AndyC

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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?

@Letter Bee

Sure; I'm planning on having OOC go live on Monday, and I'll probably start the Discord server then.

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How old should a 'Plucky Kid' be?

@Letter Bee

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

@Letter Bee

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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@AndyC, what would be an average Mech?

@Letter Bee

As @wikkit mentioned, Wasps, Stingers, and Locusts are all pretty ubiquitous, as are Griffins and Shadow Hawks. Warhammers and Archers are a pretty common sight for heavy mechs, and if there's an assault Mech on the field, there's a pretty good chance that it's a Stalker.

There are also Mechs that are far more common with specific factions. House Kurita, for instance, will field whole companies of nothing but Jenners and Panthers. House Davion, on the other hand, is big on autocannon-centered Mechs like the Jagermech, Centurion, and Blackjack.

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

@Letter Bee

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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Heck yeah, time to roll.

I hope I roll well.

*Rolls*

...I literally got a shopping cart with a pistol zip tied to the side of it.

@Th3King0fChaos

Ah, good, I was hoping we'd get an Urbanmech in the group.

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Random roll is love.

@Abstract Proxy

On that subject, I've created a full-on character generator, complete with links to any information about the various factions, and different types of 'Mechs and vehicles available. You can use it to roll something at random, or go shopping for whatever you like.

Check it out here.

Note: Rare/Extremely Rare, LosTech, and Assault 'Mechs can only be rolled for.

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Will this RP have a Discord Server?

@Letter Bee

Once OOC goes up, probably.

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Soft interest. I like the premise, but have no knowledge of the franchise it’s based on. For vehicles, would we be designing our own or using existing machines?

@Randomness

Working with existing machines. I'm actually putting together a couple of tools specifically to help people who aren't familiar with the setting, allowing them to either shop for the machine they want or randomly roll for one.

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How grim is the RP supposed to be and what is the 'morally brightest' faction?

@Letter Bee

Battletech's not as over-the-top grimdark as something like 40k, but depending on the era, things can get pretty messy. During the time period this game is set, the late Succession Wars, overt warcrimes like WMDs or direct attacks on civilians are pretty rare and a major scandal when they happen. That said, collateral damage does happen. Think along the tone of most Gundam series set in the One Year War timeline; generally Battletech rarely goes beyond PG-13, with the truly nasty stuff only implied rather than shown directly.

As for the most morally bright faction, that really depends on who you ask. In a lot of the earlier novels, The Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth (House Davion and House Steiner) were generally considered the 'good guy' factions, but later novels sort of rounded everyone out. I'd honestly say the closest thing to a full-on Lawful Good faction in the Inner Sphere are the Eridani Light Horse or the Kell Hounds.