Posted by Runeslinger on May 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week’s Saturday Seed is for A Time of War, and it can perhaps be the iron gauntlet around the clenched fist presented by the Scenario in my Battletech Lunchtime Challenge this week. The Seed: A major ‘mech asset in a struggle between two fiercely opposed factions has become the focal point in a battle … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A challenger by the nick of HunterCD has been the first to take up the Battletech Lunchtime Challenge, choosing to direct the Rented Swords Lance in their role as Defender in this encounter. The turn has been put up on YouTube as a video response, but I will include it here as well for the … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 25, 2011 · 6 Comments
An Experiment Having just gotten the Big Box o’ Battletech in the mail, but having few opportunities to break it out to use for anything other than my PBeM, it occurred to me to make some use of my languishing Youtube Channel and try an experiment: Lunchtime Battletech Challenge I will post an objective, opposing … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
One of the things I look forward to the most when I start a new campaign is that very specific moment when the players are ready, willing, and able to step into a more proactive stance – and do so. I find that moment, when the group is growing more and more confident with the … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, A Time of War Actual Play, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Campaign Recaps, Live Game Report, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports, The Blog · Tagged with A Time of War, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Play-by-mail game, Role-playing game, roleplaying, running games, Thoughts
Posted by Runeslinger on March 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I took most of this week off from my pulp-related projects, and spent extra time catching up on the game logs for my Mechwarrior PBeM, and fleshing out the next stages of the Hair of the Dog campaign. I think the most common complaints about play-by-post gaming tend to be about interruptions in the posting … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, A Time of War Actual Play, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Campaign Recaps, Live Game Report, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with A Time of War, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Play-by-mail game, Play-by-post role-playing game, roleplaying, running games, Thoughts