Operation: Nachtfalke Even More Advanced Rules

Actually, less of an advanced rules and more of a hybridization. Alpha Strike is tough w/the current way Nacht is set up to implement. And normal Total Warfare BTech is tough for large scale games.

So, for vehicles/tanks and battle armor formations, which are weird in BTech either way, I think using the Alpha Strike card might work. Units would be subject to the standard AS rules for range - 1 to 3 hexes for short, 4 to 12 for medium, 13 to 24 for long, with their damage inflicted pursuant to the range bracket. Instead of 2d6 against the target's TN, it'll be 1d12 per point of damage possible (like we currently do in AS games) and any hit will be like a 10pt damage attack, hit location rolled for normal.This means that battle armor is potentially way overpowered and something like a Carnivore, if the dice gods are good, could smash out 70 pts of damage in one turn, but it's an acceptable alternative to combined arms issues that arise in Total Warfare.

On the flip side, any hit against an AS unit will do base damage/10, rounded up w/a minimum of 1. So a 'Mech with a ton of medium lasers is potentially the biggest nightmare to an AS unit since one with 4ER PPCs could still only do a maximum of 8pts of damage versus 20 medium lasers which could do 20pts total. Dice gods willing. TN would work mostly the same - TMM basically translates straight across for move distance, with the caveat that a unit would have to move more than half max distance for full TMM or half TMM (round down) for less than half move. Otherwise hovercraft would be nuts to hit. 

Most other rules work as written with just the adjustment made for terminology. Obviously no driving or piloting SPAs will matter and skill improvement costs work with just the one number since they're an aggregate anyway. I'll have to playtest this some though. That'll be my plan for the week.

Tetanus Shot Time - Unit Spotlight: Clan Steel Viper

Klondike, Invasion-era, Wars of Reaving-era Clan Steel Viper force. Both Clan Invasion-era Khans have their appropriate 'Mechs represented here, as does Wars of Reaving Khan/ilKhan Brett Andrews (Black Python), and, if it mattered, Elementals for Boyle Grimani.

Probably one of my coolest campaign-ready forces. 

7 Front-Line Stars
3 Second-Line Star
3 Klondike/Solahma Stars (w/SL "Royals"where possible)
1 Point of Aerospace Fighters for funsies

Clan Steel Viper, Alpha Galaxy, 1st Viper Guards
 

Unit Commander - Khan Natalie Breen
Aide de Camp - saKhan Perigard Zalman
Location - Clan Homeworlds

Cluster/Trinary Alpha Reinforced Command Star
Crossbow Prime - Khan Natalie Breen
Mad Dog Prime
Mad Dog Prime
Timberwolf Prime
Crossbow Prime
Visigoth ASF
Visigoth ASF

Trinary Alpha Battle Star

Executioner Prime
Gargoyle B
Hellbringer Prime
Shadow Cat Prime
Nova A

Trinary Alpha Heavy Star
Blood Asp Prime
Blood Asp Prime
Blood Asp Prime
Kingfisher Prime
Executioner Prime

Supernova Bravo Command Star
Battle Cobra B - saKhan Perigard Zalman
Ice Ferret Prime
Mongrel D
Mist Lynx C
Adder Prime

Supernova Bravo Striker Nova
Nova Prime
Stormcrow Kotare
Black Lanner Prime
Viper A
Mongrel Prime
Elemental Point
Elemental Point
Elemental Point
Elemental Point
Elemental Point

Supernova Bravo Ad-Hoc Star
Huntsman Prime
Nova Prime
Adder Prime
Black Python
Black Python

Trinary Charlie Command Star
Highlander IIC
Behemoth
Supernova
Marauder IIC
Warhammer IIC

Trinary Charlie Skirmish Star
Black Python
Griffin IIC
Shadowhawk IIC
Shadowhawk IIC
Hunchback IIC

Trinary Charlie Ad-Hoc Star
Devastator EC
Shogun C
Charger C
Hoplite C
Firefly C

Trinary Delta Command Star
Atlas II AS7-D-H
Thug THG-11Eb
Marauder MAD-2R
Archer ARC-Rb
Rifleman II RFL-3N-2

Trinary Delta Assault Star
King Crab KGC-000b
Highlander HGN-732J
Black Knight BL-6b-KNT
Crockett CRK-5003-1b
Exterminator EXT-4Db

Trinary Delta Striker Star

Phoenix Hawk PHX-1b
Sentinel STN-3Lb
Mongoose MON-66b
Stinger STG-3Gb
Stinger STG-3Gb

Forever Faithful - Unit Spotlight: Clan Smoke Jaguar

It's weird to put together a Clan force for a Clan that was "killed off," mostly, almost 20 years ago, but after reading Blaine Pardoe's "Forever Faithful" novel, about the end of CSJ and the beginnings of The Fidelis, I felt it almost necessary. Also, I actually had a short-lived CSJ-themed force back in the 90s as sort of a "black hat" unit but those 'Mechs were long since stripped and repainted. Also, Children of Kerensky.

With the new Clan Invasion box sets coming out this year, plus the new plastic Lance and Star packs, I decided I would take another look at MechCommander/MCGold for inspirations. The campaign to take Port Arthur is, at best, a footnote in the overall BattleTech history, but I had hour upon hour logged in on my first desktop PC when MC came out. When Gold came out, I redownloaded it and picked right back up with the fun. Now, as an in-universe type game, MC is absolutely ripe with smaller, ragtag force ideas. Taking a short lance of two Commandos and a Firestarter against Smoke Jaguar bondsmen to secure needed supplies is the stuff BattleTech is made of and the later missions where you're rocking an entire company (probably mostly Clantech assaults, if you use cheat codes to remove drop weight restrictions, not that -I- would ever do something like that) to fight off elite stars of Jaguars in the middle of cities... If I weren't already a huge BattleTech fanboy, that would have done it.

So Delta Galaxy has a decent paint scheme, that I don't struggle with, and it's fairly iconic enough as a Smoke Jag unit, but that could also become a Nova Cat one if I so choose (whether as a CNC proxy or if I wanted to expand later on, or a Fidelis unit if I want to add RotS units as well) with the forces available/that will be available throughout 2020. And, by building with the plastic Star/Lance Packs, this will be one of the most cost effective units I could run. Not to mention, now that my kiddo is getting old enough to play Alpha Strike, I'm a lot more comfortable with him using one-piece plastic 'Mechs (high quality though they are), than let him use a 19-piece metal Marauder.

Future campaign prospects include - Clan Invasion, Battle of Operation Bulldog, Task Force Serpent, The Great Refusal, and the 5th Succession War.

(I made a lot of changes from my initial spreadsheet. Now it won't even fit in one screen.)

(NOTE - Fully updated now that Wave One has been delivered)

(Spoiler - Awwwwyeah!)

Clan Smoke Jaguar, Delta Galaxy, 19th Striker Cluster
Unit Commander - Galaxy Commander Hang Mehta
Aide de Camp -
Location - Port Arthur, Smoke Jaguar OZ

Trinary Alpha

Trinary/Cluster Command Nova
Timberwolf A - Galaxy Commander Hang Mehta
Turkina B                                                                             
Dire Wolf Prime                                                        
Gargoyle Prime           
Mad Dog D                                     
Elemental Point Laser                           
Elemental Point Laser                                        
Elemental Point Laser                                     
Elemental Point Laser               
Elemental Point Laser            


Trinary Alpha Battle Star
Dire Wolf A
Executioner Prime
Summoner A
Warhawk Prime
Storm Crow TC

Trinary Alpha Striker Nova
Ice Ferret Prime
Viper A
Mist Lynx B
Adder Prime
Fire Moth Prime
Elemental
Elemental
Elemental
Elemental
Elemental

Trinary Bravo

Trinary Bravo Command Star
Nova Cat Prime
Hellbringer M
Summoner Prime
Huntsman A
Ebon Jaguar Prime

Trinary Bravo Assault Star
Warhawk Prime
Kingfisher Prime
Timberwolf Prime
Shadow Cat A
Nova Cat Prime

Trinary Bravo Striker Star
Cougar Prime
Kit Fox A
Grendel Prime
Adder Prime
Arctic Cheetah  A

Trinary Charlie 

Trinary Charlie Command Star
Elemental
Elemental
Ebon Jaguar Prime
Fire Moth Prime
Timberwolf A

Trinary Charlie Heavy Battle Star
Behemoth
Supernova
Marauder IIC
Warhammer IIC
Hunchback IIC 3

Trinary Charlie Light Striker
Vapor Eagle
Conjurer
Horned Own
Incubus
Pirahna

Binary Delta

Binary Delta Command Klondike Star 
BattleMaster BLR-1GBC  
Awesome AWS-8Q     
Catapult CPLT-C1b 
Thunderbolt TDR-5Sb       
Wolverine II WVR-7H  

Binary Delta Klondike Star Bravo
Griffin GRF-2N                               
Shadow Hawk SHD-2Hb     
Wolverine II WVR-7H      
Commando COM-1D        
Locust LCT-1Vb             

Do We Really Need Diversity?

I wouldn't say that "the hobby" takes up the vast majority of my free time, but I'd also be lying if I said it didn't. I mean, if you follow absolutely any of my social media, you'll know that I'm constantly posting about this game or that, BattleTech or Fallout, whatever we're playing/putting stuff together for. On top of that, one of my favorite things to do whilst the wife or child aren't home is to stream gaming related podcasts or Twitch, honestly some of the best sources of inspiration out there. Because I'm a fan, I follow a lot of these folks on Instagram or Facebook, interact, get to know them in the virtual sense, etc. And the other day, I saw one of them put out a call for diversity, and post a picture of basically some (forgive me if this is an assumption) "cishet white dudes" as the reason they were looking.

Now, I keep this blog mostly focused on BattleTech, so most people that read it probably don't know me in real life, but those that do, know I'm fairly hard on millennials (despite being close to the age frame) or entitled people or victim complexes, and Gods know I will hammer some SJWs so I want to assure you, that's not where I'm going with this. 

Because I legit nodded when I saw the post. 

Those that have been playing BattleTech for more than two decades know that early BTech fell hardcore into the "Yellow Menace" trap. The Capellan Confederation and Draconis Combine, the two heavily Asian-themed factions, alternated between being super hardcore repressive regimes that wanted nothing more than to "kill all round eyes" and totally inept groups that existed for no other reason than to make "the white hat" in British-inspired House Davion look that much better. It wasn't until... Shit... Uh... 3060ish in the game's timeline (late 90s) that this started to swing and be more... I don't want to use the word "realistic" when it comes to any portion of BattleTech, but if the shoe fits... 

I'm not saying this was done with an overt racist intent. Michael Stackpole was a big driver of the fiction back in the day and whilst his writing isn't always great (or even good, sorry, Mike - the over-reliance on exposition, "Mary Sue" characters, and implausible ex machina devices sometimes get a little much) & I would never insinuate the guy is a racist. Nor is every major BattleTech character an aforementioned "cishet white dude," because some of the best characters (Ariana Winston, Karianna Schmitt, Tyra Miraborg) have been women, and a handful have been of color beyond the standard Asian characters of Drac or CapCon origin. 

But, early FASA and, to a lesser extent, FanPro & Catalyst, played to a target audience that was predominately male, predominately white, and predominately middle aged or living in their mother's basement. I'M KIDDING ON THAT LAST PART. I actually have no idea on the age frame, except that BattleTech came out in the early 80s and anime fans (because of the now-Unseen) were the bread and butter to start. And titling the big dust off from the Word of Blake "the Jihad" was fucking terrible. Stupidly so. 

And that's a weird thing for me. See, I titled this in the form of a question, and that's misleading, because of course we fucking need diversity, dumbasses. What was odd for me with the post, and the reason for this, is that I guess my experiences with this hobby are not at all indicative of the norm? I've gamed with a lot of ladies in my life (BattleTech or otherwise), and have thrown dice with some POCs (including a former roommate that I bonded with, originally, in part because of BattleTech) and honestly - I will game with fucking anyone, regardless of shit like gender identity, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or any other way humans chose to classify themselves. As long as you aren't a fucking asshole, hell yes, saddle up and let's do this. 

The cons I go to are half a step shy of tasting the rainbow when it comes to the panoply of the human condition, but something Randall Bills shared a while ago stuck with me - just because you don't see harassment or discrimination in your community, doesn't mean it isn't there. And that's not speaking with any "white guilt" or the like. It's a valid observation. Because we have to police ourselves and police each other to do better. No where should be more of a safe space than gaming. We're geeks playing make believe in one sense or another and we have to be inclusive. I'm not saying that I think every gaming group needs to run out like some affirmative action program and round up all the "minorities" they can find to join up, but I am saying, if someone that isn't a "cishet white dude" shows any interest in the games you're rolling with, get to the know them. Get some of their perspective on your game. And if they game with you, don't be insensitive about who they are.

I point that out because of the controversy with a UK convention and a veteran game runner pulling a really uncomfortable and inappropriate scene into a public game. Obviously I wasn't there, I don't have any comment otherwise (you can look for it) but it serves as a big reminder to the rest of us- get to know your players, get to know what they find acceptable and unacceptable in games you're playing as a group. That goes across the board, whether we're talking diversity or not, but if you're a white dude like me, be cognizant about how you portray slavery in your Exalted game when one of your players is African-American, maybe omit the whole gang rape story thread in Vampire when it's (rightfully) probably going to make the young lady in your game no longer enjoy playing, skip the whole "Yellow menace" portion of talking about Liao and Kurita to anyone at all interested in BattleTech (please, not even for diversity, but because it's fucking cringe worthy).

Our games can only survive with continuous new blood and as demographics switch, less and less of that new blood is going to be the "traditional" middle aged white guy with a bit of a gut and bad personal hygiene (mostly kidding, again). Even if that were 99% of the target audience of these games (it's not), the 1% still deserve to be respected and included in this hobby that we all love.

Shoutout to companies like New Agenda Publishing and Onyx Path Publishing for trying to be ahead of the curve on this. (And yes, I know OPP has run into issues in other arenas as well...)

ALSO, I did this on my phone, right now, after working all day and eating salmon & couscous, so if it's disjointed or I failed to make a coherent point, at the end of the day, diversity is what makes us stronger, not weaker. 

Pride of the Master - Unit Spotlight: Word of Blake

Shadow Divisions were very much works in progress going into and during the Jihad, so I decided to split the 53rd of six Level IIIs into 2 divisions with three IIIs apiece. Whilst this is just administrative (obviously we mix and match units on the table top), it gives me a way to turn a single unit into two, and it's still fun. Because of this, I also dropped the Level II of Aerospace Fighters in each Level III; since we don't really use them, I'm just working on the "the ASFs are in the three Level IIIs to be built later" mindset. For in-universe purposes. Ex-tech mixes freely with standard WoBM and SL-tech machines. My Greek designations are probably now all screwed to fuck as well, but that's alright.

>>>>As the 5th Succession War grinds on, the Word refocuses on its original purpose of bringing enlightenment to the masses of the Blakist Republic and beyond. Poltergeist Precentor Omicron Morrigan returns from her mission on *REDACTED* to lead her newly formed division. Pulling in elite IIs from across the Republic, and utilizing not only bleeding edge experimental technology, but also the innovations of defeated foes, the Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of the Witches) is a roving trouble-shooter, shoring up defenses or leading planetary assaults as need be.<<<<

>>>>Specter Precentor Sigma Nemain has been a member of the Word almost as long as it has existed. Formerly Word of Blake Militia, ROM easily vetted her for upper echelon command, but it was her willingness to throw herself into the line of fire for the vision of The Master that earned her a Shadow Division. Her Necromancers specialize in exfiltration and headhunter tasks.<<<<

Again, using placeholder names and specific models of 'Mechs for noteworthy WoB MechWarriors. And there are multiple schemes, for one unified force, because the black and white of the Light of Mankind got old a little bit. But I still prefer it to every other color. As a nod to "parent formations" and the like of the noteworthy MechWarriors or IIs, I did go back and add some accent colors, here and there. The Opacus half of the OV received a pinkish-purple color that I didn't think I'd use for anything, ever. The late Jihad-canon 53rd had dark green highlights, and the 54th had a metallic blue.

(Pics include WIP) 

53rd Shadow Division: Morrigan's Malleus Maleficarum

Strike Witches III-Alpha

Stygian Threnody II-Alpha
*(C3i) LGC-03 Legacy - Precentor Morrigan
*(C3i) LGC-02 Legacy - Precentor Geoffery Zucker (36th)
(C3i) MAD-5W Marauder II
(C3i) MAD-9W Marauder
(C3i) OSR-5W Ostroc
(C3i) GRN-D-04 Grand Crusader II - Adept Sola Pepper (12th)

Fall of Night II-Alpha (49th SD)
*ALB-5W Albatross - Precentor Dantalion (49th)
*TDK-7Y Thunderhawk - Precentor Naamah (49th)
*JG-R9WB Juggernaut
*(C)Masakari/Warhawk Tara - Phantom Precentor Sigma Artorias
*BMB-14C Bombardier
*BLF-21K Blue Flame

 
Phantoms of Hel II-Alpha (40th SD)
*(C3i)GLT-6WB2 Guillotine - Precentor Sariel (40th)
FNR-5B Fafnir
PPR-5S Salamander
GLH-2D Galahad - Demi-Precentor Loadices (40th)
HA1-OA Hauptman
PTR-4F Penetrator

Devil's Tower II-Alpha
*(C3i)SHP-4X "Omega"
*(C)S-WN-2LAM Waneta
*(C)S-YR-1LAM Yurei
*(C)S-PW-1LAM Pwwka
*(C3i)OTT-10CS Ostscout
*(C3i)NXS2-A Nexus II 

Everybody Bleeds II-Alpha
*(C3i)ST-9C Shootist - Precentor Domini Apollyon (52nd)
*(C3i)TYM-1B Toyama
*(C3i)GOL-2WoB Goliath
*(C3i)FLS-9K Flashman
*(C3i)P1-OW Perseus
*(C3i)LNC25-06 Lancelot

Blessed Order II-Alpha 
*(C3i)DLR-OBLO Doloire
*(C3i)TLR1-OBLO Templar
*(C3i)(C)Mad Cat BLO
*(C3i)(C)Vulture Mk III BLO
(C3i)AV1-OBLO Avatar
*(C3i)(C)Uller BLO

Birds of Dis III-Eta

Opacus II-Alpha
*(C3i)C-ANG-O Archangel Dominus - Precentor Berith (OV)
*(C3i)C-PRT-O Preta Dominus - Demi-Precentor Morris Kendali
*(C3i)C-SRP-O Seraph Dominus - Adept Havalah Cazer
*(C3i)C-DVA-O Deva Luminous - Adept Achillus St. John
*(C3i)C-GRG-O Grigori Infernus - Adept Rufus Black Bear
*(C3i)C-MK-O Malak Invictus - Adept Mi Tomitaki

Venatori II-Alpha
*(C3i)KGC-008 King Crab - Demi-Precentor Kari Marita
*(C3i)LGH-6W Lightray - Adept Bryn Rivenschild
*(C3i)MCY-104 Mercury - Adept Cassius Montague
*(C3i)BCN-6W Buccaneer - Adept Portia Thomas
*(C3i)GUR-2G Gurkha - Adept Elizabeth Rodriguez
*(C3i)RJN-200-A Raijin II -  Adept Jaqueline Norman

Birds' Cavalry II-Nu
*Chevalier Light Tank
*Chevalier Light Tank
*(C3i)PAT-007 Puma Assault Tank
*(C3i)PAT-007 Puma Assault Tank
(C3i)PAT-007 Puma Assault Tank
(C3i)PAT-007 Puma Assault Tank

Glorious Wings of Steel II-Nu
*Karnov UR
Karnov UR
Karnov UR
Karnov UR
Karnov UR
Karnov UR

Chorus of Night II-Omega
Tengu BA Squad
Djinn BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
Se'irim BA Squad

Labyrinths and Thunderlizards II-Omega
*Kobold BA Squad
*Kobold BA Squad
*Kobold BA Squad
*Kobold BA Squad
*Kobold BA Squad
*Kobold BA Sqaud

Nephilim's Song III-Eta

Martial's Might II-Alpha
*(C3i)AWS-10KM Awesome - Precentor-Martial Cameron St. Jaimais
*(C3i)VQR-5V Vanquisher
*(C3i)HGN-738X Highlander
*(C3i)THG-12E Thug
*(C3i)WHF-3B White Flame
*(C3i)WVR-7Ha Wolverine

Unending Faith II-Alpha (49th SD)
AEM-005C Dragoon - Demi-Precentor Jacob Kenyon (UF)
TI-2P Titan II
PRF-1F Prefect
KHP-7R Kheper - Precentor Artorias
UAE-7R Uraeus
C-EID-001 Eidolon

Bane of Xerxes II-Nu
(C3i)Prowler WoB
(C3i)Prowler WoB
(C3i)Prowler WoB
(C3i)Prowler WoB
(C3i)Prowler WoB
(C3i)Prowler WoB

Grecian Cavalry II-Nu
(C3i) Magi UCSV
(C3i) Magi UCSV
(C3i) Magi UCSV
(C3i) Magi UCSV
(C3i) Magi UCSV
(C3i) Magi UCSV

Spartan Pride II-Omega
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad

Athenian Grace II-Omega
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad
Phalanx King David Squad

54th Shadow Division: Nemain's Necromancers

 Night Raid III-Kappa

SIGNs One II-Alpha
*(C3i)C-ANG-O Archangel Dominus - Precentor Nemain
*(C3i)C-SRP-O Seraph Invictus - Precentor Ravana (WH:R)
*(C3i)C-DVA-O Deva Infernus - Precentor Seth Smith Soloman (7th)
*(C3i)C-GRG-O Grigori Invictus - Precentor Azazel (47th)
*(C3i)C-PRT-O Preta Infernus - Precentor Shanndah (41st)
*(C3i)C-MK-O Malak Infernus - Demi-Precentor Anuku (51st)

SIGNs Two II-Alpha
*AS7-D-H2 Atlas II
*(C3i)THS-4WB Thanatos
*CRD-8S Crusader
*EYL-45A Eyleuka
*JKR-9WB Jackrabbit
*(C)Bear Cub

Better Dead Than Red II-Alpha
*(C3i)BLK-NT-5W Black Knight Azrael - Precentor Azrael (51st)
*GRM-R-RPR62A Grim Reaper - Precentor Avitue (44th)
*(C3i)INI-04 Initiate
*STN-5WB Sentinel
*RPT-2X1 Raptor
*RDS-2A Red Shift

Black Hole Sun II-Alpha
(C3i) C-SRP-O Seraph Invictus - Precentor Sabnock (50th)
*(C3i)VKG-3W Viking
OTL-9M Ostsol - Demi-Precentor Armaros
BNDR-01B Bandersnatch
ZEU-10WB Zeus
PXH-3LPL Phoenix Hawk - Precentor Belial (42nd) 

Feast of the Maggots II-Omega
*Purifier BA Squad
*Purifier BA Squad
*Purifier BA Squad
*Purifier BA Squad
*Purifier BA Squad
*Purifier BA Squad

 
Spear of Destiny II-Omega
Longinus BA Squad
Longinus BA Squad
Longinus BA Squad
Longinus BA Squad
Longinus BA Squad
Longinus BA Squad

Dante's Inferno III-Upsilon

Revenants of Circe II-Alpha
BL-6b-KNT Black Knight - Khan Sarah McEvedy
PUL-2V Pulverizer - saKhan Franklin Hallis
WVR-7H Wolverine II - Star Colonel Trish Ebon
ST-24G Stag II
MCY-100 Mercury II
SL-1G Sling

Spineshank Synthesis II-Alpha
D2X-G Gestalt
D2X-G Gestalt
UMB-2R Revenant
UMB-2R Revenant
UMB-2R3 Revenant
UMB-2R3 Revenant

First Chorus II-Omega 
Tengu BA Squad
Djinn BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
Nephilim BA Squad
Asura BA Squad
Se'irim BA Squad

Second Chorus II-Omega
Tengu BA Squad
Djinn BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
Nephilim BA Squad
Asura BA Squad
Se'irim BA Squad

Third Chorus III-Omega
Tengu BA Squad
Djinn BA Squad
*Shedu BA Squad
Nephilim BA Squad
Asura BA Squad
Se'irim BA Squad

Thor's Ponies II-Nu
*Alacorn Mk VI
*Alacorn Mk VI
*Alacorn Mk VI
*Alacorn Mk VI
*(C3i)Zhukov WoB
*(C3i)Zhukov WoB

Hammer of Dawn III-Pi

Gift of the Primus II-Alpha
 JLN-5A Juliano
CRN-7M Carronade
ZU-J70 Anzu
*SKW-2F Shockwave
PKM-2C Patriot
(C3i)GUR-6G Gurkha

Slayers of Hector II-Omega
Achileus LGR BA Squad
Achileus LGR BA Squad
Achileus LGR BA Squad
Achileus LGR BA Squad
Achileus LGR BA Squad
Achileus LGR BA Squad

Clockwork Souls II-Nu
*Ontos
*Ontos
*Behemoth
*Behemoth
*Behemoth
*Behemoth

Vulcan's Threat II-Nu
*Pinto Attack VTOL
*Pinto Attack VTOL
 Padilla Heavy Tank
*(C3i)Thor Self-Propelled Artillery
*Marksman (PPC)
*Marksman (PPC)

Ember's Chain II-Nu
*(C3i) Zhukov WoB
*(C3i) Zhukov WoB
*(C3i) LRM Carrier WoB
*(C3i) LRM Carrier WoB
*(C3i) SRM Carrier WoB
*(C3i) SRM Carrier WoB

Hide & Seek II-Nu
(C3i)Bolla Infernus
(C3i)Bolla Invictus
(C3i)Burke HPPC
(C3i)Burke HPPC
(C3i)Burke HPPC
(C3i)Burke HPPC


Poltergeist Precentor Omicron Morrigan - she pities the Frails that require her protection, and yet also envies them the freedom to live their lives safe from the conflicts that rage around the Sphere. 

(Art by Cecilia G.F.)

Specter Precentor Sigma Nemain - an accomplished field commander prior to being injured during Operation Odysseus, her dedication to the ideals of the Word have made her a wunderkind of sorts amongst the Toyama and Sixth of June factions.

(Art by Felsus)

Precentor Domini Apollyon, aka "Precentor Pantless", who ain't givin' a fuck.

Precentor Berith, head of the Opacus Venatori (Shadow Hunters), and all around totally not creepy guy. He just really likes pudding pops.

Phantom Precentor Sigma Artorias, a deep cover asset recruited by Wolf's Dragoons based upon his "notorious hatred" for all things Word of Blake. Instrumental in the occupation of Outreach, and was rewarded upon his return to the fold with assignment to the 53rd Shadow, piloting the captured ride of Major Tara Lucas, one of the few survivors of Zeta Battalion's assault on Mars. His loyalty was revealed openly when he emptied several flechette rounds into the aforementioned Major during a public execution in the ruins of Harlech.