#vlad caliban

[unshackledhorusshitpostbot]

[msmc-796-official]

Damn straight.

-- Angel

[horsegirlwithnoname]

ALRIGHT THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT: IPS-N MECHS AS DRIL TWEETS

BLACKBEARD

EMPAKAAI

DRAKE

LANCASTER

NELSON

RALEIGH

STORTEBEKER

TORTUGA

VLAD

KIDD

CALIBAN

ZHENG

THE REST ARE HERE:

HORUS

SSC

HARRISON I AM DONE, I AM FREED FROM THIS FOUL CURSE

BEGONE

[vexwerewolf]

Not the original asker, but how would you make NPC equivalents of PC mechs? Some stuff feels fairly intuitive, but there are some others that I'm less sure of/not sure how to do.

IPS-N

IPS-N mechs are probably the easiest, since there are many mechs that are close to being 1-to-1 NPC approximations of IPS-N mechs.

Blackbeard - One of the easiest, since the Berserker NPC is basically just a Blackbeard. It has the Chain Axe, it has the reckless speed and it has the inability to properly determine between friend and foe. It doesn't have the Blackbeard's enhanced Grapple shenanigans but those aren't really appropriate on an NPC mech anyway.

Caliban - Give an Assassin the Devil's Cough Shotgun and Explosive Knives.

Drake - Take the Bastion, increase its HP just a little, remove the Rotary Grenade Launcher and give it the Scourer's Thermal Lance, except make the Thermal Lance do Kinetic damage instead of Energy.

Lancaster - Another easy one. The Support NPC is just a slightly slower Lancaster. It has a Latch Drone, it has Restock Drones, it has Whitewash, it's got all the fun stuff.

Nelson - Yet another easy one. The Cataphract does pretty much exactly what the Nelson does, just with added trample.

Raleigh - This is much more difficult - so much so that for In Golden Flame, I created an entirely new NPC class, the Slinger, just to simulate it. If you don't have IGF, start with an Assault. Remove the Assault Rifle, Combat Knife and Hunker Down. Take the Drum Shotgun from the Goliath and call it a Hand Cannon. Give it the Archer's Impending Threat optional.

Tortuga - This one's fairly simple. Take a Sentinel, upscale it to Size 2, give it Punisher Ammunition and the Bombard's Siege Armor.

Vlad - Take a Berserker, give it the Nail Gun optional, and then give it the Bastion's Near-Threat Denial System.

Zheng - Take a Berserker, give it Juggernaut and Retribution, remove Aggression, remove the Chain Axe and replace it with the Demolisher's Demolition Hammer.

SSC

SSC mechs also have a lot of parallels, so it's pretty easy to model them.

Black Witch - Probably the hardest mech to model with existing NPCs. I created another whole new class, the Lodestone, just to simulate these guys.

Death's Head - Take a Sniper, cut the damage on its Anti-Material Rifle to 6/8/10, strip the Loading trait and permanently give it the effect of Deadmetal Rounds (shots become Line 20 instead of Range 25).

Dusk Wing - Literally just a Hornet.

Metalmark - Take an Assault and give it the Operator's Fade Generator.

Monarch - Depending on the exact flavour of Monarch you want, you can do two things. Either take a Rainmaker, scale it up to Size 2 and give it Atlas Missiles the Ace's Missile Swarm, or take an Ace, scale it up to Size 2 and give it Missile Swarm.

Mourning Cloak - Literally just a Specter.

Swallowtail - Literally just a Scout.

HORUS

HORUS mechs are where we need to get a little bit more inventive. This shit ain't natural boys.

Balor - Take a Hive, give it Electro-Nanite Cloud and the Berserker's Harpoon Cannon, then give it the Exotic template and choose Regenerator. Or, if you have No Room For A Wallflower, just use the Lurker NPC.

Goblin - It's a Witch.

Gorgon - Take a Sentinel, scale it up to Size 2 and give it the Archer's Impending Threat and Suppress reactions.

Hydra - There's not really an NPC that simulates a mech deploying 800 drones and honestly that's probably for the best.

Manticore - Give a Berserker the Superhot optional, the Cataphract's Capacitor Discharge, the Sentinel's Combat Shotgun and the Operator's Self-Erasure.

Pegasus - Do not attempt to simulate me, ha ha.

Harrison Armory

Home stretch here.

Barbarossa - Take a Goliath, give it the Ultra's Short-Cycle Lance or the Bombard's Bombard Cannon.

Genghis - Literally just a Pyro.

Iskander - This is just a Seeder.

Napoleon - Why does this mech exist

Saladin - Scale up an Aegis to Size 2.

Sherman - Take a Scourer and give it Emergency Vent.

Tokugawa - Take a Berserker and give it Superhot. Make its Chain Axe do Energy instead of Kinetic, and instead of Shredding on crit, make it do a couple of Burn damage.

[ips-northstar-official]

Hello! Based on several asks we have received, we would like to conduct some market research.

Please tell us the specifics in the tags or comments! Feedback from pilots like you is very important to us.

[probablygoodrpgideas]

This time there wouldn't even have been space for a "I don't play lancer" option

[whohasfourthumbsand]

+ In light of passing my exams— and maybe as a means to convince me to sign their contract— my academy gave me wayyy more resources to play with. I have yet to actually print this frame for GR, but here's what we got planned;

-- IPS-N Vlad @ LL6 --

[ LICENSES ]

IPS-N Vlad 2, IPS-N Blackbeard 1, HA Genghis 2, IPS-N Caliban 1

[ CORE BONUSES ]

Titanomachy Mesh, Overpower Caliber

[ TALENTS ]

Technophile 3, Nuclear Cavalier 3, Combined Arms 2, Duelist 1

[ STATS ]

HULL:3 AGI:1 SYS:0 ENGI:4

STRUCTURE:4 HP:17 ARMOR:2

STRESS:4 HEATCAP:10 REPAIR:5

TECH ATK:-2 LIMITED:+2

SPD:4 EVA:9 EDEF:8 SENSE:5 SAVE:14

[ WEAPONS ]

Integrated: Fuel Rod Gun

FLEX MOUNT: Impaler Nailgun

MAIN MOUNT: Impaler Nailgun

HEAVY MOUNT: Impact Lance (Supermassive Mod) // Overpower Caliber

[ SYSTEMS ]

Caltrop Launcher, Synthetic Muscle Netting, Explosive Vents, Auto-Cooler, Enlightenment-Class NHP

+ I haven't gotten much time on the field yet, if you can't tell, so— I'm always open to suggestions.

[rhynerd]

A Quick Masterpost (is that the right term?) for all of the Vex's Mechs and Memes episodes:

When @vexwerewolf mentioned that an intended voice for her mech memes was Dave's Spokesman, the LRR fandom had a brief time and I considered voicing all the memes in that style. With some encouragement, I did just that over the course of a few months (and I also voiced a couple by @saint-sacrilege-blog too). Now I'm figuring it might be a good idea to make one post with a link to all of them in hopes it'll make some ease of access! Just to note, I've decided to not go 100% by order of creation by breaking them into groups based on manufacturers:

Royal Karrakin Foundries:

Calendula Spooky Dave

Harrison Armory:

Iskander

Tokugawa

Saladin

Barbarossa

Genghis Mk II

Sherman

Sunzi

Napoleon

Enkidu

Horus:

Pegasus

Balor

Lich

Gorgon

Hydra

Goblin

Manticore

General Massive Systems:

Everest

Smith-Shimano Corporation:

Dusk Wing

Mourning Cloak

Swallowtail

Atlas

Monarch

Death's Head

IPS-Northstar:

Lancaster

Zheng

Tortuga

Vlad

Raleigh

Blackbeard

Caliban

Stortebeker

Kidd

Drake

Other:

In Golden Flame: Act 1 (final shitpost)

Operator NPC

If this is your gateway into the series, I hope you'll enjoy it! If you've been following it, I'd like to thank you for listening to all of these and giving your likes/reblogs/occasional bits of commentary either in tags or replies.

[lothricknightgirl]

Lancer Mechs in Two Sentences or Less: PT-3: IPS-Northstar

Drake: Turn your TTRPG into a turn based tower defense game! *BRRRRRRTTTT*

Blackbeard: It's my grapple, and I get to choose yer movement! HAVE AT THEE-

Caliban: Every mech is made to kill things. This one though, this one is built to kill things with utmost expediency and efficiency in mind.

Tortuga: The answer to all problems is a shotgun, and if that doesn't work, use more shotgun. In case neither instances of shotgun usages helped the situation (Unlikely) then get the Daisy Cutter breach loading shotgun cannon and perforate all your problems away in a cloud of detritus and shrapnel!

Raleigh: What if you gave a spider a cowboy hat and a revolver for every one of its legs?

Kidd: Give the Lancaster an orbital laser and a crew of robo-pirates who also take summer jobs as dubiously ethical unionized construction workers and you get this thing.

Lancaster: Literally carrying the entire team. Ridiculous +10 repair cap and MULE harness means that you stand the fuck up and salute a Lancaster main whenever they walk by because they're the only reason your ass didn't explode on the spot when a Sherman hit you directly in the face with its Andromeda.

Nelson: The only mech in the game that can ship These Hands (TM) directly across interplanetary lines and directly into your fucking mouth with next second shipping!

Vlad: Imagine a hedgehog with full length infantry lances for quills. Cool, now give it guns and bear traps.

Zheng: Xiong Xiaoli once punched a pirate so hard in the face that even trace elements of their existence were wiped entirely off the map. From that day on, IPS-N strives to recreate this in their Zheng line.

[robmchops]

Lance5r

Got this idea driving home but I kinda pinned down what combining my two favourite rpgs would look like at least on the surface. So here is the mech break down of the Crab forces if i ran this kind of thing.

Three mechs for each family that match their tactical methods.

Hida: Blackbeard, Tortuga, and Saladin. Mechs for heavy defense or unstoppable rage fueled violence.

Hiruma: Dusk Wing, Swallowtail, and Caliban. Small fast scout mechs that excel in scout and assault positions.

Kaiu: Barbarossa, Kidd, and Kobold. Construction, repair, and siege mechs.

Kuni: Lich, Vlad, and White Witch. Control and support mechs that border on the terrifying.

[ips-northstar-official]

We can neither confirm nor deny this fact.

We can say, however, that Vlad and Caliban pilots are our customers with the highest satisfaction with their purchase. If you think you may enjoy the kind of fighting these two storied frames offer, give them a try!

Lancer fact I completely made up: Caliban users are all automatically put on a list by ThirdComm

[laserdog10]

Basically Cinder in my headcanon: part 67

Vlad: Heheheee, Halloween's right around the corner Cindy~!

Cinder: *not as enthusiastic* Joy...

Vlad: Oh come on, where's your spooky spirit?

Cinder: You do this every year, it's just a single day wear kids dress up and eat candy.

Vlad: I know, but it's a fun holiday! I know you put up with me gushing over it ever since we met but why not get in the mood, for us the and kids?

The pyromancer dealt with a lot of things her ecstatic husband did almost every day. She was night and he was day despite their color choice and fashion sense, but Cinder would be lying to herself if she didn't enjoy it. Not denying her smile to form it was a cute sight of Vlad hanging up decorations for the occasion.

Cinder: Are the pies almost done?

Vlad: Just about to be, never tried cinnamon on pumpkin but we'll see how those turn out.

Cinder: Also I was wondering...*reaches under the couch pulling out two sets of clothes on hangers* How would these suffice as our macabre attire?

Vlad: ...is that-

Cinder: Gomez and Morticia Addams costumes? Yes, yes they are. *winks*

Vlad: Cindy you're the best!!! *bounds to her then swoops Cinder up in a hug* Oh wait our heights are all wrong...

Cinder: It's fine, I didn't plan on walking in heels anyway with how far we might go.

"Mommy, daddy, we're ready!" Shouted a chipper voice from upstairs accompanied by excited little feet.

Vlad: Oh. My. Goodness.

Ash (3 yrs old): Ta-daaa! *dressed as Carrie White post blood bucket* Mommy picked it out for me!

Cinder: Oh, that's fake blood by the way. That'll wash out by tomorrow.

Vlad: Whew, had me worried for sec-

Cinder: But not on Kain's.

Stomping dramatically in the living room came their boy clad in a dark gray jacket, dusty jeans, and red-spattered machete in hand topped off with the infamous hockey mask.

Kain (8 yrs old): ... *dressed as Jason Voorhees*

Vlad: *deep breath* Cindy...?

Cinder: It's alright, it's pig's blood!

Vlad: IN WHAT UNIVERSE DOES THAT MAKE IT BETTER?!

Cinder: For authenticity babe, calm down! You two loving your costumes?

Ash: Yup-yup!

Kain: *raises his mask* It's hard to breath with this thing and it makes my face hot...

Cinder: Oh, here sweetie.

Using her prosthetic arm she punctures six holes near the mouth with her metal nail, strapping the plastic on Kain's head.

Vlad: Better?

Kain: Mmm, now I'll sound tons scarier with my breathing!

Cinder: Haha, wonderful.

Vlad: Are you guys ready for the best Halloween ever?!

Kain/Ash: YAAAAAY!!!!

Vlad: Later we're gonna talk about using actual blood on props...! *whispers angrily to his wife*

Cinder: Not before our alone time~.

Vlad: ...fine, now let's get dressed. We got some spooking to do!

[ips-northstar-official]

Hello pilots! We hope you had a wonderful Halloween, if you celebrate. If not, we hope wherever your journeys are taking you, we’ve helped make it a little more pleasant.

[foolishmortal]

Roz and Prudence are now sword friends, and they hang out after school to fence. Sometimes Roz uses her cunning to figure out Prudence's next move. P is annoyed but impressed. Roz keeps bugging her to try out for cheerleading.

Caliban escaped from his prison to start shit so many times that queen of hell!sabrina ripped out his powers and put him on earth, where he enjoys wearing silly mortal clothes, starting shit, dishing juicy high school dirt, and flirting with Ambrose. He becomes a frenemy member of the Fright Club.

Somewhere in the dystopian future, the 3 protectors of the Unholy Regalia are #Brogalia, hanging out, drinking wine, having adventures in empty hell, starting book clubs.

[madebyleftovermuses]

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Judas Kiss

Gunshots!

Sabrina calling out for her aunt and cousin to see who it might have been

Aunt Zelda got shot

Damn right, we need help!

“I'm not done driving you crazy yet.” 💔

Why don’t they bury her in the Cain pit? Or can it only work on one witch at a time

Mambo Marie has to save her girlfriend

Modern medicine is all the magic we can perform

Wailing women…a banshee!

For someone who was raised by three witches Sabrina knows zero about their world

Luci is free

Death! Death comes next

Why would you give Blackwood the Mark of Cain? He’s unkillable now

Honestly, I’m surprise Lilith hasn’t produced an heir for Luci in all the time they’ve been together

How you get pregnant that easily? Did you perform a spell?

HOW THE HELL YOU KNOW IT’S A SON?! WITCH PREGNANCIES CONFUSE ME

Luci has a daddy kink

Faustus is like “do you have to do that hissing near me?”

They stole a bit from you

Aw, Theo and Robin are cute!

You had to take your shirt off to show that you’re a hobgoblin

So, lets see. Harvey is descendant from witch hunters, Roz’s family was cursed by witches, Theo’s ancestor helped bring witches into America, Robin is a hobgoblin, and Sabrina is half-angel half- human, but all witch

Theo doesn’t wanna be sacrificed so, time to lose virginity

Harvey and Roz had the same idea

Yikes! Roz seeing Harvey and Sabrina when they were together

“Caliban, Prince of Hell.” “How can you be Prince of Hell when I, who am Hell itself, know nothing of you?” I mean, to be fair I’m still confused of how he is prince of Hell as well

Your father is in Hell

Sabrina and Prudence wondering why they aren’t doing the siphoning spell

I guess cliques are like covens

Zelda’s limbo is home

Aw, poor Hilda

EDWARD!! ❤❤ I’M NOT CRYING!

Very easily, just say no

Of course, its “Hey Mickey”

Looks like this asshole is back

Sabrina brought her coven to hell

NOOOO DORCAS IS DEAD!!!

AGATHA DID IT

Found daddy

Edward knew about Sabrina

Young Zelda and young asshole Faustus

Of course, she’ll protect her new girlfriend

Prudence still wants to kill Blackwood….I mean I don’t blame her

Maybe pick the hard way, Sabrina. No kissing and no betraying someone you love

Ugh! Endgame really needs to be deleted from our vocabulary

Dracula is real!

Mary is on edge

Fuck its Pan

Greendale will be the New Eden but what about Riverdale? What will happen to them?

Harvey is still suitable

We don’t abandon our town, Robin

Aw, baby Sabrina

Sabrina bringing Nick up to speed

Yeah, well, Sabrina didn’t have a choice in the matter

Nick got the SOS instead of Sabrina

Vlad not so dead

Judas is Vlad’s daddy

Sabrina’s blood hurts Vlad

“Consent, it’s real” ❤

Harvey you really need to work on that

Salem in attack mode ❤

Now Agatha is dead

NOOOO, PRUDENCE!!

Poor Ambrose. Poor Prudence

Zelda lives to an old age! So does Hilda!

Sabrina finally visit her aunt

I’m not crying!

Zelda just got murdered by her ex-husband

She had no choice!

Why don’t Roz and Theo stand up and try fighting? Or try untying their hands?

Sabrina is a little frozen

[laserdog10]

Basically Cinder in my headcanon: part 66

Qrow (in bird form): Caw caw! (So, feel good to do this kinda thing for fun when Salem ain’t around?)

Raven (also in bird form): Scrrreee... (I guess so, feels weird not being with the tribe anymore, part of the family...for real this time.)

Qrow: Brrru. (Ahhh don’t worry about it, good to have you ba-)

Completely shattering the peaceful flight of the twins came the screeching chirps of a large vampire bat beating its wings against the air as it carried a bag of random suppllies. In their animal forms the Branwen siblings heard every word as it jettisoned past.

Vlad (in bat form): CHEEPCHEEPCHEEPCHEEP!!! (EXCUSE ME PARDON ME EXCUSE ME PARDON ME WIFE’S GOING INTO LABOR SORRY EXCUSE Me pardon m-...!) *fades out*

Down in the trees Qrow and Raven were deers in headlights.

Qrow/Raven: The FUCK was that?!