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JA Baker

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Seeking information on the Helm system
« on: 06 February 2020, 09:22:46 »
Basically looking for any additional information on Helm and its system that isn't in Price Of Glory or the Sarna.net page. Specifically, late Star League era Helm.

Other Planets in the system? Space-based industry? Recharge stations? Orbital infrastructure?
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2020, 10:50:00 »
FM: SLDF p. 110 has some info - the 7th Fleet’s resupply base is in the asteroid belt.  There is an emergency supply cache at the Nagayan Mountain Castle Brian.  There is a supply depot in Freeport.

Handbook: House Marik p. 70 profiles Helm as having been an agricultural colony.  So, it is unlikely there was orbital industry.  It has no satellites, and there are at least three other planets in the system, leaving Helm as the 4th.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2020, 11:24:24 »
First Succession War’s opening fiction is set on Helm, and the planet’s mentioned (though not thoroughly described) elsewhere in the book in the context of the 1SW.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2020, 13:01:43 »
IMO your best bet to get more detail on Helm . . . is using the MWDA novel set on the planet.  Its one of the later ones where the Wolves & Lyrans are hitting the MSC Silverhawk Irregulars who are the defenders.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2020, 16:31:11 »
Quote from: Arkansas Warrior on 06 February 2020, 11:24:24
First Succession War’s opening fiction is set on Helm
...and that books only available from one seller on Amazon for over $1k.

Not the sort of money I'm able to just throw around
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2020, 16:58:18 »
PDF it . . .

Hopefully it might get a new print run after the KS is over, but that remains to be seen.
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"Greetings, Mechwarrior. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Daoshen and the Capellan armada."

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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #6 on: 24 February 2020, 19:54:53 »
Quote from: JA Baker on 24 February 2020, 16:31:11
...and that books only available from one seller on Amazon for over $1k.

Not the sort of money I'm able to just throw around
https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-first-succession-war-pdf


And you don’t have to.  It’s $15 for the PDF on the CGL store.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #7 on: 24 February 2020, 19:57:15 »
Probably DriveThru too, if you prefer them...
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #8 on: 26 February 2020, 06:36:55 »
OK, got the PDF. Was hoping that someone would be able to direct me to where I could get it legally.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #9 on: 05 March 2020, 09:52:18 »
Quote from: JA Baker on 26 February 2020, 06:36:55
OK, got the PDF. Was hoping that someone would be able to direct me to where I could get it legally.

Arkansas Warrior linked to the PDF version - the legal one.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #10 on: 05 March 2020, 11:18:05 »
Quote from: haesslich on 05 March 2020, 09:52:18
Arkansas Warrior linked to the PDF version - the legal one.
...which is the one I then went and bought.

Apologies if I didn't make it clear: I was hoping that someone could point me in the direction of where I could legally acquire a PDF of the book, given how expensive a physical copy was.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #11 on: 05 March 2020, 13:33:24 »
i would suggest checking drivethrurpg as well. Catalyst has most of their stuff on PDF there for sale as well, and if you create an account the site remembers your purchase so you can redownload if your copy gets deleted or corrupted, also if there is an update fixing errors.
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #12 on: 05 March 2020, 15:38:01 »
Quote from: glitterboy2098 on 05 March 2020, 13:33:24
i would suggest checking drivethrurpg as well. Catalyst has most of their stuff on PDF there for sale as well, and if you create an account the site remembers your purchase so you can redownload if your copy gets deleted or corrupted, also if there is an update fixing errors.
I have an account with them from something (I forget what) I backed on Kickstarter
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Re: Seeking information on the Helm system
« Reply #13 on: 06 March 2020, 00:36:19 »
sadly they are two separate systems though, so buying from one won't add to your library on the other.
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