Working on the last touches for OOC now; it should go up either this weekend or Monday.
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Thanks, btw. Also, are Anime Face Claims allowed?
If not, I can get illustrated art or even photos of celebrities.
I don't see why not; most of the original Battlemech designs were lifted from various anime anyway.
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Did you get my PM, btw?
I did, yeah. I haven't jumped on Discord just yet, but I've got your info.
Are we married to the default loadout listed in the document you provided, or can we mess with it and if so, under what rules?
The doc is mostly for people who aren't familiar with the setting and could use help picking the faction and Mech they want. If you've got a specific 'Mech that isn't on the list, or a variant (like the all-laser Hunchback or the PPC Catapult), those are fine, with the following restrictions:
-It must be a 'Mech in regular service by the year 3030; extinct Star League mechs or ultra-rare models are off the table.
-While it should go without saying, Clan 'Mechs like the Timber Wolf or later-era stuff like the Barghest are also out, since that would require the invention of time travel (with the exception of the Raven; I know the sourcebooks say it doesn't come online until the 3040s, but the Warrior Trilogy has it in the Fourth Succession War, and the recent Battletech PC game has it in service as early as 3018, so I'm counting it).
-Assault 'Mechs are off-limits at least for the early game; the whole concept of the Green Knights being a band of rag-tag underdogs doesn't really work if everyone is stomping around in an Atlas.
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.
Oh, sir. You have no idea.
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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?
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?
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).
@wikkit, Hmm... Which of the linked Mechs is a 'Jack of All Trades'?
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.
@AndyC, what would be an average Mech?
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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