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PostPosted: 23-May-2002 21:44    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Hey all! Tis I, Dragonblazer (as though half you guys remember me)! Just stopping in to say "Hello" to all my old friends here at the Bar and Grill and had a few questions.

1. What are the major changes WizKids has implimented to Battletech as far as you guys know (besides the actual gameplay system).

2. Does anyone know how many novels there will be before they wrap the current story lines? The novel I just finished ended with Omi dead, the civil war at a stand still and Victor a broken man. It's suck pretty hard to have things end that way...

3. Why are monkeys so damned evil? I continue to rid the universe of the Simian Menace, and yet they keep coming. Damned monkeys.

On a side note, I'm now a father. Ashton Riley Keish was born April 4th, 2002, and my wife and I couldn't be happier. Good talking to you guys and I hope my old friends will respond!

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PostPosted: 23-May-2002 21:47    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

HEY DRAGONBLAZER!

Its been a while since we fought the simien threat together huh? Whats up?

As to wizkids, who knows? I don't even follow the story line any more! LOL

Now about your child. its not spelled Riley. Thats WRONG. Its, in Anglo english, Reilly. O'Reilly if you want to be semicorrect, and the gailic i'll have to post later. But never Riley. Thats an evil basteridization. Is it obvious my last name is Reilly?

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PostPosted: 23-May-2002 21:55    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Stupid WizKids, what a bunch of monkeys.

As far as Ash's middle name goes, you say potato, I say "Shut yer pie hole!". Hehehe.

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PostPosted: 23-May-2002 23:03    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

I think WizKids is owned by monkies. Damned monkies.

And i'm right.

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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 00:08    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

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The novel I just finished ended with Omi dead,



i am going to kill you.
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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 07:35    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Hey DB, How you doin'....Any sleep yet??? I didn't think so. We have had very little trouble with monkeys around here...Cause we have a kill on sight order...

Congrats!!!!!

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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 07:42    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Congrats on the new baby! My wife and I just had a baby boy, Jonathan, 6 weeks ago. What a joy. Enjoy every moment as they change so quickly, and catch as many naps as you can, you'll need the strenght.

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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 10:36    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

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On 2002-05-23 21:44, The Caveman wrote:
Hey all! Tis I, Dragonblazer (as though half you guys remember me)! Just stopping in to say "Hello" to all my old friends here at the Bar and Grill and had a few questions.

1. What are the major changes WizKids has implimented to Battletech as far as you guys know (besides the actual gameplay system).




You talking events? Well...from what I hear, there is a Republic of the Sphere...but you can check their website out and find out more, and see some of the minis for the game too...the M1 Marksman tank looks to be sweet...

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2. Does anyone know how many novels there will be before they wrap the current story lines? The novel I just finished ended with Omi dead, the civil war at a stand still and Victor a broken man. It's suck pretty hard to have things end that way...

On a side note, I'm now a father. Ashton Riley Keish was born April 4th, 2002, and my wife and I couldn't be happier. Good talking to you guys and I hope my old friends will respond!




Two more novels...Operation Audacity due out next month and Endgame due out in like August or so...then we get a sourcebook to find out all the goings-on in the war, called the FedCom Civil War sourcebook...

And congrats on the kid!

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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 17:52    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Sorry about the spoiler there Vagabond! Doh!

(Spoilers Ahead) All I know is that Victor had better win in the end. Nothing ticks me off more than the bad guys getting there way. I will say that the amount of political manuevering at the Star League conference was so great that it made me giddy. Every single time one of Katherine's plans are spoiled, I fraggin' jump for joy. Man I hate that woman, fictional or not.

As for sleep, I'm working and Amber isn't, so I get enough sleep except on weekends when I help with the "duties". The little booger eater is only getting up once during the middle of the night anyways, so it ain't too bad.

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PostPosted: 24-May-2002 18:05    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

HOLY FRAGGIN' HELL AND A HALF!

There was a new Tech Readout and no one informs me?!?! Son of a ...!

*Runs off to the local gaming store.*

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PostPosted: 27-May-2002 13:35    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

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On 2002-05-24 17:52, The Caveman wrote:

As for sleep, I'm working and Amber isn't, so I get enough sleep except on weekends when I help with the "duties". The little booger eater is only getting up once during the middle of the night anyways, so it ain't too bad.




Well you lucky bastard. I did the very same thing but my little one, be he ate 2-3 times every night. On some nights my wife was to tired to move so I had to go fetch him. I actually enjoyed going on the road for a day or two.... got some sleep. Enjoy em, 18 months has passed quickly

As for Btech, my stuff is stowed away until we get a new place that I can lock up a room full of my toys.

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PostPosted: 27-May-2002 18:12    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

So, what happens after Endgame and the FedCom Civil War sourcebook? Does the Fanpro version end, leaving everything to WizKids, do they produce books for the new stuff, or does FanPro start a new storyline that's not connected at all, or what?

Grf.

Meanwhile, while I'd LOVE for it to end with Vic and Kai both dead while Katherine sits on the throne, I know it won't happen. Sad.

Katherine won't get to win, here, which is a crying shame. But Vic won't be running things, nor will he be in ComStar. I'm guesing that he retires, rather than die (sad!) ... but my ideal plotline's still possible.

There are just a couple things left that, I think, need to be done.

1) A new Davion put on the throne. Most likely Arthur, who gets the old Drac-hatin' view up.

2) Stiener being it's own House again.

3) Gost Bear and FRR finally going ahead and becoming the same thing.

4) The removal of the Kell Hounds and other UberMerc units. Especially...

5) Wolf's Dragoons. Got a seperate post on how I'd do this in just a sec.

6) DEATH! Death to Vic, Kai, and everyone else who should be dead, in terms of age and whatnot, but still lingers like some horrid Dritz-like spectre over everything. Cack already!

7) Establishment of Skye

More Davion losses to Capella, but balance this with losses to Marik. Speaking of which.

9) For goodness sakes, do *something* with Marik. I forget they exist, half the time, and aside from 'House Marik', I honestly cannot think of what to call their space. House LIao is the Capellan Confederation, House Steiner are the Lyrans, but Marik? Gah!

10) Did I mention House Marik? DO SOMETHING!

Anyway, just my opinions and such.

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PostPosted: 27-May-2002 19:11    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

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On 2002-05-27 18:12, Old Dog wrote:
So, what happens after Endgame and the FedCom Civil War sourcebook? Does the Fanpro version end, leaving everything to WizKids, do they produce books for the new stuff, or does FanPro start a new storyline that's not connected at all, or what?

Grf.




Last I heard, FanPro was going to continue releasing sourcebooks that would continue the storyline until they merge (together with the computer games, this would tie the two together) ...nothing is concrete yet though, to my understanding...

But next year looks like we will have alot of cool stuff coming out...


*snip some*

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1) A new Davion put on the throne. Most likely Arthur, who gets the old Drac-hatin' view up.




Um...to the general public, Arthur is dead...unless WoB finishes brainwashing him in time, I doubt this will happen...

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2) Stiener being it's own House again.




BAD DOGGIE!!!! It's STEINER, not STIENER!

*ahem*

Well...considering that the FedSuns is its own house (confirmed by Stackpole's mini story), and it has been stated that all the present factions will be present in one form or another, and the fact that the pic of the new Atlas mini had a Steiner fist, I'd say this is a good bet

It better be anyways...or Randall and I'll have words...

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PostPosted: 27-May-2002 19:50    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Steiner. I know that. I was just, you know. Testing you.

Yeah.

Gah, I should never try and type when I'm sleepy. I make stupid typos like mad.

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PostPosted: 28-May-2002 08:08    Post subject: Important Issues: Wizkids, Story Lines and Those Damned Monkeys! Reply to topic Reply with quote

See they whine over a tiny Typo....Whine, Whine, Whine....

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