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HORUS-MYCONID

Horus pattern groups have always been a contentious subject, the lines between one group and another can be blurry and heated debates about them are a common sight on the omninet. Originally, the Myconid was thought to be an offshoot of the Balor, its form comprised of thousands of tiny nanites shifting and rippling like water. However, after the official designation of greenwash, the Myconid began to be more clearly differentiated due to its more benevolent properties. Unlike other types of nanites, greenwash is incapable of tearing apart material and can not replicate itself, working only to surround and protect its designated targets. These less aggressive properties have led many to misunderstand the Myconid, thinking it a kindness compared to its siblings. They could not be more wrong. It is myriad, a shambling mound of churning wash, an angel emitting halos of shimmering nanite spores, a machine of propagation and rot. To those who endanger the network, it is nightmare made material. The Myconid This thing looks freaky af, it may be my single favorite artistic decision for the Sixth Voice. The muscle? the exposed bones? the waves of greenwash? Fuck. Anyway mechanics. Well, this thing is a gorgon alt frame and as such it has some [size 2] shoes to fill. The gorgon is reactions by volume and has some nice defendery traits to supplement that as its main feature. The Myconid flips this on its head, by giving an extra use of one reaction each round. This means that while you will have less actions per turn, you will be able to have more uses of your best reactions. This generally keeps gorgon gameplay a little less bureaucratic feeling (though it can still be built in such a way). It also dips a little bit into overshield but its main feature comes with its intigrated weapon. The PFP// \"PSYCHOPOMP\" Fold Pike is the bastard child of the latch drone, forge-2 subaltern squad, and the marathon arc bow. It can only be used as a reaction, and only against allied characters within threat (which is EIGHT). You get to overwatch allies and give them temporary armor until the start of their next turn. While tooled out to be a defender, it is still very capable of cramming real weapons and becoming a death machine through the more traditional methods. and again, holy fuck this thing looks crazy. i personally believe it would taste a little like raspberry. You can find the Sixth Voice on itch.io or pinned on my blog. Art by my amazing friend Pishly who you can also find on itch.io go check out pishly, do it

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My girlfriend’s lancer lcp is making people transgender I’m so scared

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HA Subutai

The Barbarossa has always operated on a simple principle: you kill it and get swarmed by its friends, or you don't kill it and you get the business end of a ship-class spool weapon. With the start of the broadcast, Harrison Armory decided to take this principle to the next level; why even let them have the choice? The Subutai is the next step, armed with the experimental diversion rail, it locks down the battlefield leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Now sure, you can't annihilate a bunker from a ridge over, but it's the price you pay for unparalleled defensive artillery. At the end of the day, you are still a solid block of metal, and ain't nothing gonna stand in your way. The Subutai was created to fill the artillery defender niche, one that is not really explored within Lancer. While its integrated diversion rail acts as a weaponized version of crush targeting the license also leans very heavily into immobilized. Its second major feature allows it to supplement its movement while immobilized but requires teamwork and forethought to be used properly. Its also got probably my favorite core description so its occupies a very special place in my heart.

You can find the Sixth Voice on itch.io or pinned on my blog. Art by my amazing friend Pishly who you can also find on itch.io

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SSC LOVERS KNOT

One of the latest additions to SSC’s LUX-Exotic line, the Lovers Knot represents Smith-Shimano's dedication to the relentless pursuit of perfection. The Deaths Head is an iconic piece of gear, a principled and sleek tool of conflict resolution that excels within its role. The Lovers Knot as its sister frame expands upon its capabilities with new discoveries tirelessly perfected by Exotic Materials. Within the Broadcasts, SSC found the fabrication files for a special type of glass, perfectly reflective and almost entirely indestructible. Originally meant for optical arrays, highlight points, and cockpit coating it proved overly difficult to shape but displayed some rather interesting additional properties. All projectiles deflected off the surface seemed to have a mind of their own, seeking targets with statistically impossible accuracy and no significant loss in kinetic force. Leaping at this discovery, Exotic Materials was able to adjust this ricochet utilizing directed operator brainwaves and a small companion drone to create a mobile surface for reliable redirections. Thus was the Lovers Knot born, a reflection of the hard work and peerless ingenuity of its creators. A beautiful, terrible thing, unmatched in its twined pursuits of defying the laws of physical reality and violence.

I said i wouldn't make more, i lied. oops. well i actually love this one and its an all time personal favorite due to its themes (big fucking railgun) and its design (pishly my goat). Its a deaths head alt which means it has to contend with a slightly strange license. Its main ability is its ability to reflect shots, allowing you to draw remaining line or range to another character when making attacks. It allows you to hit 2 or more characters while only making ONE attack roll and thus working with core siphon and double dipping bonus damage. All targets hit take half damage no matter what so setting up lines to hit more than 2 is heavily rewarded. At the very least you can do some funny things with tachyon lance or kraul rifle (or spread some debuffs with concussion missiles). Its core power allows more reflections and with good positioning you can end up hitting pretty much every character. Ordnance is still an issue but struggling to get any value out of the line is now a lot easier overall. Lovers Knot basically acts as an AOE artillery that trades off sheer single target damage for hitting a bunch of people at once and can get around troublesome terrain. Its also sick as hell You can find the Sixth Voice on itch.io (this one only available in pilotnet sixth voice thread for now) or pinned on my blog. Art by my amazing friend Pishly who you can also find on itch.io, seriously go glaze him mech shibari was mandatory (lovers knots after all) more soon. maybe

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HORUS NAGA

The Broadcasts started small, a couple frequencies spewing numbers, sites on the omninet that spit out poems, half written books, or puzzles. As they ramped up and actual pieces of technology came through, most of the initial output was abandoned, cast by the wayside, and forgotten. But not everyone forgot. A small group of devotees unearthed a complicated chain of puzzles, buried deep in the labyrinthine depths of forgotten chatrooms, articles, and servers. For years they toiled away, spending their lives in pursuit of whatever ultimate secret that was just beyond reach. At first they were almost all disappointed. At the end of it all was just another piece of hardware, just the fabrication for another machine of war. However, in the years since, they discovered something rather curious, every single person that had worked on that final puzzle, no matter how small a contribution, had all ceased to age. Almost immediately, Union jumped to put as many as they could through an extensive battery of tests to find the cause of this newfound longevity. What they found were nanites, smaller than before, each one replicated from natural detritus and repurposed to support their charge. Unfortunately, their creation remained to be a secret that remained within whatever fabrications had been unearthed. Thus was the Naga pattern group born, harnessing the power of these new nanites, it has established itself as a versatile option for those who want to protect their allies and wreak havoc upon those who think they can get away. The Naga is a funky little frame acting as a frontline skirmisher/support with a major focus around Lock-On. Lock on is a very underutilized mechanic in my opinion and the Naga serves to provide another option for pilots that prefer to be a little more active than something like the swallowtail. While being a size 2, it has a little extra mobility through Wire Slither, which acts like skirmisher but for tech actions. It also has smart weapon support to fit in with its license. The Naga has 3 weapons on its license, each one coming with thrown, to extend its operational range (also thrown seeking is a funny interaction) while still being solidly melee. Due to all the lock on support it has, many of its payoffs revolve around critical hits or consuming lock on for damage, the critical hit subtheme also allows it to make great use of centimane if properly built into. Overall, its a slightly more flexible frame than most others that can fit smoothly into most roles with a little bit of coordination. Also, it looks crazy as hell.

You can find the Sixth Voice on itch.io (test version for this one too) or pinned on my blog. Art by my amazing friend Pishly who you can also find on itch.io

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HA KOREMASA

Developed in several blacksites on Ras Shamra and various diasporan worlds, the Koremasa was Harrison Armories main foray into Broadcast technology. Meant to stand up to other manufactures reconnaissance, espionage, and dueling frames it eschews convention to push the boundaries of system/reactor targeting. The Koremasa blends industry standard signal disruption with Harrison Armory exploitation sequences, to rapidly focus down problematic targets and evade oncoming fire. Its small size and relatively high mobility even allow it to be used outside of mechanized combat and it has become standard for many discrete operatives. So standardized in fact, that it has begun to double as ceremonial attire, with many pilots using it as a symbol of status and prestige. As an additional utility for the more experienced pilots, the Koremasa comes with powerful magnetic grip adjustment and protocols for clambering up hostile mechs. While Harrison Armory does not condone the regular use of such systems, their inclusion remains as an option for the desperate, foolhardy, or courageous pilots who value results over continued survival.

The Koremasa is a heatgunner frame that seeks to be one of the more tech savvy HA offerings. It incentives mixing tech attacks in with melee strikes to maximize heat gain while dodging around the battlefield. Its license comes with ricocheting plasma shurikens, an energy katana slash, teleporting smoke bombs, magnetic caltrops and more! It seeks to fill the power fantasy of juking your foes while whipping out crazy anime bullshit till their reactor stresses. Once you've got an exposed opponent, the Koremasa's core passive allows you to double down on them and go for a kill. The core loop of heating enemies and taking them down is a sort of empty design space as many of the mechs that have an easy time heating up foes, often rely on their allies to finish the job. Plus, the Koremasa lets you jockey larger enemies for guaranteed crits and unmatched swagger. You can find the Sixth Voice on itch.io (test version for this one) or pinned on my blog. Art by my amazing friend Pishly who you can also find on itch.io

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With the upcoming major update I thought it was time to actually make a post about my LANCER homebrew supplement. I'll be putting out mech specific posts to go over design philosophy and changes and such. I don't believe in sales pitches (its free anyway), but if you like sick ass mech art, have an interest in homebrew, or wanna beat me to death its worth checking out. Its got 1 License and 2 alt frames per manufacture (and one for GMS), and will be receiving 4 more licenses in the next month or two.