Battletech rpg/tabletop. GM looking for players. 5pm GMT. day to be decided.

Now 6pm on Thursdays. If you can imagine piloting huge mechanized machines with powerful weapons and enjoy debating strategies and tactics and taking on the role of military characters then this is the campaign for you. The year is 3052. The clans have attacked the inner sphere while conflict between the houses continues. The Federated Commonwealth rules over Arcturus: a planet that the players will start on. The players have been hired by the planet defense force for mech training. We will use Time of War for the rpg aspect and Alpha Strike for the Battletech aspect. Alpha Strike is the fast version of Battletech. It is easy to understand and play. We will change to standard Battletech rules if Alpha Strike becomes stale due to lack of depth. I can share copies of both the rulebooks in a dropbox. Though you must promise to delete when you stop using them for my campaign. I am looking for experienced roleplayers as the Time of War rulebook is a tough read. However, I will welcome anyone new to the Battletech universe. All players must pick traits that give you a mech and be able to take orders from House Steiner. Please let me know your interest below with your roleplay experience and I will invite those that meet the requirements to the game.

Man I am so interested in this but don't think I could commit to it...god damn it lol.

This sounds like a dream come true too bad I'm EST and not all the experienced all the luck in the world to you!

I would be very interested, if it was a bit later than 5pm.. Kids, wife etc. Back in day played Battletech a lot on the tabletop. Love the politics and diplomacy side of things. Used to run a House with the online game. I would be happy to sink a lot of time into this and get up to speed with Time of War. Mature player with over 25 years gaming experience happy to commit long term.

The time is negotiable. Lets see what time others can do.

If you ever decide to run a game of just the Battletech side of things count me in.

THIS. THIS! THIS!!! DO WANT!!! I've flipped through the rules, and like the setting a LOT. Would like to join and pilot a big, stompy mech. I have some 10 years of experience as an online RPG player and GM. The time is perfect for me, and one hour give or take is totally fine. More - we'll have to see. I hope the game will use voice chat. Not really interested in a text game right now. You can reach me via skype: vnergalv Hope you pick me as one of the players. Cheers.

you look familiar Vladimir. We will be using voice chat.

Thats a possible two. would like to find another two. If your unsure just realize that battletech is a very fleshed out setting. It has mechs, tanks and space ships and tons of sourcebooks. Although really all you need to know is you get to drive stompy mechs.

I hope I look good familiar, not bad familiar.

Cant remember just recognize the name. Sure it would be good though.

BTW, adding your game in LFG Listings will help. At least when I was looking for players, I got an influx of applicants as soon, as I added my game to the listings.

Problem is there is no choice to choose a battletech game.

But the game will be there, even if listed as "Other Games ". It will still be in the top of the list, if I understand the system correctly. And people will be able to find it using " Matching Keywords" search box.

Okay posted to other games.

Very cool. I would be interested, depending on the day and time

Im waiting to know about what time martin can make it. Probably looking at a 6pm/7pm start time GMT. For now I have put it down as a thursday. I need to know how much experience you have roleplaying.

7 PM will be late for me. 5 is best, but I can do 6.

This looks really interesting, I never a battletech rpg game but I have experience in roleplaying. Is there any room in your game? if not then thats understandable.

What experience do you have roleplaying?

Hi Discord, I am very interested in your game. I am an experienced Battletech player who has also roleplayed using Time of War as well. I've been doing PbP roleplaying on RPOL for several years. I've been on Roll20 for about a year and I recently finished playing in a long running Traveller game here on Roll20. I don't have experience with Alpha Strike, but if it's faster than Total Warfare, I'm all for it and very willing to learn. To give you an example of the kind of characters I typically play and build, I have an old Lyran tank platoon leader that is a good exemplar. 1st Leutnant Erwin ‘Brummbär/Grumbler’ Adler Age: 25 Short, squat, and cantankerous, Erwin Adler is an easily underestimated Cavalry Officer. He’s never let his inability to take a punch stop him from wading into a brawl and he always takes care of his crew, even if he’s muttering under his breath while doing so. He never gives mechjocks an inch – unless they have truly earned it. He’s a notorious beer drinker (biertrinker) and his drinking is the reason he carries a bit of extra weight around the middle. Adler is a widower, his wife having died two years ago from cancer. He has a five year old daughter, Sarah, who he dotes on when he is not on the battlefield or in training. His crew affectionately calls him Brummbär, which is German for ‘grumbling bear’ and translates figuratively to ‘grouch’. On English language radio nets he goes by the callsign Grumbler. 0 Start at Age 18 (+200 Pts = 5200 pts to Spend) 850 +100 XP to each Attribute, Language/German Skill (+20 XP), Language/English Skill (+20 XP) and Perception Skill (+10 XP). 150 Lyran Alliance - [Attributes] WIL (–50 XP), EDG (–50 XP); [Traits] Equipped (+100 XP), Extra Income (+50 XP), Wealth (+100 XP), Glass Jaw (–100 XP); [Skills] Negotiation (+15 XP), Appraisal (+10 XP), Protocol/Lyran (+15 XP) 0 [Attributes] CHA (–50 XP); [Traits] Wealth (+70 XP); [Skills] Administration (+10 XP), Interest/Music (+10 XP), Language/English (+10 XP), Negotiation (+10 XP) 210 Blue Collar - [Attributes]: STR (+45 XP), BOD (+50 XP), DEX (+50 XP), INT (+25 XP), WIL (–10 XP), CHA (–10 XP); [Skills] Career/Technician (+10 XP), Interest/Sports Statistics (+5 XP), Interest/Card Games (+5 XP), CHA (+10), WIL (+10), RFL (+10), INT (+10) 500 Adolescent Warfare - [Attributes] BOD (+40 XP), RFL (+40 XP), WIL (+50XP), INT (–30 XP); [Traits] Combat Sense (+80 XP), Connections (+30 XP), Compulsion/Paranoid (–20 XP), Enemy (–40 XP), Wealth (–20 XP); [Skills] Language/English (–25 XP), Leadership (+25 XP), Medtech (+25 XP), Melee Weapons (+25 XP), Negotiation (+15 XP), Perception (+25 XP), Protocol/Lyran (–10 XP), Running (+40 XP), Small Arms (+20 XP), Stealth (+30 XP), Streetwise/Lyran (+45 XP), Survival/Forest (+25 XP), Flexible XPs: DEX (+50 XP), INT (+45 XP), WIL (+35 XP) 720 Military Enlistment - [Attributes] STR (+125 XP), BOD (+125 XP), RFL (+100XP), WIL (+100 XP), CHA (–100); [Traits] Equipped (+50 XP), Rank (+100 XP); [Skills] Swimming (+20 XP); [Flexible XP] Fast Learner (+100), EDG (+50), INT (+50) 120 Basic Training - Career/Solider (+30 XP), Martial Arts (+30 XP), Medtech (+30 XP), Navigation/Ground (+30 XP), Small Arms (+30 XP) 144 Cavalry Training - Artillery (+30 XP), Driving/Ground Vehicles (+30 XP), Gunnery/Ground Vehicles (+30 XP), Sensor Operations (+30 XP), Tactics/Land (+30 XP), Technician/Mechanical (+30 XP) 144 Technician - Military - Appraisal (+30 XP), Career/Technician (+30 XP), Technician/Electronics (+30 XP), Technician/Mechanical (+30 XP), Technician/Nuclear (+30 XP), Technician/Weapons (+30 XP) 550 Officer Candidate School - [Attributes] CHA (+100 XP), EDG (–200 XP); [Traits] Connections (+50 XP), Equipped (+50 XP), Rank (+250 XP), Reputation (+50 XP), Wealth (+100 XP); [Skills] Leadership (+10 XP), Protocol/Lyran (+25 XP); [Flexible XP] Fast Learner (+100 XP), WIL (+15) 120 Officer Training - Administration (+30), Leadership (+30), Melee Weapons (+30), Protocol/Lyran (+30), Training (+30) 800 Tour of Duty - [Traits] Connections (+25 XP), Vehicle (+100 XP); [Skills] Career/Soldier (+50 XP), Martial Arts (+40 XP), Navigation/Ground (+40 XP), Protocol/Lyran (+40 XP) [Attributes] INT +50, WIL +50 [Traits] Rank (+50 XP), Vehicle (+50 XP), Choose Compulsion/Biertrinker (-50); [Skills] Language/English (+15 XP), Leadership (+15 XP), Martial Arts (+10 XP), Medtech (+20 XP) Perception (+20 XP), Artillery (+25 XP), Gunnery/Ground Vehicles (+25 XP), Sensor Operations (+25 XP), Tactics/Land (+25 XP), Technician/Mechanical (+25 XP), Leadership (+25), Small Arms (+25 XP), Flexible XPs (All Tours of Duty): Fast Learner (+100) 0 Age 25.5 STR (+50), BOD (+50), RFL (+50), INT (+50), WIL (+50), CHA (+50) Remaining XP Pool: (+892) Had to remove a lot of the build info for this to fit here, but you can see the final product here. --- Converted [Attributes] STR: 3 (-1) BOD: 3 (-1) DEX: 4 (+0) RFL: 4 (+0) INT: 7 (+1) WIL: 7 (+1) CHA: 2 (-1) EDG: 2 (-1) [Traits] Connections: +1 TP Compulsion/Paranoid: -1 TP Compulsion/Biertrinker: -1 TP Dependant: -2 TP Enemy: -1 TP Enemy: -2 TP Equipped: +2 TP Fast Learner: +3 TP Glass Jaw: -3 TP Rank: +5 TP TDS: -1 TP Reputation: 0 TP Wealth: 2 TP Vehicle: 5 TP [Skills] Administration: 3 Appraisal: 2 Artillery: 3 Career/Soldier: 3 Career/Technician: 2 Driving/Ground Vehicles: 4 Gunnery/Ground Vehicles: 5 Language/German: 0 Language/English: 0 Leadership: 4 Martial Arts: 3 MedTech: 3 Melee Weapons: 3 Navigation/Ground: 3 Negotiation: 2 Perception: 3 Protocol/Lyran: 4 Running: 2 Sensor Ops: 4 Small Arms: 3 Stealth: 1 Streetwise/Lyran: 2 Survival/Forest: 1 Swimming: 0 Tactics/Land: 4 Technician/Electronics: 1 Technician/Mechanical: 3 Technician/Nuclear: 1 Technician/Weapons: 1 Training: 3

Your welcome to join. Must warn you this is the first time I have run Time of War. I have been a DM for 20 years. Character looks good. Though I think you have to spend all the points at character creation. I presume you will be making a new character anyway.

Also I am suggesting everyone makes a mechwarrior character so that you can work together as a team in mech warfare.

I would recommend any posting of characters be done in the campaigns forums or in a pm. This forum is for recruiting for a game, not posting actual characters for the game or game play.

Google exemplar... The Ref specifically states "I am looking for experienced roleplayers as the Time of War rulebook is a tough read." These are bona fides, not a character for this game.

We have 4. Another 2 would be great. Time is now 6pm on Thursdays.

Looking for new players.

If this game is still at 5pm GMT on Thursdays I am totally down!

I'm interested though I have no experience with the newer battletech/mechwarrior systems.

Allowing material from the AToW Companion? I might be interested, love Clan Era, love BT. Given the time frame a Federated Suns native would be okay, right? FedCom and consolidated AFFC and all that...?