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Ultimate Remarks "Weapons are at 50%, Captain," CGO Bryant says, her face glowing red amidst the sea of blue from the warnings flashing across the screen. "Starboard SPK is nominal. Systems are holding," calls out one of her gunners. The man next to him reports: "Portside SPK is nearing...

Warning: Rant on "Show rather than tell" is a very Western-centric idea, which excludes writers from non-Western backgrounds who have to tell to explain what a teh tarik is, or why you have to tabik hormat when you visit your in-laws during Hari Raya. And although the style wasn't created as a...

It looks like they are consistently not fielding anything with Holtzman field generators (shields, antigrav suspensors) in the desert areas, which fits the fictional conceit that the fields drive worms to frenzy, and sandstorms tend to short them out too. Hence, more primitive tech like...

Order of Battle State of the fleets: 2nd Crisis Response Group (Union Navy) Battlegroup Eland (Range 5) Interdiction 1d6+2 UNS-BB Nikolai Bukharin (31 HP, 5 OS) UNS-CV Shamokin Rising (16 HP) 2x Fighter Wing (5 HP, 5 HP) Destroyer Unicorn (8 HP) Destroyer Undine (8 HP) Battlegroup Splinter...

From what I understand, Dune Messiah would be film 3. I do want to see them get there, as it'll be a very anti-Hollywood narrative.

This Will Be Rough, Part 3 "A more intelligent commander would use their heavier ships to buy time for their carriers to slip past us," Tabitha leans over the plotting table. "And I believe the more intelligent commander is in charge of the carrier fleet." "You think he might make a break for...

Dropping off some goods secretly?

Expeditious Remarks The reply comes just minutes later. The red-haired woman glares angrily out from the hologram, spitting her words like fire. "This is Strike Captain Catrina Bannon of the PCV-DN Shaka Zulu. We are on a mission of mercy to DS12 New Creighton. The legitimate government of the...

Swift Amity "We could trim down these numbers somewhat, Tabitha," Caspian says, looking up from the weapons console that he and CGO Bryant have been methodically working over. "My crew has managed to work out some shortcuts in the powerup procedures for the Wagner's guns. If we push them into...

Brilliant and Professional "We're still looking at middle-confidence profiles, but at the moment we can make out four battleships and two capital-scale carriers, along with a dozen smaller escorts," says Vera. "The good news is that they're spread out, with one battleship and two carriers...

I am familiar with the Honor and Glory mechanics on L5R, but not Propriety. 😅 Certainly it sounds like a stat that would fit right into the world of Rokugan.

Tribe 8 is definitely a long distance from Heavy Gear. They are not that similar! For what it's worth, FitD doesn't seem to be the best fit for the kind of mecha gaming that Heavy Gear supports, but then again I guess I could see the Beam Saber RPG covering that ground...

This is an interesting turn! My Heavy Gear GM showed me the books but I never played it... Seems like FitD would be a good fit!

Nadir Six days later. Operation WINGSPAN CORRAL. Ten ships of the line cruise the black sky in a staggered formation, guarding the Long Rim nadir route. On the UNS-BB Six Grandfathers, Commander Louis Smalls reviews the latest sensor contact, a Smith-Shimano light freighter carrying luxury...

Into a Black Sky The rest of the meeting is decidedly informal. Vice Admiral Gentle lets her battlegroup captains work out the details. She only stresses the importance of keeping more belligerents from entering the fray in the Dawnline Shore. "Both sides have enough manufacturing capacity and...

(Blades in the Dark) "Flammable as Tesla Model 3!"

Gazebo Party, Part 3 "Untouchable at long range, you say," Caspian raises an eyebrow. "I would assume then she will have company to keep people at range. Do we have any additional information of the kind of forces we might encounter besides the Rex?" he asks, turning to Gentle. "According to...

I pronounce it E.N. World, but I've heard "unworld" too.

Gazebo Party, Part 2 Gentle glances at the Union captains. "That's the cue for my briefing," she says, standing quickly. She leads the party to a scenic pond behind the gazebo, where a glowing orrery of planets and flight paths can be seen over the water's surface. "Following the massed fleet...