Author Topic: Shrapnel - The Official BattleTech Magazine (Read 13622 times)

Xotl · « **on:** 17 December 2020, 11:50:55 »

This thread is for all issues and problems with the current BT periodical Shrapnel - The Official BattleTech Magazine.

Please remember to follow the errata report template when reporting issues. Additionally, first specify which issue you're reporting the error for. Thanks.

lrose · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 December 2020, 10:06:04 »

Shrapnel issue 2 page 332/333 day break on shining mountain

Beddow recognizes the trebuchet coming off the Overlord. The Trebuchet was not introduced until 2780. The colony was established in 2764 and then lost contact with th Inner Sphere. They should not know what a trebuchet is. The Trebuchet should be replaced with a different mech or left unidentified

The same applies for the Grasshoppers which were introduced in 2780

The identification of the Atlas II on page 333 is questionable. They would recognize the Atlas which was introduced in 2755 but the Atlas II was only introduced in 2765. Maybe the Ghost Bears had 1? Or he could identify it as an unknown variant of the Atlas

Kojak · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 December 2020, 00:53:06 »

Issue #2, Devil Take the Hindmost

"The Phantom of the Coliseum was considered a myth, much of which was based on a series of incidents that occurred fifteen years earlier at the Lyran arena.

It all started shortly after preparatory renovations to the Coliseum were completed in 3048, the first phase of a grand plan to upgrade the arena with lostech recovered from the Helm Memory Core, much as the Federated Suns had with the Boreal Reach arena." [emphases mine]

The story is set in 3051, with numerous plot elements conditional on this fact. And there are lines like:

"The story of the Phantom had been a background piece for several years, part of the grand history of the arena, when Kyle Borric came on the scene."

Also, the head tech, Seifert, talks about his experiences with his missing lunch as though they happened many years ago (although admittedly there isn't an exact year or number of years specified, it's clear from the way he's recalling it that it happened more than three years ago).

Now, the obvious fix here would be to change the date of 3048 to 3036. Unfortunately, those renovations to the Coliseum starting in 3048 is already canon. So I'm not sure what the solution would be here. I hope someone comes up with one, though, because this is an otherwise excellent story.

Cache · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 December 2020, 19:30:51 »

Issue #1, POD
p. 54, second paragraph
p. 57, third full paragraph

Two non-English characters (letters) used, or one used three times, that did not print properly. See attachment.

Cache · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 December 2020, 17:05:33 »

Quote from: Cache on 19 December 2020, 19:30:51

Issue #1, POD
p. 54, second paragraph
p. 57, third full paragraph

Two non-English characters (letters) used, or one used three times, that did not print properly. See attachment.

Issue #1, PDF
p. 54, second paragraph
p. 57, third full paragraph

Same characters as previous report for POD, but characters are not displayed at all. See attachment.

BaldDen · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 December 2020, 19:18:42 »

Shrapnel #2 P.39
PPC location in LA

For RS_Shrapnel_02.pdf location of PPC is LT.

Where is mistake?

GreekFire · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 January 2021, 18:16:47 »

Shrapnel 3 pdf, Thunder Stallion statblock
--Change BV from 2643 to 2607

Sartris · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 March 2021, 00:42:52 »

Shrapnel #4 (PoD 16MAR2021)

pg123

typo: RFN-8D Rifleman

change to: RFL-8D Rifleman

Caturix · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 July 2021, 10:34:31 »

Shrapnel #3 PDF

Story: Doc Bens
Pg 132 & 133

Pg 132
" They were surrounded, taking fire, limbs tearing. Rick's Atlas... Rob's Warhammer exploded into molten chunks. He ejected into a hail of fire."
Pg 133
"Rob rammed the Thug with his weakened Warhammer. The Obsidian mech fired both short-range missile groups at the Warhammer, directly into its chest, causing it to explode. Rob's auto-ejection system shot him into a sky full of tracer rounds and laser fire."

A destroyed mech can't fight, and explode a second time in a couple of minutes.

Solution:
Suppressing the part concerning Rob's Warhammer destruction on page 132.

Adrian Gideon · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 September 2021, 16:25:05 »

Issue #6
Moving Forward
The first 3 time stamps need to be later by two months. (So, April, April, May.)

Nerroth · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 September 2021, 21:26:24 »

Shrapnel #6, Kindle edition

Point of View

The Elemental on the bottom-left of the accompanying art work displays Clan Wolf insignia on its right shoulder pad; this should be a Clan Jade Falcon logo instead, to match the Point portrayed in the story proper.

BaachicLitNerd · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 September 2021, 20:54:06 »

Shrapnel #6, PDF edition

Persuading Parliament article

The character of Lady Iwasaki is introduced on page 91, but her name is misspelled as Iwaski thereafter in the article. The correct spelling is Iwasaki, replace all instance of the misspelling with the correct spelling.

GreekFire · « **Reply #12 on:** 15 September 2021, 22:09:11 »

Issue #6

Moving Forward, second "chapter"
--Remove "BattleMech" after "Daedalus". The Daedalus is an IndustrialMech

DarkISI · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 September 2021, 08:11:25 »

Issue #6

Moving Forward, second "chapter"
--Rearrange the following sentence from:
"The colony of Gateway had been reestablished in 3141, serving as a base of operations between the newly established recharge stations before being abandoned."

to

"The abandoned colony had been reestablished in 3141, serving as a base of operations between the newly established recharge stations."

joechummer · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 September 2021, 20:51:20 »

Shrapnel #6:

"Moving Forward" (p. 182)

Delete "not built during the limited run on Hephaestus Station"

GreekFire · « **Reply #15 on:** 21 October 2021, 14:29:52 »

Dev-level errata.

Shrapnel #6
"Moving Forward", p. 121 of PDF version.

Replace:

Quote

Alongside an improved version of the original model, the factory would also produce a version upgraded with Clan-tech weapons.

With

Quote

The factory would produce an improved version of the original upgraded with Clan-tech weapons.

Hussar2 · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 December 2021, 11:54:44 »

Shrapnel 7 PDF record sheets
Hatchetman 5DT record sheet lacks TSM while both the fluff and the TRO entry include it.
The obvious solution is to move a heat sink from the RT to the RA and than there are 4 slots in the RT and 2 in the LT for the TSM which is exactly consistent with the Shrapnel TRO entry page 84

Chinless · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 December 2021, 16:54:00 »

In addition to Hussars post above, the lasers in the RA should actually be in the LA. Looks like I goofed there. Not sure what happened with the TSM, but 4 in the RT and 2 in LT was the intent, with the DHS in the RA instead of the RT.

Chris W

Kojak · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 March 2022, 19:06:17 »

Shrapnel Issue #8, pg. 56, PDF edition, byline near bottom of page:

LAKE PEND
SENDALOR
14 DECEMBER 3069

Date should be 3068, not 3069

S.gage · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 March 2022, 16:57:52 »

Shrapnel Issue 07, pdf editions, either the periodical itself (pp. 54, 58), or its record sheets

Problem: Both the text and the description of the HCT-5DT Hatchetman describe the 'Mech as having Triple Strength Myomer. The TRO entry in the magazine (p. 58) specifies the TSM has 4 criticals in the RT, 2 in the LT. The downloadable record sheets do not have TSM criticals labeled. Additionally, there is no free space on the record sheet for 4/2 criticals of TSM in the RT/LT, because a Double Heat Sink has been placed in the RT (meaning there is only 1 critical available in the RT).

2 Solutions are possible: Either, On the record sheet, move the Double Heat Sink to the the RA (the only location with 3 criticals) and install the TSM as described on p. 58.
Alternatively, change the TRO entry on p. 58 to place the TSM between locations with space, for example, 2 criticals each in LA, LT, and RA.

GreekFire · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 July 2022, 15:19:19 »

Shrapnel 9, Dezgra, p.71

Replace "a black Flashman with emerald-green lines slashed across it" with "an emerald-green Flashman with black lines slashed across it"

ShroudedSciuridae · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 September 2022, 07:02:56 »

Issue #10

- Cover says Issue #9. A printed copy of that'll be worth an extra 50 cents some day!

- Undefeated. Two scenes enroute to the Nadir Jump Point, then the final scene enroute to the Zenith Jump Point. Fits thematically with the story, not so with astrophysics.

S.gage · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 December 2022, 11:17:53 »

Issue # 11

Before I report the issue, I love the section "Information Software at War". Alternate naming for BattleMechs is such an awesome piece of world building, something that led me to buy German TROs for my campaigns lol!!!

Problem: p. 131, "TABLE I: AN ABRIDGED LIST OF EARLY BATTLEMECH REPORTING NAMES", "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces":
"...
Hammerhands: FS Type-05
...
Wolverine: FS Type-05"

Reason: It seems unlikely (and awfully confusing) to give both the Hammerhands and Wolverine the same designation.

Solution: Since the Hammerhands was earlier, change the reported designation for the Hammerhands to "FS Type-04"

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 April 2023, 01:56:06 »

Shrapnel #11, page 9 of PDF and PoD editions, story Up Close

"His cockpit was burning hot, most of his heat syncs were
nonfunctioning,"

Should be heat sinks

S.gage · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 June 2023, 21:07:31 »

Shrapnel #13, record sheets

Two potential problems.

Problem: ALB-5U is described as based on the ALB-5W. The technical readout has torso armor center - 45/15 and left/right - 30/10. The record sheet has torso armor center - 48/12 and left/right - 28/12.

Solution: 1. Keep the record sheet profile, and update the technical readout on p. 50
or
2. Keep the technical readout armor profile, and change the record sheet to reflect the armor profile described in the technical readout (preferred, as the description on p. 45 explains the -5U is based on the -5W, so it would make sense it would have the same armor profile)

================================================

Problem: ALB-5W is described as the basis for the ALB-5W "Dantalion" (implied: similar but not the same). The technical readout differs from the record sheet, in that the record sheet removes the left torso ER small laser and downgrades the cockpit to a small cockpit, using the extra 1.5 tons to add a laser AMS. However, the record sheet appears to be the same as the ALB-5W "Dantalion".

Solution: 1. Keep the record sheet, and update the technical readout on p. 51
or
2. Change the record sheet to reflect the technical readout on p. 51 (preferred, as this would make the ALB-5W, the basis for "Dantalion", slightly different from Precentor Dantalion's personal BattleMech).

Sartris · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 June 2023, 15:13:22 »

these issues are being investigated, thanks for the heads up.

Sartris · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 June 2023, 15:14:38 »

Issue #13 PoD

Pg 47

BV for the ALB-6U is slightly off. It should be changed from 2159 to 2162.

Kojak · « **Reply #27 on:** 16 September 2023, 02:12:28 »

Issue #14, PDF, pg. 175

Error: This story is dated 19 February 3133. However, this particular Capellan invasion of the Republic (Operation Great Flood) did not begin until 6 May 3134, per Era Report: Dark Age, pg. 10. Likewise, the Gùn OmniMech that appears in this story does not debut until 3134.

Suggested Correction: Change the story's datestamp to sometime in July or later of 3134, reflecting the fact that Tall Trees is far enough from the main axis of the Capellan advance that it probably would not have been hit until at least a couple months into the offensive.

Stinger · « **Reply #28 on:** 01 December 2023, 14:08:33 »

Issue #4 pg 129

PPC Diagram at the end of PPCs by Matthew Cross

The name on the Diagram should be Dr. Andrew T. Franchir, not Andrew T. Franchise.

Autocorrect got me when working with layout on the diagram.

ShroudedSciuridae · « **Reply #29 on:** 14 December 2023, 13:57:43 »

Never Trust the Recruitment Posters (#12) & Six Months on the Float (#15)

Date mismatch. First part dated 1 June 3025, second part is undated but begins a retelling of events immediately after the first. Only needs minor changes to three sentences:

- "So yeah, we didn’t arrive in Memphis until mid-June after leaving Galatea the first week in January."
Change to "So yeah, we didn’t arrive in Memphis until mid-December after leaving Galatea the first week in June"

- "Pat, who grew up in someplace called New York, spent the beginning of the journey wearing sweaters and stuff, and by the end had busted out shorts and T-shirts."
Change to "Pat, who grew up in someplace called New York, spent the beginning of the journey wearing shorts and T-shirts, and by the end had busted out sweaters and stuff."

- "Of course, that time has been spent doing all the maintenance tasks we couldn’t do since we first latched on to that first JumpShip back in January"
Change to June

Otherwise timeline is fine, depart 1 June, 12 days to jump point (per Six Months and CO p. 100), 28 jumps with a lucky transfer or two and you're right at mid December.

The seemingly more elegant alternative of changing the Never Trust date to January would not work as Carlyle would not have been on Galatea in January

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #30 on:** 14 December 2023, 16:17:21 »

Shrapnel 15, page 245

"Originally published in the July 3135 issue of Mercenary Commander, MRBC press, Galatea. Accessed from aboard CSF Naglfar, 13 February 3152"

Delete the word "from"

(let this be a lesson to everyone, always triple-check when you're doing edits after fact check)

ShroudedSciuridae · « **Reply #31 on:** 05 January 2024, 14:13:07 »

Shrapnel #8, Better Days

"12 December 3015"
Issue: Anton was dead and buried by December 3015. Brush Wars (pp. 25-26 & 37) have Abadan being attacked October 3014.
Correction: Adjust date to 12 October 3014

"They’d been on Holt when the Fifth Regulan Hussars arrived...That had been scarcely two months ago."
Issue: Brush Wars (p. 37) has initial Holt attack as September 3014
Correction: Change to "That had been scarcely a month ago."

00Dawg · « **Reply #32 on:** 13 February 2024, 11:26:28 »

Shrapnel #15, A lesson learned
p.12, 1st sentence
"the Legion's customary camouflage pattern, grays and greens"

Issue: There's no green in the GDL paint scheme, per CSO.
Suggested correction: "the Legion's customary camouflage pattern, gray on gray"

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #33 on:** 14 March 2024, 05:15:54 »

Shrapnel #14, Campaign: Water Raid.

Page 193 and 194. At the end of the Special Conditions section add "Add a cumulative +1 to the dice roll for every roll after the first"

(another cry for no matter how many editing passes you do, do one more!)

Kojak · « **Reply #34 on:** 19 March 2024, 01:30:40 »

Shrapnel #16

Unit Digest: Tarantulas Battalion, p. 139

Quote

When the Tarantulas were assembled in 3129, they followed the template set by General Cameron: three Stars of fast heavy and assault OmniMechs, three Stars of Elementals, fifteen hovertanks, and a wing of aerospace fighters.

Fifteen should be changed to forty-five.

Quote

Like their sister battalions, the Tarantulas doubled their ground forces, expanding to the size of a full Clan Cluster.

This should be changed to "Like their sister battalions, the Tarantulas doubled their 'Mech and battlesuit forces, and cut their hovertank contingent by a third. They were now nearly the size of a full Clan Cluster."

As the author of this article I probably should have caught this before it was published, but c'est la vie.

Cache · « **Reply #35 on:** 20 March 2024, 20:32:22 »

Shrapnel #16

Interior art credits, p. 2

Duane Loose is listed. I do not see any of his art in this issue. The Texas-class battleship pictured on pp. 116-117 originally appeared in Technical Readout: 2750 and (I believe) is credited to Dana Knutson, who is not included in the credits for this issue.