socialjusticewizard

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After a year of absence, I’ll give this instance another shot, things have gone better than I expected.
socialjusticewizardJun 22, 2023

RPGs for battletech

https://sh.itjust.works/post/335830

RPGs for battletech - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/335733 [https://sh.itjust.works/post/335733] > For a long time I’ve tried to get a good RPG setting going for BT. I know there’s an already written RPG for the game but tbh I don’t really like it. For a while, I thought about making a bare-bones RPG myself that used the same base mechanics scaled down, but I found it was just too crunchy and slow. Now, I’m thinking that since the game will get very crunchy and simulated once it steps into mech combat, it can probably be narrative and story-based for the out-of-mech sequences. Since my favourite RPG is hands-down Blades in the Dark, lately, I’ve been thinking of writing a Forged in the Dark system game for battletech. > > This is getting pretty niche so I’m not sure if I’ll find enough people who play BT and know FitD well, but I’m curious if anyone in here knows of an existing FitD build, or other more narrative-focused RPG, that would be easier to adapt to BT.

socialjusticewizardJun 18, 2023

local bookstore had some BT books for sale

https://sh.itjust.works/post/182930

local bookstore had some BT books for sale - sh.itjust.works

I picked up both books of the Capellan Solution for my kid. Wondering if anyone has read these… They look like the usual “not groundbreaking literature but entertaining” kind of fare. Anything they should read before hand? I’m also curious, I noticed there are a lot of books that sit in chronological order but don’t seem to be part of series. I assume most of them can be read out of order? It’s been a bit over twenty-five years since I read a BT book myself.

socialjusticewizardJun 16, 2023

Anyone else get their start with mechwarrior 2?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/126110

Anyone else get their start with mechwarrior 2? - sh.itjust.works

I showed my kid this ancient video when they got into battle tech. It might look and sound like crap now, but I was so vindicated when they made me play it three more times. “Ammunition level… Critical” Aah. This was the point where I realized the joy of stompy metal feet.

socialjusticewizardJun 15, 2023

2p kitchen table formats?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/124551

2p kitchen table formats? - sh.itjust.works

I’m still somewhat new to MtG, and have mainly played commander, along with a bit of modern which was a little too intense for me. What are some good formats to look into for kitchen table, 2 player mtg with my wife? Commander is great but tends to want a 4 player format. Bear in mind we’d rather not buy new cards, but used cards and proxies are fine, got no major price constraints since I’m happy to print up a card if it’s going to be too hard to find.

socialjusticewizardJun 15, 2023

usb-c charging cables

https://sh.itjust.works/post/121681

usb-c charging cables - sh.itjust.works

I guess “for life” probably won’t apply here with obsolescence being what it is, I’d settle for longer than a year. Anyone know of good usb-c cables that actually last?

socialjusticewizardJun 14, 2023

Looking for vehicles? Reaper CAV is not terrible.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/77252

Looking for vehicles? Reaper CAV is not terrible. - sh.itjust.works

My kid, who is a terrible degenerate clanner, runs hell’s horses as their main. Thus, they have a neverending thirst for things with treads and wheels instead of good solid stompy legs like Kerensky intended. Ironwind metals are a little fragile for an eleven year old (paint chipping etc) so I’ve been looking for stands in for a while. As long as you’re willing to either proxy the hell out of things or make your own stats, reaper CAV vehicles [https://www.reapermini.com/search/cav] are a good option. The system is 10mm scale, and the mechs themselves mostly (though not universally) look a bit huge, but the vehicles are generally pretty okay looking next to catalyst mechs. The heavy vehicles are a bit huge, but work well for the assault-size vehicles that we get in BT. Thought I’d toss this out for folks, and as soon as I learn how, I’ll send pictures.