14:13 »

I'm in Tulsa; so, I'm lurking just in case I might make it there sometime for a game.

faithless · « **Reply #92 on:** 05 February 2015, 13:16:20 »

There is a group gaming on Tuesday nights in Owasso.

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/challenges-and-gatherings/owasso-oklahoma-battletech-night-01202015-630pm/

We also do some games in OKC at Game HQ.

PurpleDragon · « **Reply #93 on:** 05 February 2015, 13:19:33 »

I have a group I haven't gamed with in a while, but they have told me they want to get together. Oddly enough, we'll probably play at someone's house just north of Collinsville.

faithless · « **Reply #94 on:** 09 February 2015, 10:18:39 »

Thanks to Shop and Carolina's for hosting the game yesterday and being opfor. Soon, the Widows will be facing the OV.

shop1ift · « **Reply #95 on:** 09 February 2015, 12:09:39 »

Next game will be Sunday, March 15. We'll be running a touchpoint from Wolf and Blake, so it should be fun, if you're in town, swing on by, we'd love to have you. Carolina Comics 305 SW C ave Lawton, OK

faithless · « **Reply #96 on:** 19 April 2015, 21:50:03 »

Sunday April 26th we are pausing our Wolf and Blake campaign for our monthly game at Carolina Comics

It will be open era, 6kbv2 adjusted per person. Doors open at 1pm and games finishes by 6pm.

Everyone is welcome. If you have never played stop by and we will get you in some mechs.

faithless · « **Reply #97 on:** 14 May 2015, 11:02:53 »

There will not be a game for May 2015. However, we will be trying to get something together for June, leading up to Soonercon.

shop1ift · « **Reply #98 on:** 14 May 2015, 11:12:03 »

Soonercon! Woooooo! So much assembling/painting/basing/sealing to do. Oy!

faithless · « **Reply #99 on:** 14 May 2015, 11:16:11 »

And then some.

Btw for those who may be wondering Soonercon is June 26,28 at the Reed Conference Center. There will be CBT Grinders, Alpha Strike, and CBT scenarios.

The address is:
Reed Conference Center - 5800 Will Rogers Rd - Midwest City, OK 73110

For additional information: http://www.soonercon.com/

faithless · « **Reply #100 on:** 22 December 2017, 02:07:19 »

After a hiatus, we will be running Battletech again in Lawton.

Saturday December 23, 2017 at Carolina Comics in Lawton, OK. (Downtown across from Central Mall)

Battletech: Invasion of Ambergrist

In 3048, House Hiritsu and other Capellan forces launched a massive invasion of Ambergrist, seeking to retake that world from the St. Ives Compact. The 1st Kell Hounds and local forces defended the planet from the Capellan Invaders.

This will be played with the Totalwarfare Ruleset. Everything will be provided.

11am start time.

faithless · « **Reply #101 on:** 11 December 2018, 12:38:38 »

We will be running Battletech again in Lawton.

Sunday December 23, 2018 at Carolina Comics in Lawton, OK. (Downtown across from Central Mall)

Battletech: TBD

We will play with the Totalwarfare Ruleset. I will have extra units once we determine what type of game we are playing.

1pm start time.

shop1ift · « **Reply #102 on:** 30 December 2021, 15:44:28 »

Just like the Word of Blake, this thread can't stay dead! Tomorrow, Dec 31st starting at 1pm, Faithless is running a game at Carolina Comics. No era restrictions, ground units only, 4-6 units at 7k BV2 adjusted for piloting and gunnery.

faithless · « **Reply #103 on:** 04 January 2022, 16:46:10 »

We had a nice game with 5 players. We have a few more people that could not make it and then a few more new people joining us. The campaign is shaping up nicely.

faithless · « **Reply #104 on:** 05 February 2022, 12:34:55 »

I have to cancel a campaign game for Jan 30th. I am looking to see when I can reschedule.

shop1ift · « **Reply #105 on:** 05 February 2022, 23:56:24 »

Quote from: faithless on 05 February 2022, 12:34:55

I have to cancel a campaign game for Jan 30th. I am looking to see when I can reschedule.

Looking forward to it.

faithless · « **Reply #106 on:** 13 April 2022, 11:56:04 »

Our next campaign game will be Saturday April 23, 2022. I will be there to setup at 11am and hope to have everyone there and ready to play between 11:30 and noon. Depending on turnout I may need a volunteer to help with opfor.

All new players are welcome, regardless of skill level. You can help me run the opfor and I can guide you through the process.

faithless · « **Reply #107 on:** 27 April 2022, 11:53:34 »

FINAL CURTAIN?
SITUATION
TASK FORCE GAUNTLET, INBOUND VECTOR TT-4
GIAUSAR, BOLAN PROVINCE
LYRAN ALLIANCE
2 SEPTEMBER 3068

This starts a planetary assault. The mercs will be attacking. During the campaign, repairs and rearming can be done. No skill advancements or purchases.

The first mission will be a recon of forces outside the space port, City of Glen Hall.
Only repairs can be done between missions. No purchases, replacements, skill enhancements etc.

AAR..

The mercs completed their recon mission. They managed to salvage a quickdraw and a starslayer. Although they lost a saladin in the process. They did locate a few hidden supply stashes.

Next game has not been scheduled yet.

faithless · « **Reply #108 on:** 17 May 2022, 22:57:31 »

Game details for Sunday May 22nd at Carolina Comics. This is the continuation the planetary assault of Giausar. Depending on turnout I may need one merc to help on the opfor side. Any new players will by default help on the opfor side.

Game details.

Attackers can use 125% of the base BV the mercenaries field.
Options:
+200 Heavy Rain Fall: +1 to-hit to all weapons fire and +1 to-hit to all piloting or driving skills rolls

OBJECTIVES:
Turn the tide. Destroy/Cripple at least 75% of the opponent’s force. [400]
Crush. Destroy/Cripple 100% of the opponent’s force. [200]
Cut off retreat. The player must position at least one half of their available force within 3 hexes of the opponent’s home edge opposite their home edge for a minimum of 4 consecutive turns. They may move within this 3 hex area, but if at any time less than half the player’s force is within this 3 hex area, the turn count starts over. [300]

SPECIAL RULES
The following rule is in effect for this track:

Salvage
Mercenaries can earn salvage if one objective is reached and half of the opponent’s deployed force is destroyed or crippled.

faithless · « **Reply #109 on:** 20 June 2022, 11:06:33 »

SoonerCon 30 is this weekend.

June 24–26, 2022
Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman

https://soonercon.com/

shop1ift · « **Reply #110 on:** 30 June 2022, 21:00:28 »

Next campaign game is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 10th.

faithless · « **Reply #111 on:** 10 July 2022, 15:45:39 »

Carolina Comics Sunday July 17, 2022 1pm start time. The conclusion of the planetary assault of Giausar.

FINAL CURTAIN?
SITUATION
TASK FORCE GAUNTLET, INBOUND VECTOR TT-4
GIAUSAR, BOLAN PROVINCE
LYRAN ALLIANCE
6 SEPTEMBER 3068
This game concludes a planetary assault of Giausar. The mercs will be attacking. During the campaign. At the conclusion of this mission we can look at upgrades and skill enhancements based on available funds. We will start with the players who have not been able to upgrade any skills first. And we will discuss adding a Special Pilot Ability to one of each players characters that completed the planetary assault.

The final mission of the assault of Giausar will be on the space port, City of Glen Hall.
Additional details will be in the event discussion.
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This will be a living campaign that uses the Warchest Campaign system for purchase, repairs, skill advancement etc. We will be using Total Warfare / Battletech Manual rules with a small selection of Tactical Operations optional rules. Those rules will be made known before the event starts.
These events are ran as Catalyst Demo events.
If interested in playing on either side please contact the event organizer for details.
Further event details will be in the discussion.
Venue:
Carolina Comics - Lawton, Oklahoma.
No outside food and drink but they sell some bottled drinks and snacks.

faithless · « **Reply #112 on:** 04 October 2022, 11:48:50 »

I will be hosting the next Total Chaos campaign mission at Carolina Comics in Lawton, OK Sunday October 9, 2022 at 1pm.

faithless · « **Reply #113 on:** 01 June 2023, 09:37:12 »

Soonercon Update:

Paint events:

I spoke with Mike, one of the organizers for painting events at Soonercon. They are adding a best mech category and we have prize support for it.

Please consider entering no matter what skill level you are at. In the past we have received feed back from the judges on where we can improve. Just as important is to show the organizers that there is interest in these events.

Battletech Events:

Friday June 30, 2023 to Sunday July 2, 2023
We will be running Bootcamp, Grinder, Alpha Strike, Scenarios, King of the Hill etc. Please check out the links before for more details.
This first link is a spreadsheet of the events scheduled the whole weekend.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTDs30cqIsv61vZtAHOilHWV2yydMMngy3kom13owmeKa9_ClBkNPSEydu8e8_sUr9p3cF_4Uuj2JMQ/pubhtml
This second link is the detailed event descriptions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR2yWOjf6uyvz8tv36Lczbx6PP0FjJzGtSZzexEcObbTqRwpQCetqwN_YGimRCPrBy6RtDpqF1FFOws/pub