Casting Shadows

MECHWARRIOR  

On this page you will find an archive of all the posts related to the Mechwarrior campaign I have been running as a PBeM, under the ‘A Time of War’ Rules published by Catalyst Game Labs. Entries are listed by category and will be updated with each Scene and Story added to the blog. 

Posts on Development and Maintenance

On Battletech

• Relearning an Old Favorite
• Mechwarrior: Cats & Dogs Living Together… Mass Hysteria!
• Dissecting a Contender
• Battle Royale 3025

Running A Time of War

• Part 1 – System and Intentions
• Part 2 – Posting and Character
• Part 3 – Player Reactions and Review
• Part 4 – Enhancing Immersion
• Part 5 – Opening the Sandbox for Play
• Part 6  – Streamlining and Taking the Gloves Off
• Part 7  – Mech Battles… By Mail!
• Part 8 – Again/Still

Posts on Cast and Characters

• Initial Cast 

Actual Play Posts

Story One – Running with the Big Dogs

• Act 1 – Sleeping Dogs: Report 1
• Act 2 – Ambush!       Reports:  Mad Dog      Cool Hand     Blowtorch             Interlude
• Act 3 – Scene 1:  Cool Hand   Blowtorch   Mad Dog  Scene 2:  Hand that Feeds   Scene 3: Cool Hand  Mad Dog  Blowtorch
• Act 4 – Bites: Scene 1   2    3   4    5   6  CHL    MD   BT    7   8   9:  CHL1   CHL2  MD & BT   MD    BT   LJ  Mount Up! 
• Act 5 – The Battles for Beasville (Pending) Scene 1  2  3 4 5
• End of Story One – Transition to Linked Campaign: Glimmers in Annwn (Pending)