Your fighting style is old school Ironswords not new school.

But if the Lancers or Pussycats aren't interested we're always happy to have a few more interested in getting a paycheck and taking a few knocks to get them past the wet behind the ears stage ;)

I was told there is some sort of penalty for Hazard Checks, possibly related to the Javelin 1F

What is this penalty?

While there are many mechs that don't have specific 'flaws' or 'benefits' that are mentioned in the fluff about them there are a few that do have quirks.  Javelin was always known for being top heavy and is harder to keep on it's feet in difficult terrain.  It translates into a hazard check penalty.

Ostscouts are known for their sensor suites, Shadow Hawks have the most comfortable cockpits while Wolverine's have some of the most cramped and Hatchetmen have their entire head eject rather than just the command chair that the Mechwarrior sits in.

Stuff like that.

some quirks are rather neat sounding then, but sadly i never found any quirk for the Val...
This message was last edited by the player at 06:26, Sat 20 Dec 2014.

Ahh, ok, well, I am looking for a Mech with all or almost all Energy Weapons... That one seemed to be the best in the Light Mech Category, but if you guys have any insight for a newbie, let me know.

Also, Is anyone in need of a Light Mech Pilot for their unit?

The Valkyrie is a solid stable mech.

Most pilots start out as light here and most stay that way.  You'll understand why after you play for awhile.  Depending on your cash good all/most energy mechs can include...

Wasp-W, Stinger-G, Mongoose, Javelin-F, Firefly, Spider, Jenner-f, Panther.

Really is all depends on what you want to do with the mech, what your skills/perks are and what your long term goal is.

Thanks, I think I will deal with the Penalty and keep the Javelin. But I have about 400,000 cbills, anyone have any advice for a newbie, on what that money might be best spent on?

Can someone point me to the rules for how  the personal technicians work?  I cant seem to find them... thanks!

Armor, internals, and save some for repairs.  Some of these missions go bad... like real bad.



'A pair of stripes ain't gonna fix your mech son.  It's like people already forgot about M9 and Normandy.'
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 11:08, Sat 20 Dec 2014.

To be fair some of them weren't around for them

I would add Wolfhound to that list too.

Though really if youre willing to put a little time and care into modifications, the bigger concern is not weapons, but the size of the mech and movement profile.

It's much easier to modify the weapons you want onto the mech, than to rework the movement profile.

Also keep in mind speed really is a fine asset to have on the battlefield, but it comes at the expense of other things, usually weight to modify to tailor the mech to your liking.

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Resolving auctions now btw...
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:37, Sat 20 Dec 2014.

o.O

Well auctions are finished.

Since Auction 6 was a snafu auction, and Auction 2 seemed so popular i gave the top two winning bids the win for Auction 2.

Breaking out the popcorn to watch the drama...

Heh...

Try it from my cheap seats.

Okay.  Let the mayhem begin.

Will be looking at availability rolls..

Accepting equipment sales and transfers between characters/units.

Character modifications...

Mech modifications...

and all that other good stuff.

Must be documented in the repair bay.

What would the availability roll be for an X-3A?

All this time Eden Power loaders have been around and no one wants them ,  and not they're being phased out and they're in vogue.

you're all killing me ~!

Okay let me figure out the damn rolls, youre not the only one interested so i'll work them out.

KILLING ME!

Maybe the Eden Power Loaders are marked down on the Clearance Rack?

Didn't think dudes could start with them.  Then kind of forgot about them.  Then realized the 6/9 version has the option of going 7/11 with a melee weapon.

Think about it this way, I got the 3025 TRO when I was 14 years old several decades ago.  Just read about power loaders 7 months ago.

It takes a while to accept new things when you get older.  :)

On the plus side you already have TNs for the X-3, X-3a and X-3c.

Unless you're going to change them of course.

(hides under the rug to work out personal numbers)

I had asked about the x-3a as well...changed my mind when I realized I was only going to have 3 weapons and the hatchet/sword so I went with the mongoose... then, last night I started running some numbers on the mods I want to make for the mongoose and realized I'd still probably only have 3 wpns  + a hatchet lol. The only time I will have more is if/when I get an xl for the mongoose. Oh well, live and learn! :-D

On to other things, I will be out most of the day. At one of the local stores running a fairly large (2500-3000 tons) battletech session for a group of friends!

good morning everyone, how are things going? and have fun at the battletech session Dubois

Kitten, are we rolling availability rolls ourselves now? Or figuring out TNs rather given it seems to be standardized now?

Asking as I remember this being handled differently in the past, and me screwing up :)

Also welcome new folks.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:21, Sat 20 Dec 2014.

You may make rolls, i will be watching the die roller and rolls, you roll it and win or lose that's a used availability roll.  Rolls are standardized, and your modifiers are noted in the repair bay if you have a question about them, not it before you roll, if you won a die modifier put it in the die roller that you're using it.


In the past i didnt have a list of equipment and availabiility rolls posted and ready to go, along with adjustments.  I do now so, yeah go crazy peeps.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:28, Sat 20 Dec 2014.

Great, I'm boosting mental up to 2, which should grant a +1 modifier if I understand it right.