Reunification War campaign

Looking for parties interested in a Megamek campaign set back in the days of the Reunification War. I am just starting to put ideas together and want to find out about how many people would want to be a part of this.

Some things to know:
This era is the very beginning of Battlemech warfare. As such, many popular designs and variants of designs have not been produced yet. Also, except for VERY few units pretty much all tech is Level 1. I will try to put together a list of mechs/variants available when i decide what year and faction the campaign will be set in.

Because of the above and the fact that I want to keep this pretty simple (being my first time and all) there will be VERY LIMITED or possibly NO customization of units. This will tie in with the RP presented in the campaign info.

In this war the Star League are really the bad guys. As such, we will be playing Periphery units defending our homelands. I have picked the Outworlds Alliance for our faction alignment, it's an underdog role in the extreme but there are plenty of chances to play David to the SLDF's Goliath.

I'll probably be keeping this campaign pretty simple. I have not run one of these before so do not expect Magnus level involvement (props to you buddy). That does not mean it will be a cakewalk either. Keep in mind that historically the Periphery lost against the Star League but we can have a chance to turn the tide in a few key battles.

So if you think this is something you want to be a part of, sign up in this post. Once I decide we are ready to go I will be locking the players in. After we start there will be no adding of players unless a current player drops out. I also don't think I can manage more than about 12-16 players so if we get more than that I might have to pare down the list. May not be fair but I want to be able to do this plus RL without getting too overwhelmed. If you have questions go ahead and ask but I won't have a lot of answers for a while yet.

Who will help defend against Star League aggression?


Current signup list:
Taake
Fet
psu
Trevnor
Hordac
Gihzmo
Manco
Xander
Orc
Dihm
Blue
Myuu
Val
Magnus
David
Skoll
Tzeentch

 

I'm down for this. Seriously, this is some of the most exciting times in BT lore and I'm definitely game for something at this level.

 

I want in. I have been playing with reunification wars mechs and it is more fun than the later stuff. especially with ammo explosions in jesus just made a victor have 3 ammo explosions and an engine failure. I felt sorry for my Gladiator which only had 4 internal CT left.

 

I'd be in Though you guys would have to teach me megamek. Taurian Concordat please?

 

Lack of CASE and the new ammo explosion radius rule can make things very interesting.

I'm not sure about allowing that artillery mech though.

 

Always liked the TC for some reason. Although as long as we aren't the Rimworld Republic I ain't going to complain.

I am up for it. No way in hell am I going to run a level 1 VTOL though.

 

Right now I'm thinking mechs only for players. There may be some NPC vehicles/infantry thrown in on some missions.

 

I think I am in, depending on time and schedule

 

Simple fix. Just make it so that ammo for the sniper is hard to come by if we get it. Actually I don't know if the bot can use artillery. Humans I don't know how effective it would be.

 

I just starting to learn megamech, if you dont mind having a newb im up for it

 

After some brainstorming, I believe we will represent the Outworlds Alliance. I've come up with what I feel is a pretty good storyline and will be mostly true to the historical lore. Even thought the OA was founded as a pacifistic nation, it was the only Periphery nation that wasn't absolutely overrun by the end of the war. They did have a little help though - but I'm not going to give that away just yet

Now to figure out the mechanics of how it will all work.......

 

Sounds interesting. Would like to attend. though I know little to nothing of the area

 

Is this going to involve the help/mechs provided by the FedSuns or will we be taking on the SLDF through whatever scraps of mechs was available to OA at the time?

 

Probably won't start out with the best equipment but there will be opportunities to upgrade machinery. I know that sounds vague but I'd like to keep some element of surprise. We can fudge some machinery in at the beginning to help make it fun.

I'm not going to put you in IndustrialMechs with machine guns strapped on if that's what you're asking

 

Damnit. I was hoping that was going to be the case. As a previous CO of the OA in a MW3 PL I really enjoyed the time spent leading my guys/gals through some shady drops with a very limited supply of mechs with very limited variants. Made for some great times, it did.

 

Now if you get multiple mechs blown out from under you then yes those IndustrialMechs may be all that's left for you to pilot but it may not be very fun for people if that's ALL we've got.

 

I believe the OA had roughly 3 battalions of various mechs during the Reunification War. They weren't the greatest mechs nor were they in the greatest shape, but they did have combat mechs. The OA has always been known for their superior air force.

 

Another note:

I want to get as much put together on this as I can before we get started so that we don't have too many big gaps in time where I'm trying to fix things in the process. As a result it may take 3-4 weeks or even longer before we get started. Just wanted to put that out there so if there aren't any updates for a few days don't get antsy or think I've forgotten you. I'm excited about doing this and want to make it as good as possible.

 

3-4 weeks sounds like enough time for me to try and get considerably less-busy.