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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #570 on: 28 September 2022, 14:48:52 »
Plans for the future of Clover Spear and a Thank You

First, I want to thank all their fans for their kind words and for keeping me going for the last seven years of this project. It was a lot. I had multiple spreadsheets, maps, and all else tracking where various units wound up during all this mayhem and madness, and I still have to eventually figure out what an FC in 3077 is going to look like (Gave a bit away there, didn't I?)

Second, I wanted to give you all an idea of where this is going from here:

First, I want to get the 4th Succession War style sourcebooks written for CLOVER SPEAR, EAST SEA/ACTIVE PANTHER, NAQAM, and the final battle for Sian (yeah, it will probably merit its own book!). I am going to need help with this, so the line forms to the left.

Second, I have a number of short stories I have in mind for the universe:

 - Kurita Redeemed (The rise of Aoki Kurita and the fall of her father).

 - Galen Cox, Alone and Afraid (Katherine's hosting a dinner party for some med students at her place, WoB terrorists invite themselves. Galen does a lot of crawling through air vents, you get the idea).

 - Kentares (Omi's speech on Kentares and the events surrounding it).

 - We Cordially Invite You... The story of Omi and Victor getting hitched, and all the semi-hilarity that ensues. I mean, just how do you throw a sheltered Kurita royal a bachelorette party? And for the love of God, don't let Yvonne get that job!

I am sure others have ideas as well, as I said, line forms to the left, and PM me first.

Oh yeah, and I still need a decent map for a post-war Inner Sphere.

As Mr. Bartles and Mr. Jaymes used to say, "Thank You For Your Support."
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #571 on: 28 September 2022, 15:10:48 »
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Nice to see your plans going ahead panzerfaust150  :thumbsup:

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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #572 on: 28 September 2022, 15:31:08 »
- Galen Cox, Alone and Afraid


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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #573 on: 28 September 2022, 15:37:48 »
- Galen Cox, Alone and Afraid


Why do I forsee  the term Yippee Kai Yeah..something  something?

Or even better "Welcome to the party..." while he's looking for some shoes that fit for some reason...  :)
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #574 on: 28 September 2022, 16:43:08 »
Or even better "Welcome to the party..." while he's looking for some shoes that fit for some reason...  :)

I pictured him in the air duct with a Zippo, mumbling some about "Sure, come out to the coast. We'll go to the party and have some fun."
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #575 on: 28 September 2022, 18:57:42 »
Great stuff!

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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #576 on: 22 November 2022, 13:10:24 »
https://imgur.com/a/ngerJs2

This is a map of the Inner Sphere after the conclusion of Clover Spear. I'd like to thank Culsu of The Sietch. He does amazing work and I highly recommend his services.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #577 on: 22 November 2022, 14:00:29 »
[Halfling] List please of all the TOO SMALL to read countries (especially everything on the FWL periphery. There's a lot going on over there than normal...)
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« Reply #578 on: 22 November 2022, 15:33:26 »
There are just OTL countries in the FWL periphery, it's all readable if you zoom in.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #579 on: 22 November 2022, 20:12:42 »
I've updated the PDF of the entire on the wiki with the map everyone.  I also finally was able to make it into a Epub as well.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #580 on: 24 November 2022, 13:03:40 »
I've updated the PDF of the entire on the wiki with the map everyone.  I also finally was able to make it into a Epub as well.


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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #581 on: 28 March 2023, 22:49:12 »
Hello all,
 I know I am necroing a dead thread, but I have some Clover Spear news. I am 40 or so pages into the first Clover Spear sourcebook, covering the events of Clover Spear. This will of course, cover Clover Spear and Tamar, the Wolf Incursion into the Falcon/Viper OZ, the formation of Von Strang's Hold, and the Skye strike at Tamar.  Other books will include:

1. East Sea/Active Panther - to include the Andurien and Taurian invasions of the Capellan Confederation.
2. The Fall of Luthien, the Combine Civil War, and NAQAM.

I expect the first book will be done in a few months. I have ideas for improved artillery rules as well as for the infamous SAD-B rounds (Sense and Destroy Battlemech). Hope everyone enjoys it when it hits!
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« Reply #582 on: 28 March 2023, 23:36:24 »
Awesome!  Thanks!
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #583 on: 29 March 2023, 00:09:54 »
 :drool:

Improved artillery rules + mass artillery use = nice trinary you had there, it was shame artillery happened to it
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #584 on: 29 March 2023, 05:33:05 »
Oh WOW!  That's going be awesome sourcebook!  You had scenarios seeded across the original story.  I think that would be great book do a campaign with a friend (enemy bot, the jerk  ;D)
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #585 on: 29 March 2023, 14:07:13 »
Looking forward to it!

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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #586 on: 29 March 2023, 15:11:23 »
i'm waiting...   :thumbsup:
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #587 on: 20 April 2023, 11:49:48 »
Update on the sourcebook: The narrative section is done. I am now working on the RAT section of the rules. The narrative section came in at 47K words (consider Clover Spear the story came in at 192+K words) and I suspect the rules section will be another 20-25K words, so this thing is going to be 70-80K words when it's done. I think you will like it, and I have two more planned like I said, but they're going to be delayed a bit. I got a paying gig to write a novel in a universe I happen to like a lot. No more details right now, I will let you know when it hits! But I promise I will try to get the Clover Spear sourcebook out by the end of May.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #588 on: 20 April 2023, 12:18:27 »
Congratulations!!
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« Reply #589 on: 20 April 2023, 13:24:01 »
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #590 on: 20 April 2023, 15:31:25 »
Don't to forget your Destruction Assault Mech in your source book!
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #591 on: 20 April 2023, 17:04:36 »
It will be there, along with some other designs I will be coming up with.

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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #592 on: 20 April 2023, 17:31:31 »
You've done that much already?!  I thought I've been flying through the latest chapter of my own project, all 3K words of it.  Good grief. Am I just underachieving?
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« Reply #593 on: 21 April 2023, 00:10:49 »
Yes you are, but don't worry, there are those of us who are even worse,
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #594 on: 21 April 2023, 12:44:30 »
The sourcebook was actually easier to write than the story. I had 197K+ words as research material.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #595 on: 22 April 2023, 17:47:12 »
That's good.  You did write up scenarios during the novel's run in the book.  So its small word count I would say.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #596 on: 02 May 2023, 10:47:06 »
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #597 on: 02 May 2023, 14:07:14 »
Sounds very promising.
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Re: Clover Spear - The Story of the '56 War
« Reply #598 on: 02 May 2023, 19:40:59 »
Sounds very promising.

With regard to story telling and drama yes it is very promising as for those inhabiting this fictional universe to quote Clubber Lang "my prediction:  PAIN!".  Though it is likely less then those writing the OTL inflicts, it is Battletech and to quote another notable Randolph P. Checkers ESQ "Tex" Black Pants Legion "that the Innersphere has an infinite capacity for making war!"  So maybe the Steiner-Davions can limit it at least a touch?
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