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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 7h

Okay, this is funny. From the cockpit of my Crusader in #mechwarrior5. I have no doubt the Bane 3 pilots will say "Hold my Pharoh" but this made me laugh. #Battletech

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15h

My next video is ready to go, premiere 10-17-2026, 9AM CST. I hope y'all like it! #Battletech @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social @battletech.bsky.social

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LJ Hazen @ljhazen.bsky.social · 18h

mechtober day 16 Michael Stackpole Prob most well known Battletech author. Blood of kerensky trilogy is one of the top BT storylines. I recently read crown ascendency and loved it. #Battletech #Mechtober

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 19h

Today's #Mechtober is all about @michaelastackpole.bsky.social, who has been a friend and mentor for close to 20 years. He's the one who brought me into BattleTech. His books in the universe are incredible and sharing stories and covers with our names is something I never thought possible.

Mike Stackpole, Bryan Young, and Tim Zahn at a signing.

The cover to Shrapnel #15 with Bryan and Mike's name on the cover

Mike in front of the painted portrait of him, hanging on a mantle

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 19h

Some days I question the second part, but I keep on keeping on hah. #Writing #amwriting

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 19h

It's hoodie weather here too. For this weekend. Then we're supposed to be back into the 90's next week hah.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 20h

With Ghost War. I've enjoyed his shorter fiction in Shrapnel as well. For me, Stackpole's go to book series isn't Battletech - it's the Star Wars X-wing Rogue Squadron series. It was a great sci-fi military series, and didn't have to rely on the big legacy characters.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 20h

#mechtober 16 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social Stackpole has written some of the pivotal and foundational novels for #Battletech. These include the Warrior Trilogy as well as the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. He was my introduction to the Dark age @battletech.bsky.social @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Exactly. You have to accept that someone will always compare it to something someone else created, but you have to make it as distinct as possible. Not always easy, but worth the effort. #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

That's half the fun! Though names can be fluid until I settle on the final one. I have so many things to draw from names are not too bad. Except when trying to feel original hah #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

A4 The "originality" mark that most writers strive for. Not wanting something they create to be a carbon copy of something else. Trying to craft something new and unique, knowing that its almost impossible. Just getting something down that you like, despite it being similar #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

A3 I love the blank canvas. The ability to craft the world to what I want, create land marks, countries, or even corporations. The freedom to explore and build, designing a playground for my characters, and knowing nothing is truly off the table. #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

A2 - depending on the story, I need to know groups and major players, as they often will dictate the behind the scenes action. Places of interest are important as well, as I need to give characters some place interesting to visit. A bit of history is needed as well #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I loaded one of the mods, BEXT I think, and something happened and the entire game was borked. I mean borked to the point I had to do a complete uninstall of the game and fix the registry before I could reinstall. Burned my hand once, no need to try again hah.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

A1 - I usually do the world building first. This allows me to setup the rules/laws/organizations/whatever so I can be consistent through the story and future projects. Characters bamf into being as things are created to represent things, ideas, or because they were fun to write #WeeknightWriters

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D.C.: the Dungeon Mom (Commissions Closed) @hobbiets.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Painting stream is live twitch.tv/hobbiets Help me survive capitalism, buy me a kofi ko-fi.com/hobbiets

A Blkout Taskforce Boone miniature painted desert yellow, green, grey, and black

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Hey folks. I'm Khealos, aka Sean Erik. "Break a leg" is at my editor, so I'm working on the next book. It was actually a project from 5 or 6 years ago, and it shows. I'm having to completely rewrite the first 1-3 chapters because of changes in the overall story. I played myself. #WeeknightWriters

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

It's going to take a lot more playing of Mechwarrior 5 to balance out those hours with Battletech haha!

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The Empire Strikes Back for tax purposes . . .

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I've gotten hooked on MW5 Mercs, but some days I like to go back to that old friend.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I agree. I love the fan support, and how we all want a sequel - and know that due to the way things went down it won't happen. Or if it does, it won't be the same magic as we got with HBS. Fuck Paradox.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It's such a fun game. I'm a luddite in many ways, I don't play with mods, but I love starting a new campaign, even knowing everything that is going to happen. It's so much a comfort game for me.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Yeah. By the time I got into it, most of the multiplayer stuff had died off.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Hah, mine is all from actual play. Still, that is impressive LOL

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Rem Alternis @remalternis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I'm at Gamehole Con this weekend! I'll mostly be running games, but I do have some availability. Shoot me an email at remalternis@gmail.com if you want to connect while I'm there!

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Oh man, my condolences. It's never easy seeing goodbye to a family member like that.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The video is now rendering. Once it's done, I'll give it a final viewing, then get it uploaded. I'm thinking a drop date of Saturday, since @bigred40tech.bsky.social has his Wraith video dropping tomorrow! Cheers

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Admiral Fluffy @admiralfluffy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Day 15 of #mechtober and it's Robert Charrette. While Wolves on the Border is heaped with praise(and rightfully so), personally, I LOVE Heir to the Dragon. As a kid obsessed with the IJN(I'm weird, I know), a book all about BattleTech's samurai faction was too good to pass up & it did not disappoint

My two copies of Heir to the Dragon. I found the first in a used bookstore back when I was a kid and I was over the moon because I couldn't find a newer copy at my local Waldenbooks(ask your grandparents, kids). It served me faithfully for over 30 years until I finally had to replace it as the cover had nearly separated the spine was following quickly. If you can get a copy, in whatever condition, I cannot recommend it enough, especially if your interested in House Kurita or the Draconis Combine in general.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

"When a monster has your son, don't be the ship. Be the goddamn king." Spader is killing it. Hell, the entire cast is killing it. I am loving #Visionquest so far. Can't wait for more!

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I'm confident I can handle the cover fee. And if you need a seat, we can work that out

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Let's go! Great coffee and company

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Our first Cantaloupe harvest. We thought it wasn't ready, and then we cut it open - and sure enough it was. And man, no comparison to a store bought one. This was amazing, sweet, and tasted more like any cantaloupe from a store

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

several plotlines through to the Clan Invasion. Charrette also wrote Heir to the Dragon. Both WotB and HttD help flesh out the Draconis Combine, and give them a more lived in feel, and not just "Space Japan". Sure there is still that aspect, but it's not as monolithic, especially with the Yakuza

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

#Mechtober 15 Robert N. Charrette wrote probably my most favorite #Battletech novel, Wolves on the Border. This really introduced us to Wolf's Dragoons, and also one of the best characters, though tragic, Minobu Tetsuhara. The story helps setup @battletech.bsky.social @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I had to write from scratch the first chapter of my next novel. The original first chapter was old and didn't line up with the ending of the last book. Granted, this project is a few years old and been sitting around - but still 1867 words today

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The first draft of the first new chapter is complete. Time to start drafting the second chapter, and see how I can get it to link into the rest of the story proper.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Due to some changes in the story for "Break a leg" I'm forced to scrap and completely rewrite at least the first 3 chapters of my next novel. This is what I get for pulling a project at least 6 years old out to work on next hah. However, 1864 words later and #amwriting #indiauthor #urbanfantasy

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Sounds great to me. I'm dragging today - need more coffee

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Yoga is such a good way to center.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Isn't Epic games the company that is also going to "AI Code" a star wars game, because they are too cheap/lazy to hire real people? I'll not touch Epic Games again.

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

a fun read with fun characters, and set pieces I hadn't read in the setting. The whole spy aspect was fun. I especially enjoy the pop culture references Young sprinkles in. I'm sure I've missed some, but I think I get most!

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#mechtober 14 Bryan Young Young has become a favorite writer. His Fox Patrol is small, plucky, but compelling. It helps show the battles a small Merc company struggle with, especially balancing expenses. I found Voidbreaker @battletech.bsky.social @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social @swankmotron.com

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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

All right. That's a project I can get behind.

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