Battletech

[Festy_Dog]

"Neg, Cherish. I'm a mech pilot through and through, I just use my head more than you do," Kevin says with a cheeky grin.

Thx for the advice Douane.

Ok, character's been tinkered with, hope he's a bit better than before.

 

[Jemal]

Paxus - Sure, make up a character And I'll put you in charge of a star of Elementals that will be travelling with this sibko.

Everyone else - How's things going?

Shal - Cherish scares me.

BTW, for the tests, you'll each be piloting the mech you've personally shown an aptitude in (IE the mech you designed for your characters), and I'll figure out what to send you against.

 

[doghead]

Roger. I mean Wilco.

**No thats not either ... humm, Quipp? Quaff? Flip flop? A little bida hiphop. Oh behave! Ah sorry, I'll go look for that glossary shall I, um yes er, .. right, thats what I do ... don't mind me ...**

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Paxus - Sure, make up a character And I'll put you in charge of a star of Elementals that will be travelling with this sibko.

Aff.

Abilities: Priority 1
BLD 8 (6 points)
REF 7 (6 points, +1 Clan)
INT 4 (8 points)
LRN 3 (3 points)
CHA 3 (4 points)

Athletic 3+
Physical 7+
Mental 11+
Social 11+

Skills: Priority 2

Gunnery (Elemental) 10 points 3+
Blade 1 point 2+
Leadership 3 points 9+
Perception 1 points 10+
Piloting (Elemental) 6 points 4+
Special Interest: Remembrance 1 point 10+
Tactics 1 point 10+
Unarmed Combat 1 point 2+

Advantages: Priority 3
Extra Edge
Total Edge 2

At 8'3, with shoulders broad enough to carry two full-grown mechwarriors, Carson of Bloodhouse Shaw has been described as "a landslide that walks." He is mercurial in temperament, laughing at every joke and drawing steel at any insult. He seems to lack true ambition, fighting, leading, and serving the Clan more for the sheer enjoyment of it than any desire for advancement, but he succeeds nevertheless. The only thing he takes seriously is the Remembrance, of which he has painstakingly etched long passages into his Elemental.

 

[Douane]

First, I'm assuming that Elementals get the same bonuses that Mechwarriors do; is that correct?

Aha, I hear my cue!

Actually, Elementals are created differently. Here are your choices:


A 27 points attributes, 24 points skills, 1 point advantages

B 27 points attributes, 21 points skills, 2 point advantages

C 24 points attributes, 27 points skills, 1 point advantages

D 24 points attributes, 21 points skills, 3 point advantages

E 21 points attributes, 27 points skills, 2 point advantages

F 21 points attributes, 24 points skills, 3 point advantages


In addition, Clan Elementals get: +2 BLD, +1 REF, -1 CHA plus the free advantage 'Toughness'.


A little bit of further advice:

Make him Carson of House Shaw, as he is probably not bloodnamed yet.

Second, at 6'8'', he's rather small for an elemental who range from 6'8'' to 8'4'' with something like 7'8'' being the average.

Skillwise, an elemental Star Commander is almost like a Mechwarrior Star Captain (due to one 'point' being equal to one 'mech or five elementals), so should have a few points in leadership and tactics.


If you have any further open questions, just email me. (email's in the profile)

Oh, and welcome to the game!


Folkert

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Aha, I hear my cue!

Actually, Elementals are created differently. Here are your choices:
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Oh, and welcome to the game!


Folkert

GAAHH! My careful planning, ruined! I'll have a new character up in a couple hours at most; I've got some holiday posting to get done.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Does Mechworks include Elementals? If not, is there only one configuration, or will I need to find some other book or program to write mine up?

 

[Douane]

Does Mechworks include Elementals? If not, is there only one configuration, or will I need to find some other book or program to write mine up?

You are aware of the nature of an elemental suit?

Just in case, if not: It's basically a a 9' suit of powered armor. It's only customizability (?) lies in it's choice of a primary weapon in addition to it's SRM-2 with two loads: You can either choose a small laser, a flamer or an MG.


I'll try to come up with a picture and some descriptive text.


Folkert

 

[Douane]

And here it is:

Mass: 1000 kg
Chassis: Elemental Standard
Height: 2,7 meters
Cruising Speed: 12 kph
Jump Jets: Elemental Standard
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Asphestos Elemental Standard
Armament:
1 Compact SRM 2
and
1 Small Laser
or
1 Machine Gun
or
1 Flamer
Manufacturer: Various
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

Overview:
It was in 2842 that Clan Goliath Scorpion created a simple fully incased armored exoskeleton. These suit dubbed water elementals by there civilian class pilots, were originally designed as an efficient way to dig out the vast underwater ore deposits on the planet Dagda. Clan wolf immediately noticed the amazing military potential of this armor. Rather than give away their plans to Clan Goliath Scorpion by acquiring the suits in a trial of possession, Clan Wolf instructed their merchant caste to purchase some of the suits for a moderate price. The secret development of several mission specific suits ensued. After years of development Wolf scientists created a single multi-purpose suit dubbed the Elemental. In 2868 the Elemental was introduced to the clans in a trial of possession against Clan Nova Cat. Two stars of this new armor made a humiliating defeat against the one star of light mechs the Cats offered. The Cats Beta Galaxy, now Delta Galaxy, to this day continue to practice exhaustively with anti-infantry tactics, refuse to use elementals, and still bear their crest of a timberwolf crushing an Elemental beneath its foot. The suit immediately became the new standard in Clan infantry. In 2870, Clan Hell's Horses made an exchange for Clan Wolf's new battle armor in exchange for their solution to their inability to acquire the suit through trials. This was a genetically altered infantry trooper with superior strength and size. Later that year the Clan began fielding the new Elemental pilots. It is with these two advances that made the Elemental as effective a weapon as it is. In fact, the Elemental was considered such an important advancement that future Omnimechs were built with the Elemental in mind.

 

[doghead]

I'd go with the MG, but thats just me. I like guns that go BANG! If I had taken the Heli pilot, I could have flown you, but now you will have to walk.

Welcome aboard.