As the title suggests, due to Skwi's resignation and the lack of anyone else able to BOTH take on the role of GM AND is intimately familiar with the Reunification War period, we are pushing back the timetable on the ReuniWar until both conditions are met. Many of you may be generally disappointed by this turn of events (not at Skwi specifically) and I am right there with you. As I've said before, I would be more willing to take on the responsibility myself if I was more familiar with the ReuniWar; if I could give the source material the proper experience it deserves. Sadly, I feel I cannot... not without longer delays. I think I can safely say most of us would prefer to play any campaign than drag things out any longer. Speaking of which... GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE! The 3048 Skjaldborg Campaign is now back in gear! Here is a synopsis of what to expect: -The campaign will pick up a few months after our hard fought, but well won defensive contract with FRR against the ronin in "Operation Descending Fire". -ALL Players may return to their old characters but characters will need to be updated to the new system: this will only affect Abilities -All newly created players using the system we designed for the ReuniWar are valid as they are (although you may have changes you want to make given the new setting). -Combat will focus more on Mech combat. Players that had non-mech characters before will likely need a more thorough revamping (XP may be reimbursed although there will be some restrictions) -Players may use their old mechs but they will need to be converted to the new classification system we are using; essentially, custom designs will be labeled a proper name but keep their original stock classification: A customized Crab CRB-27 will become CRB-27 Clamps or CRB-27 Mr. Pinchy, not CRB-28 nor CRB-27 Mk II. This should help prevent huge departures from the canon classification system as well as prevent players from using designations that are already taken. -I need a new rollcall to know exactly who is on board for this. Both new and old players are welcome to join! Do NOT worry if you are starting fresh compared to others with established characters. Thanks in part to the new campaign system we now have, eveyone should be able carry their weight. -A new campaign needs to be designed, but it should be much easier this time since we don't have any historical events we need to closely follow. We still have roughly two years until the Clans show up (at least officially) and there isn't anything particularly notable going on in 3048. We can essentially go anywhere there is work to be done. I welcome anyone's input on where we want to go with this, but I want to decide things quickly; the longest I want to take to develop this is two weeks. Any non-ReuniWar discussions should be directed HERE: http://www.uobgaming.com/forumdisplay.php?268-Skjaldborg-Campaign
