@Th3King0fChaos If you want a good melee-focused 'mech, you could always claim the Hatchetman.

@Letter Bee The absolute most common 'mechs are the Locust, Wasp and Stinger - but if you want something larger, the Shadow Hawk, Wolverine and Griffin are all pretty commonplace. You can find them in pretty much every force around.

Also this is me saying "interested", I've been waiting for a Battletech RP for a long time.

@AndyC, Sorry for the double-post, but are there any forbidden 'High Concepts', such as 'Unhinged Lunatic' or 'Heir to a Throne'?

@AndyC, what would be an average Mech?

@wikkit, Hmm... Which of the linked Mechs is a 'Jack of All Trades'?

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They're all on the table. Though "Heir to a Throne" would be the heir to a Periphery world or a corporation, rather than the heir to a Great House or the like.

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How old should a 'Plucky Kid' be?

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I'd go with a Shadow Hawk. It's a decent mix of speed, armor, jump jets, and has one or two weapons for every range. It's not the sort of thing that'll make your enemy crap their pants when they see it (unless they're infantry), but it can do whatever you need it to do reasonably well. If you want the same concept on a beefier frame, there's also the Grasshopper, but it's much less common.

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Also, I'm taking a Grasshopper. Is it also all right for me to give you my Discord name and number in PMs?

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If they're actually fighting, I think about 16 to 18 is the absolute youngest most respectable forces would let onto the battlefield. The hero of the first three novels, Grayson Carlyle, was about 20 when he first saw combat, and he was considered exceptionally young for a Mechwarrior. While the setting has its darker moments, it doesn't really veer into full-blown child soldier levels of dark.

If you want a support or 'mascot' character running around in the HQ, they can be proper kids; most merc companies that don't have a permanent land hold have to bring their families and civilian contingent with them (though usually in a separate ship).

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...While the setting has its darker moments, it doesn't really veer into full-blown child soldier levels of dark.

Clanners aren't real, they can't hurt you.

Man I wish the discord was up so memes can go flying. I have no idea of anything Mechwarrior related, but I feel like it has plenty of memes.