BattleTech 3025 - Recruitment - A Time of War and Total Warfare

[Montagne]

I think what I'm going to do is let you two sit on a waiting list of sorts. That way if someone drops out we can put one of you in. And maybe if we end up with like 4 people on the waiting list I might run a second game.

Alternatively, if you two are really keen, you could be non-'Mech/aero pilots. The crew still has space for an officer/captain, a couple of medics, a cook, a few technicians, a dropship engineer, two or three gunners, maybe a cook or janitor.

That sounds good, put me on the waiting list. I had some fun ideas in mind for a Steiner mech pilot who catches the wrong end of political drama and has to make a run for the periphery. If you get space I'll join you. 

[Stendarr]

Here's the OoC thread. https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=314108.msg15197713#msg15197713

I'll get an IC thread with the first post up today or tomorrow.

Does anyone have vehicle preferences before we start? I have TFCommando's Panther (PNT-9R) and Tavarokk's Javelin (JVN-10F) already on the list.

[JFD99]

Awesome 

I'll have to take a look at the available mechs 🤔 I'll try and come up with a preferred model soon.

[Voidknight]

Being assigned something kind of shitty kind of fits the character story for Noele, but will have a look at the options.

[JFD99]

Are we limited to Light battle mechs to start with ?

If so I think I'd go with the RVN-3L Raven but otherwise I like the Shadow Hawk a lot (staying away from heavy or assault mechs for now)

[Voidknight]

We're limited to light mechs, also the Raven doesn't exist yet, it gets made in 3048.

Edit: I am incorrect in 3024 the RVN-1X exists, which is a prototype, the 3l won't be around for a very long time though.

[JFD99]

RIP

It's probably best if Stendarr gives me one that makes sense until I know more about the lore then lol

[Voidknight]

Sarna is an excellent resource, this would be a good page to start on, but you can also search for a grand list of light mechs and check for the years on ones you like.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Technical_Readout:_3025_Revised

(Also sorry- I became one of those nerds without meaning to!)

[JFD99]

No, it's fine :) I'm the same way with Star Wars and LotR.

I'll keep that site in my bookmarks ^^

[Stendarr]

Yeah, I can definitely hand out vehicles if people don't know what to take.

And yeah just lights at the beginning.

[TFcommando]

I ran through my math again and found it was off, but not in the exact ways others found.  I showed more of the numbers at the bottom as well, ending up at 4822 XP. 

One thing I wanted to double check.  She's got Glass Jaw at -100.  If I buy Toughness for 300, that -100 just goes away, right?  Since they're opposed traits?  It doesn't need to be bought down to 0 before getting Toughness?

If I drop the Quick Draw skill, I'll have 200 points to play with, or 300 to get Toughness.  Could get Attractive, though she has no skills that work with it! :)  I'd better find a name and pic and finish up fast though! :)

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OPTIMIZED

STATS

4 STR 75/325
4 Body  125/275
5 Ref  225/275
6 Dex  150/450
4 Int  200/200
4 Will 250/150
4 Cha  250/150
3 Edge 100/ 200
1150 +600 +275 =2025

Draconis Combine – Benjamin District 
Early Childhood – Nobility
Military School
Military Academy Basic, Mechwarrior
Tour of Duty

TRAITS
Compulsion/ Xenophobia (–100 XP),
Compulsion/Any Addiction -100

3 Equipped  300
Enemy (–200 XP),
Fast Learner 300 XP
2 Wealth 185 +15

L0 16
L1 24
L2 40
L3 64
L4 96
L5 136
L6 184

Optimized Skills 22

SKILLS
1 Arts/Oral Tradition (20/24
0 Art/Ink Painting 15/16
4 Career/Soldier (105/96
2 Computers (+35 XP/40
5 Gunnery/’Mech 155/136
0 Interest/any 10/16
2 Interest/Military History (55/40
2 Interest/Battlemechs (+30 XP/40
408
3 Language/Japanese 60/64
1 Language/English 20/24
2 Leadership (45/40
2 Martial Arts 30/40
576
5 Martial Arts (Now melee) Blades Specialty 160/136 +(20)
2 MedTech 60/40
3 Navigation/Ground 70/64
816
5 Piloting/’Mech 155/153
969
4 Protocol/Combine  135/96
4 Perception 55/96
1161
1 Running  30/24
2 Sensor Operations 55/40
4 Small Arms (105/96
1 Strategy (+20 XP)/24
2 Swimming 45/40
2 Tactics/Land 55/40
2 Technician/Weapons 55/40
0 prestidigitation/quick draw 22
1161+326=1487

Pre 1555
Post 1487
Net gain 88

850 universal xp
150 Kurita Benjamin
215 nobility
500 military school
830 military academy
150 basic training
150 MechWarrior training
800 Tour of Duty
3645

+300 Fast Learner
+2025 attributes
5970 XP

-695  optimization opt.
-500 new negative traits
-88 Skill optimization

4687 XP

+20 specialty
+15 Wealth
+100 Buy off Glass Jaw

Total: 4822 XP

New Negative Traits
2 Blood Mark -200
1 Enemy +1 -100
Reputation 2 Kurita negative -200

Package Rebate +60

(Traits optimization, removing)
Connections (90 XP
Equipped  75
Patient (+25 XP), 
Rank 270
Reputation (+175 XP)

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[Stendarr]

I ran through my math again and found it was off, but not in the exact ways others found.  I showed more of the numbers at the bottom as well, ending up at 4822 XP. 

One thing I wanted to double check.  She's got Glass Jaw at -100.  If I buy Toughness for 300, that -100 just goes away, right?  Since they're opposed traits?  It doesn't need to be bought down to 0 before getting Toughness?

During the optimization phase, you're going to have to decide if you go full out with Glass Jaw or spend xp to get rid of it. So you should only ever be at 0 or -300 with Glass Jaw after optimization. If you have Glass Jaw at -300 and you get Toughness for 300 then they cancel each other out and you have neither. At that point, you need to buy Toughness again if you want it.

If you wanna pm me or send me your Discord I can help you walk through making your character.

[Hawkwood]

I had assumed we could only have -500 xp in disadvantages. You seem to have...

-900:

Compulsion/ Xenophobia (–100 XP),
Compulsion/Any Addiction -100
Enemy (–200 XP),
2 Blood Mark -200
1 Enemy +1 -100
Reputation 2 Kurita negative -200

[Voidknight]

I made the same mistake, we're allowed 500 _after_ optimisation!

[Stendarr]

I made the same mistake, we're allowed 500 _after_ optimisation!

That is correct. If you end up with -50 in a bunch of traits before optimization you could get a lot of extra xp by taking those negative traits before you start counting your 500 worth of negative traits.

[TFcommando]

That is correct. If you end up with -50 in a bunch of traits before optimization you could get a lot of extra xp by taking those negative traits before you start counting your 500 worth of negative traits.

And that's the big advantage to the modules over strict point buy!

[Stendarr]

I'm going to lock this thread in favor of the OoC

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=314108.msg15197713#msg15197713

If anyone would like to be put on the waiting list to fill in for any members we lose send me a PM.