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quick updates on the CBT scene!

since the launch of the New Box (all hail!) and Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, CBT has reestablished a presence in Paradigm Infinitum. Kenneth is currently running this simple campaign on Friday nights at about 7.30 or whenever he can dash down from SMU. 2 rounds played so far, with lots of explodey goodness. inquiries, and updates on campaign progress of The Fox's Teeth and Sorensen's Sabres, can be found here! unfortunately my upcoming exams at the end of october prevent me from doing more than guest-starring as OpFor, but feel free to yell out to us on the boards if youre interested in hooking up for a game or something! note: boards require registration to post.

in other news, new stocks of the CBT Intro Box, SB:S&D, as well as mech packs have arrived in PI! this marks the return of IWM's CBT metal minis to PI, which have not been stocked for , what, 2 years or so? while its not a full range of blisters, the Mech Packs will allow you to assemble and paint up the Command Lances of the Fox's Teeth and Sorensen's Sabres, as well as mechs from the upcoming Starterbook: Wolf and Blake. get a pack and get painting! or pay me to do it once i graduate! muahahahahahah....

Workaholic - 伊藤由奈

A Good Night

got to play some CBT at PI tonight! Kenneth dragged Patrick in for a game by enticing him with some Kuritan goodness in the form of the SB:S&D campaign. a demo game ensued. played on the Basic map, the battle unfolded as a 2-way fight between Patrick's HBK-4G, JR7-D, my SDR-5K and Kenneth's HER-2S.

never underestimate a Hunchback.

the damn thing headcapped the HER-2S after only 3 rounds. my Spider fought on, but a painful death was inevitable. but at least we have a new convert! hope this goes some ways to restoring our presence in PI...

since we had some time left, Kenneth and me whipped out the 4SW book to look for a quick smash-up. i forget the scenario name, but it basically pitted the WD against a regular DCMS unit on the basic map.

on the WD side:
1 x WLF-1 (1/2),
1 x HOP-4B (1/2)

on the DCMS side:
1 x TBT-5N (4/5)
1 x DRG-1N (4/5)
1 x CPLT-C1 (4/5)
1 x CP-10-Z (4/5)

the WD immediately began to display extreme gayness in terms of their amazingly low to-hit numbers. the Trebuchet died in 2 turns to an ammo explosion, as fire began to fall upon the Hoplite. while the Dragon and Cyclops double-teamed the Hoplite, the Wolfhound first pursued the harrassing mechs and then made an end-run to shoot up the Catapult up the hill delivering fire to the Hoplite. a lucky TAC scored 2 engine hits, putting an end to the happy happy fire support. the Catapult then made a series of panicky jumps to avoid getting shot up as much as possible, delaying the Hoplite and Wolfhound as the Cyclops and hip-critted Dragon staggered in to close the distance. as the distance between the Dragon and Cyclops widened, the Wolfhound managed to separate the Dragon and harrass it as the Cyclops began to pound on the Hoplite. already suffering from an actuator crit that prevented arm flipping, the Hoplite suddenly found itself victim to a 4 ML blast of glory 2 rounds in a row in addition to the attention from the Cyclops, this finally resulted in the demise of the Hoplite. durable buggers, those! the Wolfhound fought on, first legging the Dragon and then blowing out its LRM ammo before killing the unconscious pilot. in the fray leading up to this, however, the Wolfhound had suffered a leg actuator hit, and the resultant loss in mobility ate into its ability to run around and annoy the remaining DC mechs. it was a matter of time as the Cyclops slowly peeled away the Wolfhound's armour, before blowing a leg off. at this point, Kenneth conceded. it was generally agreed that the WD are a bunch of psychotic buggers. and a good time was had by all!

Its Here!

The Box Set has arrived on our shores and sits on the store shelves as we speak! stop reading this blog and go get it dammit! also consider laying your hands on the Tech Manual and Starterbook: Sword and Dragon. good reviews for those so far. but enough talk! arise, my brethren, and purchase!

Neo Universe - L'Arc en Ciel