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Re: The Scorpion Empire: All your Warhawks are belong to us
« Reply #150 on: 06 February 2022, 16:10:23 »
Oh hey, I have a Jade Falcon Watch force in the works, but completely forgot about doing something similar for the Scorps! Hmmm...horse-mounted police with a couple APCs as paddy wagons (or whatever they're called now), a couple armed Indys for heavy backup, and a command blimp on overwatch!


you better be naming them the Imperial Scorpion Mounted Police.
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« Reply #151 on: 06 February 2022, 19:02:54 »
As I was scrolling to the MUL yesterday (as one does) I saw that the Scorpions have access to the Korvin ever since they conquered the Castilians, bringing it back from extinction. Is that new? Or did I just miss it? Either way, it was a nice surprise.
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« Reply #152 on: 06 February 2022, 20:27:41 »
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« Reply #153 on: 06 February 2022, 23:35:14 »
. . . Hmmm...horse-mounted police with a couple APCs as paddy wagons (or whatever they're called now), a couple armed Indys for heavy backup, and a command blimp on overwatch!

Juan Wagons?
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« Reply #154 on: 07 February 2022, 10:58:25 »
I saw that the Scorpions have access to the Korvin ever since they conquered the Castilians, bringing it back from extinction. Is that new? Or did I just miss it? Either way, it was a nice surprise.

In Objectives: Periphery the Castillans were making a retrofit of the Korvin. But the wording was kinda confusing. The book was set in 3076.
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« Reply #155 on: 07 February 2022, 11:12:57 »
They were manufacturing kits to retrofit existing Korvins. They were not building new ones at that time.

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« Reply #156 on: 07 February 2022, 12:22:07 »
Streamlabs sucks more memory than Chrome anymore, so I can't record videos for my yt channel as I once did because my poor computer can't hack it. I'm considering livestreams to continue my BattleTech Author Speaks videos. Any interest? Maybe Tuesday evening, around 6pm CST to talk about Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade?

Have you asked to join one of CGL's upcoming AMAs? That might be a good place to get more word out regarding the Scorpion Empire.

(Perhaps if or when we get closer to the release of the BattleTech Universe book?)

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« Reply #157 on: 07 February 2022, 12:24:30 »
Doc was in on one of the AMA's back last summer.  I'm sure they would let him in to another. 
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« Reply #158 on: 07 February 2022, 12:29:18 »
I've been on at least one AMA, but those are few and far between. I posted videos fairly regularly until I uprooted for a new job. Now that I'm settling in again, I intend to resume that. Once a week or twice a month are reasonable, I think. I enjoy making them, and I only got about halfway through the products I wrote for. Lots left to cover!

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« Reply #159 on: 07 February 2022, 13:43:49 »
I already think of "The Hat" when I think of Doc Swift on video or AMA.

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« Reply #160 on: 07 February 2022, 14:07:53 »
Something else that occurred to me: [spoiler]should here be an IlClan-era Field Manual at some future point - say, after the current set of four "post-IlClan" books are out - there is now a good excuse to include the Scorpions in the mix. Well, at least those units posted to the Chaine Cluster.[/spoiler]

By the way, [spoiler]can it be said which of the star systems named as being part of the Chaine Cluster on page 40 of ISP3 is the one hosting the new Scorpion enclave?[/spoiler]
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« Reply #161 on: 11 February 2022, 12:25:16 »
They were manufacturing kits to retrofit existing Korvins. They were not building new ones at that time.

Yeah. They did produce them in the past IIRC?

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« Reply #162 on: 11 February 2022, 12:45:17 »
Yeah, but I think the start and end dates are unknown.

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« Reply #163 on: 15 February 2022, 09:39:20 »
my big hope the scorp empire builds it strength enough to go back to the clan homeworlds and clear it out and turning the homeworlds to a series of museum systems of SLDF and clan history showing what happened to those who couldn't adapt.

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« Reply #164 on: 15 February 2022, 17:00:35 »
They were the second strongest Clan in the Homeworlds before their Abjuration...I don't recall if they lost many forces when leaving or how many
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« Reply #165 on: 15 February 2022, 17:13:22 »
They lost a couple Galaxies in the WoR, but kept most of their forces together for the departure from the Homeworlds. They'd need to reactivate dead Galaxies or form some new ones to reach their former peak strength, and that's with Eta Galaxy already being created. (Though it's important to note that their current Galaxies have more Clusters than when they were in the Homeworlds. They could easily spin some off into at least one new Galaxy if they wanted to dilute their strength.)

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« Reply #166 on: 15 February 2022, 17:15:25 »
While folks are talking clusters, it is the loss of their Potemkins that makes going back as an invasion harder.  The Scorpions sitting on that many Potemkins should have given them a major political bargaining chip going into Op Revival and afterwards supporting the OZs.
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« Reply #167 on: 15 February 2022, 22:39:24 »
my big hope the scorp empire builds it strength enough to go back to the clan homeworlds and clear it out and turning the homeworlds to a series of museum systems of SLDF and clan history showing what happened to those who couldn't adapt.

Some wayward Seeker(s) trying their coreward luck would be a solid hook to update in some small way what the Homeworlds situation is. Figure the Temple of the Nine Muses would be their fallen Eden, the Holy Grail, if you will. Even if they don't make it that far in before getting picked off by Manei Domini CASPAR VIs or Star Coyote BioProtoMechs, just some breadcrumb on what the hell has been going on would be divine. Otherwise, we haven't heard anything (not counting Icons) since ISP3/WoRS, right? Both from 2012...
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« Reply #168 on: 16 February 2022, 01:52:47 »
they should def do something with the homeworld clans. If not the scorpions returning they could have Alaric create his own explorer corps only to end up "kicking the proverbial ant hill"
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« Reply #169 on: 16 February 2022, 06:20:44 »
Some wayward Seeker(s) trying their coreward luck would be a solid hook to update in some small way what the Homeworlds situation is. Figure the Temple of the Nine Muses would be their fallen Eden, the Holy Grail, if you will. Even if they don't make it that far in before getting picked off by Manei Domini CASPAR VIs or Star Coyote BioProtoMechs, just some breadcrumb on what the hell has been going on would be divine. Otherwise, we haven't heard anything (not counting Icons) since ISP3/WoRS, right? Both from 2012...

The Scorpions evacuated the Temple of Nine Muses during their exodus, so it won't be their reason to return to the Homeworlds.

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« Reply #170 on: 16 February 2022, 08:47:28 »
Doc: Work’s work, but what would you say was the Scorpion project you most enjoyed working on? Both as a creator and a BT fan.

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« Reply #171 on: 16 February 2022, 10:46:37 »
The Crusade, without a doubt. It's not often you get to write an entire war by yourself.

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« Reply #172 on: 16 February 2022, 10:51:52 »
Then I'd bet Hellion Keshik still ranks up there.
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« Reply #173 on: 16 February 2022, 10:56:48 »
Oh, of course. There's only a few Empire products after all! They're all near the top. There's something else out there that I wrote that has yet to be released, though it's been scooped by some of what's already come out since.

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« Reply #174 on: 16 February 2022, 22:41:10 »
Oh, of course. There's only a few Empire products after all! They're all near the top. There's something else out there that I wrote that has yet to be released, though it's been scooped by some of what's already come out since.
First I am not sure what you mean in the last sentence.

Second I was wondering what the Scorpions what with sea fox trade routes and tech specs?
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« Reply #175 on: 17 February 2022, 08:13:23 »
I wrote something that was supposed to come out before OTP: Hanseatic Crusade, but things like a viral plague conspired to prevent its release.

The Scorpions took a while to return to their previous technological levels. They know they're behind where the IS and IS Clans are. Getting any technical data is a goldmine. With it they can pursue advancing to parity with the IS powers.

Trade routes are similarly desirable for the Empire and its powerful merchant caste and fleet.

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« Reply #176 on: 17 February 2022, 09:22:49 »
I'm curious how regular Clan Trade Castes will get along with the Sea Foxes since they essentially have a growing monopoly in the Inner Sphere.
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« Reply #177 on: 17 February 2022, 09:25:36 »
I don't think both sides will be selling the same thing. The Scorpions don't have the production capabilities of the Sea Foxes. No way they can sell Mechs left and right like the Sea Foxes do.
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« Reply #178 on: 17 February 2022, 09:59:20 »
They might be able to sell at a loss, though, and cut into the Fox market. They also sell unique products, which could threaten that looming monopoly.

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« Reply #179 on: 17 February 2022, 10:57:21 »
They might be able to sell at a loss, though, and cut into the Fox market. They also sell unique products, which could threaten that looming monopoly.

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