Battletopia Stories

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * Welcome to the basic training Cadet. Now get your ass into that there 'mech and give me twenty! That's right boot, it's back to school time with everyone favourite training 'mech the Chameleon. 3D model from the amazing Grinning Idiot https://cults3d.com/en/users/GrinningIdiot/3d-models Producers : Derek Brock C Paine Please support the artists and publishers so th...

Greetings honoured guests, welcome to the Kirby's Battlemech Compendium end of year symposium. Hosted by none other than the fabled Professor himself. So fork over that ticket, shut up and take your seat. Hot takes a plenty coming your way. Save the questions and hate till after show and we'll see you in the after party. Like this series? If there is a mech you would like us to cover leave a comme...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * Well ladies and gentlemen we come to a firm favourite. It basic, rugged, cheap and best of all will make people think twice! Mechjocks we all know and love it, give a big hand to the Blackjack. 3D model from the amazing Kromlekthemad https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/jack-black-mecha-kromlekthemad Patron Producers : Derek Brock C Paine Please support the artists...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * Featuring the amazing voice talent of Periphery Paint on Insta. Thanks dude, go visit him and show the love. https://www.instagram.com/peripherypaint/ Come one, come all! That's right folks, you don't need a body! Hell you don't even need hips! They're for losers. Yes you heard, come and witness the Yeoman. 3D model from the amazing Cato_Zilks https...

Known for their professionalism and flexibility the Northwind Highlanders are sent to Kiamba to train with ally forces. They unexpectedly encounter a Clan force and battle ensues. The book can be downloaded here: https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-battlecorps-anthologies-vol-i-the-corps Patron Producers : Derek Burge Brock C Paine :::::::::::::::::::: Hi, I'm Shrapnel and w...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * Now it's time for a certain Sarna writers favourite 'mech. Stolen, repurposed and finally celebrated, the Thunder Fox has a tumultuous story. Come stay a while and listen. 3D model from the amazing UnrestedGuy https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6065364 Patron Producers : Derek Brock C Paine Please support the artists and publishers so that they can keep crea...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * What could be more clan like, than taking something that has an adequote amount of guns and adding more guns. Some might argue this was a very spheroid thing to do. Slowing a 'mech down to add weapons. But nevertheless let me introduce the Hellfire! With the potential to delete entire torsos or smaller 'mechs, it is surely worth a throw of the dice. Just re...

This weeks story comes from BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction. Horse is tired, sore and old. As a Clan Mechwarrior, he has been offered decommission or to be sent out to die. To his shame though, not as a Mechwarrior but as common infantry. He stumbles through the battlefield finding new nemesis, that only once he has killed or been killed, can he rest. And nothing will get in his way! The b...

** Unofficial Alert ** Merry Christmas ya' filthy animals! To celebrate we listen to the classic with a new spin. How the Capellan Stole Christmas written by reddit user u/Cromwell300. Check the original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/zuhyxp/how_the_capellan_stole_christmas/ Artwork by u/BlunderingAlbatross https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/zuu1dt/merry_chri...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * A new 'mech for a new way of fighting. Obviously from those dezgra or morally flexible and highly adaptive (depending on your honour levels) Clan Wolf. Yes they made a artillery spotting 'mech. Yep that type of artillery, the big boom kind. All thanks to Khan Phelan Ward and his intimate knowledge of Inner Sphere warfare. It's a 'mech only its desig...

** Unofficial Alert ** Teacup takes her dads Stinger out on her first solo pilot. Just a gentle lap or two around the training fields whilst her dad Stephen Wallace watches over the next generation pilot. Massive thank you to  @brockpaine  for writing this little piece in the comments of my Bad 'Mech Stinger video. I fell in love with it instantly! Long live Teacup and I hope we hear more from...

Massive thanks FK.desaster of the NZ BattleTech group for lending his voice to the episode. This weeks story comes from the fantastic From Jihad Turning Points : Tharkad. In 3067 the Word of Blake emerged as an imminent threat to the whole of the Inner Sphere. They backed this up by taking several key systems and capital planets from the 5 big powers. One of these was Tharkad, the Lyran Capital Wo...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * A once great leader said "Information is ammunition!" what he neglected was how to go about gathering that information. Send in the scouts is usually the answer. Today we tackle one of the most famous of the scouts, the one with that myth that a whole battalion was once taken out by a single Atlas. It floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. Everyon...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * ```` Errata - The VT-7T is miss quoted as the VL-7T in the video. ```` There is nothing more annoying than having an itch you cannot scratch. At least that's what Nicholas Kerensky found, with dug in infantry carrying 'mech killing weapons. To counter this threat a bold, new solution was created. The Vulcan. Patron Producer : Derek Please support the artist...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * ```` First up I need to thank insta's zeon_of_deikun for the help with Blender to get some sweet looking wireframe models. Thanks buddy you saved my bacon! Now on with the show! ```` Intelligence wins battles and wars. How do you collect or gather intelligence? The answer is to pay over the odds for a questionable scout 'mech that, at first anyway, couldn&#...

What happens when you mix good common sense, stupidly thick armour and a weapons package that can sink a mountain! Yes dear MechWarrior, we are talking one of the steadfast units in the game... the Stalker! Like this series? If there is a mech you would like us to cover leave a comment below! Written by the talented @peripherypaint Follow him on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/peripherypaint/ Vi...

* Officially Endorsed by Sarna * First up thank you everyone at Sarna for delivering another great article! Thanks to Nic and Sean for letting me make these official and thank you everyone at Sarna for all your hard work! It truly is the greatest god damm Wiki in the world! What do you do when you have a problem, that weights in at 35 tons. Comes loaded with an array of lasers and is designed to h...

** Unofficial Alert ** All that stands before the complete destruction of the noble house of Peyton is John. The brave John in his slightly knackered Urbanmech. But don't worry John is in an Urbanmech. What could go wrong? Whilst I may detest, hate and wish for the eradication of the little buggers, I find their plucky courage (and luck) to be amusing. A great story found on Reddit which I thr...

The year is 3013 and the Draconis Combine have invaded Mallory's World, again. The assault is being spearheaded by the infamous Second Sword of Light, with Yoringa Kurita in charge. Prince Ian Davion lands to drive the invaders back. The battles rage back and forth and Prince Ian is forced to call for reinforcements in the shape of the Kell Hounds. They are a few days out when the Second Sword...

It's 3065 and the Commonwealth is splitting. On Stein's Folly, where the Jepso's Jaguars, a small mercenary force has been hired to ensure the Capellans can't take advantage of the chaos. The day started with a regular boring patrol but it ended very differently. Written by Randall Bills of Catalyst games for a Mechwarrior Online "Hero Mech". Read the original here https:...

Known as the Worthless to 'mechjocks around the sphere the poor old Whitworth doesn't stand a chance in the annals of history. A 'mech so discounted there wasn't even any art or renders I could use! Come and listen to another amazing Bad 'Mechs by Sean of Sarna.net Patron Producer : Derek Please support the artists and publishers so that they can keep creating the content we al...

Prepare for Episode 3 of Kirby's Battlemech Compendium. In this episode we look into the troubled past of a relic from a bygone era and how it has risen like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. Like this series? If there is a mech you would like us to cover leave a comment below! Written by the talented @peripherypaint Follow him on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/peripherypaint/ Visit th...

And now a request from a Patron. Did you know that Sarna produces some amazing articles detailing the Bad 'Mechs of the universe. Well this is one of those! Cranked out in record time, the Hellbringer was to be the new edge of the clan blade. Unfortunately as with all rushed projects it had some teething issues. Take a listen and learn about this "unique" 'mech. Patron Producer :...

Welcome back dear viewer to Episode 2 of Kirby's Battlemech Compendium. This episode we look at the walking war crime that is the Jenner JR-D. Like this series? If there is a mech you would like us to cover leave a comment below! Written by the talented #peripherypaint Follow him on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/peripherypaint/ Visit the Mechwarrior 5 Forum - https://www.facebook.com/group...

Welcome dear listeners to the inaugural episode of Kirby's Battlemech Compedium. In this first episode we take a look at the old faithful #hunchback HBK-4P. Like this series? If there is a mech you would like us to cover leave a comment below! Written by the talented #peripherypaint Follow him on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/peripherypaint/ Visit the Mechwarrior 5 Forum - https://www.face...