downright lankenautical
ophiraposs.bsky.social
downright lankenautical
@ophiraposs.bsky.social
Might like BattleTech a little bit. Just a smidge. Only writing a crumb of fanfic

She/Her | 23 | 🔞NO MINORS, I REPOST SMUT (sometimes)

pfp:
@reddstagart.bsky.social
Fantastic! I love it
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Oh, and here's the original Night Chanter Prime for comparison. I tried to keep it relatively similar for the flavor :)
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
bsky.app/profile/ophi...

posted the prime over here, if people ask for 'em I may post the other configs
Oogh. Making my version of the Night Chanter II has reminded me just how expensive BV-wise both Ferro-Lamellor and Superchargers are. The latter's only pod-mounted, but it's on the prime config so ehhhhhh.

Speaking of which, here's the picture for any of you sickos from yesterday who wanted it:
February 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
@agbell64.bsky.social since you were asking for record sheets, here's one
February 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
@colbosch.bsky.social it is done. You haven't even seen the Prime but it's actually quite close to the original Night Chanter Prime: LPL, ERLL, 2x MPL, mPL. This switches it up a bit
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I can populate them, yeah. Just a lot of images so I didn't post 'em
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Looks kinda dragonfly esque. Adorable
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Oh for real? Hell yeah!

I figured this would just languish in my MegaMekLab client forever, personally
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I was thinking the whole time that I wanted a T configuration, but I never decided what I wanted to put on it. I will post when I have done this
February 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Yes I know I made it ten tons heavier. If Clan Steel Viper is allowed to staple thirty-five tons to the Phoenix Hawk, I can give the Night Chanter back the five it lost from the Crab and then give it five more as a treat.
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by downright lankenautical
Very. The Kell Hounds have grown in presence and influence in the BattleTech universe, well beyond what I ever imagined. Being able to return to them and write more stories is a huge thrill.

One more reason I adore this job.
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Yeah!!! First drafts can be as stuffed as I want, even if it's all mediocre. Obsessing over story length when I'm not even on the second draft is just silly!
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Right! Thank you so much for the lengthy explanation.

I always feel this need to temper myself, to stop my autistic ass from getting too deep in the weeds and writing a million words about nothing on a tangent. Perhaps I shouldn't stop myself, if what I need is more scenes to develop the arc...
February 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Hi! Is there something that helps you communicate to the reader what a character is feeling, the emotions behind the choices you have them make? As a very new writer I always worry that mine appear erratic and inconsistent, like they do things for no reason or their reasoning is completely opaque.
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM