I'll be alright for the second week of January, any day of the week barring that Tuesday.
Work schedule went official today. I'm off every Friday and Saturday for the next five weeks.
Few things to consider. Game Empire was considerably busier on Saturday vs Sunday. I have no idea what they look like on Fridays. I'm OK with starting earlier on Saturdays if everyone else is. I would rather avoid playing during the day on Fridays as traffic just plain sucks around here anymore on weekdays. Don't suppose if anyone knows if you can reserve tables with GE? I'm also OK with hosting games up here at Pair of Dice or my humble abode, but I know that is a long drive for everyone else.
I am the type to play a single campaign for literally years. So I can go with the flow, personally. lol, I enjoy a challenge, but I don't like being "GMs Wrathed" into oblivion because the campaign is swinging in the players' favor. "Your reinforcements miss-jumped, too bad..." has happened once or twice in the same game year.
First and foremost, I will never intentionally "GM Wrath" someone. My vision for an Alpha Strike campaign, for the players, is something that does present a challenge, but can be overcome with planning and good decision making. However, this is Battletech, so we all have to be prepared for the dice doing some crazy ass BS now and again. :crazy: And as a first run Alpha Strike campaign, I'm thinking probably something along the lines of planetary conquest or defense. If all goes well, perhaps then spinning the involved units off into something bigger.
Having player units disappear due to a mis-jump? Twice?! That's some pretty petty BS is you ask me. Did the GM get beaten? :beatdown: