<Habeas2>: Hello, please stand by
+++ Habeas2 has given op to TheMaster
<Weirdo>: Dun dun dun, dun dun-dun, dun dun-dun...
<wObLuVr>: Oh, Master! [swoons]
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: High Dominus!
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: I wonder where the snipers are hiding
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: *throws an arm away* Which Snipers Kanistergeburt?
StarCaptainDanielDevalis picks up the arm and beats PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl to a bloody pulp
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: You mean, whats left of him
<Habeas2>: Hello
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Hi Herb
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Hi Herb
<Habeas2>: And welcome to this special edition Live BattleChat. As always, I'm your host, BattleTech Line Developer Herbert Beas. Today's in-character guest: the Word of Blake Master.
<TheMaster>: Hey there
<Euphonium>: Good day.
<Habeas2>: Though this is an in-character chat, the standard rules for conduct apply: Keep questions brief, keep them civil, and give others a chance to speak.
<TheMaster>: And, for the benefit of the Frail audience, please keep them in English. High Dominus just confuses the hell out of them.
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Warum das denn?
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>:
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Now you're just being evil, SCDD
<MasonLight>: So. . . . Terra. tough luck there.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: @Master: *uff* My High Dominus got a little bit rusty since Radstad...
<Habeas2>: That all said, this chat is scheduled to run for a minimum of 1 hour. Since I'm having some slight trouble getting underway, I'll extend the end point to 1:30 PM Eastern/10:30 AM Pacific.
<Habeas2>: And now... Fire away!
<Hersh67>: The Master? Who let Herb's cats in here?
<TheMaster>: Hersh67 - Wait, huh? Cats? Where?
<Euphonium>: What can you tell us about this Devlin Stone guy?
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Stone! Stone is what happens when someone gets lax on security in the re-education centers! And the rercord-keepers at that facility are damned lucky they had the good sense to die quickly when he got loose, let me tell you!
<MasonLight>: Quick, somebody triangulate the Master's signal.
<MasonLight>:
<MasonLight>: I've got some undeliverable fire miss. . . I mean mail addressed to him. I wouldn't want to interfere with the sensitive data.
<Habeas2>: MasonLight - Sorry; the signal is being encrypted and fed from several remote locations simultaneously. (As a result, I've noticed a slight lag in the responses...)
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Why, so the Word of Blake coul enlighten you?
<MechwarriorHermes>: Greetings fellow spheroids. Master, I am one of your loyal servants. Will you give me your location so that we may join you, for the glory of Blake?
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - If you were one of my true followers, you'd be here already!
<Weirdo>: With the Jihad coming to a close, is there any chance we'll see a complete fleet roster for the Word of Blake WarShip fleet at its height in an upcoming product, such as Final Reckoning?
<Habeas2>: Weirdo - Unknown.
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: I challenge The Master to a Trial of Truth about the rumors regarding not named warriors in the armed forces of the WoB
<TheMaster>: StarCaptainDanielDevalis - The Word of Blake does not recognize your "Trials" or your trivial customs of warfare, but if it's a fight you want--we will meet you at the world of your choice.
<Hersh67>: On a more serious note, how goes the Liberation of Terra? (Kerensky's liberation that is.)
<Habeas2>: Hersh67 - Liberation of Terra is coming along fine.
<blazingsky>: Apparently in the future, even the Master has a hard time pulling in tabloids
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, we have captured many clan warships for your forces. Simply name your location and we shall join you there. Quiaff?
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - Yes, of course! Head to Point AK-62-J/Beta/Magnus. You know the place.
<MasonLight>: @ Master: You haven't seen Arthur Davion around anywhere, have you?
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - The last time I saw Arthur Davion was probably the last time YOU saw him: On Robinson, right before someone blew him up, and later blamed it on his sister.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master, just point me into the right direction me and my unit will destroy those clanners
<Euphonium>: Where do you see the Word of Blake being in 10 years time?
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Finally! A descent question! I see the righteous followers of Blake's Wisdom, ten years hence, to be ascendant in the new universal order! As peace returns to our Sphere, a new Golden Age will dawn, and the true believers will glory in what they--through the ultimate sacrifice--have helped to bring about.
<Weirdo>: Speaking of WarShips, given that the AoW and SL-era House and Periphery navies still have huge holes in them, is there any chance we'll see more early WarShip designs in future XTRO Primitive products, or other historical products like Liberation of Terra?
<Habeas2>: Weirdo - Unknown.
<Weirdo>: Grah. Thanks anyway.
<Weirdo>: Is there anything you can give us WarShip fans?
<Habeas2>: Weirdo - Not at this time
<Klep>: Master, do you have any words to eulogize your faithful servant Apollyon?
<TheMaster>: Klep - Apollyon was a paragon of virtue, a true friend, a valued comrade, and a hero for the cause. His service to the Word and to humanity as a whole should be a beacon to all who know that sometimes, one must make sacrifices even greater than death to bring about enlightenment and peace.
<Euphonium>: "Sacrifices even greater than death" - what does that entail?
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Apollyon's sacrifices went beyond the mere death of flesh. For you, the people of the Inner Sphere, he gave his soul, and the souls of his people.
<Euphonium>: So Apollyon's soul was not immortal? Hmmm.....
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - No soul is immortal.
<Euphonium>: I guess I'll just have to disagree with you there.
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Your right is to disagree, of course.
<Steelfang>: Damned !, now I'm in the right place. What I miss?
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Steelfang the truth about everything was revealed. And then we were sworn to never ever talk about it
<Euphonium>: So you have plans in place to defeat Devil In Stone's coalition then? How much of a set-back was losing Terra?
<TheMaster>: Euphorium - The plans to destroy Devlin Stone are well underway. The defilers of Terra will face many challenges indeed if they are to hold onto their prize!
<MasonLight>: @Master -- Funny, I think Stone would say the same thing about you. He's coming to get you, you know.
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - Let Stone come. We are ready for him.
<MasonLight>: @ Habeas2: How is the 3039 unabridged record sheets product coming along? Will it be released this year?
<blazingsky2>: I thought that had already been released, it was just pulled back for corrections?
<Habeas2>: MasonLight - We'll see.
<blazingsky2>: Before the sun goes dark then?
<Steelfang>: Wars of Reaving. Will it be ready for GenCOn, even as a PDF?
<Habeas2>: Steelfang - I'm not telling.
<Steelfang>:
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, we love the new Ferro-Lamellor armor your minions developed under the guise of Clan Snow Raven. When might we see some glorious Blake designs fielded that take advantage of this marvelous technology?
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - Ferro-What?
<Steelfang>: Master, you should have killed Devlin Stone when you captured him ose salong with the rest of Expatriates and Counter-Reformers. Surely he belongs to one of those sects.
<blazingsky2>: Master, I have a question. It seems like the end of the Jihad turned into the Word's efforts to play ding dong ditch with the Sphere, and less about letting them receive the Holy Light of Blake
<blazingsky2>: why is that?
<TheMaster>: Blazingsky - All will be revealed in the fullness of time.
<Euphonium>: Do Kerensky's Clans have a place in the new universal order? If so, what is it?
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - And as to Kerensky's Clans and their place... That has become decidedly unclear in recent days, I must admit. They will change, to be most certain. But they may not ascend....
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, we want to give you our souls too! But the warships full of souls that we sent to the location you specified have all been destroyed in some violation of the space time continuum! How shall we join you now?
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - I recommend turning off life support and waiting in deep space for our rescue teams.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: MechWarriorHermes - Worked for me too
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, I sense your distrust. The rumors that I am a Trueborn Clan warrior working for the Watch are false! Like you, I am dezgra! How may your followers serve you next?
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - To serve me next? Invade Terra. That's always good for a laugh.
<Euphonium>: For those of us not fully conversant with Blake's Word, what guidance can you offer?
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Seek a path of greatness beyond what the Frail House Lords offer, and fear not the barbarism of the Clans' ideal. Might does NOT always make right, be you a Khan or a Duke. When your BattleMechs march once more into the fires of war--in the name of all that you love and all that you think you believe--KNOW THE REASON YOU FIGHT!
<Euphonium>: Thankyou. I gave up the fighting-for-money thing back in the late '50s, and just do the fight-to-defend-my-kin stuff now. On which note, I'm really looking forward to your new golden age of peace.
<blazingsky2>: Will TRO: Prototypes start a trend of each unit in the TRO having quirks, or was it a one off? I like the concept
<Habeas2>: Blazingsky - Yes
<blazingsky2>: Any hope of quirks for older units, or will we have to make do with our own lists?
<blazingsky2>: Beyond the obsolete quirk anyway >.>
<Habeas2>: Blazingsky - Yes, there's hope.
<MasonLight>: So, Thom, do you think Janos would be proud of the way you've wrecked the inner sphere?
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - It is hard to speculate on what the dead remnants of an obsolete order would say to those who have attained the wisdom of the Blessed Blake and the realization that the currents of history itself can be harnessed.
<MasonLight>: Nah. I think you'd be in for a spanking.
<blazingsky2>: I fight for cookies, really.
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: blazingsky2 who doesn't?
<blazingsky2>: Since I've gotten my mother's recipe for home made oreos, I've been fighting to keep them a lot
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Blazingsky2 I challenge you to a trial of possession
<Euphonium>: Have you ever met the other Thomas Marik face-to-face?
<MasonLight>: You mean half face to have face, don't you?
<MasonLight>: *half face to half face.
<MasonLight>: Sheesh.
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - The "other Thomas Marik"? You mean [static]? The one I entrusted with the reins of power on Atreus to bring a new era of stability and enlightenment to my former realm?
<Euphonium>: That's the one. Oh, and can you clean up that static a bit, please?
<blazingsky2>: Ah, so the false Thomas' real name is Static? This may explain some things
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Yes, I have met him. Taught him most everything he knows, in fact.
<Habeas2>: Sorry for the statc, folks. Bouncing signals and all that....
<Euphonium>: How do you feel about how he turned out?
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Master, there was a lot of static in your last transmission, please repeat.
<TheMaster>: Euphonium - Not too bad, actually. Heh.
<Euphonium>: I'm afraid I have to depart now - duty calls. Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions.
<TheMaster>: StarCaptainDanielDevalis - I said "Not too bad, actually."
<MasonLight>: @Master -- How do you feel about the romance between Isis and Victor Davion? Are you a proud papa?
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - *sigh* That poor girl could have done so much better, but what's a father to do when raising children via remote?
<Habeas2>: I should note for those joining us late: This is an in-characteer chat with the Word of Blake Master... And it's not being officially logged. We have 40 minutes to go.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master - Can you tell if there are any of my bethren are still alive?
<TheMaster>: Adept Kingsl - Most definitely.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master - Excellent I will rejoin them as soon as possible, I even might be needing some new blessings of Blake
<MasonLight>: @ Adept Kingsl -- yeah, I made my morning toast in one today. .. .
<TheMaster>: Oh, joy! A toaster joke. Never heard one of THOSE before *rolls eyes*
<MasonLight>: Should have thought of that before you started turning people into deficient cyborgs then.
<blazingsky2>: So the Talkie Toaster is the ultimate expression of Blake's will?
<TheMaster>: Blazingsky2 - Hah. Hah.
<blazingsky2>: I can't remember if this has been asked before, but will we get an Era Report that doesn't present certain characters as looking sometimes decades older than their actual age? Amusing as it is, it's hard to get a decent picture of personalities when they have such poor publicists.
<Habeas2>: Blazingsky2 - Nope. We prefer letting the artists do whatever the heck they want with the images of various personalities.
<blazingsky2>: Ah good. So someone stuffed Sun-Tzu into a time machine for each of his pictures? It all makes sense
<Cavalier>: So, what exactly were the Transfers supposed to be? Or was that all just made up on the fly as plans changed?
<TheMaster>: Cavalier - An EXCELLENT question! The currents of history and the wisdom of the Blessed Blake revealed to me that there would be three transfers of power at the heart of the Inner Sphere before the Word would ascend and a new age of peace would begin after the catalyst of a great war. I merely misguessed at first WHICH power transfers were, in fact, the Three
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master - And now the conspiracy theorists will rotate again *eg*
<TheMaster>: Adept Kingsl - MOST definitely. };)
<Habeas2>: (I see people keep missing that exclamation point...)
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Your recent link in the forums lacked the ! when you click on it
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: you need to put it into bb-code for it to work
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: obviously they can't read and miss where you tell them that they need it
<Habeas2>: I know. I can't seem to get that exclamation point to be recognized. That's why I always add the "MUST INCLUDE THE EXCLAMATION POINT!" note
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: I send you a PM with the correct BB code for it to work a while ago
<Cavalier>: It does work if you dress the URL inside another word.
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: If you want, I can resend it to you, so you can simply copy it
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Battlechat
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: that would work
<Cavalier>: I would speculate the board software just doesn't recognize to include the ! in the URL unless specifically told to.
<Habeas2>: The code doesn't seem to always work where I'd like it to, SCDD. For example, on the BattleCorps forums, it seems the codes just don't work at all.
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: In some boards you have to put the actual URL into ", it would have to look like that: Battlechat
<Habeas2>: 30 minutes folks, then I think the Master may need to plug something in to recharge...
<blazingsky2>: Was the Fist and the Falcon starterbook well received? I enjoyed it, but I seem to have been the only one in my group who did. Though their complaint may have been that it was yet another "Lyran" book
<Habeas2>: BlazingSky2 - Not as well as hoped, no.
<MasonLight>: So, what is the nature of the connection between Clan Wolverine and the Word of Blake? Was Uncle Chandy's information correct?
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - Oh, heck no! I can't even imagine where Chandrasekhar Kurita even came UP with that garbage!
<MasonLight>: *facepalm*
<Cavalier>: So, who's your least favorite person now? Victor Steiner-Davion, Devlin Stone, Titus Cameron-Jones, Cameron St. Jamais?
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Cavalier - wrong universe even though a touch of the Mechanicum would be nice
<Cavalier>: Or maybe you need to sacrifice to the machine-spirit.
<TheMaster>: Cavalier - Are those my only choices?
<Cavalier>: Well, I suppose there's Acolyte Simonson, who always brings the wrong coffee... But by all means, other options are quite welcome.
<TheMaster>: Cavalier - In that case, I pick.... [static], that insufferable bastard...
<Fletchi18>: So you can create legions of half man half robot people but you can't make a decent antenna?
<TheMaster>: Fletchi18 - If you're good at something, never give it up for free!
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, my Manei Domini implants sometimes malfunction. Is there a way for the doctors to shut them down remotely?
<MasonLight>: If they stay active for more than 4 hours, get them to a licensed repair technician immediately.
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - Oh, most certainly! >
<TheMaster>: MasonLight - That's a good one! Certainly a joke a man of my age can relate to!
<Lance>: TheMaster - has the Avalon-class warship been to your liking? And do you wish for more?
<TheMaster>: Lance - Oh, that's *sick*! I like it!
<Habeas2>: 20 minutes.
<firesky>: blazingsky again. I hate my roommate. Why is he raiding in wow at 1 pm?
<TheMaster>: Firesky - There's a raid going on? Where?
StarCaptainDanielDevalis waves his hand. "This isn't the raid you are looking for"
<TheMaster>: StarCaptainDanielDevalis - Seriously? You think THAT'S gonna work here?
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: worth a try
<TheMaster>: Uh-huh
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master & SCDD - Not for a Clanner anyway...
<TheMaster>: Have they gone to sleep?
<Hersh67>: If I've learned one thing about the Master today, it's that he has a sense of humor. It'd be a shame to waste that, but, given all the other planets he's wasted, well... You got to do what you got to do.
Habeas2 shrugs
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master - You head anything about Eligos or a guy named Lucifer?
<TheMaster>: Adept Kingsl - Lucifer will not be a problem. As for Eligos, he is in transit at present.
<PoltergeistAdeptTauJack_Kingsl>: Master - Ah, excellent. BTW: What was for dinner the day Zeta got destroyed on Mars?
<TheMaster>: Adept Kingsl - Veal.
<Hersh67>: Herb, I saw in Age of War a mech listed as the "Hector" built by the FWL. The MUL doesn't show it nor does Sarna.net. Any idea where I can find this gem?
<Habeas2>: Hersh67 - XTR Primitives, Volume 3
<Hersh67>: Um, that's not out yet, right?
<Habeas2>: Hersh67 - Then I suppose you're waiting?
<Hersh67>: I suppose so. Yo wouldn't happen to know what it's tonage is, would you?
<Habeas2>: Hersh67 - Nope
<Habeas2>: Oh, correction, Primitives Volume 4!
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: There is a Record Sheet and everything else needed for the Hector in ED AoW...
<Hersh67>: ED AoW?
<Hersh67>: Oops. Era Digest.
<Klep>: Era Digest: Age of War
<Hersh67>: ARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! It was there all along!!!
<TheMaster>: Habeas2 - Hahaha! You would have made him wait for months to find that out, huh?
<Habeas2>: TheMaster - Well, yeah....
<StarCaptainDanielDevalis>: Herb likes screwing with the minds of the fans
<Hersh67>: Yep. And I made it easy for him this time.
<Habeas2>: Hersh67 - Yes. Yes you did.
<Habeas2>: 7 minutes....
<Klep>: so what is a day in the life of The Master like?
<TheMaster>: Klep - Oh, mostly, I spend my morning taking in the news feeds from around the Inner Sphere, play a few online games, plot strategies, give orders to my troops, and direct an interstellar war effort while simultaneously whispering secrets and lies into the ears of various captains of industry, mass media outlets, and government rulers....
<TheMaster>: Klep - ...and of course, I do all of this at once, usually between meals and rechargings--all for the betterment of mankind, by harnessing the currents of history.
<Cavalier>: Did we ever find out what happened to William Blane? Retirement to a golf-condo in Florida, or an unmarked grave?
<TheMaster>: Cavalier - Spaced over Tharkad.
<MechwarriorHermes>: Master, the Manei Domini in my unit like to wear makeup and dresses. Do you like to do that too? I especially like purple fingernail polish for my concealed talons.
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - I'm not listening!
<Hersh67>: Well Master, I'm looking forward to the day you die.
<Habeas2>: Anyway, it's about time to bid the Master adieu for this morning/afternoon's chat!
<TheMaster>: It is?
<Habeas2>: Yes. Recharging, remember?
<TheMaster>: Bah. So inconvenient!
<Habeas2>: Remember, the second chat of the day is scheduled for 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific, in this same channel
<Hersh67>: Wonder if we can get the Nekekami to short out the transformer.
<MechwarriorHermes>: On the malfunctioning implants: my integral Viagra dispenser always goes into overdrive when I walk into the kitchen, where the toaster is located. The techs say this is factory loaded and cannot be fixed. Was this your idea?
<Fletchi18>: Thank you for the chat Mr. TheMaster.
<TheMaster>: MechWarriorHermes - If you WERE one of mine, I would Apollyon's Key your ass so fast, I swear....
Имхо говорю\пишу на английском на порядок хуже чем читаю, как и большинство наверное.
