I don't frequent the forums much, but I know there are forum goers who don't use Facebook, and I wanted to get the message out to as many as I can.
I'm going to be running an introductory Battletech Alpha Strike event at Texas Toy Solider in Carrollton on Oct 2, from 10:00am - 6:00pm.
While this is targeted to players who are new to Battletech, or new to Alpha Strike, it is open to anyone who wants to show up and have fun.
The basic narrative and event layout below. Anyone who has questions, please reach out to me.
Seventeenth Battle of Hesperus
This battle for Hesperus II began on 3 January 3145 when a joint Jade Falcon / Hell's Horses force, led by Khan Malvina Hazen, landed on the planet. Archon Trillian Steiner had received word of the impending attack from Loki agents, but the weakened LCAF lacked the means to repulse the invasion themselves. Instead, Archon Steiner implemented a different stratagem: she ordered Loki to leak word of the invasion to Khan Alaric Ward, correctly guessing that he'd react by mounting a counter-invasion of his own.
Additionally, she sought aid from First Prince Julian Davion, pleading the shared history of the two Houses, and what he know would happen if the Jade Falcons won. Davion, under pressures from the Draconis Combine at the time, was unable to spare more than a token force, but agreed to send what help he could. Unbeknownst to either leader, Draconis Combine ISF agents learned of the attack, and sent forces of their own, for reasons known only to the Coordinator himself.
Records show small numbers of various other Clan and House units, as well as several mercenary units, also took to the field, for reasons even less clear than those of the Combine.
This is an introductory BattleTech Alpha Strike event.
Players will bring a 200 PV list from the Master Unit List (MUL), representing either the Clan or the Inner Sphere. Clan players must use all Clan mechs. Inner Sphere players may not have more than half their force (by model count) as Clan mechs. Players may bring more than one list, but may only play one list at a time (see Reinforcements below). The only Special Abilities being used for this introductory event are CASE, CASE II, ENE, MEL, and OVL.
If players do not have models, demo lists and models will be available.
Reinforcements
This will be an ongoing, all day event. Players are encouraged to join or leave the game as suits their needs. Players joining the game after the start, are reinforcing units, arriving from reserve or having completed a flanking maneuver. Player deploying as Reinforcements will move on from any board edge on their initiative. Additionally, players whose unit has been completely destroyed, may reenter the game as Reinforcements, using either the same or a different list. While it is encouraged that players changing lists before rejoining the game should remain with the same side (Clan or Inner Sphere), there is no requirement to do so.
