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ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #480 on:** 05 August 2011, 17:04:13 »

What's the deal with 2531 being the year of the founding of the Magistracy in Historical: Reunification War on page 16 in the left side-bar? Shouldn't it be 2530?

Moonsword · « **Reply #481 on:** 05 August 2011, 18:08:32 »

Probably a typo. Toss it into the errata thread if you think it's just wrong or Ask the Writers if you want to confirm that.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #482 on:** 10 August 2011, 14:16:53 »

I haven't got a reply in both boards.

And I deem it extremly disturbing to read about the Magistracy Free State founded in 2531...

Moonsword · « **Reply #483 on:** 10 August 2011, 14:24:54 »

Quote from: PrudentPanda on 10 August 2011, 14:16:53

I haven't got a reply in both boards.

Errata responses tend to be slow in my experience, plus a lot of the writers are still settling back in after GenCon.

Kit deSummersville · « **Reply #484 on:** 10 August 2011, 18:01:23 »

Quote from: Moonsword on 10 August 2011, 14:24:54

Errata responses tend to be slow in my experience, plus a lot of the writers are still settling back in after GenCon.

Or going camping, it seems.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #485 on:** 10 August 2011, 21:10:25 »

Quote from: PrudentPanda on 10 August 2011, 14:16:53

And I deem it extremly disturbing to read about the Magistracy Free State founded in 2531...

?

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #486 on:** 11 August 2011, 07:48:35 »

That's from H:RW. I hope, we'll get replies to that soon.

jimdigris · « **Reply #487 on:** 13 August 2011, 06:25:06 »

So,what is your favorite Canopian unit? Mine is the 1st Canopian Fusileers. I like the paint scheme. The 3rd Fusileers comes in second because they've been upgraded.

Neufeld · « **Reply #488 on:** 13 August 2011, 06:36:18 »

1st Canopian Light Horse. I like the logo and I like the history.

Ian Sharpe · « **Reply #489 on:** 13 August 2011, 06:50:28 »

2CLH, mostly for their use of VTOLs, use of camo, and using just the MOC standard as their own.

ShockaTime · « **Reply #490 on:** 13 August 2011, 10:24:18 »

Yeah I'm a Second Canopian Light horse fan as well.

jimdigris · « **Reply #491 on:** 13 August 2011, 12:29:53 »

Who do we have to talk to in order to get a paint scheme changed? That yellow with silver highlights for the 1st Cuirassiers annoys me to death. If we substitiuted black for silver, you could at least make it interesting.

Ian Sharpe · « **Reply #492 on:** 13 August 2011, 14:08:07 »

I'll post a pic up of a 1st Cuirassiers Tempest I bought(I know I didn't paint it but can't recall the artist). I think it looks pretty good with a flat, dark yellow.

Stormcrow · « **Reply #493 on:** 13 August 2011, 14:13:33 »

Third Fusiliers is my fave. Least fave is the First Cuirassiers, mainly due to their horrid paint scheme.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #494 on:** 13 August 2011, 18:32:49 »

I'm digging 3FUS as well both for the Capellan-Canopian ties and for all the spiffy rides they get. The color schemes are sweet too.

Alan Grant · « **Reply #495 on:** 16 August 2011, 22:46:29 »

Got a Canopian question.

The Raventhir name has sometimes been called Raventhiri (with an extra I at the end). Any idea what this is?

I'm still surprised that we know so little about this family, given how much prominence they have been given. Aside from a reference to a Succession War era Jason or John Raventhir, I think a regimental commander.

Maelwys · « **Reply #496 on:** 16 August 2011, 23:45:07 »

hmm, where do you see it as Raventhiri?

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Ah, there it is atleast twice in the Field Manual.

If I had to guess (and I do, since I don't know) its possible that the "iri" might symbolize a pluralization of the name.

For instance, its the Raventhir name, but if you were talking about all of the Raventhir family trees/bloodlines, you might just call them the Raventhiri. Of course, this is just speculation and I can't really back it up in any way shape or form :)

As to why we know so little...the eras that the Raventhiri seem to be most prominent in are some of the least detailed for Battletech. Near the end of the First Succession War, late in the Third Succession War...these are eras where there hasn't been much of anything written.

Alan Grant · « **Reply #497 on:** 17 August 2011, 12:59:04 »

That' a good theory, best I've heard actually.

Any theories on the ethnic/culture origin of the name?

Maelwys · « **Reply #498 on:** 17 August 2011, 13:21:35 »

Unfortunately no. Google isn't much help, mostly returning results on the Battletech name. And the MoC is enough of a melting pot that trying to simply guess is out as well (for me atleast). I mean, secondary languages for the MoC are Greek, Romanian, Urdu and Spanish. And the capital shares the name of a ancient Egyptian city, and one of their military formations is named "Highlanders."

So your guess is as good as mine :)

Alan Grant · « **Reply #499 on:** 17 August 2011, 13:26:44 »

The best I can find is the name Raveenthiran. Which I 'think' may be Indian in origin.

jimdigris · « **Reply #500 on:** 18 August 2011, 09:03:14 »

My guess is that it is simply made-up.

Gracus · « **Reply #501 on:** 18 August 2011, 17:22:01 »

Quote from: Maelwys on 26 July 2011, 11:20:32

No no. 3 ships named in TRO:Prototypes (that's still such a silly name really). Read the fluff.

3081 - Danai Centrella is reverse-engineered at Ares.
Late 3083 - Tuatha de Danaan launched.
3084 - Standard, alternating production begins with the Emerald Queen and Fuuzi
Presumably, production continued between 3084 and 3090. The fluff just says that the alternating production began with the Emerald Queen and the Fuuzi. Not that it ended with them. And I think we can all agree that there's no way those two ships took 6 years to build. Even at a rate of only 2 ships per year, that's another dozen Vengeances.

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As an (admittedly late) observation, the impression I got was that the Vengeance-DC isn't being produced. Rather, existing hulls are being modified. This might limit somewhat the number of ships of this type in existence, since the Vengeance must be bought from external sources.

The Canopians proved more than willing to allow
their vessel to be studied, in exchange for new hulls. In late
3083, Earthwerks launched the MCS Tuatha de Danann,
an almost-exact copy of the Danai Centrella.

Certainly, the Magistracy isn't producing the hulls, from this line. It may be that the CapCon is, but they haven't produced it in the past, and aren't, as of 3079.

Ian Sharpe · « **Reply #502 on:** 23 August 2011, 17:26:51 »

I think the yellow on these 1CC mechs looks very good.

Maelwys · « **Reply #503 on:** 24 August 2011, 00:05:29 »

Yeah, nice and flat, and not too bright.

So what are people's thoughts on the Theseus?

jimdigris · « **Reply #504 on:** 24 August 2011, 12:55:53 »

It's better than un-armored infantry. And given the Majestracy's traditional reliance on infantry, we should be chugging them out faster than the FedSuns.

Ian Sharpe · « **Reply #505 on:** 24 August 2011, 12:58:40 »

I like it overall, but still use some Fa Shih that fell off the back of the DropShip too. Can't wait until we get the mini of it. :)

jimdigris · « **Reply #506 on:** 02 September 2011, 07:45:05 »

Thesus battle armor should be up in the IWM store sometime soon. [drool]

ShockaTime · « **Reply #507 on:** 02 September 2011, 08:23:41 »

Quote from: jimdigris on 02 September 2011, 07:45:05

Thesus battle armor should be up in the IWM store sometime soon. [drool]

really looking forward to getting my hands on some of these. Using Asterions as a proxy just never felt right.

jimdigris · « **Reply #508 on:** 02 September 2011, 13:49:43 »

Quote from: ShockaTime on 02 September 2011, 08:23:41

really looking forward to getting my hands on some of these. Using Asterions as a proxy just never felt right.

I hear ya.

Nerroth · « **Reply #509 on:** 18 September 2011, 01:14:33 »

Has it been clarified which FWL world the Centrella line was based on prior to Kossandra's flight to Canopus IV? (And are there still branches of the family that stayed in the League, or did they all follow her lead into the Magistracy?)