Mercenary Star Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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!

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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 mercenarystarpodcast@gmail.com

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 07 we are looking at the Wolf's Dragoons!!!Special thanks to Andrew & Aaron Krull, co-hosts on the WolfNet Radio Podcast and creators of the Alpha Strike 350 Tournament rules! Be sure to check out their show wherever you listen! You can find their 350 Tournament rules at WolfsDragoons.com!

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Wolf's Dragon's Fiction List:

•The Spider and the Wolf(Comic & Scenario), Gideon Scott Oehler, 1986

•Wolves on the Border, Robert N. Charrette, 1989

•Blood Legacy, Michael A. Stackpole, December 1990

•Wolf Pack, Robert N. Charrette, April 1992

•Tales of the (Blake Era): the Last Day of Zeta, BattleCorp, Jason Schmetzer, 2006

•Feral, BattleCorp, Jason Schmetzer, 2008• Hector, BattleCorp, Jason Schmetzer, 2008

•Making a Name, BattleCorp Anthology 3, Jason Schmetzer, 2012

•Redemption Rift, Jason Schmetzer, 2013(BattleCorp in 4 parts)

•Divided We Fall, Blaine Lee Pardoe, May 2020

•Hour of the Wolf, Blaine Lee Pardoe, January 2021

•Redemption Rites, Jason Schmetzer, May 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 06 we are looking at the Avanti's Angels!!! Special thanks to Mr. Brute, co-host on the "Armor Up Podcast", found under the "On the Origin of Battlemechs" Podcast feed. Be sure to check out their show wherever you listen! 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 Email us at mercenarystarpodcast@gmail.com Avanti's Angels Fiction list: Double Blind, Loren L. Coleman, 1997 Guardians, Total Warfare, Loren L. Coleman, 2006 (Lost in later Prints)

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 05 we are looking at the Hansen's Roughriders!!!

Special thanks to Ben Klinefelter, co-host on the Valhalla Club Podcast, Shrapnel and Battletech Universe Book author, and active Colorado Battletech player! Give his show a follow on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheValhallaClub

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Hansen's Fiction List:

• The Race is not Swift, Shrapnel Anthology, Bear Peters, 1988

• Patriot’s Stand – DA Book - Mike Moscoe, 2004

• Hector(Short Story) BattleCorp, Jason Schmetzer, 2008

• Starfire(Short Story) Battletech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, William H. Keith, Jr., 2009

• Unit Digest: Old Guard; Shrapnel #12 – Ben Klinefelter, 2023

• Joy and Ashes, Mercenary Tales #4, UPCOMING

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 04 we are looking at the Kell Hounds and exploring how and why they are involved in so many universe altering events in Battletech!!! Special thanks to Charles Gideon, co-host on the Wolfnet Radio Podcast, multi-issue Shrapnel author, and active Colorado Battletech player! Give the WNRP show a follow on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/WolfNetRadioPodcast Find their discord here: https://discord.gg/bTrNj8jERc Be sure to check out their podcast wherever you listen! 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 Email us at mercenarystarpodcast@gmail.com Kell Hounds Fiction List: • Warrior: Engarde (Warrior Trilogy #1), Michael A. Stackpole 1988 • Warrior: Riposte (Warrior Trilogy #2), Michael A Stackpole, 1988 • Warrior: Coupe (Warrior Trilogy #3), Michael A Stackpole, 1989 • Lethal Heritage (Blood of Kerensky Trilogy #1), Michael A. Stackpole, 1989 • Blood Legacy (Blood of Kerensky Trilogy #2), Michael A Stackpole, 1990 • Lost Destiny (Blood of Kerensky Trilogy #3), Michael A Stackpole, 1991 • Natural Selection, Michael A Stackpole, 1992 • Grave Covenant (Twilight of the Clans II), Michael A Stackpole, 1997 • Kell Hounds Ascendant, Michael A Stackpole, 2019 • If Auld Acquantance Be Forgot (Shrapnels 1,2,3,5) Michael A Stackpole 2020/21 • Protector of the Blood (Shrapnel #7), Charles Gideon, 2021 • By the Sword (Tamar Rising), Loren L Coleman, 2022 • A Night at the Lake, Michael A Stackpole, 2023 • The Shoulder of Giants (Shrapnel #12), Charles Gideon, 2023

A Battletech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units of the Inner Sphere that are expected in the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter and exploring the news and products surrounding it. In episode 03 we are looking at the Northwind Highlanders, a unit tracing it's heritage back to Scotland on Terra!! Special thanks to Brent, co-host of the On the Origin of Battlemechs podcast! Give the show a follow on twitter @OriginofMechs Find their discord here: https://discord.gg/K5ATQjsCE5

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Fortress Miniatures and Games | Heart of your Battletech gaming needs Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Twitter: @MercStarPodcast Follow the Mercenary Star Podcast on Instagram: Mercenary Star Podcast Follow Seth on twitter: @WhiteFoxSG Email us at mercenarystarpodcast@gmail.com Northwind Highlander Fiction List: • Highlanders Gambit, Blaine Lee Pardoe, 1995 • Impetus of War, Blaine Lee Pardoe, 1996 • A Slience in the Heavens (The Proving Grounds Trilogy #1), Martin Delrio, 2003 • Truth and Shadows (The Proving Grounds Trilogy #2), Martin Delrio, 2003 • Service for the Dead (The Proving Grounds Trilogy #3), Martin Delrio, 2003 • Blood of the Isle, Loren L. Coleman, 2004 • Grey Watch Protocol (The Highlander Covenant #1), Michael J Ciaravella, 2020 • Rock of the Republic, Blaine Lee Pardoe, 2020 • Hour of the Wolf, Blaine Lee Pardoe, 2021 • Paid in Blood (The Highlander Covenant #2), Michael J. Ciaravella, 2021 • Unit Digest: 1st Kearney Highlanders, Shrapnel #11, 2022

A Battletech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units of the Inner Sphere that are expected in the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter and exploring the news and products surrounding it.   

In episode 02 we are looking at the longest running mercenary unit going back to the Star League Defense Force itself, the Eridani Light Horse!  Special thanks to Derek, co-host of the On the Origin of Battlemechs podcast! Give the show a follow on twitter https://twitter.com/OriginofMechs  

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Eridani Light Horse Fiction List:
• Wolves on the Border, Robert N Charrette, 1989
• Wolf Pack, Robert N Charrette, 1992
• Sword and Fire, Thomas S. Gressman, 1998
• Shadows of War, Thomas S. Gressman, 1998
• Dagger Point, Thomas S. Gressman, 2000
• Endless War; A MW5 Origins Series Story, #3, Randall Bills, 2019
• No Greater Honor, Anthology, 2022
• Innocent, and Defenseless, Jason Hansa, 2023 (novella)

A Battletech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units of the Inner Sphere that are expected in the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter and exploring the news and products surrounding it.   

In episode 01 we are looking at our favorite mercenary unit, and the one that started it all, The Gray Death Legion!   

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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 mercenarystarpodcast@gmail.com