What good is money without spending it.  I'm going to have character auctions from time to time.

Since this is the start of the game, and you people have so much money in your pocket i'm going to have (4) Auctions during character generation.

Everyone starts with 3,500,000 C Bills so everyone is on even footing.

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AUCTION ONE

First item up for bid is going to chew up alot of money...

The game is going to be renamed from Pegasus 411 to Raven 411.  The Mech that this campaign is going to be run off of, is the first mech up on the auction.

Raw stats for this mech are...

3.5t Internal
7.0t Engine
2.0t heat sink (CT/(2)RL/(2) LL)
2.0t Gyro
3.0t Cockpit
4.0t Armor
2.0t RA Medium Laser
3.0t RT SRM 6
1.0t LT Ammo (15)
7.5t LT EW Equipment

Armor...
H 9 ~ CT 13/4 ~ R-LT 10/3 ~ R-LA 6 ~ R-LL 8

Rules for the EW equipment are found at this link...
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/ECM_3025

Summerized here for you convience...

Game Rules
According to the (apocryphal) German rules, the ECM 3025 weights 7.5 tons and costs approximately 120,000 C-bills. It can theoretically be installed on any 'Mech, although the only 'Mech that was ever designed to carry the equipment was the early Raven. Summarily, it could be described as a combination of a prototype ECM Suite and a prototype Active Probe.

In game terms, the ECM 3025 occupies 4 critical hit slots. Units equipped in this way have the following advantages/abilities:

Detect hidden enemy units (but not infantry) if passing by them at a distance of less than 4 hexes (16 under Solaris VII rules) or ending movement within that range (similar to a Beagle Active Probe).

When hitting an enemy with a missile volley, add +1 to the roll that determines how many missiles hit the target.

Can call indirect LRM fire without the usual +1 to-hit modifier applying to friendly units.
When used as forward artillery spotter, a -2 to-hit modifier applies to indirect artillery fire.

According to descriptions the ECM 3025 also has some jamming and ECM capabilities, but no game rules are given.

The original RVN-1X Raven specified the ECM 3025 to be mounted in the Center Torso section. Since this section only provides 2 critical hit slots (while 4 are required for the equipment), it is apparently possible to split the slots for ECM 3025 over two adjacent locations.

For comparison, EW Equipment weighs 7.5 tons and takes up 4 critical spaces. It functions as an active probe and an ECM suite within a radius of three hexes. [1] The combined mass and bulk of the system make it strictly inferior to mounting both a Beagle and Guardian system instead, but the latter systems are of a higher technology level.

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Book value of the mech is 2,926,575 C-Bills

The minimum bid for this mech is 3,000,000 C-Bills

Bidding intervals of 10,000 C-Bills

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AUCTION TWO

Who says you can't buy talent?

All characters start off with a base Pilot roll of 5+.  Except for the winner of this auction.  The winner of this auction will start with a pilot roll of 4+

The minimum bid for this auction is 200,000 C-Bills

Bidding intervals of 10,000 C-Bills

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AUCTION THREE

Who says you can't buy talent?

All characters start off with a base Technician roll of 7+.  Technician rolls
are used for anything 'technical' in nature.  Some uses for Technician include...

Assisting with minor repairs between scenarios...
Coordinating Artillary fire...
Raven's EW...

Minimum bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Presuming you want both heat sinks, you may bid twice on this auction.

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AUCTION FOUR

Last Auction.  Player Ranks.

Players all start the game as 'Mechwarriors'.  They may bid for Ranks.  Top bid may pick between the ranks of 2nd Lt. or Sgt.  Second place bid gets the rank of Corporal.

Top Bid
2nd Lt.s gain have two +0 -> +1 (Non-Laser) perk/skill.
Sgts gain +0 Laser -> +1 Laser.

2nd highest bid.
Corporals gain a single +1 perk/skill

Minimum bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Presuming you want both heat sinks, you may bid twice on this auction.

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AUCTION FIFTH (and sixth)

Mechs live and die on heat sinks.

Last items up for bid are (2) double strength heat sinks.  Top two bids will have a heat sink on their mech replaced with an experimental Hoff heat sink.

There is no weight differential... there is no critical differential.  It's an extra heat sink.  It should be noted that this heat sink is noted on your mech.  Should it be destroyed during combat the heat sink is gone.  If you put it in your 'Engine' it will be destroyed on the first engine hit.

Minimum bid for this auction is 50,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Presuming you want both heat sinks, you may bid twice on this auction.

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The unit will have an NPC commanding officer.  What you guys dont buy (put in a minimum bid for), the NPC will end up with.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:12, Thu 08 Sept 2011.

1st Lt. Nate Armstrong

Bid 200,000 cb - Auction Two

Bid 50,000 cb - Auction Five

Bid 50,000 cb - Auction Six


Liason Officer Pegan

Bid 3,000,000 cb - Auction One

Bid 100,000 cb - Auction Three

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No Bid - Auction Four

NPC's bids are 'open' and will not go above the minimal bids of the auction.  They will have a strike mark through them, if a player makes a minimum bid.  Once i have three players bidding, i will note the winning bids will be noted on the players messages.

Your bids should be 'secret'.  The only one of your bids that needs to be open, is the one for the first auction.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:53, Sat 10 Sept 2011.

Since Nate got to Bid first...

Bid 3,000,000 - Auction One
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:00, Fri 09 Sept 2011.

Bidding
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:36, Sat 10 Sept 2011.

My bids
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:10, Sat 10 Sept 2011.

Bidding.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:24, Fri 09 Sept 2011.

Bidding
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:09, Sat 10 Sept 2011.

So I'm making bids...
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:37, Sat 10 Sept 2011.

Auction 2 - 1st Place - 320k Caitlin (+1 Physical ability)

Auction 3 - 1st Place - 115k Thanos (+1 Mental ability)

Auction 4 - 1st Place - 460k Crispin (2nd Lt. or Sgt.)
Auction 4 - 2nd Place - 380k Devlin (Corporal)

Auction 5 - 1st Place - 400k Gregory (double strength heat sink)
Auction 5 - 2nd Place - 330k Amos (double strength heat sink)
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:46, Sun 11 Sept 2011.

In reply to Kitten (msg #9):

Good God you people are insane!

It's just c-bills...

Sides since I went with the Raven I knew exactly how much I could blow safely :D

Players may do one of three things...

1)  You may sell up to ten experience points.  (1 expereince will gain you 15,000 C-Bills)

2)  You may buy up to ten experience points.  (1 experience will cost you 20,000 C-Bills)

3)  You may do nothing, if youre happy with the balance of experience and liquid cash your character is currently enjoying.

You have untill 10/21 to participate and state what you would like to do.  Default options for players that do not drop a note here is option '3'.

*waves to GM*

I'm afraid that on this occasion, I will not be doing anything. Many thanks!

No dinero left to buy xp and not selling xp for more dinero. :)

In reply to 2nd Lt. Crispin McAlister (msg #14):

I think I will keep the cash Thanos has to help pay for a new ride should this one get shot out from under him.

I'll likely buy some XP, depends on what comes up for personal combat gear though ;)

not going for anything at this moment.

Hm... No one seems to like the Cash/Experience exchange offer, so scratch that, and a new one is being offered.

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Storage at the base is cramped and space is prescious.  While cleaning up the storage area the Eridani Technicians have found an drum of paint addressed to the Eridani's.  It's from the R&D think tank, and is addressed to Pegan.

It's spiffy metallic silver, perfect for decaling or to make your mech really bright and noticable out in daylight conditions.  In Pegan's absence, no one knows if it does anything special.  Nate had ordered the junk thrown out.  No one was going to want there mechs painted shiney silver.

Scooter the Eridani's head technician lets nothing go to waste.  He's hanging on to the paint and will sell it to the highest bidder and ever throw in the labor to paint your mech for you.

The retail cost for Camo-paint is free, covered by your repair pool.  Scooter seems to think 'this' paint might be worth more, since it came from the think tank and is addressed to Pegan.  Examination of the paint reveals that it has the metallic look and feel of mercury, though some trial test by Scooter reveals that it will dry like paint.

Starting bid for a spiffy paint job is 1,000 C-Bills for a six Gallon drum of Silver paint (Enough to cover 6 tons worth of armor).

This will be a single bid, winner take all auction.

Winner ~ Crispin with a Bid of 16,000 C-Bills
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:11, Thu 01 Dec 2011.

I'll take that bid, nothing like silver to paint a shiny bullseye on my Raven ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 02:19, Sat 22 Oct 2011.

I did, but wasn't certain if i could afford gear if i burned 180k on exp or if i'd need to tone it down to 160k

In reply to MW Camille Sforza (msg #20):

It's 10/21.  The auction was to end today and no one made any notations of exchange.  as noted, the default is, do nothing, so officially no one made exchanges.  i might bring that auction back again eventually.  Till then you can fight over a can of silver paint.

I was still waiting for an answer about the cost of personal gear, i don't have access to the book it's in...

I noted, that the cost of the equipment from the armory was going to be covered by the repair pool and there would be no cost.

If its really a big deal to you tell me how much of an exchange you'd like to make.  it's 10/21 all day so i can bend the rules if you want to make an exchange.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:57, Fri 21 Oct 2011.

ah in that case it's my own fault, i completely missed that detail, *facepalms* I apologize for that.

Auction One (Mech Warrior and Infantry)

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.  He will be appointing one for Infantry and one for Mechwarriors.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Auction One Mechwarrior promotion, is won by Johan, who is promoted from MW to Corporal, for a bid of 515,000 C-Bills.

Infantry
Minimum Bid for this auction is 1,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 50 C-Bills
(no bid)

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Auction Two, Three and Four (Mech Warrior and Infantry)

The Eridani have a few good fights and have been in and out of some bad situations.  Life and death is good for epithanies that help us for the next fight.

Up for bid are 'experience'.  Awarded to First (12 experience), Second (10 experience), and Third (8 experience) place bids.

Minimum Bid for this auction is 30,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

*Foot note*
Infantry Bids for this auction are multiplied by 500, to put them on fair footing with mech warriors.

12 exp ~ Devlin
10 exp ~ Amos
08 exp ~ Amos

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Auction Five (Mechwarrior Only)


Mechwarrior Gregory has expired from wounds sustained in operation Jail Break.  His mech is being returned to his next of Kin, less the double strength heat sink that was installed for R & D.  The heat sink needs a new home.

There is no weight differential... there is no critical differential.  It's an extra heat sink.  It should be noted that this heat sink is noted on your mech.  Should it be destroyed during combat the heat sink is gone.  It is put in your 'Engine' it will be destroyed on the second engine hit.

Minimum bid for this auction is 50,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Winner ~ Amos 165k

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Auction Six (Infantry Only)

Life on the battlefield for infantry is brutal and dangerous.  They need all the edge they can get.

Up for bid is 25 experience points to bump your edge from 0 ~> 1

Minimum Bid for this auction is 1000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 50 C-Bills

Winner ~ Althea 1000 cBills

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All auctions will be one bid take all.  I will note, here, on Friday if any auctions have no bids on them.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:08, Wed 28 Dec 2011.

Bidding.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:36, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

Bidding...
This message was last edited by the player at 06:36, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

I'd love to get the double heat sink but I just don't have the cred to pull it off.  Just further reinforces that when you know you'll make a mod one way don't go and experiment with it in the in between time... :)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:42, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

DIBS!
This message was last edited by the player at 22:16, Fri 02 Dec 2011.

Bidding
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:35, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

Bidding
This message was last edited by the player at 05:19, Mon 05 Dec 2011.

Bidding
This message was last edited by the player at 00:20, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

It's after midnight by me, so it's 'tommorow.'

Auction One Mechwarrior promotion, is earned by Johan, who is promoted from MW to Corporal, for a bid of 515,000 C-Bills.

holy o.0

hope he realizes it comes with responsibilities too :P
This message was last edited by the player at 06:22, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

He seriously wanted that promotion.  :-)
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:35, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

Hmm....responsibilities...I wasn't thinking about responsibilities when I bid...only more about my character concept.

I hope I didn't pay WAY too much...too much is fine, but not WAY too much.

you now get to lead a lance, give orders, and move other people when they're slacking.

actually you have to :P
This message was last edited by the player at 06:48, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

In reply to Cpl. Johan Jakob Hinklemeyer-Schmidt (msg #36):

Did you buy a mech???

Valkyrie-QA ~ 2.2 million
Auction for Promotion ~ .5 million

still .5 million for mods and auctions...

He's good.


(Johan wasnt aware that his mech selection affected his auction budget so he downsized.)
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:13, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

I'm going to kill him if he snatches the exp auctions on top :P my 4 exp are exceedingly lonely!

Infantry capable of bidding for Exp too you know.  (as well as their own command auction)

Suppose to be getting one or two more infantry characters to fill out Bravo Squad.

hmm, there goes my chance at getting an advance this decade, infantry multiplier is a killer :(

Valkyrie = 2.2 Million = 1,000,000 for Mech wariors to spend.

Spending 1,200 on equipment (2000 x500) 1,000,000 Infantry to spend.

Yes... infantry can spend less, but then they would totally suck, just like if Mech Warriors spent less and bought Locust or Commando or something.

Buy the big toys, pay the big bills.

oh that reminds me, what  is the pay for infantry (how is it calculated?)

In reply to Pvt. Althea McCormic (msg #44):

Mech warrior base pay is x2000

Infantry base pay is x40  (avg. around 400 C-Bills a month)

Neither of these include combat pay.

ie...
Mech salvage of Mech Warriors
Mission Objectives for Infantry

Its fair, infantry have next to no cost, they spend most of their money on bullets, and grenades.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:42, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

Results...

Auction 1 (Infantry)
(No bid)

Auction 2 ~ 3 ~ 4
12 exp ~ Devlin 185k
10 exp ~ Amos   166k
08 exp ~ Amos   106k

Auction 5
DS H/S ~ Amos 165k

Auction 6
Edge ~ Althea 1500
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:44, Mon 05 Dec 2011.

Whoot

you guys are crazy :(

and i ahte you :)

Auction One (Mech Warrior and Infantry)

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.  He will be appointing one for Infantry and one for Mechwarriors.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

Infantry
Minimum Bid for this auction is 200 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 10 C-Bills
(no bid)

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Auction Two (Pursuit Lance Mech Warriors Only)

Crispin's demise has left a hole in the command structure, Nate is going to have to promote someone to lead the third Lance.  He needs someone in the new lance to step up and fill the void Crispin's death has made.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

No auction, Game master is awarding this to Adam Carlyle, for outstanding roleplaying, style, and thinking out of the box.

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Auction Three and Four (Mech Warrior and Infantry)

The Eridanis have suffered the loss of a commanding officer.  Pilots takea  quiet moment to reflect on this and some have an epithay.

Up for bid are 'experience'.  Awarded to First (11 experience), Second (9 experience).

Minimum Bid for this auction is 30,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

Infantry bids are multiplied by '50' to put them on fair footing with mech warriors.

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Auction Five Mech Warrior only

The Hoff R&D station is testing new equipment and 6th Company (because of Pagan presence to observe and make notes of efficiency of the equipment.).  The winning bidder gets to pick one of the following options.

Replace a Medium Laser with a ER Medium Laser

Replace a Medium Laser and a (non-engine) Heat Sink with a Pulse Medium Laser

Replace a Medium Laser with (2) ER Small Lasers

Replace a (non-engine) Heat Sink with Artermis for a missile system

Replace a Medium Laser with Artermis for a missile system

Replace 8af of Armor with CASE

Minimum Bid ~ 80,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

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Auction Six Mech Warrior only

Rare munitions has appeared on the trade circuit and Scooter is certain he can get his hands on some of it.  It just wont be cheap.  Winning bidder gets to pick one of the following.

1/2 ton of Swarm LRM's

1/2 ton of Thunder LRM's

1ton of Infernos

Minimum Bid ~ 30,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:58, Thu 15 Dec 2011.

Since...  I see all auctions, as a point of fairness I will post my bids publically and as early as possible.  I will limit myself to changing my bids once and can only increase my current bids.  I will announce publically when i do so.


Auction One - 200,000 C-Bills Does not qualify

Auction Three and Four - 60,000 and 60,000 C-Bills

Auction Five - 80,000> 100,000 C-Bills

Auction Six - 30,000 C- Bills
This message was last edited by the player at 19:58, Wed 14 Dec 2011.

Nothing like a good auction.

I'm gonna have to stop bidding on auctions soon.  My money is like sands thru the hourglass.

I'll pass on this auction.
Sorry :-/

My bid!

You mechwarriors make more in one mission that I get in an entire year :P

And in one mission we spend more than you make in two years in ammunition and repairs.

Bids...

bidding

Mission 4 Auction Results...

Auction - One Johan - 255k

Auction - Two (Awarded to Adam)

Auction - Three Sandra - 60k

Auction - Four Sandra - 60k

Auction - Five Devlin - 138k

Auction - Six Sandra - 30k

didn't johan already take his promotion last time?

In reply to MW Camille Sforza (msg #60):

(nods)

He's taking another, to go from Corporal to 2nd Lt. it seems, we need someone to replace Crispin anyway, so i dont see a conflict with this, blue blood and all that he is.

Actually, this is completely consistent with Blueblood's character.  It seems that some unknown outside force is making things happen for him...to the chagrin of many in the company!

maybe he's the son of a major up in battalion?

Camille will be mighty... mighty pissed at this :P

afterall she's nobility too.

though it does fit in perfectly with backstory.

Dont be sore Camille, he's running out of money, he cant buy promotions forever :D

oh, I'm mainly amused that he'll throw that mcuh at it, and how well it fits with camilles backstory that she constantly gets shafted for promotions! :P

I think half of the squad is nobility in some form or another.

it's not uncommon for mechwarriors to be nobles.  the parallel was drawn that they're like the knights of old, you had to be noble and rich to afford the armor to wear to be a knight, which was why commoners are virtually unheard of.

So what are the rest of us?
Lowly non-nobles what sit on top of a mech?

This becoming a Lyran company? :)

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Just because someone is a noble and an officer doesn't make him a noble officer. Unless of course they sacrifice themselves for the company.

Crispin wasn't noble nor is Adam now.  He pays the bills with his gunfighting skills...and Leadership :)

In reply to Cprl. Adam Carlyle (msg #70):

Huh?
Didn't say that Crispin was a noble. :)
Only that he was a noble officer....

Big difference.
LOL

Yeah, I probably bid too much for the first one.  Well...being lowly just doesn't seem to fit someone, whose callsign is Blueblood!

As it happens some us DO happen to be Lyran.
Cat tilts her head to one side as if listening.

Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, I do believe I hear the sound of someone with a 5 C-bill Note to spend.

Ditto, what she said.

No... you cant bid on it yet, but you can certainly go... 'oooo' and 'ahhh'.

Auction One (Mech Warrior)

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

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Auction Two (Non - Mech Warrior)

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.  He will be appointing one for Infantry and one for Mechwarriors.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Minimum Bid for this auction is 5,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 250 C-Bills

Infantry characters bids are muliplied by five to put them on fair footing with Cavalry characters.

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Auction Three (Mech Warrior, Cavalry and Infantry)

The Eridanis have suffered the loss of a commanding officer.  Pilots takea  quiet moment to reflect on this and some have an epithay.

Up for bid are 'experience'.  (10 experience).

Minimum Bid for this auction is 30,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

Infantry bids are multiplied by '50' to put them on fair footing with mech warriors.

Cavalry bids are multiplied by '10' to put them on fair footing with mech warriors

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Auction Four  (Mech Warrior)

The boys from the Hoff R&D think tank have put together an Anti Missile System, that they want the Eridani's to test out.  Specifics are sketchy, except that it is energy based.  The winning bidder will get to replace (1) Heat sink or (1) Medium laser with their Vulcan AMS system.

Minimum Bid ~ 32,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

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Auction Five (Mech Warriors and Cavalry)

The boys from the Hoff R&D think tank have developed some special 'silver paint'.  The material of the paint is suppose to deflect a significant portion of the energy from PPCs and Laser weapons.   They want the Eridani's to test it out.  (1) Gallon of paint will cover 16af worth of armor, allowing each location painted to take half damage (fractions round up) from PPCs and Lasers.  The paint has no effect on Ballistic and Missile attacks.

This auction is for (5) Gallons of paint (enough for 80af).  Painted armor is always resolved first, regardless of the attack type inflicted.


Minimum Bid ~ 25,000
Bidding intervals of 500 C-Bills

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Auction Six (Mech Warriors and Cavalry)

The boys in R&D have a bunch of new toys they want to test out.  The pilot that wins this auction will have access to modify their mech before mission five with a bunch of stuff from the following list.  (They do not have to pay 'cost' on these items, though they still need to follow customization/modification guidelines limitations for their installation.

(1) CASE (only useable in torsos) w/one of the following

(2) Streak SRM2's
or
(1) Artemis IV's

Minimum Bid ~ 150,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

Auction Results
1 - Adam    for 375k
2 - James   for 30k
3 - Camille for 76k
4 - Amos    for 65k
5 - Holly   for 25k
6 - Caitlin for 200k
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:46, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Kitten real time Christmas and Happy New Years present.

Characters on the books, as part of the campaign are receiving a modest present from me.  They will receive C-Bills, to buy themselves something nice, and a few expereince points to help them meet their new years resolutions.  Bookkeeping for this stuff will be done after mission four.

100k cbills and 10xp for...
Johan, Devlin, Amos, Caitlin, Adam, Camille, and Halo

50k cbills and 5xp for...
Mikihail, Svend and Thanos

2k cbills and 10xp for...
Althea and Wu, if they survive mission 4.
(half that for their new characters if they dont make it out.)

Auction One
(After another near death experience... Sandra should be bright enough to qualify for Corporal now.)
Bid - 300k (*Increased*)

Auction Two
Bid - Not Applicable

Auction three
Bid - 60k (*Increased*)

Auction four
Bid - 60k (*Increased*)

Auction five
Bid - No Bid

Auction six
Bid - 150k

(* REMEMBER, UNLIKE ME, YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR BIDS PRIVATE TO GM *)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:03, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Auction One
Bid - Not Applicable

Auction Two
Bid - 10,000

Auction three
Bid - No Bid

Auction four
Bid - Not Applicable

Auction five
Bid - 25k

Auction six
Bid - No Bid

(* REMEMBER, UNLIKE ME, YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR BIDS PRIVATE TO GM *)
This message was last edited by the player at 23:57, Thu 29 Dec 2011.

PM
This message was last edited by the player at 17:36, Wed 28 Dec 2011.

Dibs!

Hmmm...

(Edit)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:17, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

I wonder if daddy could make me a first lieutenant?

In reply to 2nd Lt. Johan Jakob Hinklemeyer-Schmidt (msg #82):

Glad to see you :)
Question for Kitten
Has link to a message in this game been updated to reflect credits and XP?

Amos and JJHS doesn't look like it's been updated. Well Amos is my only concern :)
This message was last edited by the player at 05:11, Wed 28 Dec 2011.

In reply to MW Amos Trask (msg #83):

That link has not been updated, the Mission log has been updated.  I was going to update that link after Bug Hunt, which needs to include the xmas / new year bump too.

I'm not made of credits!
This message was last edited by the player at 01:25, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Course you are.  Wave of the hand and poof they appear ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 19:20, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Hmmm...
This message was last edited by the player at 17:18, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

How curious.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:21, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Auction Two - 1000 cbills
This message was last edited by the player at 05:35, Thu 29 Dec 2011.

Bidding:
This message was last edited by the player at 03:31, Fri 30 Dec 2011.

Hmmm

I guess I'll bid:

Winning bids are...
1 - Adam    for 375k
2 - James   for 30k
3 - Camille for 76k
4 - Amos    for 65k  (*Correction*)
4 - Svend   for 110k
5 - Holly   for 25k
6 - Caitlin for 200k

Adam promotes to 2nd Lt.

James promtes to Corporal

Camille earns 10xp

Pagan not wanting to display blatant favortism, selects Backdrafts mech to test out the new Vulcan AMS system for installation to be taken out for a spin.

Holly, inherits Crispins silver paint and puts it immediately to use.

Caitlin gets picked over Halo for the Advance Missile refits.

Amos, Svend and Caitlin please drop a roleplaying teaser in the Hoff thread, to tell scooter (me) what you want done.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:36, Fri 06 Jan 2012.

No... you cant bid on it yet, but you can certainly go... 'oooo' and 'ahhh'.

Auction One (Mech Warrior)

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.  This auction is not open to anyone with a rank of Corporal or Lt.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

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Auction Two (Cavalry)

After merging with the Dancing Horses, there are alot of comand position to fill.  Nate needs to find and appoint some good people in the Cavalry unit.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Minimum Bid for this auction is 5,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 250 C-Bills

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Auction Three (Infantry)

After merging with the Dancing Horses, there are alot of comand position to fill.  Nate needs to find and appoint some good people in the Infantry unit.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Minimum Bid for this auction is 1,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 50 C-Bills

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Auction Four  (Mech Warrior)

Rare Munitions.  Scooter has found a seller for rare munitions.  For a price he'll hook you up with his contact to let you get some (up to one ton) premium ammo for your weapons.

Pick your poison
Ballistics
Arm. Pierce. ~ (x4 normal cost)
Precision    ~ (x6 normal cost)

Missiles
Infernos ~ 13,500 per ton
Swarm    ~ 60,000 per ton
Thunder  ~ 60,000 per ton

Minimum Bid for this auction is 20,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1000 C-Bills

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Auction Five (Mechwarrior)

The boys at the Hoff R&D have been looking over the focus group polls, that they 've put out and the number one demand from mech warriors is a system to keep their mechs cool and capable of dishing damage out on the field.

They've developed a radical and dangerous system known as the "Icebox Coolant system" to 'flush' a mechs heat sinks with a brief burst of liquid nitrogen.  While the effects do cool the sinks off, allowing them to vent heat, the sudden shock of temperature changes from hot to cold to hot, has led to some unfortunate accidents.

Game Notes:
The Icebox coolant will flush the heat sinks instantly cooling them off, to allow them to vent more heat.  When this is done the number of heat sinks available to vent heat is doubled.  The down side is, that each time this is done the player needs to roll 2d6 and consult this chart to see if the Ice Box has inflicted damage on the mechs coolant system.  The Ice box may be used up to (3) times before the Liquid Coolant is expended.


2 to 7 ~ Everything holds together nothing goes wrong.
 8 ~ d2   of the mechs Heat sinks are damaged and can no longer vent heat
 9 ~ d2+1 of the mechs Heat sinks are damages and can no longer vent heat
10 ~ d3+2 of the mechs Heat sinks are damaged and can no longer vent heat
11 ~ Liquid nitrogen backwash slips into the Engine area, Engine Shielding cracks.  Mech suffers one engine critical
12 ~ Liquid nitrogen backwash seeps into the fusion engines heat vents.  The sudden cold does major damage to the Engine shielding.  Mech suffers two engine critical

Icebox Coolant System ~ Cost (# of heat sinks x 1,000cb) ~ 1 ton per 10 heat sinks/ 1 critical per 10 heat sinks
Replacement Liquid Coolant ~ Cost (X of heat sinks x 1000cb) ~ One use of Icebox.

Minimum Bid for this auction is 40,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1000 C-Bills

This covers the cost of the equipment, you still have to figure out what youre going to remove to install it.  This counts against the mechs customization limits.

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Auction Six (Mechwarrior / Cavalry)

TAG has been around just about forever.  The old TAG systems were reliable and allowed forward units to paint units for artillary and indirect weapon support.  The boys at the Hoff R&D have worked on improving reducing the efficiency of the TAG system bringing down it's heat signature, while improving the effective range of the old TAG system.

New TAG ~ Cost 50,000 cb ~  1 ton / 1 crit ~ 0 Heat / 0 Damage / Range 5~9~15
Old TAG ~ Cost 20,000 cb ~  1 ton / 1 crit ~ 1 Heat / 0 Damage / Range 3~6~9

Game Notes:
Anyone may just BUY the Old TAG system.  It is considered readily available as a commercial option.  The Technicians can easily modify an exisiting Medium Laser to use either TAG systems for the mech between missions.  The decision to use or not use the system must be made before the start of a mission.

The new TAG system is available for purchase to the winner of this auction.
Starting Bid 50,000 cb
Bidding Intervals of 1,000 cb
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:06, Fri 06 Jan 2012.

Missions are over so auctions are starting...

Auction One - 200,000 Cbills.

Auction Two - N/A

Auction Three - N/A

Auction Four - Pass

Auction Five - Pass

Auction Six  - Pass

(No Change)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:33, Mon 09 Jan 2012.

Auction One - N/A

Auction Two - 40,000 C-Bills

Auction Three - N/A

Auction Four - Pass

Auction Five - N/A

Auction Six  - N/A
This message was last edited by the player at 16:35, Mon 09 Jan 2012.

Hmmmm...

assuming my calculations for monthly wages are correct:
This message was last edited by the player at 16:21, Tue 10 Jan 2012.

that was a nice exercise.

now to shop.

Bidding...
This message was last edited by the player at 04:55, Sun 08 Jan 2012.

Hmm...
This message was last edited by the player at 04:30, Sun 08 Jan 2012.

Mmm, professional torturer...

My tuppence worth

Kitty note
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:03, Sun 08 Jan 2012.

PM

In reply to Pvt. Patrick Flanigan (msg #104):

PM

We've got exPLOOOOOOOSIVES!

Let's get it on
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:26, Wed 11 Jan 2012.

I like cats..
This message was last edited by the player at 05:44, Mon 09 Jan 2012.

PM

o.O
This message was last edited by the player at 16:50, Tue 10 Jan 2012.

In reply to MW Amos Trask (msg #110):

I like cat nip and I can not lie
you other cats can't deny
that when the nip slides across the flour
you come running through the door
to get more!


Sir Nips a Lot

A quick bid, hoping I made it in, in time:

Auctions

1 ~ 265k  Amos
  ~ 100k  Camille (Noble Min Bid Rank Bump)
  ~ 100k  Johan
2 ~  42k  Patrick

3 ~ 1500  Althea

4 ~  20k  Adam

5 ~  60k  Oliver

6 ~  85k  Svend


~ Johan, Adam, and Jillian have declined Rank bump for mission seven.
Johan's bid acknowledge in RP.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:12, Wed 11 Jan 2012.

Wow that is nutty I actually got it for 20k:
Precision Ammo is 6x normal cost
Armour Piercing is 4x normal cost

Base AC/2 ammo cost is 1,000 c-bills per ton, same as machinegun ammo.  I'll take 1 ton of Precision ammo to really, really, really ruin quick moving targets days and nights.

Cost to Cowboy: 6,000 c-bills
The look on the VTOL pilot as their rotar is shredded by pansy AC/2's:  Priceless

Auction One

The Wild Stallions is growing, and Nate is going to have to appoint some help to fill out the command structure.  This auction is not open to anyone with a rank of Corporal or Lt.

One Rank Promotion gain 25 experience to upgrade a perk/skill

Mechwarrior
Minimum Bid for this auction is 100,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

(Johan, Adam, Amos, and Thanos may not participate in this auction)

(Cavalry bids are multiplied by 10)
(Infantry bids are multipled by 50)

Won by Halo 200k

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Auction Two

The Eridani encounter with the Dragoons went extremely well.  It was a very good learning experience for them to take their game up a notch and to fight a unit of the Dragoons calibur.

Up for bid are 'experience'.  Top three bids win experience as follows.  Awarded to First (12 experience), Second (10 experience), and Third (8 experience) place bids.

Minimum Bid for this auction is 30,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

*Foot note*
(Cavalry bids are multiplied by 10)
(Infantry bids are multipled by 50)

Won by
Thanos  100k +12 xp
Camille  91k +10 xp
Devlin   90k + 8 xp

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Auction Three

Sick and tired of luck thumbing her nose at you with near misses or choking at the most crucial moments in the fight?  Jealous of players and want some for your own?  Have some and want more?  Can you ever be 'too' lucky?

Up for bid are 'edge roll'.  Top bidders may add or subtract one to a roll they just made, or they may opt to completely re-roll a roll they just made.  This edge roll is only good for mission eight, and once used it's gone.

Minimum Bid for this auction is 20,000 C-Bills
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

(Cavalry bids are multiplied by 10)
(Infantry bids are multipled by 50)

Won by Cade 35k

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Auction Four  (Mech Warrior)

The Vulcan Anti Missile System, test data is promising.  Efforts are being made to put it into limited production to help with Hoff's defense.  One of them is being offered to the Eridani to use.  (VAMS is 1 ton, and 1 critical, which counts against a mechs customization cap)

Minimum Bid ~ 32,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

Won by Svend 65k

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Auction Five  (Mech Warrior)

The CASE, test data is promising.  Efforts are being made to put it into limited production to help with Hoff's defense.  One of them is being offered to the Eridani to use.  (CASE is 1/2 ton, and 1 critical.  The 1/2 ton counts against a mechs customization cap.  A 'new' critical is made, in the torso, for CASE where the ammo is stored.)

Minimum Bid ~ 50,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

Won by Devlin 135k

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Auction Six (Mech Warrior)

The Medium Pulse Laser, test data is promising.  Efforts are being made to put it into limited production to help with Hoff's defense.  One of them is being offered to the Eridani to use.  (MPL is 2 ton, and 1 critical.  This counts against a mechs customization cap.)

Minimum Bid ~ 60,000
Bidding intervals of 1,000 C-Bills

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Auction Seven (Mech Warrior)

The boys from the Hoff R&D think tank are making progress on the MPL and have decided to put a large version of the weapon into the field for testing.  The Large Pulse Laser  is (7 tons and 2 criticals to install which counts against Customization Caps.)

Minimum Bid ~ 175,000
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills

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Auction Eight (Mech Warrior)

The boys from the Hoff R&D think tank have put together a novel idea.  A modular weapon system that allows limited swapping of weapon system.  The UMB (Universal Missile Bay), is an experimental system, that installs modular Bay into a mech, that allows Technicians to quickly swap missiles systems for the mech.  The pilot would be given the option between the use of a LRM(5) or a SRM(4) before the mission starts.  This auction includes the cost of the UMB, the LRM module, and the SRM module.  The UMB is (2 tons and 1 critical to install which counts against Customization Caps.)(Ammo not included)

Minimum Bid ~ 135,000
Bidding intervals of 5,000 C-Bills
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:12, Mon 06 Feb 2012.

Hmmmmm
This message was last edited by the player at 13:45, Thu 02 Feb 2012.

In reply to Cprl. Devlin Masters (msg #116):
This message was last edited by the player at 06:47, Thu 02 Feb 2012.

Auction One ~ 200k  *Still looking for my first auction stripe...*

Auction Two ~ 60k

Auction Three ~ 20k

Auction Five ~ 50k


100,000 ~ +1 Promotion {From having one level of Leadership}
This message was last edited by the player at 17:29, Thu 02 Feb 2012.

10,000 ~ +1 Promotion {From having one level of Leadership}

*Files a formal protest with Kitten because there are no conventional auctions!*
This message was last edited by the player at 17:27, Thu 02 Feb 2012.

You're bleeding me o.O

hey holly, you're not the onyl one looking at the auctions and thinking "bah, nothing for me ehre"
This message was last edited by the player at 18:08, Fri 03 Feb 2012.

In reply to MW Cade Murphy (msg #122):

Ohhh silent auction... sneaky...

Hmmm