RE: Calling all BattleTechies
08-31-2018, 01:05 PM (This post was last modified: 08-31-2018, 01:26 PM by classicdrogn.)
08-31-2018, 01:05 PM (This post was last modified: 08-31-2018, 01:26 PM by classicdrogn.)
Hm, well, "Rabbit" was for the speed they replicate, "Jackrabbit" was a play on "jacketed rabbit" but if it's really that much of a taboo I can just use "Jacket Rabbit" or "Double Rabbit" or something. "Mama Rabbit?" Maybe "Doublejump"
The first iteration of Grasshopper is created basically first thing without outside contact and is literally designed to look like a humanoid grasshopper, like a Kamen Rider as I say, but the Rabbits are intentionally styled like a vaguely cute bunny-knight to try to defuse "robot army of doom!" tropes (not that this has much effect when seen in action, mind you) so giving the enhanced version a threatening name is counterproductive.
I adopted your terminology for the lances - basically, they apply in the same order you listed them, with the overall leader taking the Dragon. Sorting the units by speed just seemed like the most obvious starting point for squads that would be sticking together, but it ended up looking pretty decent in general though the Charger is quite lightly armed compared to its lancemates. I suppose it gets to play the Tank role with its heavy armor? (in MMO terms, I mean) Though thinking about it, given that I'm establishing one of the Panthers as having superior comm gear, perhaps the overall commander should be that guy, with the heavier, brawler-type group being "Attack Lance?"
The LAM is indeed strictly worse than a normal fighter when jammed in one form, but they have hopes of repairing it "someday, after a really good score." Never let it be said that just because they're raping, murdering thugs pirates can't also be naively optimistic.
The Small Craft I mainly listed because the cargo dropper has bays for them, and they make sense for the role. If they're usually ignored in setting for whatever baffling reason... well, beggars can't be choosers and a pirate band isn't going to ditch them when they've got a good load of weapons along with a fair bit of lifting capacity, while not needing another docking ring on the jumpship like adding a Leopard. (Though the K-1 apparently CAN use one if it's desirable for some reason.)
As for the pirates' jumpship, I didn't worry about it because I'm specifically not planning anything beyond the designated end of the one-shot. BT is way too big a setting to swallow whole before something else catches my attention. An Invader is fine, though as long as it's got two working docking collars to have delivered the pirate's dropships, that's all the detail required.
The first iteration of Grasshopper is created basically first thing without outside contact and is literally designed to look like a humanoid grasshopper, like a Kamen Rider as I say, but the Rabbits are intentionally styled like a vaguely cute bunny-knight to try to defuse "robot army of doom!" tropes (not that this has much effect when seen in action, mind you) so giving the enhanced version a threatening name is counterproductive.
I adopted your terminology for the lances - basically, they apply in the same order you listed them, with the overall leader taking the Dragon. Sorting the units by speed just seemed like the most obvious starting point for squads that would be sticking together, but it ended up looking pretty decent in general though the Charger is quite lightly armed compared to its lancemates. I suppose it gets to play the Tank role with its heavy armor? (in MMO terms, I mean) Though thinking about it, given that I'm establishing one of the Panthers as having superior comm gear, perhaps the overall commander should be that guy, with the heavier, brawler-type group being "Attack Lance?"
The LAM is indeed strictly worse than a normal fighter when jammed in one form, but they have hopes of repairing it "someday, after a really good score." Never let it be said that just because they're raping, murdering thugs pirates can't also be naively optimistic.
The Small Craft I mainly listed because the cargo dropper has bays for them, and they make sense for the role. If they're usually ignored in setting for whatever baffling reason... well, beggars can't be choosers and a pirate band isn't going to ditch them when they've got a good load of weapons along with a fair bit of lifting capacity, while not needing another docking ring on the jumpship like adding a Leopard. (Though the K-1 apparently CAN use one if it's desirable for some reason.)
As for the pirates' jumpship, I didn't worry about it because I'm specifically not planning anything beyond the designated end of the one-shot. BT is way too big a setting to swallow whole before something else catches my attention. An Invader is fine, though as long as it's got two working docking collars to have delivered the pirate's dropships, that's all the detail required.
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