I also just picked up Atlantis Chronicles! Looking forward to reading it.

Incredibly vibrant — I really like this. What paints did you use?

This is my favorite sub-series in Battletech. Falcon Rising and (especially) Freebirth are underrated and Robert Thurston is an underappreciated writer. He was a finalist for the first Campbell Award in 1973 (along with George R.R. Martin, George Alec Effinger, and Jerry Pournelle — who won).

I think Mechwarrior 2e is the best RPG they ever made, and still what I would use. No idea why they decided to needlessly complicate it.

Thanks! I may have to acquire some.

What green paint is that? It is impressively bright.

It’s a good one. I feel like Ghost opened the way for this sort of sound again, but Green Lung went in a slightly different direction.

They look fantastic.

I forgot Roger E. Moore! Another TSR employee who wrote many stories for the Dragonlance line and is also from Kentucky.

As a Western Kentuckian myself, this may explain why so many of his paintings remind me of home.

Between Elmore and Easley (who also did work for Dragonlance) and Michael Williams, who wrote many Dragonlance poems (and several of the novels), Kentucky seems pretty well-represented in Krynn.

Two scales — that is a great idea. I will check out those sample rules. Thanks!

How much easier is it than SFB? Would you recommend FedCommander for large multi-ship battles and SFB for smaller engagements? Or just skip SFB entirely?

The Nineteenth Story sequence from the second book is really great. Definitely something that sticks in your head if you read it as a kid.

Sideway Stories from Wayside School! That was also one of my favorites.

Which one is your favorite?

Love the color scheme.

Very nice exhaust trails.