12. Battle of East Azurefell | BattleTech Alpha Strike Battle Report | Tamar Rising Chaos Campaign

[@DjigitDaniel]

For the love of all things wargaming, the intro/ prologue alone is better than 90% of battle reports out there! I won't nit pick anything. This is pure bliss. Love your content. Bravo.

[@robertbodov912]

God bless those madlad tankers. Operating on sheer fury and standing up against such overwhelming forces. True heroes 🫡

[@Miniaturegeek]

This should be the template more Battletech videos take. I don’t need to know what every roll was, I don’t need to see players discussing tactics, I want to see a story unfold and boy does this channel deliver.

[@HouseDavieMerc]

Great video! Honestly considering that they were just trying to escape, the loss of 6 vehicles and a barely usable Rifleman to take out a Marauder and severely damage a Madcat and a Centurion is a good trade.

[@WargamerStories]

That's what the House Korbyn players thought too... Especially, when that region doesn't have the logistics to efficiently repair the damaged Mad Cat and Centurion.

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

I'm a simple man, I see a new Wargamer campaign video, I click.

[@FurballMK3]

I look forward to this series more than any other, on youtube, or otherwise. It never disappoints. Simply amazing content.

[@yungchris6044]

It’s great you went and did a chase! Improvising for your players for more fun is peak DM work

[@Deusorum]

First off, F in the chat for the 2nd Armored Company. Let's hope House Korbyn makes their sacrifice worthwhile. That said, another great battle report, and neat work on the improvised chase! Looking forward to seeing how the big battle brewing up north plays out!

[@WargamerStories]

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[@Kaiju-Driver]

My whole Battletech group are streaming this series! Everyone is super invested!

[@WargamerStories]

That's awesome! Our hope was to motivate other players to get some battles going on the tabletop!

[@Sierra026]

Great batrep as usual, and more creativity with the impromptu chase follow-up! Looking forward to the Big Scrap over at or near Mortarborne. I predict that battle will determine the outcome of the war.

[@ExtropianKnight]

Discovering this series pushed me to finally get into Battletech/Alpha Strike. These are a blast to watch and remind me of playing old PC games like close combat and panzer general with the in-depth strategic turns. It makes me really want to play in a campaign!

[@smokydokey3814]

made it to the latest episode and I eagerly await the next report these are amazing thank you so much!

[@WargamerStories]

Glad you like them! More are on the way :)

[@1Chaosadnd]

Just found this channel. Amazing batreps! Subbed!

[@thecommuterzombie]

Really loving the twists and turns of this campaign, and all the effort you're putting into the videos. I'll stay tuned for the next one! :-)

[@dougorr4102]

Fantastic report once again, always cool to see the new content in this campaign. I was anticipating (hoping for?) a surprise "Oh Hi!" moment of a dropship turret blasting at the League forces.

[@WargamerStories]

We try to limit the dropship shooting because we had a bad experience where the dropship was used as a "weapons platform" instead of the designed intended use ("get to the chopper!"). Therefore, on dropship's first turn of arrival, we don't let it fire (a house rule).

[@jessamynpratt5068]

Also, that Bushwacker pilot needs a name.

[@JeromeCarns]

Is "Lucky" too on the nose?

[@jessamynpratt5068]

@@JeromeCarns Not bad. What about "The Artful Dodger"?

[@JeromeCarns]

@@jessamynpratt5068 only if he has a lance mate named Oliver

[@IKMojito]

I just finished binging the last episodes this week, so keen to see the aftermath of the southern campaign. Awesome series man! Thanks for making it

[@sitrucsimian5450]

Amazing! Keep up the good work:)

[@WargamerStories]

Thank you! Will do!

[@XanderDraft]

Think it was a win overall for both sides as one sides preserved forces that while they will need repairs can be fixed up while for the attackers they removed more enemies pieces from the board. Which until they get repaired and put back in is a win. Love the escape at the end was likely a nail biter at the end with each dice set being a big roll overall. Poor 2nd armor…a worthy sacrifice considering the mechs that got away cause of it.

[@calumdeighton]

That was. An interesting battle report. Looking forward to the next one. Wonder what the aftermath of this southern campaign is going to be.

[@Haldrahir]

Another excellent battle report, thanks for the entertainment.

[@korik1]

Another excellent video! I can only imagine how much effort went into recording and note taking during the matches (to say nothing of the post production work)!

[@kylerogers8948]

YES!!!! Been waiting for the next battle!

[@JohnDoe-hc7jf]

This is really entertaining! *subs*

[@uhbyr1]

Yay! New report!

[@demonicjapsel]

another lovely little batrep.

[@tabletopsidekick]

Stunning work. Keep it up.

[@davidnemoseck9007]

It might have been a better move to have the lighter mechs go first, that way they might have saved some of the armor, but as some have basically said already, could have been worse. Can't wait for the next one! And keep up the great work!

[@WargamerStories]

Heat of the moment decision-making. That's what make campaign games more fun to play... every decision carries weight and potentially long-term repercussions.

[@davidnemoseck9007]

@WargamerStories Very true. And the way you have things set up, only adds pressure to the situation, thus, making it harder to think properly. Loving that. Brings some realistic aspects to the game. Keep up the great work!

[@coolnameproductions1302]

We remember the Second 😔

[@WargamerStories]

O7

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

Hopefully House Korbyn and get some of their troops promoted after all these battles and start to close the skill gap between the House and League forces.

[@piriapolo5851]

Thanks for another video! :D

[@CraigSteinhoff]

Great Battle report!

[@WilliamNewport-Haas]

Finally

[@brycie35]

Keep the Alpha strike battle reports coming. I love them! Have you considered using the optional rule for shooting? Rather than 1 roll for X damage…. Make 1 roll for each point of damage? IMO this is a much more fun and representative way the play Alpha Strike which varies damage of each unit….rather than all or nothing on 1 roll.

[@ElGreco15]

That's what they use, unless the battle gets too big.

[@JeromeCarns]

I was hoping for the "Airwolf" theme for the chase, "William Tell Overture" is an older code but it checks out.

[@WargamerStories]

Why do I hear the Imperial March theme?

[@leeryarch3523]

Yay! So happy to see another one of these. Has this really gone on a year? Or is that players as in player characters?

[@WargamerStories]

A year for the players... about 6-7 months in game time.

[@anthonyhinton-west9944]

Some bad luck on the dice for the League, they could have put a lot more hurt on durung that fight!

[@Gh0stClown]

22:56 Shouldn't the Bushwacker have died from this? CASE means you don't instantly die from ammo crits, but do take 1 extra damage which would have finished it off. It's CASE II or ENE that totally ignore the ammo crit.

[@WargamerStories]

Yes! You're right! Oops... oh, such a sad end to the guy who dodged all the attacks and died right there at the end. Should I break the news to the player, or do you want to tell him? lol

[@hencoharmse8757]

No! Let him live 😅

[@ElGreco15]

@@WargamerStories I think the narrative is better to just move on with the mistake as is. He has already been declared as "alive". Allows for a revenge story now.

[@GlareanLiebertine]

​@@WargamerStories Best to move on with the mistake, let the poor Bushwhacker live!

[@andrewlittleton4690]

I think the pilot should live, but the mech was shaken up in the escape from the battle, rendering it out of action, but can be repaired and deployed whenever phase 3 reinforcements arrive

[@senint]

Epic batrep! ...a little question though; "Wasn't it CASE II what negated ALL damage while CASE (I) only prevents ammo destruction from happening by only adding one extra damage?" 🤔 ...or did you just read CASE (I) rules as literal as it was written (thus ignoring that extra damage)...? 😅

[@WargamerStories]

Nope, we got it wrong in the heat of the battle... so the mech should have been blown to bits, but survived (It's a miracle!) So, we now call that bushwhacker "The Lucky Ghost".

[@mifodiyzalesskiy3781]

5:15-7:00 If possible, it is better to add black trimming to the white letters. Great battle report, as always!

[@WargamerStories]

I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the compliment and suggestion! :)

[@Guru_Swami]

The trees you use are fantastic! Did you make them or are they available somewhere?

[@WargamerStories]

I get miniature trees 6mm to 10mm scale. I then make the bases for them using mdf boards, coffee grinds, dirt, fake grass and tea leaves. I am glad you like them!

[@ArcLightShock37]

I hope more is coming soon, this is amazing. Are there any other campaigns even somewhat similar to this one?

[@WargamerStories]

I am glad you're enjoying the campaign! More episodes for this campaign are in the making. We are also about to start up another BattleTech campaign that the Patreon members had some say on how it will be fought. So stay tuned! The summer has slowed us down, but we are about to get back into full swing again.

[@hardluck4031]

Any chance on maybe doing some short videos on all the Alpha Strike Scenario? I have no clue how they work or how their scored. They would be great in between fillers.

[@WargamerStories]

Nice idea! We've been thinking to make a few shorts- once we have the time.

[@jessamynpratt5068]

Was that armored company worth that mech? We'll have to see how this pans out.

[@EricVulgaris]

phenomenal battle report. So that bushie ate the damage, got an ammo crit, but survived even with the extra one damage rules about CASE (pg 50)? wow.

[@WargamerStories]

yeah, we made a mistake. Another viewer caught it too. So we are naming that bushwhacker the "Lucky Ghost"

[@EricVulgaris]

@@WargamerStories all good. Keep doing what you're doing! I love following along to your your campaign.

[@ResetIncoming]

I wonder how you built out the campaign. Did you use any books to assist with flushing it out?

[@WargamerStories]

It uses our own rules but follows the rough guidelines for war chest expenditure for Chaos Campaigns. Here is a video explaining how we set up our campaign and how the rules work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYndYmeIjM2MsK8

[@ResetIncoming]

@@WargamerStories thanks!

[@xGamermonkeyx]

Awesome as always! I wanted to ask are the profile pictures AI made? They definitely look it and imo they feel a bit soulless and cheap. I think the dream for this series would be for you guys to make enough money down the line to replace the AI stuff with commissioned art, it'd look so much cooler having actual dramatic mugshots of the characters and stuff!

[@WargamerStories]

Yeah, that would be nice! Hopefully... one day. Until then, we sort of lean into the "cheesy, slap-stick" humor for our battle intros. We take the game seriously, but not so serious that we can't laugh or make fun of ourselves. :) But yep, it would be cool to have some nice artwork for the characters. I can see it now: Baron Korbyn looking stoic and heroic as he looks off in the completely wrong direction of the battlefield.

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Can I ask, where did you get your vehicle minis?

[@WargamerStories]

We got the minis from several vendors on Etsy.com. Search up 6mm or epic scale, you'll find many vendors with varying quality and shipping- so shop around and see what works for you. There is also a lot of terrain at epic scale too!

[@mikehutzel4943]

Where might one get the dropships and other transport ships you have shown in your campaign?

[@WargamerStories]

Etsy.com is where I get most of my terrain. There are several different vendors who various licenses to 3D print and ship terrain for customers. Search for 6mm scale (or epic scale) terrain. But for that particular dropship, search for "Borealis Class Dropship".

[@mikehutzel4943]

@@WargamerStories Thanks!

[@Iam-zs9cn]

I feel like the VO is being replaced with Ai or something...