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I'd have to think about it. Yesterday was the first good day at work in a long time and that's only because I wasn't distracted by game stuff. Anywho, don't feel restricted because of me is all I'm saying.

Too bad you weren't around when I was running Jared's Jackdaws. Your wordiness would have been a great boon.

From the Liao INN News Desk.

The Chancellor has been facing increasing pressure from the other Great Houses to discontinue the services of Comstar citing the numerous atrocities that befell the nations of the Inner Sphere over a year ago. The Chancellor herself was unable to be reached for comment, but the new House of Scions Press Secretary Margaret Yu had this to say. <Clip Rolls>

"If we were going to do that, it would have been when their Primus had Chancellor Romano Liao assassinated. As satisfying as such a unified action would have been, and the Capellan people would have surely supported the Chancellor if this was the decision, we are a nation at war with forces we can barely comprehend. Our realm is small by comparison to the other Great Houses but we have many, many citizens and we cannot afford to alienate anyone during this time of crisis. So no, we will not be cancelling our contract with Comstar at this time."

Madam Press Secretary did go on in further comments to state that any rate increases while we are at war with the Clans would be seen as an act of profiteering and in that case, they would be forced to reconsider their position.

Running through dim lit halls hidden deep in the Celestial Palace Jake Kominski burst out of secret panel in the Maskirova's intelligence room. "Sir, from ... <wheezing> the Chancellor's Ear!" he said thrusting out the fax page from a Black Box transmission. Not wasting the waste the time to translate and encode, Jake had taken the merely rushed down the original copy the three floors to the Director as soon as he comprehended it. "The Fedrats sold us out to the Clans!" Director Sheng sat down with the page and read it carefully. For a year, he'd begged and pleaded with Cassandra to not be fooled that the quiet assent to the Concord's demands to stay on their side of the thirtieth parallel. "There can only be one response to the double headed snake. If the Chancellor will not act, we must. Moishe, send a message to Agent Mao You, Operation Bashi Liu is a go.

The Capellan Confederation likewise supports this venture.

Arthur Yu added, "We also need to have another talk with the Federated Suns representatives. So far, they are the only hold out to joining the ISDF as with the promised assistance from the Cappellan Confederation and ISDF, the Free World League has sent representatives to participate and sign the charter. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are so close on this now. If we can convince the Federated Suns of the benefit of joining us, then we stand a chance. Their numbers and our technology would make the ISDF a force for stability."

Update to CC auxilliary forces. The Vilson is not being tagged with an ISDN marking. It will keep it's original RLCT tag. The unit has not been moving with the fleet, or seen in some time. Narhal's Raiders air support unit will replace them in the formation along with Hell's Black Aces

Naval Forces (Removed)
ISDS Vilson (Sylvester)

Naval Forces (Added)
Hell's Black Aces (ASF)
Narhal's Flock (ASF)

The Star Adder - Code of Zellbrigen was  included with a note that each Clan apparently has their own interpretation of the rules. There is also a holovid with some of their weapons capabilities taken during pre-trial exercises.

"Greeting, I am Colonel Jeremiah Sagehorn of the Kamakura's Hussars. I am making this vid so that you can see firsthand how devastating the power and range the Clan Weapons are. Please disseminate this information to other commanders so they may best prepare for the defense of the Confederation. I expect that due to their advanced technology they might still get the better of us despite them allowing us superior numbers for this trial. They've opted to fight our Heavy Mech Company with only five of their own machines. I've picked the twelve best pilots we have to give us the best chance at defeating them. If they stick to their terms, we may be able to prevent the first domino from falling. If we fail, then all is not lost. We did find that one of their terms, Safcon, would us to request our remaining troops to withdraw since they were not bid in their declaration of possessions to trial. Two days from now, we shall meet on the training fields. Footage of the battle should be available from the units participating in the "circle" of warriors that watch."

The BattleROM footage shows that it was a close battle, but the adders were allowed to engage one at a time which evened things out more then expected. The speed and devastating short ranged firepower seemed to be the determining factor. By the end of the battle, it was two on two, but one of the Hussar mechs, a beat up Marauder, was shut down from heat while the other, a Catapult, was missing it's left side and and was out of ammo on it's missiles. The more efficient streaks systems kept the clan mechs fed throughout the fight while their Ultra auto-cannons stripped armor as a break-neck pace. The two remaining pilots were allowed to yield and taken bondsmen with the other 6 pilots that survived the fight. True to their code, the Hussars were allowed to withdraw.

CC has received recent communications from the league about their situation. We are beginning to move forces to respond. We would like to request the redeployment of TF Jade Lion Rimward.

Things I loved about the game:

Detailed Setting, Check. Good Rules Set, Check. GM's worked with you to create your story, Check.

Things I did not love about the game:

No limitations, you could basically just type I win, I win, I win without ever doing a challenge. Sure you can pick your losses too, but the rules set took me a while to put together and other then fitting your story into the objective, there were no limits. The site is a good spot for people who just want to write a story about a personal unit or use their guidelines to run a local game and just update what they do there.

Couldn't keep players, even more so then here it was hard to keep players interested in a game that didn't require you to play a game. I tried to come up with scenarios for my group, but after a while a lot of the work was becoming last minute to get things done and ... well, not fun. I don't need a quote of writing to have fun playing.

It seemed to me that they're better off reducing the number of active units available and focusing on the ones they already have.

We had a good plot and a good unit, but it's so time intensive to write what you really want to write. I have a GF now and definately don't have the time to get back into that malarkey.

After allowing the commanders thirty minutes to stretch their Battallions, COL Yen had the technicians focus on him while watched the coordination of the new unit which had the expected awkwardness. Stretching Went slowly due to the size of the unit as there were almost twenty-five hundred soldiers present. He motioned for the Master Sargeant to ready them for the real work out. "Attention!" the big russian's voice boomed out. The sound of the unit shuffling took longer than it should have and he stepped forward.

"Hurry! The enemy will not let you have time to coordinate! If you cannot move as one, you will fall behind, those that fall behind become easy prey! Those of you who know some form or martial art know that the key to understanding what to do is to listen! Do not make assumptions, listen and do what is asked of you. Let us begin with something simple. Jump." There were looks of confusion all around, as some people jumped and others waited to see if others would jump. "That was truly sad. I count tenty seven seconds between when I said to jump and when I heared the last boots hit the ground!" He looked over to the head technician, "Start the clock." Before the technicion could act, Yen was off the dias and racing toward Alpha BN. The suprised commander watched him approach with wide eyes as he was thrown, fifteen seconds later, Bravo, Charlie and Delta commanders were also on the ground despite being 100 meters apart. Epsilon's commander tried to defend himself with a quick jab, but Yen ducked under and reached up throwing his arm around his neck easily tossing him over his hip. "Stop!" The clock read Twenty-Four seconds.

"Twenty-seven seconds on the battlefield is a lifetime. I was able to take out all of your commanders and all I was asking for you to do, was jump. If I had been an trained headhunter assassin, you would all be leaderless! Then the real chaos would start! So I say again, jump!" It wasn't immediate, but the entire regiment jumped and landed within three seconds. "Better. Once you learn how I want you to jump and how high, you will all jump as one and when you land the earth will tremble! This was one very simple test of coordination. By the time I am done with you, you will be enact complex combat manuever as one! But for now, the basics. Block! Punch! Kick! The most basic form of pugelism. Once you have a grasp of this, I will train you in other things. When you stand in front of me for these drills, concentrate and be ready. Now, a proper jump should be three inches off the ground. You should be able to sense the men and women around you and feel their presense. The tensing of their muscles, the rush of speed at their movement. Pay attention, and Jump."

Celestial City, Sian
Celestial Parade Ground.
03JULY3042

COL Yen Ji-dan eyed the parade feel with a sense of remorse.  So many of the Stalwart Infantry had been lost trying to acquire a warship for the Confederation a few months after COL Sanders accepted the offer to become a mainline unit for the nation. No word from Comstar about the status of those brave men and women had been forwarded despite polite requests. The situation was quite precarious. The Confederation took action against Comstar and had yet to feel the reprisals. It was feared that a stronger plea would remind them of our actions and lead them to further investigate and initiate and interdiction which was the last thing the realm needed.

Looking about, he could count only twenty four men from the original regiment on the field. The standard, a blue shield with a rocket blasting off with a flag stood nearby, a black band added to its border to denote their sacrifice. The logistics of the unit were mainly intact and the barracks had been prepared, but it was most definitely not the same unit that joined the Confederation. In contrast to COL Sanders covert style, the unit had been designated as a defensive unit which is why he had been selected to lead it. Yen had turned down many offers to teach at the Capellan Military Institute on several worlds after Liao was liberated from the Commonwealth.

"At ease!" he shouted out. The troops relaxed their stance. "Citizens, ... Honored. A title given to those units that answered our Chancellor's call to arms. The sacrifice of the men who wore these uniforms before you will not be in vain. You will honor them by being the best! You will be the best because we will make you the best! The path to greatness is hard work filled with pain and sweat! Anyone who does not give their all should pack up their bags and leave now! I will give you a taste of what the next few years of your life will be like right now. If you way to leave, you may go,  but you will not be allowed to re-apply for citizenship for a period of two years. If you show up tomorrow, knowing what the future holds for you, I will expect everything you have to give to the Confederation at every moment as long as you wear that uniform. If you do that for me, I will make you the best soldiers this army."

Yen quietly moved up to the front of the dias and began removing his uniform. "Master Sergeant!" a broad shouldered Russian man stomped forward and saluted, "Yes Sir!" the Colonel continued to fold his uniform. "Stretch them out, get them ready for some drills." The MSG nodded then hopped off the front of the Dias, "Regiment!" The other commanders relayed the preparatory command down the line "Battallion!" "Company!" "Platoon!", "ATTENTION! Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Leeeeft- Face! Forward- March!" Once they were on line with the rear of Alpha, "Battallions-Halt! Alpha and Alpha only, Extend to the Right, All other Battallions, Extend to the right! Regiment-Move! Battallions, offset your men and prepare for stretching exercises!"

General news from the Capellan Confederation.

Capella – Central Region, Fairly inactive militarily, Industrially, they are very active as they are main dealing with supply lines to reintegrate  the worlds in the Liao sector with the rest of the Confederation.

Liao – Host to multiple staging facilities with the news of attacks by and against Comstar in the region. Protests have risen on both sides of the CC / FC supporters, but the large number of units in the area are keeping the peace while waiting for further orders.

Sian – Building activity as political discussions heat up over Comstar, ISDF, PACT and FWL relations. The FedCom continuously gets brought up, but a strong block is in place to enforce the treaty. Forces return from the front to patrol the FWL border.

St. Ives – After stalled talks about the ISDF, the compact has gone through numerous demonstrations to try and show their old supporters from the FedCom that they do not wish to abandon the connections made and treat many industrial and political influences to try not to lose their connections. This has met with mixed results.

Victoria – Booming strong as one of the central points of focus of the recent war, Advanced Military production at Grand Base, Menke and Victoria itself have revitalized this war torn portion of space with Cheefong IA leading the realm to recover lost technologies.

From Liao,

If you wish to see things change from the old, it cannot be done without your presence and input. The Capellan Confederation has been trying to contact our neighbors in the outer sphere for some time, but our ambassadors have not been received. It has only been through the intermediary of the Combine's efforts that we have even been able to just now have any form of communication. We have much to discuss. Please reconsider your position and know that even in the days of Richard Cameron, it is said that Elise Graham-Cameron, was the voice of reason.

No Capellan VIP's are under Comstar's control.