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<li>Warlord Kentax - Chaos March faction owner</li>
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<li>Sxooter - Server administrator</li>
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<li>AlfalphaCat - Unit founder</li>
 
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The '''12th Vegan Rangers''', or '''12VR''' as seen in-game for short, Is a MWLL mercenary unit formed by AlfalphaCat in early 2011 as a unit for new or casual players to experience organised play in MWLL. Though most players are situated in North America, a large proportion of members reside in Pacific countries such as Australia and New Zealand, and are open to recruitment of European players as well.
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The '''12th Vegan Rangers''', sometimes referred to as '''12thVR'' or '''12VR''', are a MWLL mercenary unit formed by AlfalphaCat in early 2011 as a unit for new or casual players to experience organised play in MWLL. Most Rangers are situated in North America and recruits worldwide.
  
==Description==
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==Canon Description==
Formed during the 1st Succession War, sometime prior to Summer 2829, by Lawrence Helmund Nelson, rightful Duke of Verde. Nelson was inspired by the book "Eleven Against the Stars" written by Loran, a Ranger in the Vega System. Loran was one of eleven Rangers, men who plied the long lonely routes between the two inhabited planets within the system. Nelson, on the run from enemies of his family, named himself the 12th Vegan Ranger. In this guise he started to build a mercenary unit to support his struggle to reclaim his birthright. Hence, the 12th Vegan Rangers were born.
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The 12th Vegan Rangers were formed sometime within the First Succession War by Lawrence Helmund Nelson, the dispossessed Duke of Verde. Constantly on the run from his usurpers within the Federated Suns and disappointed in the savage state of the Inner Sphere, Nelson looked to a more civilised time to base a secret identity around. Drawing inspiration from the tales of the eleven Rangers of Vega, legendary characters who plied the system's lonely trade routes during the first exodus from Terra, Nelson stylised himself as the Twelfth Vegan Ranger, and developed four key values for himself and his future mercenary group to live by:
 
 
The 12th Vegan Rangers live by four main codes of behaviour set out in Loran's book:
 
  
 
# A Ranger lives simply and honestly without delusions or manias
 
# A Ranger lives simply and honestly without delusions or manias
 
# A Ranger values loyalty, but does not follow others blindly
 
# A Ranger values loyalty, but does not follow others blindly
 
# A Ranger must serve people, and not corporations  
 
# A Ranger must serve people, and not corporations  
# Above all, '''a Ranger must be free to follow his own destiny.'''
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# Above all, a Ranger must be free to follow his own destiny.
  
Thus, in the philosophy of the Rangers, A Ranger is free to attend or not attend any organised play if it does not fit their free time, nor will a Ranger be scrutinised for doing so. A Ranger is free to leave the Vegan Rangers if it no longer fits their views and wishes to move to another group more serious in temperament.
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Bouncing between contracts along the Davion/Kurita border for the highest bidder, Nelson was able to assemble a regiment of troops composed of similarly disinherited, disgruntled noble MechWarriors. Nelson returned to Verde with his new army and retook the throne of Verde from his usurpers. With his birthright finally secured, Nelson released his personal army from his service, going on from that day to become the 12th Vegan Rangers mercenary unit.
  
The Rangers are also notorious for causing critical core explosions when their 'mechs have been slain in battle. Whether this is a special booby trap device installed in the 'mechs engines or simply dodgy system maintenance is not known. What is known though is that this will often happen at the worst point in time in the worst possible place. For this reason, it is advised to stand '''at LEAST''' 100m from any Ranger BattleMech on the field.
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==Organisation==
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The 12th Vegan Rangers have been operating since 2011 as a unit for those looking for a more casual offering. There are no strict rankings or hierarchies, and no trials or demonstrations required for joining. The Rangers try to adhere to Nelson's four values as much as can possibly be applied to MW:LL. This includes:
  
==Organisation==
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# Playing MW:LL somewhat regularly is required, but not every day
First, The 12th Vegan Rangers are '''Not''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism Vegans] as many think. The Rangers, as individuals, do eat meat and animal products, As forcing them to strictly eat vegetable and plant matter would be a defiance of the rangers code. The name comes from the story of the Rangers originating from the star system Vega above.
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# Aid the pubs and the new players, not stomp them to oblivion
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# Rangers are free to join other groups with more serious commitment, rigidity or better timezone overlap
  
The 12th Vegan Rangers are widely considered to be one of the least organised, ragtag bunch of mercenaries to have been a part in MWLL. This is partially true. The Vegans mostly operate their battles out of a feeling of responsibility and the sheer keen of the combatants. No members in the Vegan Rangers are in a chain of command officially, though Administrators and notable liaisons and contributors are recognised as being higher than others. Some are also unofficially voted as lance captains of unofficial lances. In short, nothing in the Vegans is determined or permanent and is subject to change.
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The Rangers have a penchant for playing Puretech battles with other units, and while not enforced, many members play to Puretech rules in regular public mixed tech games.
  
Players are organised into three regiments determined by geographic location:
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The 12th Vegan Rangers are not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism Vegans] as some may conclude. Rangers are allowed to eat animal products as they wish, and forcing anyone into any dietary regulations so would be a defiance of the Ranger's code.
  
*Gamma Regiment - named the "Deadly Dancers" (teehee!), this regiment encompasses North America, including the USA and Canada.
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The Rangers are notorious for causing critical core explosions when their 'Mechs have been slain in battle. Whether this is a special booby trap device or inadequate system maintenance is not known. What is known though is that this will often happen at the worst point in time in the worst possible place. For this reason, it is advised to stand at least 100m from any Ranger BattleMech on the field. Players who cause critical explosions regularly are often referred to the Rangers for inspection and potential recruitment.
*Beta Regiment - named "Metal Mayhem", this regiment encompasses areas in the Asia Pacific. If you're from Australia, New Zealand, The Phillipines or an Indonesian Country, you belong here.
 
*Alpha Regiment - named the "Concrete Crushers", European players belong to this regiment.
 
  
 
[[Category:Community Clans and Units]]
 
[[Category:Community Clans and Units]]

Revision as of 15:23, 2 September 2017

12th Vegan Rangers
12thVRBannerFull.png
Tag: 12thVR or 12VR
Affiliation: Inner Sphere
Game Servers: Sxooter's 12thVR
Members
Members: 10-25 Members
Recruitment Style: Open
Leaders:
  • Snow Gibbon - Coordinator, server administrator
  • Warlord Kentax - Chaos March faction owner
  • Sxooter - Server administrator
  • AlfalphaCat - Unit founder
Timezone: UTC -8 to -4, UTC +10


The 12th Vegan Rangers', sometimes referred to as 12thVR or 12VR, are a MWLL mercenary unit formed by AlfalphaCat in early 2011 as a unit for new or casual players to experience organised play in MWLL. Most Rangers are situated in North America and recruits worldwide.

Canon Description

The 12th Vegan Rangers were formed sometime within the First Succession War by Lawrence Helmund Nelson, the dispossessed Duke of Verde. Constantly on the run from his usurpers within the Federated Suns and disappointed in the savage state of the Inner Sphere, Nelson looked to a more civilised time to base a secret identity around. Drawing inspiration from the tales of the eleven Rangers of Vega, legendary characters who plied the system's lonely trade routes during the first exodus from Terra, Nelson stylised himself as the Twelfth Vegan Ranger, and developed four key values for himself and his future mercenary group to live by:

  1. A Ranger lives simply and honestly without delusions or manias
  2. A Ranger values loyalty, but does not follow others blindly
  3. A Ranger must serve people, and not corporations
  4. Above all, a Ranger must be free to follow his own destiny.

Bouncing between contracts along the Davion/Kurita border for the highest bidder, Nelson was able to assemble a regiment of troops composed of similarly disinherited, disgruntled noble MechWarriors. Nelson returned to Verde with his new army and retook the throne of Verde from his usurpers. With his birthright finally secured, Nelson released his personal army from his service, going on from that day to become the 12th Vegan Rangers mercenary unit.

Organisation

The 12th Vegan Rangers have been operating since 2011 as a unit for those looking for a more casual offering. There are no strict rankings or hierarchies, and no trials or demonstrations required for joining. The Rangers try to adhere to Nelson's four values as much as can possibly be applied to MW:LL. This includes:

  1. Playing MW:LL somewhat regularly is required, but not every day
  2. Aid the pubs and the new players, not stomp them to oblivion
  3. Rangers are free to join other groups with more serious commitment, rigidity or better timezone overlap

The Rangers have a penchant for playing Puretech battles with other units, and while not enforced, many members play to Puretech rules in regular public mixed tech games.

The 12th Vegan Rangers are not Vegans as some may conclude. Rangers are allowed to eat animal products as they wish, and forcing anyone into any dietary regulations so would be a defiance of the Ranger's code.

The Rangers are notorious for causing critical core explosions when their 'Mechs have been slain in battle. Whether this is a special booby trap device or inadequate system maintenance is not known. What is known though is that this will often happen at the worst point in time in the worst possible place. For this reason, it is advised to stand at least 100m from any Ranger BattleMech on the field. Players who cause critical explosions regularly are often referred to the Rangers for inspection and potential recruitment.