Mecha Crusade recruitment

[Mitchifer]

Heya folks,

I noticed that the Black Kestrel hasn't put up a character yet...and I haven't either for that matter. Unless you've already made a character and have yet to post it, we should probably decide between us (maybe) who should be commander. It might be best if the commander took a level of wing captain, unless we want to go with the random selection of the commander route.

Regardless of the confusion I'm creating, it doesn't really matter to me who's selected; I'm just trying to narrow down a character concept to fill in a "niche" with the rest of the wing. Comments/Concerns?

Thanks


--Mitchifer

 

[garyh]

Well, Mitchifer, the only confirmed Metabot sub-pilots are you, me, and Mirthcard. I've already gone the Mecha Ace route, Mirthcard has already gone the Shock Trooper route, GWolf and Sir Osis aren't interested in Metabot-ing, and we don't know if BK will wanna Metabot or not.

Therefore, I nominate Mitchifer to be our Wing Captain!!

Any thoughts?

 

[garyh]

Feel the sting...

Mecha: HT-82a "Hornet"
Pilot: Yu Zhang

Mech-Enhanced Male Human Fast Hero 3 / Mecha Ace 1: HD 3d8+1d10+8+100; hp 132; Init +3 (+3 Dex); Spd 12m, Fly 60m (good) (Delta (poor), Kestral (averge), Improved Maneuverabilty (good)); AC 25 (+3 Dex, +5 Defense, +6 Mecha, +2 Mecha Dodge, -1 Size), 26 in melee (as before, +1 Defensive Martial Arts); SQ: Hardness 15, Heat Resist 20, Laser Resist 20, Join with Metabot; Reach 4m; Melee slam, +7 (+2 BAB, +6 Str, -1 size) (1d8+6/crit 20/x2); Ranged Typhoon 240 laser cannon, +6 (+2 BAB, +3 Dex, +2 Oracle, -1 size) (10d6/20/x2, type laser, range increment 30m, ROF S); Reputation 2; AL: Nation (Solar Colonies) Organiziton (SC Military); Action Points 25 (5+6+6+8); XP: 6,000; SV Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +2; Str 22, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 10.

Skills (total/ranks): Drive (10/7), Knowledge (Mecha) (9/7), Knowledge (Tactics) (9/7), Pilot (11/7), Profession (7/7), Sleight of Hand (8/5), Speak/Read/Write English (-/2), Speak/Read/Write Chinese (native) (-/-), Tumble (10/7).

Feats: Mecha Operation, Mecha Weapons Proficiency, Improved Maneuverabilty.

Occupation Features:

Miltary
Skills: Knowledge (Tactics), Pilot*
Bonus Feat: Personal Firearms Proficiency
Wealth Bonus Increase: +1

Class Features:

Simple Weapons Proficiency.
Talent (Fast): Evasion.
Bonus Feat (Fast): Defensive Martial Arts.
Talent (Fast): Uncanny Dodge.
Mecha Dodge.

Mecha Details

Structural Features:
Size: Large (+8 Str, -1 size penalty to attack and defense, 100 bonus HP, 1d8 slam attack, reach 4m, base speed 12m)
Structure: Refractalloy (15 Hardness, +6 Defense, 20 laser resist, 20 heat resist)
Options: Join with Metabot

Components:
Helmet: Pilot 1
Torso: Pilot 2
Back: K-2E Kestral maneuver wings (Improves flight from poor to average)
Shoulders: Mk 7b Oracle targeting system (+2 to hit with single ranged weapon)
Right Arm: Typhoon 240 laser cannon (10d6 laser damage)
Left Arm: Typhoon 240 laser cannon
Boots: D-8 Delta Thrusters (Fly 60m (poor))

Cost:
NA = Size: Large
3,600 = Structure: Refractalloy
1,500 = Options: Join with Metabot
NA = Helmet: Pilot 1
NA = Torso: Pilot 2
1,000 = Back: K-2E Kestral maneuver wings
2,000 = Shoulders: Mk 7b Oracle targeting system
3,400 = Right Arm: Typhoon 240 laser cannon
NA = Left Arm: Typhoon 240 laser cannon
4,000 = Boots: D-8 Delta Thrusters
15,500 = Total BP Budget

Click here for Zhang's backstory and stats without the Hornet.

 

[garyh]

Now that I have my mecha up, perhaps Mirthcard and Mitchifer can go with the BE-82b "Bee" and WP-82c "Wasp." Our metabot could then be the HV-82d "Hive."

Seriously my mecha is all flight speed and one big ranged weapon, and Mirthcard's mecha for his shock trooper will most likely be melee based. Perhaps Mitchifer's mecha should be balanced between the two, with our metabot a balanced mecha as well.

Any other ideas?

 

[Jarval]

creamsteak, your idea is fantastic I will, of course, be taking the role of Mission Coordinator (as I want to be the good guys ) so we'll need someone to be Opposition Coordinator.

The only problem I can see is that there will need to be a fair amount of communication between the Mission Coordinator and the Opposition Coordinator, and I live in a different time-zone to most of you folks. But this is probably a problem we could work round.

So, any volunteers for Opposition Coordinator?


garyh, a nice looking mecha And I like the "Hive" metabot idea, very fun.

One other point: I've started a character stats thread in Rogues Gallery. Please post your character stats here.

 

[Creamsteak]

Hrm... I might have some surprise entertainment by the time the day is done... but I have a long game tonight...

so the surprise wouldn't appear till tomorrow.

 

[Mirth]

Alright, Mitchifier!

Now we're gettin' somewhere. And I agree with garyh that we should have the Wing Captain be the Metabot pilot as well.

In fact, I was going to originally create a Wing Captain, but I felt that my character D'Bruuhl in the Gobtales PbP (that I'm in with garyh) was already sort of a leader character and I wanted to play more a part of the crew on this one.

Mitchifier, if you want to do that, go ahead. If not, I can switch my character around, no problem. However, if you decide to do so, remember to heed Jarval's advice on being the Wing Captain:

You'll be part of the military hierarchy, so one character will be the commanding officer for the unit. If someone takes the Wing Captain advanced class, then they will be assigned that position, otherwise it'll be assigned randomly. I should make it clear that this shouldn't be used as a way to boss the other PCs around.

And also read the Mecha Crusade tips on running a military campaign. They liken it to the Star Trek model, where one character is in charge but all of the other characters get equal screen time and an equal voice. I don't think that the Wing Captain character needs to have anymore rank or experience than the rest of us.

As for the mechs, I really like the Hornet, Wasp, Bee thing garyh, but how about "The Swarm" instead of "The Hive" for the Metabot? It just seems more aggressive. "The Hive" could be our headquarters or something. If I stick with my Shock Trooper character, then I'll take the "Bee" mech, although I'll probably change it to "Bumblebee" so that it connotates a big insect that makes lots of noise and clumsily flys around. If I end up being the Wing Captain character, then I'll take the "Wasp."

But we still haven't heard from The Black Kestrel. He might want to be part of the Metabot too and/or the Wing Captain. So, let's hear from you, BK.

 

[garyh]

As for the mechs, I really like the Hornet, Wasp, Bee thing garyh, but how about "The Swarm" instead of "The Hive" for the Metabot? It just seems more aggressive. "The Hive" could be our headquarters or something. If I stick with my Shock Trooper character, then I'll take the "Bee" mech, although I'll probably change it to "Bumblebee" so that it connotates a big insect that makes lots of noise and clumsily flys around. If I end up being the Wing Captain character, then I'll take the "Wasp."

Glad folks like my naming idea!! I don't mind switching the metabot to the SM-82d "Swarm," I just chose "Hive" as a tribute to the "Hivemind" on these boards (it's a Meta forum joke). Using the "Hive" as our headquaters is a good idea, though, since a "Hive" is a bit more of a place, an a "Swarm" is definitely a group made up of individuals. Angry individuals.

One thing to watch for about switching "Bee" to "Bumblebee": You might accidentally end up having a connotation of a small Autobot that transforms into a VW Beetle. Of course, if you give him tha Advanced Transform feature, that'd be perfect.

 

[garyh]

One more thing, Mirthcard, Mitchifer:

How do we want to create our metabot? Should one of use take the lead and then the other two comment? If so, who'll be lead designer? If not that method, how else would we do it?

I do think we should wait until all three mecha are posted so we can incorporate design elements from all three into the metabot - otherwise, I'd already be getting started!!

 

[Mirth]

Take the lead, garyh. I'll be glad to provide input, but you seem to have a better grasp on things than I do, so I say you get the job. I'm just waiting until we hear from Mitchifier and The Black Kestrel before I do any more work on my character…