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Prussian Havoc said:
Assembly of Strategic (ARROTECH), Operational (BATTLEFORCE) and Tactical (BATTLETECH) Forces continue…

Here, now, at the beginning it is important for me to point out that Kereminde’s Fiction-writing process and mine own, differ. Which is perfectly natural. While I will use HAREBRAINED / Kiva’s Turn Order mechanism to inform my Fiction, unlike Kereminde I will not be running three #CaralystGameLabs games concurrently, but the visuals, like depicted below, are now a part of my narration/story-crafting…
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I do this for BattleTech because, well... the fiction and the game are almost inseparable. (Also, Stackpole did it and it's good enough for him...)

And when writing fictional accounts of my campaign, it became important to pull back a tad from simply recounting "here's what happened" and trying to limit perspectives to the relevant characters. This is why I tend to run the game outright, because I can always take a mountain of data and sift it down to what I want... rather than make it all up and realize that I will need something and have no way to really "fake it".
 
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@Kereminde, I just got these in the mail. I’ll be using them for my Visuals and Narration for our BATTLETECH Fiction… oops! …BattleTech Fiction.
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Kereminde said:
Is that the Initiative Deck? I confess, my cards are still sealed until I can acquire a case for them :)
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i believe some businesses let loose some of the December/January @CatalystGameLabs tranche of post-fulfillment BattleTech items, like Barnes & Noble did with their Best Selling: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ba...ar-bn-exclusive-catalyst-game-labs/1139270744

Same thing with those few UK stores which released the Initiative Deck… at least that is my best estimation, given what we know thus far.
 
Prussian Havoc said:
i believe some businesses let loose some of the December/January @CatalystGameLabs tranche of post-fulfillment BattleTech items, like Barnes & Noble did with their Best Selling: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ba...ar-bn-exclusive-catalyst-game-labs/1139270744

Same thing with those few UK stores which released the Initiative Deck… at least that is my best estimation, given what we know thus far.
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I'll note there's also a force pack being issued through Barnes & Noble too... I heard about that one recently. Wolf's Dragoons :)
 
Oh dear, now it's getting to be a proper brawl. Either that or we're going multiple-system arc here :)
 
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Kereminde said:
Oh dear, now it's getting to be a proper brawl. Either that or we're going multiple-system arc here :)
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You can run or extend our narrative past my first and third Acts, all you want. : )
 
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Prussian Havoc said:
You can run or extend our narrative past my first and third Acts, all you want. : )
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Hah! Just sort of drop me a line on what you're planning with them, we can fit it all together.
 
"Get in losers, we're hunting Clanners."

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Well, dug out my stuff, and realized one thing I have an issue with - the new minis aren't readily apparent which facing is "front" since some of them have the torso facing a point instead of a side of the hex. No worries though.
 
I've done the first bit of 'breaking ground' now on setting up the fiction. The unfortunate trouble with meat-side life and the holidays means I might have a scarce amount of time to do more, let alone consulting with all the fine people involved. This said... if I don't start the ball rolling, then I'll keep finding reasons not to.

And so it begins.

The Lyran Commonwealth has many worlds which enjoy a relative peace, having been able to hold their borders against invasion from their neighbors and pirate actions. The bulk of their worlds have lost fear of it, and prosper. This was only increased as they merged into the 'Federated Commonwealth' through a political marriage. However, in the middle months of 3050, the image of strength would be shattered and their resolve tested as world after world fell to a mysterious invading force.

In June, they came for Twycross. The militia contends with multiple coordinated landings, and one small group splits away to assault a Trellshire Heavy Industries. The militia is spread thin answering the requests for help, but even so they manage to send assistance...

So begins an assault by @CSJ_SolStar on unprepared, overmatched militia and security forces. Victory is all but assured. Yet the smoke has yet to clear and damage assessed, before a Lance of mercenaries arrives. They are too late to defend THI, but not too late to counterattack.
 
Good @Kereminde, my schedule is freeing up quite nicely. My ideas, thoughts, schemes… My Muse, is almost ready to set to work.

I like your Intro above and will use it, lock stock and smoking PPC Barrels to begin Sol’s BATSUM THREE (our Act One) this coming week. Feel ZERO pressure to respond with Act Two under any sort of suspense. I find I work best as my Muse moves me, and I look to never time-pressuse those I work with if we can at all help it.

Better to achieve an inspired work of storytelling at a later time, than a “meh” story arrived at under the crunch of a suspense ~ is a Rule, now that I am retired Military, I can once again live under, as I tried and largely succeed in doing during university.

Questions? Anyone? Reply below, and/or continue to PM me.

Steve
 
Also of note, Good @Kereminde, you may recall that I commissioned Flo (SpOoKy777) to create a Work of BATTLETECH Art ~ the Aurigan Restoration (showing Kamea and Vicky fighting it out, while the Player Character emerges from the cockpit hatch of his SLDF Highlander to witness History):

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Well, I currently have Flo commissioned [in an among his Catalyst, much better paying-gigs! : ) ] to work on a Catalyst Game Labs Work of Leviathans Art (www.monstersinthesky.com):

*file is too big to post, so I Imgur’ized it:
https://imgur.com/a/eFHKRcH

BOTTOM LINE: at some point during our 4 Acts/Chapters there will likely be a moment I may choose to commission Flo to breathe some gloriously Big and Stompy Digital LIFE into… would that be ok, with you?
 

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Prussian Havoc said:
Good @Kereminde, my schedule is freeing up quite nicely. My ideas, thoughts, schemes… My Muse, is almost ready to set to work.

I like your Intro above and will use it, lock stock and smoking PPC Barrels to begin Sol’s BATSUM THREE (our Act One) this coming week. Feel ZERO pressure to respond with Act Two under any sort of suspense. I find I work best as my Muse moves me, and I look to never time-pressuse those I work with if we can at all help it.

Better to achieve an inspired work of storytelling at a later time, than a “meh” story arrived at under the crunch of a suspense ~ is a Rule, now that I am retired Military, I can once again live under, as I tried and largely succeed in doing during university.

Questions? Anyone? Reply below, and/or continue to PM me.

Steve
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I have reality impacting my ability to work, really, what with a lack of space and focus. On the other hand...

My "Map Pack: Deserts" arrived and from what I read about Twycross on Sarna, I can find a fitting option here. I have also got a friend doing some 3D prints of buildings I found online - I'll be sure to shoot you the link to them so you can shout them out properly. (This is because Iron Wind Metals seems to have lost their resin-cast building line I was using, and I don't have the time to straight build something with art-scraps.)

On the other-other hand...

Knowing exactly who's involved, I rather got a nice "picture" of what's going on and actually might be able to submit a story to pick up expected "loose ends" from my other work. Again, the problem is writing and reality has been sort of impacting my ability to focus on it. I should be able to get something in a rough draft by the end of the year, but polish is going to take time.

Prussian Havoc said:
BOTTOM LINE: at some point during our 4 Acts/Chapters there will likely be a moment I may choose to commission Flo to breathe some gloriously Big and Stompy Digital LIFE into… would that be ok, with you?
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I have little objection and would have to share over the Priam Company logo Justin Kase did by my request. (I made it with the idea of getting a patch made as I did for 'Sagittarius Lance'.) The downside is me not being all that creative with the paint design - very much borrowing the Lyran Guards and allowing each one to get embellishments. (It's a merc outfit, everyone gets their custom thing...)

We'll have to see what comes though. If you do, it would be prudent to see if anyone else has a more photogenic scene happening :)
 
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@Kereminde, I just completed the BATTLETECH match using surrogates for ACT ONE. Suffice it to say, I have taken the results and sketched out my Intro and Conclusion and will now flesh out the Body of the narrative.

By Monday, I very well may have the final product ~ ACT ONE for us, BATSUM #3 for Sol’s Star.

This has proven so very fun at a time when fun has been in short supply. Thank you @Kereminde and thank you @Hatchy for convincing me to even embark on Fiction Writing. You BOTH are inspirations to my personal Muse. : )

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Prussian Havoc said:
@Kereminde, I just completed the BATTLETECH match using surrogates for ACT ONE. Suffice it to say, I have taken the results and sketched out my Intro and Conclusion and will now flesh out the Body of the narrative.

By Monday, I very well may have the final product ~ ACT ONE for us, BATSUM #3 for Sol’s Star.

This has proven so very fun at a time when fun has been in short supply. Thank you @Kereminde and thank you @Hatchy for convincing me to even embark on Fiction Writing. You BOTH are inspirations to my personal Muse. : )

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Right now I'm trying to let my back-brain chew on the "prologue" from Priam Company's perspective and hunting down ideas which percolated up in the process. As I've posted on 'The Bickering Thread' a couple fragments which have come to life as I've worked at it. Just shoot me the details on what damage would have been sustained? I may find time to run it myself...

... *maybe*. There's now a nephew to add to the nieces, and so things are going to be chaotic for a while on top of other things.
 
Kereminde said:
Right now I'm trying to let my back-brain chew on the "prologue" from Priam Company's perspective and hunting down ideas which percolated up in the process. As I've posted on 'The Bickering Thread' a couple fragments which have come to life as I've worked at it. Just shoot me the details on what damage would have been sustained? I may find time to run it myself...

... *maybe*. There's now a nephew to add to the nieces, and so things are going to be chaotic for a while on top of other things.
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There is ZERO time crunch on this for you… now that my classes and volunteer work is powering down for the Holidays, I want to get ACT ONE to you and develop som branches and sequels for ACT THREE. But that is just me… if you can’t turn ACT TWO until 2023, that would be fine with …

I would pass you the results here.. but that would give away some of the best parts of ACT ONE… so I’ll PM them to you now.

Have a great night, and ever better tomorrows!

Steve
 
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