Mercenary Star Podcast - Ep 14 - How to Play BattleTech for FREE

Episode 18: Mike from the Tales From the Periphery podcast joins me to talk about the deep lore of the 12th Vegan Rangers! Always the supporting unit and never the star, the Rangers have a TON of lore spread across the 40 years of BattleTech! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Find Mike and the Tales from the Periphery podcast here: https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: @Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on X/Twitter: https://x.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

Episode 17: Brent from the Of Mechs and Men Podcast joins me to cover the 1st Somerset Strikers! Come celebrate this beloved unit, the cartoon that spawned it, and the new Force Pack from the Mercenaries Kickstarter! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Find Brent on X/Twitter: https://x.com/BrentOMAM Follow the Of Mechs & Men Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/ofmechsandmen Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: @Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on X/Twitter: https://x.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

Episode 16: I'm covering my GenCon 2024 experience! My first ever GenCon was a whirlwind and I got to meet so many new people and celebrate the 40th anniversary of BattleTech! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games!https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: @Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on X/Twitter: https://x.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

In episode 15, we cover the Steel Wolves/Wolf Hunters!! It’s a tale of two sides to the same coin birthed from both the IRL & In-Universe Dark Age, the MechWarrior: Dark Age Clix game, and misguided Wizkids execs. Mike "The Viking" from The Valhalla Club Podcast joins me as co-host! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow The Valhalla Club Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/TheValhallaClub Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: @Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on X/Twitter: https://x.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

In this Bonus episode, we have a special Book Reveal from Jason Hansa!!! He's excited to announce another Screaming Eagles novel set in the thrilling and beloved setting of Far Country, as his sequel, Farther Country reveals for the first time what happened to the Eagles 2nd regiment that misjumped; as well as what happened to Sho-sa Yubari Takuda's DEST team and their Tetatae allies! Special thanks to Jason Hansa for allowing me to be a part of such an awesome book reveal! One of BattleTech's most beloved books is getting the sequel it deserves!! Fun Facts: • Prologue: The DCMS & Birds land on the moon Far Country • They discover descendants of ancient Star League brigade and the semi-sentient alien race Zyrrak, have created warring factions • Their first contacts with the Zyrrak belong to a sect that wants the wars to end, and they lead the DCMS & Tetatae into hiding • 3060 The Screaming Eagles Misjump into the system and ar forced to land on Far Country • The DCMS, with the only working dropship, guide the Eagles in and together they work to end the Far Country wars ForcePack: None – Ideal Farther Country Force Pack Mechs Included • REPOSE – StarSlayer • VARIANT – Battlemaster with Double Cocpit • JUMPING – Javelin • NEW – Snake • VEHICLE/BA/AERO – Tetatea & Zyrrak Infantry Though there is no forcepack, Get your Battletech resources at your local Game shop or online at our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games Fortress Miniatures and Games | Heart of your Battletech gaming needs HAPPY APRIL FOOLS from Jason Hansa, Myself, and all the podcasters & YouTubers involved in making something fun! You can catch many of us on the Valhalla Club Discord! Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: https://twitter.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

We all love our minis, but what about if you're new and want to try BattleTech before you buy into the hobby? Thanks to Catalyst Game Labs, you can learn to play for FREE! Episode 14 is a discussion with another new to the universe friend, CJ, from the Next Gen Nerd podcast. We look at how you can play BattleTech for free with some official resources. In preparation, CJ even listened to his first BattleTech novel, Decision at Thunder Rift, so we finish the episode with a short first impressions discussion! Check out the Downloads page on Battletech's website! https://bg.battletech.com Shoutout to Doc_ShootNLoot for finding the direct link for the 2022 Salvage Box Quick Start! Get it here: https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/1645/44/Salvage-Box-Quick-Start-Rules.pdf Once you decide to buys some box sets, force packs, or sourcebooks, Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: https://twitter.com/WhiteFoxSG Follow CJ and the Next Gen Nerd podcast on X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/NextGen_Nerd Check out the other awesome BattleTech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

In Episode 13, I am thrilled to have BattleTech author Jason Hansa as a guest! We discuss the Screaming Eagles, the mercenary unit in his upcoming novella 'A Skulk of Foxes'. I'd like to thank Jason and Catalyst Game Labs for giving me the EXCLUSIVE reveal of the cover art for the pending book on this episode! I am humbled and honored! Follow Jason on X(Twitter): https://twitter.com/HauptmannHansa Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: https://twitter.com/WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

What is BattleTech? And why is NOW a great time to get into it? In Episode 12 of the Mercenary Star Podcast, I'm joined by my good friend Sulyce, to learn about the BattleTech universe and it 40 years of history, lore, & products. I hope you enjoy the discussion with someone curious about our beloved franchise! Leave a comment and let me know how and when you got into BattleTech. Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: https://twitter.com/WhiteFoxSG Follow Sulyce and the Beyond the Verst podcast on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BTV_Cast Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected]

A Battletech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units of the Inner Sphere that are highlighted in the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter and exploring the news and products surrounding it. In episode 11 we are looking at the Waco Rangers!!! Special thanks to Woody, aka Good Shot Janson, a fellow MWO Game Night player over on the Valhalla Club Discord! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: @WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected] Waco Rangers Fiction List: • Making a Name, Battlecorp Anthology: Weapons Free, Jason Schmetzer – 2012 • Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance; Shrapnel #1, Craig A Reed Jr – June 2020 • An Ice Cold Dish: Shrapnel #5, June 2021 • Signing Day. Shrapnel #11, Chris G. Lane – December 2022

A Battletech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units of the Inner Sphere that are highlighted in the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter and exploring the news and products surrounding it. In episode 10 we are looking at the McCarron's Armored Cavalry!!! Special thanks to Derek, co-host of the On the Origin of BattleMechs podcast! Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games! https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/ Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: @WhiteFoxSG Check out the other awesome Battletech Podcasters & Creators in the Valhalla Club discord! https://discord.gg/NjMqnXqPYs Email us at [email protected] McCarron's Fiction List: • The Sword and Dagger, Ardath Mayher, 1987 • Warrior: Coupe, Michael A. Stackpole, 1989 • Thread of Ambition, Loren L. Coleman, 1999 • Grey Watch Protocol, Michael J. Ciaravella, 2020 • Blood Will Tell, Jason Schmetzer, 2021 • Shrapnel #4, All Good Things, James Lee, 2021