Raven Alliance: The Shiny Red Button of Orbital Doom

[Jaim Magnus]

Guess who got the Kingfisher.

Makes me happy :)

[jimdigris]

It strikes me as odd that we're getting it considering that we already have two other assault mechs at roughly the same weight.

[Maingunnery]

It strikes me as odd that we're getting it considering that we already have two other assault mechs at roughly the same weight.

Yep, it seems that the Ravens have many Mediums and Assaults.

[Jaim Magnus]

It strikes me as odd that we're getting it considering that we already have two other assault mechs at roughly the same weight.

Gotta export something ;)

[Zeruel]

It strikes me as odd that we're getting it considering that we already have two other assault mechs at roughly the same weight.

well the Ravens were the original creators of the Kingfisher...I always felt the RecGuides were going to give it to either the Ravens or the Bears, and with the trade relationships the two Clans must have, either producing it now probably means the other gets to have it just as much

[Scotty]

It strikes me as odd that we're getting it considering that we already have two other assault mechs at roughly the same weight.

It's a 4/6 SFE, while the Deimos is 3/5[6] XLE and the Omen is a 3/5/3 XLE.  The Kingfisher is a durable and reliable anchor compared to the more fragile and overall slower other two.

[Rainbow 6]

Gotta export something ;)

Hopefully on the open market like the Stormcrow.  :thumbsup:

[Crow]

It is kind of a neat coincidence that my two favorite Clan Mechs, the Stormcrow and Kingfisher were both produced by the Ravens

[Rainbow 6]

How are the unkindness doing these days?

Now things are starting to inch back towards normality here (although i'm isolating at the moment) we are looking to get a campaign started, as part of this it has been decided that I can do basic refits on the inner sphere mechs I own to use as Alliance Militia machines, the first two of which can be found here - https://bg.battletech.com/forums/battlemechs/raven-alliance-militia-refits/ i'd appreciate any feedback.

[Jaim Magnus]

For flavour I'd leave in some IS weaponry or IS specific equipment. I feel like the Wolverine would be scrapped, because, you know, WOLVERINE. Or handwave it becoming an "antique Conjurer". That might work.

But overall, looks good.

[Rainbow 6]

Thanks for the feedback.

With the Wolverines i'm thinking the Raven part of the Alliance would look the other way if the Alliance part is using a couple of mechs in the Militia forces.

[jimdigris]

Instead of scrapping the Wolverines, slap on some clan equipment and rename it "Angry Badger" or something like that.

[Rainbow 6]

There's an idea, how about the Kestrel? Can go alongside the Merlin then.

[jimdigris]

There is already a vtol with that name.

[Rainbow 6]

Shouldn't be a problem, there are two mechs called Gladiator.

[Scotty]

We also very recently had the Lightning BattleMech debut, while the Lightning hovercraft has existed since the late 80s and the Lightning ASF since TRO 3057 in the mid-90s.

[jimdigris]

‘Tis true.  I would want to go with a close relative of the Wolverine. Honey Badgers are pretty fearsome.

[rebs]

Indeed.  I've heard that Honey Badgers just don't care.

[Nibs]

Ermine? Fisher? Stoat?

Heaps of great weasels.

[rebs]

A marmut, mayhap.  Just having marmuts pretty much says you believe in Nothing, thanks to some movie, I guess...

[jimdigris]

Honey Badger?

[Tyler Jorgensson]

For the longest time I had the Wiki page for Wolverine Genus and other related species bookmarked. I was working on Wolverine mechs and vehicles (most are in my sig). Been testing a couple in my local games too, and the Polecat works pretty well.

But alas that’s a bit off topic. The Ravens use the Pulverizer in its current forces so I’m not sure if they would label the Wolverine (OG) differently or be like this is the Conjurer 1IS.

[Rainbow 6]

The ilClan: Table of Contents

Good that its finally coming out, but can't see anything obvious for us.

[jimdigris]

It's a book about a fight for one world.  The Ravens weren't in this battle.  Although "The Coming Ice Storm" in the Draconis Combine section may allude to something.

[Foxx Ital]

It's a book about a fight for one world.  The Ravens weren't in this battle.  Although "The Coming Ice Storm" in the Draconis Combine section may allude to something.

 I choose to believe it's a artic alliance between the raven's,bear's and newly revived ice hellion.

[jimdigris]

The Ice Hellions merged with the Scorpions a century ago and things are on the upswing for them in the Scorpion Empire.  Why leave?

[Foxx Ital]

The Ice Hellions merged with the Scorpions a century ago and things are on the upswing for them in the Scorpion Empire.  Why leave?

Because our factions aren't doing much and untill it comes out I choose to live in a cocoon of delusion.
But why leave? To create the most awesome unified off blue camo ever seen! Think of it Trothkin!!
 

[Jellico]

Join us. We have Firemoths.

[Kitsune413]

It's a book about a fight for one world.  The Ravens weren't in this battle.  Although "The Coming Ice Storm" in the Draconis Combine section may allude to something.

I feel that though. This is the first book to push things forward in the Ilclan period... Maybe not as much of a sting if the Horses hadn't got a two page spread.

[Generic Clanner 24601]

Hell's Horses makes sense since they are set up to be the primary Clan antagonist to the Wolves after the conquest of Terra. I suspect their stuff will be their plots afterwards.