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Kereminde

@kereminde.bsky.social

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"Temet nosce" This is the only warning: I'm into a variety of games and writing. I post weird stuff here as an amateur, mature stuff elsewhere. BattleTech, tabletop roleplaying, Pokémon, and similar hobbies are fair game to be represented/discussed here.

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Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1h

He's a grifter, in so far as he's doing it for the attention and ad revenue from streams. Also to hawk his computers.

So I *used* to think it's a combination of "I don't care" mixed with "whatever gets me attention". Currently I'm getting more convinced as much as he tried going 'it's a bit'...

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 2h

a man in a suit is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and a book in front of him .

Alt: a man in a suit is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and a book in front of him .

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Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 2h

...and he does care about politics, or at least the subjects which have been distressingly politicized in the last decade. He may not care about the name of the person in office, but he does care about what they represent.

What politics are those? Similar to Parker/Stone - "don't make me change".

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 2h

I wouldn't say that.
He's got an audience, and a platform which the companies are reluctant to take away despite cheerfully doing so for milder people with smaller audiences. He's *exactly* the "I'm just joking, lighten up" sort of broadcaster which draws in the 'I don't care about politics' crowd.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

I think... it's a good examination of Theodore and how things shaped his life.

It is not necessarily a good narrative on the setting.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

The saga of short stories about Mountain Wolf BattleMechs is also very good. And has a couple landmines in there.

... but still good reads.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

Ah but even that one is rooted in what came before...

The (not real) history in BattleTech follows similar principles. That's what happens with forty years of work and no resets get you :)

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

You're maybe in the minority but take heart... there are always good works which are just not for everyone. Be it books, films, or games - there is something for everyone, but the converse is not always true.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

I should clarify.
The story was great. I loved it.

But oof did it leave a mark.

Great reads will do that.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

One snag: Heir to the Dragon *requires* a great deal of other reading to make total sense.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

Currently reading through En Garde now.

... it is slow only from not having a comfortable place to read!

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

But I would certainly say the major events needing covering which I have read are the Blood of Kerensky trilogy (for Invasion Era), Ghost War (for Dark Ages), and Marauder (for the hell of it).

... oh and maybe Voidbreaker.
And some Shrapnel magazines.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

First novel? If they want up to speed on the current era first? Fox Tales. If they want to get a feel for how it started? Decision at Thunder Rift. (With the caveat it is certainly an 80s action piece.)

After that? I haven't read enough novels yet to pick a definitive five.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 11h

(Russel Zimmerman. "Second to None" in Shrapnel 15.)

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 22h

This is like, one of the three fights going on for that scenario... it also was the most nerve-wracking because I didn't want to lose the Thunderbolt pilot.

(Or the Wolfhound pilot, but she's survived worse odds.)

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 22h

#BattleTech campaign play

A little peek at "how it was going" this morning when my brother and I picked up our campaign scenario...

That Zeus has already lost its large laser, and that SRM Carrier is too far to hit well. I'm sure everything will be fine. It's fine. It's *fine*.

An image of a Classic BattleTech game in progress. A Thunderbolt and Wolfhound closed to close-range with a BattleMech much heavier than either of them, with a couple fire-support missile-laden vehicles having a clear line of fire to either of them.

Mistakes were made.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

I think this is also one of those things people don't talk about much with how the French Revolution turned around AFTER the "remove the king" happened.

It got *messy*, because the loudest voices wound up guiding things. Which... is how things are being done NOW.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

I hoped something like this was here... and I was not disappointed.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Still, if you haven't read the collection... :)
(I am reading "En Garde" now. Well... as much as I can not having a comfortable place to read in my house. I might have to start spending time outside my house JUST to read at this rate.)

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Well, how could you not?
For others: read @michaelastackpole.bsky.social 's Kell Hounds Ascendant, the brothers Kell are a fun ride while they set themselves up. And the stories don't require you to know that much before you get started.

The book cover of "Kell Hounds Ascendant", a collection of BattleTech stories by Michael A. Stackpole. The cover art is of a bipedal "Archer" BattleMech firing missiles at some unseen target(s). It is painted the customary red-and-black of the Kell Hounds unit.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Now the other issues are painting the rest, which is going to take me some time...
... and figuring out where to store the damn boxes now! :)

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Or... I can make my own... but that is a task I'm not remotely ready to do yet. But hey, those Large anti-tarnish boxes were back in stock last week-

Overall, if it weren't for it being "unreliable" for me to get a supply of these other boxes, I'd be singing their praises. With the foam padding.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Then I got one, and the problem became apparent. Much like my "scrapbooking containers" I use to store the patches, dice, and pins for BattleTech? Too wide for my cube shelves. I'd need to replace my shelves, or buy the ArtBin cubes made for the SuperSatchels. At "whole cheap shelf" pricing.

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Browsing solutions to store my paints, I came across the ArtBin SuperSatchel system. It worked for storing some of my mom's old Prismacolor markers, and I could use them to store other art tools she keeps around. Hey, and they make a slim one with removable dividers which should suit my minis!

Kereminde @kereminde.bsky.social · 1d

Now, several players use one of these Jucoci boxes, it's just that moving it around is a little unwieldy... and I only plan on taking SMALL forces. (The local club really tops at like 10k force sizes and a maximum of 8-12 units.) Also, expensive and required me to magnetize bases.

An image of the Jucoci Miniatures case. It uses removable metal trays to slide in, and magnetized miniatures can sit on them safely.