Quote:Bluemage wrote:The Saotome Gambit is a rather good Ranma/BattleTech fusion - it was mentioned earlier in this thread. Of course, if you're not familiar (or don't like) Ranma, then that might not work so well. That story basically transposes the Ranmaverse characters and their relationships onto a BattleTech setting. It draws a fair bit from BattleTech lore, but it explains what it uses and weaves it in quite well.
Anything, here or otherwise, good for a first-timer? I just got into BT/MW from reading a Let's Play of MechCommander 1, and I'm still somewhat unfamiliar with it.
Quite a few of the epic-grade stories mentioned here...ones that retell the major wars of the BattleTech setting and such...may not be that great a read for folks not well-versed with the series. The Darius Davion stories are funny, but I think that caters a little more to people who already know how House nobility works and stuff like that.
I'll once again recommend the Suomi Warders stories, though, the ones I linked in my post (and Wolff seconded). That series follows a single mercenary unit and cast of characters, and should be easy to understand as a straight-up military adventure tale.
Notably, the guy who wrote the Warders stories also included a lot of explanatory little notes. Take the first story, for instance. Most fanfic authors probably wouldn't bother to explain that the Draconis Combine is a major star nation with a primarily Japanese culture. Most BattleTech fans already know that. This guy does explain it, though. Briefly, perhaps - but he does explain it.
-- Acyl