Some Wierd Bird

War for the Ragnarok Array

My post says edited but that's because I posted before I was ready to, by accident. Also, I post kind of slow, but the rangers are available to interact, especially in regards to contract work, provided I'm not working for someone else at the moment, which I am now.

War for the Ragnarok Array

Contract acquired

Meal time for the rangers, Carolyn and her crew were enjoying a change of menu. With a chance to actually explore, Carolyn had decided it would be better to hunt and forage for food than to dig into their continually dwindling ration supply. Thanks to that, there was now fish and stew made with venison and some things that looked like vegetables(and seemed safe to eat). It tasted surprisingly good and no one seemed to be having any issues yet.

Carolyn found her meal cut short by an intrusion. Pauline had something to say it seemed, given the fact she took a seat across from Carolyn and began to speak. "Hey, Boss. Sorry to interrupt, but it seems someone wants your attention. Kurt sent me to get you."

Carolyn stood and let her aerospace commander lead her from her office and down the hall toward the bridge. As she followed Pauline, she asked, "What do we know about this attention seeker?"

"Says his name is Commander James Raynor of some Terran Dominion, and he has a job for us, Boss. Has something to do with a distress call, probably that one we heard a little while ago."

"Okay, well lets see what he has for us," Carolyn said as she tapped some buttons on the holo tank and the image of the dropship vanished again, replaced with information about the connection. "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Commander Raynor. This is Carolyn Richter of Richter's Rangers. We would really like to hear the specifics of this job and pay before we agree."

It was about a ten minute wait before he finally got a response, but the former rebel didn't mind. After all, making the contacts needed to get a revolution going wasn't a quick deal and hiring mercenaries back home was never easy either. "That's quite alright ma'am. My offer's simple, you help us out here and help us with scouting the surrounding area, and I'll offer food, lodging for as long as you need or want it, and salvage rights on the bodies and gear of any battles you have with us, along with the materials you'll need to repair your heavier units. How's that sound?"

Carolyn looked back to her gathered council to see what they thought. No words, but they all seemed to think it was a good deal. She turned her attention back to the comm and said, "That's a rather generous offer, Commander. We accept, assuming you're willing to share what you know about this station we're stuck on."

Jim chuckled. "Don't mind at all, miss. But we don't have much more than our base location, another Node across the nearby river and where our side of the river meets both the ocean and some badlands. I have the coordinates for the fort that SOS came from if that's of any help."

"Thank you, Commander. I'm happy to be of help, and I'm glad we could come to an agreement so quickly." Carolyn looked back to her subordinates, "Gather everyone up and get ready to lift. We're going to need to be ready to drop someone before we land to get an idea of what's going on."Send those coordinates. We'll make short work of this and get back in touch with you once the job is done."

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A few hours later, the equipment was all packed up, the crew and mercs secured. The dropship was ready to lift off and Carolyn was ready to get the mission underway. With the thrust of its powerful engines, the orb shaped dropship lifted into the air, bound for the badlands from the heavily wooded forests she had been hidden in.

War for the Ragnarok Array

I don't think Alice has left us. More likely they're lurking and watching.

War for the Ragnarok Array

Looks like something I could be involved in...for the right price.

War for the Ragnarok Array

Well, friends, sorry for the silence.

I think its time I do something, so @ActRaiserTheReturned @Nerdy Reference @Lmpkio @rawkhawk64

Who here wants to negotiate a contract? Since no ones at war currently, I'm still up to scouting missions or even potential raids. Just something to note, I will be a little busy with work over the coming week so I might only post once or twice on some days. Given the current rate of posts though, that might not be so noticeable.

(Do note I'm open to other factions, I just singled out people I thought might want some bigger guns or supplementary forces)

War for the Ragnarok Array

Far Country

Carolyn Richter surveyed the room around her as she stepped onto the command deck of the Union Class Dropship Redoubtable. Of course there was an array of people doing their jobs, which at the moment was understandably little with the dropship grounded for repairs. That was about to change, however, and business would resume. It was time to put their services back on the market if they were stuck here.

Looking to the holotank, Carolyn quickly spotted her "council" and head tech gathered for the meeting. As she approached, she quickly noticed that the holotank was filled with a projection of the ship itself. The ship was operational and the weapons were operational, which meant they were ready for operations.

"I think its time we found a contract," Carolyn said as she joined the group. She looked to Head Technician Conrad Douglas, "Are we ready to get back in the fight?"

"As ready as we can be," came Conrad's response. "Everything is in top condition, or as close to top condition as it can be with the age of some of our equipment."

Without pause Carolyn responded with, "Good," before turning to council and asking, "What of the troops?"

Kurt responded for the group, saying, "The men are ready. I'm sure they'll be glad to hear we're getting back to business."

Of course Pauline McBride would cut in, "I know the flyers will be happy to be back in the air."

Carolyn smiled as she said, "Then we are ready to take contracts. Kurt, I need you and the others to go inform the men that we are back in business. Conrad, I want to make a broadcast on all frequencies."

Conrad busied himself at the holotank for a moment before looking to Carolyn in confirmation. Carolyn stepped closer to the holotank herself and began speaking into a mic. "This is Colonel Carolyn Richter of Richter's Rangers. I am broadcasting this message to inform any interested parties that Richter's Rangers are now selling their services in exchange for supplies and services. To discuss contracts and terms contact us on any frequency." Carolyn then killed the transmission and looked to Conrad, "Repeat that for a while. I want to make sure everyone has a chance to hear it."

Carolyn was left the command center with a smile on her face. Business would surely be good.

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Carolyn Richter

Name: Carolyn Richter

Appearance: Though neither tall nor physically imposing, Carolyn maintains her physical fitness as a mech pilot needs both intellect and athletic capability. She can generally be found in the a pair of fatigues. She also keeps a needler pistol on her at most times.

Age: 42

Race: Human

Gender: Female

Origin: Battletech

Objectives: Given that escape seems off the table with the jumpship in need of repairs. Carolyn and the Rangers have decided that the best use of their time would be to sell their services to those who are willing to pay in one form or another. The ultimate goal of this is to be the biggest and most sought after mercenary unit on the array.

Temperament: Carolyn does her best to be deferential toward employers or potential employers and is normally warm to those who don't give her reason to be otherwise.

Affiliation: N/A

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Background: Ever since she was little Carolyn wanted to be a mechwarrior. Once she was old enough she enlisted in the FedCom military, however the time for training was cut short due to the invasion of the Clans from the periphery. Despite a lack of training, she was survived the initial conflicts with the clans, mostly on luck. While she loved her time in the cockpit, aside from near death experiences to the clan warriors, Carolyn quickly learned that she was not fond of the Hauptmann. He had risen to the rank on the laurels of the name Steiner, and was clearly ill-suited to the job. This, combined with the losses and wear of fighting the clans, led her to serve out her term, and after the clans had been stopped by comstar, start her own unit.

As this new unit took jobs and grew, the roster of pilots expanded, and so did Carolyn's horizon in the mercnet. However, with the clanners gone, another conflict was bound to boil over eventually. Once the FedCom Civil War began business was booming with contracts from both sides, as well as their Draconis and Capellan neighbors on the table. Given that she was born in the commonwealth and so were most of her unit, they didn't choose sides, but that didn't stop them from expanding during the conflict and by the time it was over the unit had reached a size where it was no longer just mechs and techs.

Just prior to the end of the war, Richter's Rangers were drawn to the array. As the unit's contracted jump ship prepared to take them to their next contract destination, the ship's systems began to behave strangely and instead of jumping to the nadir point of their target system, the Rangers found themselves looking at the array. The ship itself was immobile, it might never jump again, but that was irrelevant to the things they saw following that. Great warships and armies doing battle over the relay. Seeing that they were entirely outnumbered and outgunned, the Rangers made it a point to find a safe spot to land and attempt to avoid the fighting, which was mostly successful. Short a few groundpounders and mechs, Carolyn Richter and her rangers are now doing what mercs do best, look for a contract.

Skills:
-Mech Piloting
-Marksmanship(Rifle and Pistol): While a mechwarrior might normally only pilot their mech, there are times when they will leave the cockpit either by choice or force, these are the times when mechwarriors are expected to show at the very least a mild proficiency with firearms outside a mech.
-Capable Leader and Tactician
-Mech Maintenance: While technicians are the mech experts, Carolyn has ensured she has an idea of the inner workings of her mech and can do simple repairs. She also likes to offer a hand in the repair bays, as she feels her mech is as much her responsibility as the technicians'

Equipment: N/A

Protagonist Points: 2

Threat Rating: 1

Richter's Rangers

Faction Name: Richter's Rangers

Leader: Carolyn Richter

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Universe of Origin: Battletech

Starting Situation: Nomadic

Background: In the time before they were transported to the array, the Rangers were active throughout the inner sphere during the time of the FedCom Civil War. They took contracts from ranging from facility defense to hunting clanners to smash and grab operations. They tried to avoid choosing sides, but a majority decided to support the Davion loyalists. During this time they grew rapidly with contracts from the war.

Before the war reached its conclusion the rangers were taken to the array by a jumpship gone awry and left without a way home. The rangers avoided combat as best they could during the closing brawl, helped by the mobility afforded by the overlord dropships they had jumped with. They didn't claim any land but this kept fighting to a minimum losing only a handful of mechs and infantry in small skirmishes.

Officers: Named and important characters within the faction. This can range from NPCs to other Players characters if they join you. If they're NPCs you should at minimum give a sentence or so for descriptions. If its a player character other than your own, put a link in their name to their sheet.
-Kurt Schmitt: Regimental XO, Kurt is known to dislike things her perceives as nonsense. Prior to joining the rangers, Kurt was a member of the FedCom military as well. He was one of Carolyn's original lancemates and has since assumed command of the first company.
-Leonard Schwartz: An infantry man all around, built for battle armor, Leonard is often dismissive of the importance of mechs but still holds respect for Kurt as a commander.
-Pauline McBride: Is an ace aerospace pilot and head of the aerospace forces under Carolyn's command. She is more free-spirited and laid back than her fellow officers.
-Daniel Pearson: The man in charge of ground vehicles. He has a drinking problem but has yet to do anything to get him removed from his position. Otherwise he is a good officer.

Victory Conditions:

Special Resources: N/A

Order of Battle:
Skirmish-Mechanized Infantry(Rifles and SRMs), Badger APC, Striker Support Tank, Light Hovercraft, Galleon Light Tank, 1 light mech lance(variable comp), CAS wing, and light ranged support mech
Battle-1 medium mech lance(variable comp)/w fire support mech, Medium weight tanks, ranged support vehicles, SRM carrier,VTOL aerospace fighters, ranged artillery and AA gun vehicles, Mechanized Laser and Machine Gun infantry
Climax-Command Lance, Assault Lance(mix of assault and heavy mechs), Fire support (mechs and heavy vehicles), Heavy and Super Heavy tanks, Aerospace Fighters, Dropships, Mechanized Heavy Infantry, and Battle Armor

War for the Ragnarok Array

Carolyn Richter

Name: Carolyn Richter

Appearance: Though neither tall nor physically imposing, Carolyn maintains her physical fitness as a mech pilot needs both intellect and athletic capability. She can generally be found in the a pair of fatigues. She also keeps a needler pistol on her at most times.

Age: 42

Race: Human

Gender: Female

Origin: Battletech

Objectives: Given that escape seems off the table with the jumpship in need of repairs. Carolyn and the Rangers have decided that the best use of their time would be to sell their services to those who are willing to pay in one form or another. The ultimate goal of this is to be the biggest and most sought after mercenary unit on the array.

Temperament: Carolyn does her best to be deferential toward employers or potential employers and is normally warm to those who don't give her reason to be otherwise.

Affiliation: N/A

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Background: Ever since she was little Carolyn wanted to be a mechwarrior. Once she was old enough she enlisted in the FedCom military, however the time for training was cut short due to the invasion of the Clans from the periphery. Despite a lack of training, she was survived the initial conflicts with the clans, mostly on luck. While she loved her time in the cockpit, aside from near death experiences to the clan warriors, Carolyn quickly learned that she was not fond of the Hauptmann. He had risen to the rank on the laurels of the name Steiner, and was clearly ill-suited to the job. This, combined with the losses and wear of fighting the clans, led her to serve out her term, and after the clans had been stopped by comstar, start her own unit.

As this new unit took jobs and grew, the roster of pilots expanded, and so did Carolyn's horizon in the mercnet. However, with the clanners gone, another conflict was bound to boil over eventually. Once the FedCom Civil War began business was booming with contracts from both sides, as well as their Draconis and Capellan neighbors on the table. Given that she was born in the commonwealth and so were most of her unit, they didn't choose sides, but that didn't stop them from expanding during the conflict and by the time it was over the unit had reached a size where it was no longer just mechs and techs.

Just prior to the end of the war, Richter's Rangers were drawn to the array. As the unit's contracted jump ship prepared to take them to their next contract destination, the ship's systems began to behave strangely and instead of jumping to the nadir point of their target system, the Rangers found themselves looking at the array. The ship itself was immobile, it might never jump again, but that was irrelevant to the things they saw following that. Great warships and armies doing battle over the relay. Seeing that they were entirely outnumbered and outgunned, the Rangers made it a point to find a safe spot to land and attempt to avoid the fighting, which was mostly successful. Short a few groundpounders and mechs, Carolyn Richter and her rangers are now doing what mercs do best, look for a contract.

Skills:
-Mech Piloting
-Marksmanship(Rifle and Pistol): While a mechwarrior might normally only pilot their mech, there are times when they will leave the cockpit either by choice or force, these are the times when mechwarriors are expected to show at the very least a mild proficiency with firearms outside a mech.
-Capable Leader and Tactician
-Mech Maintenance: While technicians are the mech experts, Carolyn has ensured she has an idea of the inner workings of her mech and can do simple repairs. She also likes to offer a hand in the repair bays, as she feels her mech is as much her responsibility as the technicians'

Equipment: N/A

Protagonist Points: The capability to do the impossible, put simply. All low threat characters will start with at least one point. The uses of these points will be in the character guide, but the primary intent is to make unwinnable fights winnable when your opponent is a Threat Rating 3(God Class) character. If you get PP, I'll tell you when I assign your Threat Rating.

Threat Rating: A measurement of a characters threat level. To be set by co-gms only. Do not set it yourself, or I will be greatly displeased. Threat level is more or less about the gap between our characters power and helps the GMs manage that gap. Threat level is separated into three distinct categories. Beyond reference though you won't need to worry about this section until I assign you your threat rating. More information can be found in the character guide.

Richter's Rangers

Faction Name: Richter's Rangers

Leader: Carolyn Richter

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Universe of Origin: Battletech

Starting Situation: Nomadic

Background: In the time before they were transported to the array, the Rangers were active throughout the inner sphere during the time of the FedCom Civil War. They took contracts from ranging from facility defense to hunting clanners to smash and grab operations. They tried to avoid choosing sides, but a majority decided to support the Davion loyalists. During this time they grew rapidly with contracts from the war.

Before the war reached its conclusion the rangers were taken to the array by a jumpship gone awry and left without a way home. The rangers avoided combat as best they could during the closing brawl, helped by the mobility afforded by the overlord dropships they had jumped with. They didn't claim any land but this kept fighting to a minimum losing only a handful of mechs and infantry in small skirmishes.

Officers: Named and important characters within the faction. This can range from NPCs to other Players characters if they join you. If they're NPCs you should at minimum give a sentence or so for descriptions. If its a player character other than your own, put a link in their name to their sheet.
-Kurt Schmitt: Regimental XO, Kurt is known to dislike things her perceives as nonsense. Prior to joining the rangers, Kurt was a member of the FedCom military as well. He was one of Carolyn's original lancemates and has since assumed command of the first company.
-Leonard Schwartz: An infantry man all around, built for battle armor, Leonard is often dismissive of the importance of mechs but still holds respect for Kurt as a commander.
-Pauline McBride: Is an ace aerospace pilot and head of the aerospace forces under Carolyn's command. She is more free-spirited and laid back than her fellow officers.
-Daniel Pearson: The man in charge of ground vehicles. He has a drinking problem but has yet to do anything to get him removed from his position. Otherwise he is a good officer.

Victory Conditions:

Special Resources: N/A

Order of Battle:
Skirmish-Mechanized Infantry(Rifles and SRMs), Badger APC, Striker Support Tank, Light Hovercraft, Galleon Light Tank, 1 light mech lance(variable comp), CAS wing, and light ranged support mech
Battle-1 medium mech lance(variable comp)/w fire support mech, Medium weight tanks, ranged support vehicles, SRM carrier,VTOL aerospace fighters, ranged artillery and AA gun vehicles, Mechanized Laser and Machine Gun infantry
Climax-Command Lance, Assault Lance(mix of assault and heavy mechs), Fire support (mechs and heavy vehicles), Heavy and Super Heavy tanks, Aerospace Fighters, Dropships, Mechanized Heavy Infantry, and Battle Armor

War for the Ragnarok Array

Leader: Carolyn Richter
Faction Name: Richter's Rangers
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Universe of Origin: Battletech

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