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[FrankTrollman]

With any luck the power armor will make it through the testing process and military grade ECM will be handled in Unwired. What I think would be more likely to be made and be good would be something along the lines of:

Conflict Zones

The cities of 2073 are dangerous places, but in the disputed lands your life may not be worth the bullet it takes to end it. Tribalism, corporate nationalism, magical power and rival ideologies have torn the world assunder, and that means one thing... profit.

With the world coming apart at the seams it seems there is no shortage of people willing to pay good nuyen for a gilette or a mage who's willing to fight their fights for them.

You're in the Army Now

This is a section that details the rigors of being in a company of soldiers. Logistics, missions from the perspective of the "Chain of Command" rather than from Johnsons, that sort of thing.

Strangling the Peacock
"That many heads on bamboo poles usually means 'keep out'."

This is a section that highlights the Southeast Asia Conflict Zone. Some space for Apocalypse Now references, and a bunch of stuff about how you shouldn't go to Trollish Myanmar. Pull in a freelancer who is at all familiar with the Indochinese Peninsula rather than someone who has seen Platoon twenty times.

You say Crusade, I say Jihad.
"Whatever you wish for, I shall grant the Turk across the valley twice as much."
"I want to be blind in one eye."

This is a section detailing the Balkan Conflict Zone. Discussions about the Ottoman Empire and the Soviet Court, as well as the perplexing maze of ethnic and religious hatred amongst the residents. Grab a freelancer who knows what the difference is between a Herzegovinian and a Macedonian for this section.

This is Africa
"An AK is a weapon so simple that a child could use it. And they do."

This section talks about Africa. In depth preferably. You can go nuts here, because most of the countries haven't ever been described. Talk about the resource caravans, ghoul nationalism, harvesting blood diamonds for unscrupulous enchanting.

Ghosts and Jaguars
"¿Si yo le disparo, cuidará cualquiera?"

A good place to put some reprints from SoLA. A section talking about the three-way free for all between Ghost Cartels, Amazonia, and Aztlan in Columbia. Most of the writing for this sectio is already done, it just needs to be editted for modernity.

Fighting for Market Share
"But if you buy this version, I won't shoot you in the face."

A take on good old fashion corp war. Probably focus in on the Cola Wars. Get some place information about Oceania. Grab a freelancer who at least knows that the Japanese Imperial Military Corporate Attachments speak Bahasa Jepang in Borneo.

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You know, setting book. I honestly don't need rules for nightwraith fighterbombers because I'm not going to be pilotting them in a street fight. It makes a better setting book than it makes "Arsenal 2: Electric Boogaloo."

-Frank

[Aristotle]

I... love it. I want *that* book.

[Kronk2]

[Shrike30]

I'm just sad that we have to wait until Arsenal to find out what the life-size plush troll samurai can do...

[Cynic project]

Frank, I really want yo to say drop the cola wars. Soda is a big market but it is not as big as say Coffee, oil, computers, cars, or many other marketable goods. Really Coke, and pepsi are small compared to say Walmart and microsoft.

Why not have the war of open sources verus closed source codes. IE google Vs Microsoft. Or wha ever stand in name you want.

Let's say Horizon Vs Neo-net.

[FrankTrollman]

[Cynic project]

Cool name? Not really. It has anovel name until you read or hear about it for so long.

I mean the pirate wars..Where google tries to make things all open source has a cool name too. The name of anything are like jokes.. Say them enough and they are no longer cool. you said this one enough. No longer cool. That is if you even thought they were cool in the first place.

[Ravor]

I'd have to disagree, I still like the ring that Cola Wars has... :cyber:

[PBTHHHHT]

Being from Atlanta, I just have one thing to say...
Coke is it! ;-)

I think Cola Wars is good enough as an example rather than trying to make something more serious like one between Walmart and such. A slight bit of craziness like war over a drink brand name is nice and simple that can get everyday folks to appreciate how extensive and crazy corporate warfare has gone.

[knasser]

[PBTHHHHT]

Be sure to get it dikoted...

[Ravor]

... only if you have a troll fetish, otherwise buy a plush lesbian stripper elf ninja doll...

[knasser]

[TBRMInsanity]

Sign me up. I want it now!!!


I buy all the Battletech books as well, and the books I like the most deal with military operations and combat equipment. The more the merrier!