The Rasalhague Dominion: Friend of a Friend (but not your Friend)

[Kerfuffin(925)]

It's gonna have inner sphere plasma yo keep with the mix tech.

IS Plasma is one of my favorite weapons for how versatile and cool it is, but man is it hard to justify 7t for the gun and ammo alone that has the same range as a clan medium laser.
On something that slow it can’t afford to have short ranged stuff like that, unless it’s a total rebuild I can’t see that happening.

[Foxx Ital]

IS Plasma is one of my favorite weapons for how versatile and cool it is, but man is it hard to justify 7t for the gun and ammo alone that has the same range as a clan medium laser.
On something that slow it can’t afford to have short ranged stuff like that, unless it’s a total rebuild I can’t see that happening.

I was mostly ribbing restless as I knew what he would  least like ^_^.

[SteveRestless]

ah but I like the Clan Plasma Cannons even less

[marauder648]

Just had a bit of a 'bloody hell!' moment.

I think we can agree that this.



In the politest possible way is bad art for the cannoical look at the Ghost Bear.  And i've asked an artist friend of mine to look at doing it better. Whilst looking for references etc I got wondering about a 'banana for scale'. The obvious one is the Polar Bear which is a BIG animal.

Its about 5' tall at the shoulder, fully grown. A Ghost Bear is around the 7'5 mark at the shoulder. And if both animals were stood up on their hind legs, the Polar Bear would be 10' tall. A Ghost Bear is around 16' tall. Thats a whole ME taller!



Thats a banana for scale for a human vs polar bear. or if you had a 10 foot tall human and a 16 foot human.

https://www.mrinitialman.com/OddsEnds/Sizes/sizes.html?base_ft=10&base_in=0&comp_ft=16&comp_in=0

A fully grown Ghost Bear, springing from Ambush and rearing up to strike would probably stagger a 20 ton Mech! And the Ghost Bear's go out hunting these things with spears! O_o

[Foxx Ital]

Just had a bit of a 'bloody hell!' moment.

I think we can agree that this.



In the politest possible way is bad art for the cannoical look at the Ghost Bear.  And i've asked an artist friend of mine to look at doing it better. Whilst looking for references etc I got wondering about a 'banana for scale'. The obvious one is the Polar Bear which is a BIG animal.

Its about 5' tall at the shoulder, fully grown. A Ghost Bear is around the 7'5 mark at the shoulder. And if both animals were stood up on their hind legs, the Polar Bear would be 10' tall. A Ghost Bear is around 16' tall. Thats a whole ME taller!



Thats a banana for scale for a human vs polar bear. or if you had a 10 foot tall human and a 16 foot human.

https://www.mrinitialman.com/OddsEnds/Sizes/sizes.html?base_ft=10&base_in=0&comp_ft=16&comp_in=0

A fully grown Ghost Bear, springing from Ambush and rearing up to strike would probably stagger a 20 ton Mech! And the Ghost Bear's go out hunting these things with spears! O_o

 At least there's no shame if you come back empty handed? There's a reason no poachers have come back after hunting them. The question is do they have 4 legs or 6?

[marauder648]

Four legs. Six would look...odd!

[truetanker]

Except their emblem has 6... and I believe they have that as well.

TT

[Jellico]

. The question is do they have 4 legs or 6?

Depends on how many hunters they dismember.

[SteveRestless]

Six Legs means 50% more bear hugs!

[Zeruel]

Depends on how many hunters they dismember.

This :D

More seriously though, it has 4
From what I recall, the idea it might have 6 comes from a passage in one of the novels describing a Bear Khan wearing the pelt of a ghost bear saying something like "the middle legs tied around his waist like a belt" ...thus implying the bear had a middle set of legs...that and the logo having 6 legs, but nothing has ever been shown in cannon stating 6 legs really, with the few canon depictions showing 4 legs I believe
The novel passage isn't very clear what is meant, and the logo is most likely just a stylized starburst thing (or I think someone once said they thought of it as the claws whirling about in an attack)

[(SMD)MadCow]

Minsk looks nice, somehow I'm expecting one of those gauss rifles to turn into a large pulse laser.

[DOC_Agren]

A fully grown Ghost Bear, springing from Ambush and rearing up to strike would probably stagger a 20 ton Mech! And the Ghost Bear's go out hunting these things with spears! O_o

I have always enjoyed playing the native wildlife against mech forces, every since I got to be the native ants on a rim world that to groups of pirates were fighting on.

and on the Ghost Bear going out and hunting 1 with spears..  Is the Brave or Foolish?

[David CGB]

I have always enjoyed playing the native wildlife against mech forces, every since I got to be the native ants on a rim world that to groups of pirates were fighting on.

and on the Ghost Bear going out and hunting 1 with spears..  Is the Brave or Foolish?

I would say both in equal amounts

[Foxx Ital]

I would say both in equal amounts

Could be worse, you could have to try and brand a man eating horse.

[Zeruel]

Just had a bit of a 'bloody hell!' moment.

I think we can agree that this.



In the politest possible way is bad art for the cannoical look at the Ghost Bear.

I find it strange that Sarna has that little image of the Ghost Bear for the wiki page, and not the one from FM:Warden Clans

[Zeruel]

do you guys think the Bears will get anything in the ilClan TRO/Recognition Guides?
and if so, what do you all want to see us get the most?

personally, I'm pretty pessimistic here, but I feel like the Bears are going to be sitting this one out...hibernation season hasn't come to an end yet...we probably won't be doing anything until after the ilClan is named and we get into the new storyline, so I'm guessing no new toys for us

BUT, if we do get something, I'd like to see a new Omni Medium to replace the Viper seeing as we don't make them anymore

[Kerfuffin(925)]

do you guys think the Bears will get anything in the ilClan TRO/Recognition Guides?
and if so, what do you all want to see us get the most?

personally, I'm pretty pessimistic here, but I feel like the Bears are going to be sitting this one out...hibernation season hasn't come to an end yet...we probably won't be doing anything until after the ilClan is named and we get into the new storyline, so I'm guessing no new toys for us

BUT, if we do get something, I'd like to see a new Omni Medium to replace the Viper seeing as we don't make them anymore

I’m sure we’ll get some garbage refit, that we also somehow share with WiE. And an executioner variant.
A good viper replacement would be nice, but I really want a new Executioner, a modern one without fixed JJ and a better distribution of armor. Or anything in the 95t range, clans only have half a dozen or so mechs in that weight.

[Foxx Ital]

I’m sure we’ll get some garbage refit, that we also somehow share with WiE. And an executioner variant.
A good viper replacement would be nice, but I really want a new Executioner, a modern one without fixed JJ and a better distribution of armor. Or anything in the 95t range, clans only have half a dozen or so mechs in that weight.

 Careful what you say about executioners around big Z. ;)
 Id be down for a viper mkII.

[Tyler Jorgensson]

Fire Moth Mark III? A new Kingfisher variant or two? Definitely a Viper II.

[Jellico]

Yes.

Omnis seem to be getting more variants so there is that. The question is which Omnis.

[Foxx Ital]

I know no one wants to hear this but.... I'd like to see us get a new light or medium omni asf.

[David CGB]

I know no one wants to hear this but.... I'd like to see us get a new light or medium omni asf.

I would love that news

[Jellico]

What are you hoping for that a Sulla doesn't do? The Wusun shows the problems with up armouring.

[Foxx Ital]

What are you hoping for that a Sulla doesn't do? The Wusun shows the problems with up armouring.

 I want something that looks cool and wastes C-bills. Also maybe a lam for the lol's.

[Zeruel]

Fire Moth Mark III? A new Kingfisher variant or two? Definitely a Viper II.

Fire moth III, I hope not...lore-wise it's supposed to be our BA taxi, and we still build the original...I don't see us needing a new light Omni for that role

A new Kingfisher config is interesting, but we don't build it anymore, so I think I'd rather just see a new Assault Omni replacement for it

[Zeruel]

I’m sure we’ll get some garbage refit, that we also somehow share with WiE. And an executioner variant.
A good viper replacement would be nice, but I really want a new Executioner, a modern one without fixed JJ and a better distribution of armor. Or anything in the 95t range, clans only have half a dozen or so mechs in that weight.

I always felt JJs should not be pod mountable, or more recently I've been thinking that maybe pod mounted jets should at least be more bulky, like 1 extra ton or 2 crits

[Zeruel]

 I want something that looks cool and wastes C-bills. Also maybe a lam for the lol's.

Hmmm, some kind of BA taxi LAM

[Tyler Jorgensson]

Fire moth III, I hope not...lore-wise it's supposed to be our BA taxi, and we still build the original...I don't see us needing a new light Omni for that role

A new Kingfisher config is interesting, but we don't build it anymore, so I think I'd rather just see a new Assault Omni replacement for it

I mean a Fire Moth III would be a ‘replacement’ for the Fire Moth II because ya know it was terrible (at least IMO).

I forgot we no longer produced it: so yes a replacement for it. Take some Gargoyle or Executioner configs and mod them to a Kingfisher chassis. 

[Zeruel]

I mean a Fire Moth III would be a ‘replacement’ for the Fire Moth II because ya know it was terrible (at least IMO).

I wouldn't call the Fire Moth II a replacement for the original though, kind of it's own thing

[Kerfuffin(925)]

They certainly need a Executioner/Kingfisher replacement. They only produce ancient Executioners as omnis in the DA. Although almost every assault in the MUL for them are 4/6, aside from a few.
A medium scout or new BA ferry would be ideal.