So my spouse rolled up a character earlier this week – literally rolled a character, since she likes the Mechwarrior 3e life paths and wanted to use them to make a character for our 4th edition campaign (the rulesets are close enough to be essentially compatible). She settled on a Clan Nova Cat technician. After…
I’ve gotten very little done on the Luna & Artemis project. I’ve had a lot of studying to do for physics. But there’s noticeable progress, at least, including fixing a major mistake: Also, I was inspired by all the prep work for the upcoming ATOW campaign to return to a Timber Wolf pattern-in-progress I was…
In gaming systems which use the 3×3 alignment system, examples of chaotic evil societies are generally limited to rule by bandits/warlords or a demon, with limited legal structure if any. It’s rare that you see dense, urban centers which are described as having a chaotic evil government. This is a little frustrating and unrealistic, as…
Look at that title. Didn’t I laugh at the Clans and call them Sneetches last time? Well, yes. It’s not that I object to the idea of the Clans; rather, it’s the implementation that could use some work. My spouse offers this reinterpretation of the Clans, intended as a means to keep them largely intact,…
Last time I posted about Battletech, I said that my spouse and I were planning on rearranging the setting to better suit our playstyle. I’ll try to document the process here. So first I’ll list the reasons why we want to play in the BT setting in the first place: We’re familiar with the BT…
Sprite Stitch user SonnySplendor posted a really awesome Luna & Artemis yin-yang pattern. You know how it is with fandom stitching projects: when the spouse sees it over your shoulder, it gets added to your project list. 😛 It’s super-cool – and better yet, it’s only three colors. Well, it’ll be four colors for me,…
Battletech is a tabletop game of “big stompy robots” blowing each other up on hex-gridded mapsheets. It has innumerable options for customization, deployment, individual and large-scale tactics and strategy, and mixed-unit engagement (‘mechs might be “king of the battlefield” in theory, but combined arms usually wins the day). It’s a fun beer-and-pretzels wargame if you’ve…
The Rasherochernon’s Folly campaign was never meant to be a decade-spanning epic saga. It was supposed to be goofball by-the-book D&D, a diversion from our very stressful life. Looking back, the contrast between the origin of various campaign features and their final expression is enormous. See if any of these examples have ever happened to…
They’re done! My entries for the Sprite Stitch monthly challenge are ready for entry. Peach was a breeze to stitch – I forgot how gratifying perforated plastic can be as a stitching medium. And the briefest of tabletop notes: we picked up a copy of Catalyst Game Labs’ A Time of War, the Battletech RPG…
Every character at your table has three music slots. These slots are each filled by one song. The song sets a mood: drama, action, triumph, danger, angst. When your character wants to ensure success at a task, or turn the tide of combat, or lend an air of defeat to an enemy’s plan, or summon…
Tabletop and Stitches 