Anyone had a chance to read Queer Tales From The Inner Sphere?

[Shin Ji]

I just this moment found out about it, and it seems pretty neat! You can find it here as a free download: https://prideanthology.itch.io/2023

[Euphonium]

I didn't know this existed - thank you for sharing!

[Gorgon]

Oh cool, I didn't know about it. Thank you for sharing!

[glitterboy2098]

not yet. i do know it caused the biggest battletech reddit board to self destruct, and the creation of an official catalyst recognized reddit as a replacement.

honestly i like the new board better, much more vibrant.

[SteelRaven]

Heard about it from a friend, waiting to hear their review. Ether way, happy to see more BT fandom.

[Gorgon]

not yet. i do know it caused the biggest battletech reddit board to self destruct, and the creation of an official catalyst recognized reddit as a replacement.

honestly i like the new board better, much more vibrant.

Oh. Wow. Good on CGL and Stackpole. Also that must be up there with the dumbest homophobic fig leaves. As if the need to fight for gay rights and celebrate queer sexuality had only been invented in '89 or something.

[glitterboy2098]

Oh. Wow. Good on CGL and Stackpole. Also that must be up there with the dumbest homophobic fig leaves. As if the need to fight for gay rights and celebrate queer sexuality had only been invented in '89 or something.

we do need to be careful of rule 4 here. but i agree that those moderators were being real idiots. sadly that isn't exactly an uncommon thing right now. :(

[SteelRaven]

Why game sites are applauding how it was handled. Battletech is for everyone.

[Lorcan Nagle]

Yeah guys, let's not discuss the Reddit issues here.  It hits both Rule 4 and Rule 7.

[RazorclawXLS]

Hey, don't rain on other people's parades. People have the right to feel proud that they did something worthwhile in their lives, like having a reddit that was full of racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and other kinds of bigoted behavior happen their on the daily basis, cleaned out. Anybody who has been on that reddit knows what I am talking about.

[SteelRaven]

Discussions have a tendency to wander so no harm reminding us to stay on topic.

Again: haven't read it myself but waiting to hear my friends review. I'm really behind on my reading, just happy to see more from the BT community at large 

[ColBosch]

I knew I came back at the right time.

[Greatclub]

Catalyst Game Labs’ newly minted community and marketing director Rem Alternis

New CGL peep? They have a handle here yet?

https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23751545/battletech-reddit-lgbtq-fanzine-moderators-ban-toxic

[tassa_kay]

Well, this longtime gay BattleTech fan certainly appreciates something like this even existing in the first place. And I appreciate it even more because it's not rainbow capitalism. It's free. Who gets mad about free stuff? And who gets mad about free stuff that they can choose not to read?  ???

[ActionButler]

*Mod hat on*

Real quick, because the anthology is technically a fan work, this discussion does belong in the FanFiction section, which is why we moved it out of General. We are absolutely not trying to follow in the footsteps of the Reddit implosion, this is just standard practice for fan-created works.

*Mod hat off*

I am really excited to read this when I have the opportunity. This is an excellent way to continue making the Battletech universe accessible and open to all fans.

[Liam's Ghost]

Am I really so old that when I saw the title "Queer Tales from the Inner Sphere"  my first thought was that it was talking about strange or spooky or possibly supernatural tales?

Yes. Yes I am.

[CitizenErased]

Well, this longtime gay BattleTech fan certainly appreciates something like this even existing in the first place. And I appreciate it even more because it's not rainbow capitalism. It's free. Who gets mad about free stuff? And who gets mad about free stuff that they can choose not to read?  ???

Came here to basically say the same thing as you. Cheers! 🏳️‍🌈

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Hmm, the site seems to be down at the moment.  I'll have to check it later.

[Tyler Jorgensson]

Just took a read: it’s not bad fan fiction with the exception of ONE of the endings which to me face planted at the finish line.

The thing about fiction in general, or any book/movie/comic etc, as Tassa stated: if you don’t like it you don’t have to read it. But for those that want to read something with a character like them or that they can relate to, it’s great to have representation out there in the world. Worlds a terrible place, I’m glad that theirs some good in there somewhere.

But alas let us not stray too close to any of the rules in general because remember: we love big stompy robots!

[CitizenErased]

Just took a read: it’s not bad fan fiction with the exception of ONE of the endings which to me face planted at the finish line.

If you mean the one I think you mean, yeah, that ending was a little on the nose for me (or at least, more like the setup for some high-end wish fulfillment smut), but what's a fan anthology without a little bit of cringe? :))

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Well, it was interesting.  A couple of those stories really could have stood to have an editor clean them up, but overall not bad for fanfic.

[DOC_Agren]

Am I really so old that when I saw the title "Queer Tales from the Inner Sphere"  my first thought was that it was talking about strange or spooky or possibly supernatural tales?

Yes. Yes I am.

sadly make that 2 of us

[tassa_kay]

Why don't we have a Scary Tales to Tell in the Dark-style anthology for BattleTech? I'd pay to read about a Canopian exploration mission finding creepy fish-men on Frobisher.

[SANSd20]

From my understanding, this is fanfic, correct?

Also, tassa_kay, I love your avitar.

[glitterboy2098]

Why don't we have a Scary Tales to Tell in the Dark-style anthology for BattleTech? I'd pay to read about a Canopian exploration mission finding creepy fish-men on Frobisher.

there have been a few short stories, like the black marauder stories, but nothing really intentionally done for a collection.

[ColBosch]

From my understanding, this is fanfic, correct?

Correct. While folks affiliated with CGL have shared it, it's not an official product.

[tassa_kay]

there have been a few short stories, like the black marauder stories, but nothing really intentionally done for a collection.

I wasn't necessarily gonna read the Black Marauder stories before, but I learned from one of the RecGuide notable pilot entries that there's a Snow Raven involved, and that intrigues me. Are they good?

Also, tassa_kay, I love your avitar.

Thank you! A dolled-up Karianna Schmitt because why not?  ;D

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I wasn't necessarily gonna read the Black Marauder stories before, but I learned from one of the RecGuide notable pilot entries that there's a Snow Raven involved, and that intrigues me. Are they good?

If you like horror stories, especially ones where the supernatural elements are done in a "maybe real, maybe not" manner. Most of the stories are collected into the anthology Marauder, but there's at least one that isn't (in Shrapnel #10).  The stories start during the Jihad but stretch into the Dark Age/IlClan era.

[tassa_kay]

If you like horror stories, especially ones where the supernatural elements are done in a "maybe real, maybe not" manner. Most of the stories are collected into the anthology Marauder, but there's at least one that isn't (in Shrapnel #10).  The stories start during the Jihad but stretch into the Dark Age/IlClan era.

I actually have that Shrapnel issue and I just this second bought the Marauder anthology. Yay, bedtime reading!

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I actually have that Shrapnel issue and I just this second bought the Marauder anthology. Yay, bedtime reading!

:thumbsup: