Battletech: Official OOC/Signup Thread

I sort of object to rule number five, in so far as I don't mind rewriting history at all if our campaign takes us in that direction. But this isn't my baby.

Name: Ryo Sanada

Call Sign: Fighter

Age: 33 years old

Place of Birth: New Samarkand (Draconis Combine)

Physical Description or Photograph:


Personality Overview/Traits: A serious, no-nonsense man that lives entirely to fight, Ryo rarely feels comfortable outside the battlefield. When battle isn't near, he spends his time training in hand-to-hand combat (both armed and unarmed martial arts). Though distant and cold, he is a civilized and polite man - he is a proud and educated warrior, after all -, and will fight bravely until the end regardless of consequences for his own life. He is loyal to allies and holds to the tenets of honor taught by Bushido when fighting, but will give no quarter to enemies.

He prefers to attack fiercely at full speed and strength, then retreat to recharge and jump into the fray once more. This striking capability comes at the expense of being more exposed and vulnerable to enemy fire than other MechWarriors. However, he has a considerable resilience that allows him to take a respectable amount of punishment. In following this combat doctrine, he looks to honor an old Samurai proverb: "Be swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, and immovable as a mountain".

Biographical Information:
Primary Occupation: MechWarrior

Additional Occupation: Unarmed/close quarters combat specialist

Personal Equipment: His Katana and wakizashi, and standard DCMS gear in the event he requires a first aid or survival kit.

Personal Vehicles: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1Kk BattleMech, heavily modified and painted bright red, with the crest of the Sanada family in gold.



Spec sheet for a personal Battlemech:

Solaris Skunk Werks data included for revision.


Name: Senso no Akami ("Crimson Demon of War")
Model: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1Kk
Class/Weight: Medium (Maximum weight 50 tons, this 'Mech is 47)
Chassis: Endo-Steel
Engine: 300 Fusion Extralight
Gyro: Standard
Cockpit: Standard
Heatsinks: Double, 12
Jump Jets: 6 (3RT, 3LT)
Armor: Standard (10.5 tons)
Layout:

Left Arm: Shoulder, Upper Arm Actuator, Lower Arm Actuator, Hand Actuator, ER Medium Laser, ER PPC
Left Torso: XL Fusion Engine, 3x Jump Jets
Center Torso: XL Fusion Engine, Gyro, Small Pulse Laser, Small Pulse Laser
Head: Life Support, Sensors, Cockpit
Right Torso: XL Fusion Engine, 3x Jump Jets
Right Arm: Shoulder, Upper Arm Actuator, Lower Arm Actuator, Hand Actuator, ER Medium Laser, Sword
Left Leg: Hip, Upper Leg Actuator, Lower Leg actuator, Foot Actuator
Right Leg: Hip, Upper Leg Actuator, Lower Leg actuator, Foot Actuator

Running Speed: 97,2 km/h
Jump Height: 180 meters
Battle Value 2.0: 1,463
Overview: 

Oh, then I am totally cool with #5.

No problem on my end.

So since we only have 3 playing characters up so far... would anybody be disappointed if the launch of the actual playing RP was pushed back a bit? I gather there are least two people who would join in plus others, so maybe a little extra time on the clock wouldn't go amiss.

Oh I have the outline of the opening post ready to go, no worries there. Buuuuut... so far it's only you, Samu and myself with approved characters, so there would have to be some serious fluff.

If one more person applied we could launch in my estimation, no doubt. Technically I could launch it now. Buuut... the narrative and input would be a bit linear methinks. So maybe a buffer to give people time to tweak characters would be a good thing.

Well since the plot follows the exploits of a small mercenary group it's not going to be much different then what you know where every weapon and 'mech is guarded jealously as the one ring. But the clan invasion and subsequent reforming of the star league creates a sort of renaissance for technology and new 'mechs are being produced and such.

The company's name is Gun Special Squadrons, it specializes in Asymmetrical Warfare - Scouting, Deep Penetration Raids, etc. Its basically special forces for hire. It was formed in 3062 by retired FWL Mechwarriors Stacy Kessler, and Dave and Jetta Wild. Stacy Kessler handled the funding and became the CO of the unit at the rank of Colonel and Dave handled the day to day operations as the Executive Officer at the rank of Lt. Colonel. They hired a former Draconis pilot named Jiro Namanota and used their lance of 'mechs for minor contracts related to the Fedcom war. They took their first major contract for Fedsun loyalists in 3064 and gained steady employment fighting for them throughout the civil war. They expanded in this time, merging with another merc company named Eddie's Irregulars and expanding to a total of 16 'mechs in two squadrons with dropships, its own technical staff, and a small aerospace component. They were part of the entire second campaign to defend New Avalon and in early 3067 are using their earnings and status to expand to a third squadron. They are also in the process of confirming one of two lucrative contracts on the periphery.

As a small company with three squadrons operating more or less separately and a total of about 20-24 'mechs operating in the periphery the whole scrape and scrounge concept CTOAN is used to is still very much alive.

I would like to say that I am still interested in this, despite not having a lot of time to write character fluff right now.

So here's the thing, I am very much interested in this rp but i COMPLETELY forget how to make a battle mech. (played the games, played tabletop too but still at a loss) I can make an app for my char that's no problem. Where I draw a blank is his mech. I'm sure you would appreciate it if i said more than "It has guns and stuff and can walk too" so I will join hopefully when I can get ahold of  a manual or just stop being lazy and wiki it. Thank you

A modified Centurion 9D thats essentially a wolf. Run in, strike, run out, rinse/repeat

Knock knock Dom?

Name: Ryan Panzer


Call Sign: Shadow Wolf


Age:30


Place of Birth:Fianna


Physical Description or Photograph: Ryan stands around six feet tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has deep blue eyes and blonde hair cropped short in a military fashion. He is lean and well muscled as per the results of regular and almost obsessive exercise. His nose is slightly too small for his angular face, consisting of high cheekbones with full lips and a strong chin. He has a zagged white scar running from the bottom of his chin down his neck which narrowly misses his jugular and dissapears out of sight near his right collarbone. When exhausted or "Just feelin' his years" as he says he walks with a slight limp. He usually wears his standard duty uniform of the gun-bear special squadron with the insignia of the Eddie's Irregulars sown into the left sleeve, his trusty Callabian 29 .45 caliber ACP semi-auto pistol on his left leg in a thigh holster with spare ammunition, and his old Steiner dog tags, which he almost never takes off.



Personality Overview/Traits: When on the battlefield, Ryan is the epitome of cool, calm, and collected. He is a solid pilot, not prone to panicking in tight situations, and is able to think tactically and well under pressure. When off-duty, you can find him with his friends from his old company, Eddie's Irregulars, a bunch of misfit screw-offs drinking, smoking, playing cards and generally being loud and rowdy. Barring that, you can find him in the gym or with hands, arms, (and sometimes whole body) submerged inside his mech, fixing this or tweaking that. Ryan is a generally nice guy who will talk your ear off once you get to know him and is a whiz with small arms weaponry, which he teaches to anyone who is willing to learn or improve. He is fiercly loyal to his friends and is a good ally to have on your side, or he could be a complete nightmare. He is prone to good-natured sarcasm and jokes, but when on duty he holds himself with an air of professionalism that you wouldn't expect from a man like him.



Biographical Information: Ryan Panzer was born on the planet Fianna in the year 3037 to one James and Fiona Panzer. As a boy he was exposed early on to the life of a Mechwarrior as both of his parents fought for House Steiner. His father was an academy instructor for the young mechwarrior pilots on Fianna and Ryan was afforded the privelage to be enrolled into the school at the early age of 10. At 17, he graduated top of his class and was Immediately assigned off-planet to a more promising and active post. Saying good-bye to his proud parents for the final time he left with dreams of glory and adventure but he was sorely dissappointed.


After six years of minor skirmishes and boring border postings at the age of 23, Sergeant Ryan Panzer took part in Operation Bulldog in the year 3059. While the operation was largely successful as a whole he saw hard fighting on planet Kiamba during the first wave attack when he and his Lance were mistakenly dropped deep into enemy territory, far from friendly forces. They knew thier mission and against all odds decided to raid their way to where they were supposed to actually be during the assault and saw some early success. But that was not to last as Clan reserve forces quickly rallied and ambushed them with two full assault lances. They were slaughtered to the man except for Ryan who managed to escape, and continued harassing his pursuers all the way to the front line. During the course of three days, Ryan tallied up a kill score of four mechs including a clan Nova cat using hit-and-run tactics like keeping his mec powered down until they came past him then springing out of ambush, unleashing a devastating salvo and disappearing again at top speed. On the fourth day his run of luck changed when they finally cornered him and engaged him on a running battle. Once again, Ryan took an excellent account of himself as he crippled two more mechs and destryoed another one but they eventually got the better of him and destroyed his mec completely. Ryan managed to eject but he didn't leave the battle unscathed taking serious shrapnel wounds to his neck and right arm as well as his left leg. As luck would have it, the battle attracted the wrong sort of attention for the Clan Smoke Jaguar pilots and the rest of them were either destroyed or captured by Steiner forces.


Ryan was rescued and treated for his injuries but he remained out of action for the rest of the operation, being sent back to a safer planet to rest and recover. Upon Operation Bulldog's competion in the year 3060 Ryan Panzer (Who never fully recovered) was honorably discharged and sent out into the world, Jobless and not having any real skills. Ryan drifted around for a year or so doing freelance work until he just happened to win a run-down Centurion D9 in a game of cards (which he cheated to win) And used his remaining credits as well as the ones he accumulated to fix it up into a right proper fighting mech. In the year 3062 he joined up with a group of like-minded individuals with similar stories and desires and formed a small mercenary company called the Eddie's Irregulars. For four years they traveled around the solar system performing any kind of mission wether it be escort, guard duty or search and destroy for the right price, and life was good. In the year 3036 during the fedcom war, the Irregulars did a job for the governor of Summer who refused to pay them the agreed upon price. Outraged and properly crazy, Ryan and the irregulars raided a hangar and 'liberated' a number of mechs as payment for services rendered. This didn't sit well with the governor as he ordered their immediate execution for banditry and sent the planets entire Lyran army after them (no, literally the ENTIRE army) when their hired dropship crew left orbit without them, they prepared to die and dug in for a fight. When the hammer was just about to come down on their heads however, they got a hialing signal from a man by the name of Gun bear offering to evacuate them and their stolen loot if they would merge companies. They unaimously agreed and were soon whisked away in the knick of time. Ryan has been serving in Gun Bear special squadrons for a year now and has adapted nicely to the system and the way things are, working hard and playing harder with his other irregulars and anyone else who will socialise with him.



Primary Occupation: Mechwarrior



Additional Occupation:Small arms marskmanship instructor


Personal Equipment:Callabian model.45 ACP semi-auto pistol (16 round clips) w/3 spare clips, protective body armor, and his old Steiner dog tags. In mech: Fully collapsible carbine assault rifle w/3 magazines of ammunition, a first aid kit, emergency rations, a basic survival kit with a small knife, extra bandages, a thermal blanket and a water purifier.



Personal Vehicles: Cendution model D9 custom modified




Mech sheet:


Name: Lady Luck


Model: Centurion D9 (Custom)


Class/Weight: Medium 50t


Chassis: Corean Model K7


Engine: 250 XL


Gyro: Standard


Cockpit: Standard


Heatsinks: 10


Jump Jets: None


Armor: 8 tons standard + CASE


Layout:


Right Arm: LBX/AC 10

Right Torso: LRM 10 + Artemis, LRM Ammo x2, LBX Slug, LBX Scatter, CASE


Center Torso: Md. Pulse Laser x2

Head:

Left Torso: ECM


Left Arm: Hand Actuator

Right Leg:


Left Leg:


Running Speed: 86kh/m


Max jump Height: NA

Battle Value 2.0: 1,164

Overview:
This fifty-ton beauty named lady luck wasn't always a beauty, nor lady luck. Ryan Panzer actually won her in a game of cards he cheated at to obtain this mech which wasn't much more than a broken down heap, but he saw potential and wanted her. After he won her, he immediately set about rebuilding the mech basically from the ground up. All the essential things were pretty much scavenged except for the LBX AC 10 which needed only minor repairs to make functional once again, it's standard Corean model K7 chassis, and it's armor. Everything else he had to purchase and install himself with the help of the merchant's technical crew whom he won her from, as he was in a very big hurry to get Ryan's mech in decent condition and him out of his house (because Ryan wouldn't stop cheating at cards, but never got caught) Ryan and his borrowed crew proceeded to re-fit and re-arm his centurion model D9 with an LRM 10 with an added Artemis system in the right torso, she already came with an LBX AC 10 in her right arm, and he added two medium pulse lasers to the center torso and tweaked the armor a little, adding a CASE system and also an ECM in the left torso, pretty much customizing his mech to his own specialty of fighting. He lastly located an engine, but it was only a 250XL which was a little slower than he liked but still gave him enough speed to charge in, cause mass havoc, run away laughing, and do it again but could still hold it's own in a stand-up fight or at range. He also carries two tons of LRM ammunition as well as one ton of  slug AC10 ammo and one ton of scattershot ammo. After four months of working pretty much non-stop she was re-christened 'Lady Luck' (more for the sake of irony than anything else) and has served Ryan well these past years.    

Armor:


Right Arm: 12


Right Torso: 17 (4)


Center Torso: 18 (5)


Head: 9


Left Torso: 17 (4)


Left Arm: 12


Right Leg: 15


Left Leg: 15





***Overview done!

Alright, IC is now up:

thebatcavern.freeforums.net/thread/330/battletech-chronicle-guns-special-squadrons

So anyone who's still around and approved, feel free to chime in. The scenario is simple; it is the last day of a selection process for Gun Special Squadrons, the "final test" as it were, which will be a simulated mission starting with a briefing. Walk in, interact etc. etc.

Any questions?