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The basic Classic BattleTech table game is a wargame set in the late 31st century, which revolves around the ultimate weapon in mankind's arsenals - giant humanoid robots called BattleMechs (for Battlefield Mechanized Unit). The game is played on either hex grids or on open terrain, either with cardboard counters or plastic/metal miniatures.Tychu wrote:Battle Tech looks alright, but what exactly is it and what goes on in it?
A nitpick and a question. Star leauge didn't come around till 2400s I believe and before that there were wide spread wars and nukings, etc.Darik Sdair wrote:
Until the 28th century, mankind was united under the banner of the Star League. Though it didn't end all of humanities problems, the League provided a central authority that stabilized and focused the efforts of rapidly-expanding humanity.
That changed in the 28th century. One of the six great houses that consitituted the Star League was toppled in a blood coup, and the war of succession to the Star League throne by the five remaining houses killed trillions and destroyed much of humanity's scientific achievements (other than their implements of war, which were carefully preserved).
Jump forward now to the 31st century. The succession wars have largely ground down into protracted skirmishes; however, a new threat is on the horizon: the Clans, descendants of the original Star League Army who fled to the succession wars, returned to charted space intent on subjugating the successor states under their own new League. The so-called "Clan Wars" that followed lasted from 3049 to 3061, and in the end the Clans controlled nearly a quarter of human-occupied space.
In the current timeline, the year is now 3067. In the tense peace following the end of the Clan Wars, internal pressures have lead to bloody civil wars, and while these battles seem to be at an end, a new threat is going to be unveiled soon. Next year, we'll start seeing the storyline of the next major war unfolding, the details of which I'm somewhat loath to unveil.
Yes, I know the Star League didn't exist in the "early days," but I was trying to keep the lecture shortStraha wrote:A nitpick and a question. Star leauge didn't come around till 2400s I believe and before that there were wide spread wars and nukings, etc.Darik Sdair wrote:
Until the 28th century, mankind was united under the banner of the Star League. Though it didn't end all of humanities problems, the League provided a central authority that stabilized and focused the efforts of rapidly-expanding humanity.
That changed in the 28th century. One of the six great houses that consitituted the Star League was toppled in a blood coup, and the war of succession to the Star League throne by the five remaining houses killed trillions and destroyed much of humanity's scientific achievements (other than their implements of war, which were carefully preserved).
Jump forward now to the 31st century. The succession wars have largely ground down into protracted skirmishes; however, a new threat is on the horizon: the Clans, descendants of the original Star League Army who fled to the succession wars, returned to charted space intent on subjugating the successor states under their own new League. The so-called "Clan Wars" that followed lasted from 3049 to 3061, and in the end the Clans controlled nearly a quarter of human-occupied space.
In the current timeline, the year is now 3067. In the tense peace following the end of the Clan Wars, internal pressures have lead to bloody civil wars, and while these battles seem to be at an end, a new threat is going to be unveiled soon. Next year, we'll start seeing the storyline of the next major war unfolding, the details of which I'm somewhat loath to unveil.
Secondly with stackpole back isn't he going to jump the timeline ahead some 20-30 years??
The last few novels have been pretty good; however, the really big thing I'm looking forward to is the FedCom Civil War Sourcebook. Its been out for about a month now, but I haven't bought it yet because I was waiting to acrue enough product credit through the Commando program so I could get it for free. As it stands, I put my order in at the start of this week, so I should have my copy soon - I'll post details when I get it.Straha wrote:K thanks. I didn't understand that.
By the way are any of the new books good? I stopped reading them after they used the same plot on solaris and kathil
