House Liao Art Notes

[Peacemaker]

These notes are really cool and the art is awesome. Me gusta.

http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=blog&blog=BattleBlog

[Lore]

Indeed. As I said elsewhere:-

Re:-

Kali Liao is looking at Candace, face ‘mostly’ serene…but there’s blackness in her eyes that might kill Candace where she sits. Kali should be wearing some strange mystical Thuggee-inspired black attire.

Looks like I've just found my next avatar image. }:)

[Youngblood]

Xin Sheng!

A scene of a cavernous metal works manufacturer, with the giant cauldrons of molten metal moving and pouring in the background. An impromtu ceremony is under way. A man looking like he was born in an office cubical, with pristine clothing to match (see “Liao Business Suit” reference), is at the center. In a semi-circle around him those actually working the plant floor; dirty, filthy ragged clothing and looks; i.e. goggles up on heads showing faces blackened by dirt except for where the goggles kept it moderately clean and so on.

The official is affixing a brilliantly white/clean pin bearing the Chinese characters for “Xin Sheng” on the man’s leather apron. The man (and those behind him), despite their grime, filth and obviously 18-hour-work days for little pay are standing tall, proud, smiles blazing to be honored: evey citizen giving his all for the Capellan Confederation.

Gentlemen, we are about to experience a little slice of Utopia.

And that was totally not the Capellan in me speaking.

[Daishi411]

how come the picture at the bottom labeled the guy in the middle as the dictatorship, i thought the caste was called the directorship, i'm assuming since its an early draft they'll fix it, i was just curious

[Lore]

how come the picture at the bottom labeled the guy in the middle as the dictatorship, i thought the caste was called the directorship, i'm assuming since its an early draft they'll fix it, i was just curious

I'm assuming it's a typo. Or the Directorship has been renamed as the "Dictatorship." ;D

[nckestrel]

I'm assuming it's a typo. Or the Directorship has been renamed as the "Dictatorship." ;D

WoB hackers!

[bigmac]

I figure this is the place to ask about the Handbook: House Liao since the Liao fanatics will be here.  I have been away from Battletech for a while and I wanted to see if anyone knows when they are releasing the new Handbook: House Liao?

[Peacemaker]

That Crucible Station is intensely creepy.

[FedSunsBorn]

That Crucible Station is intensely creepy.

Yeah, you said it.

Of course, it does seem like a great place for a Covert Op mission a la Rabid Foxes.  }:)

[Taurevanime]

Am I the only one that is eagerly looking forward to see how that image of the invasion of Tikonov looks?

[Lore]

That Crucible Station is intensely creepy.

I'm expecting a detailed write-up of the "tools of interrogation" used on Crucible Station. I'd like to envision something like Niska's technique in the "War Stories" episode of Firefly.

[FedSunsBorn]

I'm expecting a detailed write-up of the "tools of interrogation" used on Crucible Station. I'd like to envision something like Niska's technique in the "War Stories" episode of Firefly.

Loved that episode in the series...but which part? The constant electricity? the blades? or that last device that looked like a vacuum cleaner hose with spikes on it?

Scratch that....your probably saying all three together aren't you?

[Lore]

Pretty much.

[Capellan] interrogation should be an elaborate science, after all. ;D

[Peacemaker]

I dunno, I imagine the simpler techniques are superior. Short of directly stimulating he brain's pain receptors, people probably figured out the worst ways to hurt each other a long time ago.

[Lore]

I dunno, I imagine the simpler techniques are superior. Short of directly stimulating he brain's pain receptors, people probably figured out the worst ways to hurt each other a long time ago.

Well, there's the Garak-method, of course. Simply staring at your subject for hours on end -- until he or she has broken down.

I'd imagine Maskirovka interrogators have used this method from time to time.

[Stormlion1]

What, no mention of Chinese Water Torture?  ;D

[Peacemaker]

Well, I imagine that's a bit more trouble than it's worth in zero or artificial gravity.

[VilleVicious]

I was thinking about long stints in zero-g sensory deprivation chambers interrupted by sort periods with loud sounds, bright lights and crushing centrifugal forces.

[FedSunsBorn]

And that is all in just the first 5 min.  [whipit]

[Youngblood]

I was thinking about long stints in zero-g sensory deprivation chambers interrupted by sort periods with loud sounds, bright lights and crushing centrifugal forces.

Oh, you mean like at a Manfred Mann concert...

...on Flunitrazepam!

[Guardsman]

This is definitely something to look forward to. I wonder when Kurita will get a Handbook, and after that, what's next?

[bigmac]

This is definitely something to look forward to. I wonder when Kurita will get a Handbook, and after that, what's next?

According to the authors, the only Handbook after Kurita will be one covering the smaller Periphery realms such as Niops, the Chainlane Isle, and the Hanseatic League.  There is not going to be one on the clans because they have dropped out of the universe during the Jihad and they have been fully covered in The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, Operation Klondike, The Golden Century, and three Field Manuals (Crusader, Warden, and Update).  So there are only three left to go: Liao, Kurita, and the minor Periphery states. 

I personally want to find out the publishing schedule so I can finish the Reunification War Map that I have been drawing up using the 3063 Battletech map.

[Peacemaker]

I'm pretty sure Handbook: Minor Periphery States got canceled.

[roosterboy]

<Dukeroyal> Is Handbook Minor Periphery States still planned for sometime in the future?
<Habeas2> DukeRoyal - No. That project was cut from the line-up before the Outlining stage.

[Guardsman]

I'm pretty sure Handbook: Minor Periphery States got canceled.

Darn, that would have been an instant sale for me.

[Peacemaker]

I feel the same way. I guess Deep and Minor Periphery material is just too small a niche to be profitable.

[Guardsman]

I feel the same way. I guess Deep and Minor Periphery material is just too small a niche to be profitable.

Maybe if the fans demand it, they'll reconsider it. We should start a petition. Minor Periphery States Handbook now! :)

[Degman]

Maybe if the fans demand it, they'll reconsider it. We should start a petition. Minor Periphery States Handbook now! :)

Hear, hear!  [rockon]

[Guardsman]

Hear, hear!  [rockon]

Which part of the forum should we put our petition?