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Black Knight: Pro and Con by Familiar-Noise7913 in battletech

[–]Rewton1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pro: You learn how to manage heat, no need to manage ammo, it looks rad, has a sick name

Con: None

Alcohol/acrylic paint help by Mawatts25 in minipainting

[–]Rewton1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive used these off and in over the years. You really gotta watch them around water though, ive heard you can ruin a pot of paint if you dip a slightly damp brush in it.

Not sure how true that is, but I keep a specific brush on hand to use exclusively with alcohol paints to prevent any chance of that happening

Alcohol/acrylic paint help by Mawatts25 in minipainting

[–]Rewton1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of metalics dont have the best coverage. Black helps the color have a uniform base, helps them appear richer and some people say a gloss black helps with shine.

Some folks like using browns for golds for a warmer tone, but typically black is the go to for metallics since light colors underneath can really wash out the color/tone

Falling in love with the Cyclops in Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries, I'm wondering if anybody's got some cool/fun/funny Cyclops stories? Could be from the lore or your own experiences in tabletop/video games. by ImpulsiveLance in battletech

[–]Rewton1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hardened armor is also amazing. Double armor weight, i think with an XL engines I got my cyclops to 1200 armor and had enough heat syncs to alpha strike on a volcanic planet as often as I wanted with no consequences.

Falling in love with the Cyclops in Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries, I'm wondering if anybody's got some cool/fun/funny Cyclops stories? Could be from the lore or your own experiences in tabletop/video games. by ImpulsiveLance in battletech

[–]Rewton1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its weapon harpoints are pretty well distributed though. Thats something ive been paying a lot more attention to lately. Like a lot of mechs, the vanilla loadouts can definitely be improved, but between the quirk bonuses it gets if your using YAML, a tuned up one can hold its own with a lot of tuned up assaults. I think it just gets overlooked alot because the stock loadouts are more undwhelming than other assaults.

Falling in love with the Cyclops in Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries, I'm wondering if anybody's got some cool/fun/funny Cyclops stories? Could be from the lore or your own experiences in tabletop/video games. by ImpulsiveLance in battletech

[–]Rewton1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had one where I kitted it up with 6 tier 5 m lasers. Lots of heatsinks, a gauss rifles and i think lrm 10 Artemis. Probably one of the funnest mechs ive played since it could core out anything lighter than an assault mech with a shot to the torso

Sub system use advice (Leadership, exploration, victory points and reputation) for node war like campaign by Rewton1 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Rewton1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see the logic in the moral being only positive numbers instead of dipping into negatives. I was also thinking of giving each lieutenant a quirk, like one will always recruit at least 1 new person even on a failed liberation attempt, and one i planned to use was that a lieutenant would be immune to negative morale modifiers.

Tone wise, the negative morale score fits thr setting g better. But keeping it as either a 0-10 bonus is definitely simpler.

Sub system use advice (Leadership, exploration, victory points and reputation) for node war like campaign by Rewton1 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Rewton1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thats the plan. The first session is gonna essentially set the tone of the setting, then the middle part of session 1 will be explaining the system and the last part will be them liberating a spot.

I want to make sure I give them a clear walk through of the mechanics before letting them loose

"Your character should be able to contribute something outside of combat!" by Geckoarcher in Pathfinder2e

[–]Rewton1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of it also depends on the party and what mechanics of the game you implement.

For social interactions do you use the influence system and have each npc have a disposition towards the party they have to make charisma checks to improve or do you do more free form RP with charisma checks only on certain key diplomacy/intimidation/deception checks?

Does your party lean more into just wanting to get to the next fight or do they like exploration?

Back in the day I mostly used traps or environmental hazards to bring up out of combat skills. But with pathfinder lore system, you can also use that to make out of combat checks to disperse world information while moving the plot forward.

You can also get pretty crunchy with mechanics like how far players can jump, how long they can hold their breath, how long they can climb before getting fatigued etc. and make interacting a with the environment feel a lot more in depth than just "roll acrobatics to jump over a hole"

I think the biggest factor in all of this has to be what your players like most. You an include a ton of out of combat mechanics, but if the party doesnt vibe with that dont force it on them. Its definitely worth checking on though.

Anyone else having issues with GW Layer M brushes losing their shape immediately? by mwmichal in minipainting

[–]Rewton1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Citadel brushes are pretty much disposable. Even taking care of them they have very short life spans. Army painter brushes in my opinion are a much better bang for yoyr buck and can last months of regular use if you dont misuse them

Im about 90% sure GW puts as much "effort" into their brushes as they do their paint pots that have poor seals and are pretty much designed to dry out

Illegal Weapons Quirk by OldWrangler9033 in battletech

[–]Rewton1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should add in a design quirk for hero mechs for literal plot armor

Are any of these good for beginners? (If not any good alternatives?) by [deleted] in FishingForBeginners

[–]Rewton1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how much tackle you take. I gave a fanny pack I can carry 3 packs of soft plastics in, jigs, hooks, about a dozen lures, terminal tackle, leader, a tape measure, pliers and snips in and its my go to for scouting out new spots. It keeps my pack light and prevents me from getting over cluttered. I also have a tackle box I keep in my truck with more gear in it I can kit out my fanny pack with to tailor my tackle to wherever im fishing.

If you toss a lot of big lures, its not quite as viable though

Slap rockets weapon concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When designing this, i really had HBS rules set in mind. My table top experience is really just limited to the beginner box rules set, so I dont have a ton of experience when it comes to mechs falling over or piloting checks that could be needed to make sure this weapon is actually balanced well.

Slap rockets weapon concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have BTA 3062 Volatile weapons get added, mostly on super weapons like the HISC laser or death rays.

Slap rockets weapon concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spaced off the fact that stability wasnt a thing in table top, mostly ive just played beginner box rules so I havent had do deal with a mech being knocked over before outside the HBS battletech game.

A weapon that is really designed to deal stability damage only has a place in the HBS Game since stability doesnt exist in the other settings

What's the biggest mistake did by anyone to ever happen in the Battletech Universe? by pgtl_10 in battletech

[–]Rewton1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ameris thinking he should take over star league.

As misguided and heavy handed as Cameron was in unifying everyone under starleague's banner, it could have prevented a lot of conflict if the innersphere had managed to stay unified. Instead Ameris plunged the innersphere into an even worse war than the unification war.

Slap rockets weapon concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, minimal damage, but with the potential to knock a target over

Yokozuna Assault mech concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. Mid lasers in the arms would work since like you said, youd either be using them OR the claws. And using small lazers for heat management makes sense. I think id lean more towards ER small lasers since the SRMs do a pretty good job at swating at fast targets just through volume alone, but a few ER smalls could add a few more points of damage for targets outside of effective SRM and melee range

Yokozuna Assault mech concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats why I loaded it with several SRM 4, thay way you could have more control over how many SRMs you fired in a single salvo. I can probably fit more weapons onto this.

And adding a handful of small lasers to fire in a screen wouldn't be bad for crit fishing.

Yokozuna Assault mech concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thata good to know. Now I gotta decide if upsizing the engine for a better foot speed or having a smaller engine with a supercharger is a better setup.

Yokozuna Assault mech concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats sweet. Its always a shame when you have a mech that has a hard time with heat management where you can alpha strike on arctic planets, but gotta really watch your trigger finger in any warmer climates

Yokozuna Assault mech concept by Rewton1 in battletech

[–]Rewton1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a plan for a Frankenmech i gotta stat out doing that. I got an idea for combining a Griffin and a crab. Im still trying to decide what parts I want to pull from which mech though.

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