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« Reply #840 on: 08 April 2020, 21:21:53 »
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #841 on: 09 April 2020, 17:44:37 »
Guys if you are not a pateron of Anthony Scroggins find $2 a month to do so, he just posted the new Stalker sculpt and it is Phenomenal

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #842 on: 09 April 2020, 17:51:04 »
It’s the stalker I always wanted

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« Reply #843 on: 09 April 2020, 19:49:35 »
Is it just me, or did they manage to include several bits from the old Japanese version?
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« Reply #844 on: 09 April 2020, 20:54:10 »
Is it just me, or did they manage to include several bits from the old Japanese version?

the LL and torso look like it. either way it looks so much better than the old model.


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« Reply #845 on: 09 April 2020, 22:29:55 »
Where we left off August 2018

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On 1 January, 3151 an entire fleet of clan vessels arrived in terran space, inexplicably untouched by the Wall. The challenge broadcast by the flagship....

I'm waiting to find out.

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« Reply #846 on: 09 April 2020, 22:34:23 »
Where we left off August 2018

is this where hanse wakes up in bed and realizes it was all dream?

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« Reply #847 on: 09 April 2020, 22:58:16 »
is this where hanse wakes up in bed and realizes it was all dream?
I mean... I wouldn't say no to that.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #848 on: 09 April 2020, 23:03:09 »
depends. i was thinking of that episode of the twilight zone where the earth was moving toward the sun and everything was burning up. at the end the protagonist wakes up from the dream - but the earth wasn't ok, it was moving farther away from the sun instead


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« Reply #849 on: 09 April 2020, 23:22:58 »
Oh, I was thinking of the show Dallas and its many spoofs. In your version, how many Clans are there?

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« Reply #850 on: 09 April 2020, 23:36:03 »
fewer. i never found it credible that only three clans got eaten before revival. i've got seven at the low end if the clans acted as aggressively as they were supposed to... up to twelve if they switch to pillow-fighting and "hold me back" warfare after the golden century. smaller numbers would have meant more personality instead of having generic clan but we use vehicles or generic clan but we use warships or generic clan but we use drugs

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« Reply #851 on: 10 April 2020, 00:30:35 »
Where we left off August 2018
On 1 January, 3151 an entire fleet of clan vessels arrived in terran space, inexplicably untouched by the Wall. The challenge broadcast by the flagship....
I'm waiting to find out.

Likewise. Much as I enjoyed Shattered Fortress when it was released, to have it end on that cliffhanger - and no answer as to what caused the Blackout - was a bit of a let-down. Mostly because it would be literally years before we did get an answer. Still, with any luck, we'll see a resolution this year or next.

Regarding which Clan owned that fleet, it could a multi-Clan force rather than just the Wolves or Falcons. Perhaps a coalition of Bears, Foxes, Ravens and Horses brokered by Devlin Stone. None of them would be too thrilled at seeing the Falcons claim the ilClan mantle at this stage.

smaller numbers would have meant more personality instead of having generic clan but we use vehicles or generic clan but we use warships or generic clan but we use drugs

Each to their own, but since the Field Manuals and Warriors of Kerensky sourcebooks came out the Clans always had more nuance and individuality than that (IMHO at least). Much like how the 18 Space Marine Legions from the Horus Heresy were built from the same template and have some overlap, but each is most certainly an individual entity in its own right.

'generic clan but we use vehicles' - also emphasizes infantry, suffering from internal division between Crusader leaders and Warden rank and file (at least when first introduced), decent relations between castes, the Branding ritual, oscillates between following another Clan and forging its own path

'generic clan but we use warships' - heavily utilizes fighters and ground forces together, Machiavellian both internally and towards other Clans, paranoia and distrust are endemic even within castes and Bloodname houses

'generic clan but we use drugs' - emphasize marksmanship, venerate history and artifacts, Seekers, egalitarian attitude towards freeborns, mascot animals kept by Scorpion warriors, somewhat isolationist but not hostile to outsiders
All Clan totems are equal but some are more equal than others.

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The Third Star League's view of the Succession Wars, plagiarised from an ancient Terran historian's judgement of the Thirty Years War.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #852 on: 10 April 2020, 01:00:13 »
Each to their own, but since the Field Manuals and Warriors of Kerensky sourcebooks came out the Clans always had more nuance and individuality than that (IMHO at least). Much like how the 18 Space Marine Legions from the Horus Heresy were built from the same template and have some overlap, but each is most certainly an individual entity in its own right.

'generic clan but we use vehicles' - also emphasizes infantry, suffering from internal division between Crusader leaders and Warden rank and file (at least when first introduced), decent relations between castes, the Branding ritual, oscillates between following another Clan and forging its own path

'generic clan but we use warships' - heavily utilizes fighters and ground forces together, Machiavellian both internally and towards other Clans, paranoia and distrust are endemic even within castes and Bloodname houses

'generic clan but we use drugs' - emphasize marksmanship, venerate history and artifacts, Seekers, egalitarian attitude towards freeborns, mascot animals kept by Scorpion warriors, somewhat isolationist but not hostile to outsiders

bleh. that's all fine if you have a GW-sized staff to flesh these things out. with a small writing cadre, it's a lot of words wasted on clans that mean almost nothing to the overall plot. the WoR was a welcome (if late) acknowledgement that there was too little butter to spread over too much bread

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« Reply #853 on: 10 April 2020, 02:50:55 »
bleh. that's all fine if you have a GW-sized staff to flesh these things out. with a small writing cadre, it's a lot of words wasted on clans that mean almost nothing to the overall plot. the WoR was a welcome (if late) acknowledgement that there was too little butter to spread over too much bread

Given that said wars actually increased the number of clans in the 'sphere, I'd say they were fairly ineffective, to boot. Although that was a wizkids thing, IIRC.




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« Reply #854 on: 10 April 2020, 03:45:28 »
Given that said wars actually increased the number of clans in the 'sphere, I'd say they were fairly ineffective, to boot. Although that was a wizkids thing, IIRC.

They only added two more, neither of which got an entry in the Touring the Stars faction overviews and were otherwise marginalized during the Wizkids era. Since Catalyst took over both have since been given small but important roles in the post-Blackout timeline: Malvina's rise to power with Horses support, and the FedSuns disaster at Palmyra leading to the fall of New Avalon, albeit Raven treachery is strongly implied rather than explicit.

Hopefully that trend will continue for both in the ilClan sourcebook(s). Especially if the Horses manage to redeem themselves by helping bring Malvina down.
All Clan totems are equal but some are more equal than others.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #855 on: 10 April 2020, 08:12:26 »
I'm looking for the Gray Watch Protocol book, i got read sample of it in last year's Redemption Rift PoD novella.
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« Reply #856 on: 10 April 2020, 08:50:25 »
I'm looking for the Gray Watch Protocol book, i got read sample of it in last year's Redemption Rift PoD novella.

What was the synopsis?

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #857 on: 10 April 2020, 11:02:08 »
Coming Soon - New Installments of Touring the Stars!

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« Reply #858 on: 10 April 2020, 11:24:50 »
Coming Soon - New Installments of Touring the Stars!

Friday, April 17 - Touring the Stars: Gulf Breeze
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« Reply #859 on: 10 April 2020, 11:59:29 »
Woot! Looking forward to the two new Touring the Stars.

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« Reply #860 on: 10 April 2020, 12:07:46 »
Ooo cover upgrade!

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« Reply #861 on: 10 April 2020, 12:36:32 »
Coming Soon - New Installments of Touring the Stars!

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Excellent news gulf breeze looks great
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« Reply #862 on: 10 April 2020, 14:02:53 »
I'm excited for it, but i thought that station was O'Neil like station.
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« Reply #863 on: 10 April 2020, 14:04:09 »
What was the synopsis?

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In the 32nd Century, the Republic of the Sphere is beset on all sides, its enemies seeking the most important weapon in the Inner Sphere: interstellar communication. As the forces of the Capellan Confederation advance toward the heart of the crumbling Republic, they are laser-focused on the one goal that will give them the upper hand and help destroy the Republic once and for all: the planet of Northwind.

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« Reply #864 on: 10 April 2020, 14:51:39 »
Will there be stats on the space station??
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #865 on: 10 April 2020, 16:59:06 »


So much goodness.
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« Reply #866 on: 10 April 2020, 17:32:04 »
I've always found it hilarious that the engineers could find room for a hand with an LRM-15 and Medium Laser mounted to an arm, but not two Medium Lasers...

Still... sweet renders!   8)

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« Reply #867 on: 10 April 2020, 17:35:15 »
The Zeus has gained weight. Chonky Zeus. EDIT Might be a megachonk even.
The Trebuchet actually looks like Trebuchet now, compared to how it looked when we last saw it, i think. Might be just the angle though.
The Longbow's okay, though i still wish there was a MWDA/Mechwarrior IV sculpt. Goes with other classics certainly, but comes in wrong pack (just like the Crusader).
The Stalker looks OK. I was afraid it would become too MWO-ish or too much like the Stalker II.


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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XV: Pitter Patter Let's Get At'er
« Reply #868 on: 10 April 2020, 17:47:53 »
Not sure I like the feet on the stalker or elbows on the trebuchet, but otherwise good.

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« Reply #869 on: 10 April 2020, 17:51:10 »
This is the first time I felt this way since the beginning of the redesigns, but I'm really not a fan of the Treb. It doesn't feel like a Treb, I feel like it's lost too much of it's original design in its redesign process.

I am solidly in love with the Longbow and Stalker though.
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