Mechwarrior: Wild Rose
A Battletech fiction written by a fan looking to make a small addition to this great universe. Set in the Jihad era, a young woman finally catches a break, in the form of an unfamiliar mech she’s uniquely qualified to pilot. (Mechwarrior and Battletech are not mine.)
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Episodes
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
In this short story, a Blakist pilot jumps into battle in space, at war with her enemies and her past.
This story appeared in Magistracy Monthly's September 2024 volume. Go check out Magistracy Monthly, it's a really good BattleTech fan zine: https://www.patreon.com/magestrixriley/posts
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Episode cover image by Oswald: https://x.com/Oswald81288433
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
In this short story, a freeborn cadet starts on his Trial of Position, with all the odds stacked against him.
This story appeared in Magistracy Monthly's April 2023 volume. Go check out Magistracy Monthly, it's a really good BattleTech fan zine: https://www.patreon.com/magestrixriley/posts
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Episode logo is from Ghost on X: https://x.com/ABYSSWVLKER
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
In a stand-alone short story, an underdog enters himself in a crazy race to find his fortune on Solaris VII.
This story is not related to Wild Rose. It did, however, appear in Magistracy Monthly's January 2024 volume. Go check out Magistracy Monthly, it's a really good BattleTech fan zine: https://www.patreon.com/magestrixriley/posts
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
The fight is over. Now Marie and the Hussars have to see what kind of future awaits the survivors.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
The pirates may be beaten, but the fight isn't over yet. Marie has to find the strength to see this through to the end.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Aboard their DropShip, the pirates suddenly find they have a very big problem.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
The spaceport becomes a battlefield as Marie makes a final desperate move against the pirates.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Marie has gotten herself and Rachel clear of danger, but where does that leave them?
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Marie finds herself in a tight spot, and has to find a way to save what she values most.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
In this chapter, the truth comes out for Marie, and for someone else.
BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law.
Sound FX by https://freesound.org/
Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long.
Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community.
Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube.
Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.
Wild Rose
The story of a young woman in a galaxy at war in the year 3077. Her life takes a sudden turn when she finds a battlemech she is uniquely qualified to pilot. Is this finally her chance for a better life? Or the first step down the wrong path?
An audio fiction for your listening pleasure.
Prefer the written word? Got you covered there, too. //www.scribblehub.com/series/559158/mechwarrior-wild-rose/ for the text version of each chapter as it's posted. Each post will include some art by some of the amazingly talented artists of the Battletech community.
Drop by my YouTube playlist for the audio and the art presented together: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KokyPoimpGU&list=PLBPKALVoB6iB_cUJhqAzqjdNzva-6R9iu
Follow me on Twitter, @lucendacier, to see me occasionally shitpost and give story updates as I feel like it.
Battletech and Mechwarrior are not mine. They are the property of Catalyst Game Labs. There are also countless authors and artists who have all made their mark on the series over the decades. I encourage you to go support the owners and contributors in any way you can.
Rachel McCloud and the Bristol are creations of James Long, writer of Main Event and D.R.T.
Like what you heard? Think I earned a coffee? Drop by //ko-fi.com/lucendacier to show your support. Any contributions will go towards paying artists to draw more for this project.